Thread: OT -political emails

On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 09:31:52 -0700, Dimitri wrote:

> Please Please Please before forwarding political emails - check them out -
> sending anyone a false email information is an insult to their intelligence.
>
> No one here but it's getting just absurd!
>
> BTW - We had the Twinkie defense when Harvey Milk was murdered - are we
> ready for the Fox News defense?
>
> "Hannity made me do it" You know it's coming.
>
> Dimitri

related to this, i've heard many stories from people who respond to this
kind of e-mail with cites to snopes or others debunking the rubbish *du
jour*. it usually has no effect on the sender(s) other than 'so they got
to you, too!' or 'well of course the new york *times* is gonna say that.'

many folks are impervious to facts that conflict with their chosen
narrative.

your pal,
blake

"blake murphy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:14b1blsy39eps$.4s23h5859tem$.[email protected]. .
> On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 09:31:52 -0700, Dimitri wrote:
>
>> Please Please Please before forwarding political emails - check them
>> out -
>> sending anyone a false email information is an insult to their
>> intelligence.
>>
>> No one here but it's getting just absurd!
>>
>> BTW - We had the Twinkie defense when Harvey Milk was murdered - are we
>> ready for the Fox News defense?
>>
>> "Hannity made me do it" You know it's coming.
>>
>> Dimitri
>
> related to this, i've heard many stories from people who respond to this
> kind of e-mail with cites to snopes or others debunking the rubbish *du
> jour*. it usually has no effect on the sender(s) other than 'so they got
> to you, too!' or 'well of course the new york *times* is gonna say that.'
>
> many folks are impervious to facts that conflict with their chosen
> narrative.
>
> your pal,
> blake


IMHO the problem is the information is so absurd most of the time.

Dimitri

In article <14b1blsy39eps$.4s23h5859tem$.[email protected]>,
blake murphy <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 09:31:52 -0700, Dimitri wrote:
>
> > Please Please Please before forwarding political emails - check them out -
> > sending anyone a false email information is an insult to their intelligence.
> >
> > No one here but it's getting just absurd!
> >
> > BTW - We had the Twinkie defense when Harvey Milk was murdered - are we
> > ready for the Fox News defense?
> >
> > "Hannity made me do it" You know it's coming.
> >
> > Dimitri
>
> related to this, i've heard many stories from people who respond to this
> kind of e-mail with cites to snopes or others debunking the rubbish *du
> jour*. it usually has no effect on the sender(s) other than 'so they got
> to you, too!' or 'well of course the new york *times* is gonna say that.'

My Email client has a kill filter, also. I haven't used it yet for
anything but SPAM, but the time may come.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA
[email protected]

On 10/04/10 02:31, Dimitri wrote:
> Please Please Please before forwarding political emails - check them out
> - sending anyone a false email information is an insult to their
> intelligence.

I would question why you think forwarding any form of chain letter is
appropriate, let alone one that's based around political rambles.

"Benji Z-Man" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:%2Mvn.18400$[email protected]..
> On 10/04/10 02:31, Dimitri wrote:
>> Please Please Please before forwarding political emails - check them out
>> - sending anyone a false email information is an insult to their
>> intelligence.
>
> I would question why you think forwarding any form of chain letter is
> appropriate, let alone one that's based around political rambles.


Because I unfortunately receive quite a few from friends & relatives. It's
the relative I'd like to kill file but alas they're relatives.

the idiocy and frequency seems to be getting worse.

Dimitri

On 10/04/10 07:19, Dimitri wrote:
> "Benji Z-Man" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:%2Mvn.18400$[email protected]..
>> On 10/04/10 02:31, Dimitri wrote:
>>> Please Please Please before forwarding political emails - check them out
>>> - sending anyone a false email information is an insult to their
>>> intelligence.
>>
>> I would question why you think forwarding any form of chain letter is
>> appropriate, let alone one that's based around political rambles.
>
>
> Because I unfortunately receive quite a few from friends & relatives.
> It's the relative I'd like to kill file but alas they're relatives.
>
> the idiocy and frequency seems to be getting worse.
>
> Dimitri

Hmm. Not sure how to help, since it looks though you're using Microsoft
Windows Mail 6 - though from memory it should have a word-based filter
system. Haven't used it much - outlook, thunderbird, evolution, but not
MSMail.

In article <_QMvn.97585$[email protected]>,
"Dimitri" <[email protected]> wrote:

> "Benji Z-Man" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:%2Mvn.18400$[email protected]..
> > On 10/04/10 02:31, Dimitri wrote:
> >> Please Please Please before forwarding political emails - check them out
> >> - sending anyone a false email information is an insult to their
> >> intelligence.
> >
> > I would question why you think forwarding any form of chain letter is
> > appropriate, let alone one that's based around political rambles.
>
>
> Because I unfortunately receive quite a few from friends & relatives. It's
> the relative I'd like to kill file but alas they're relatives.
>
> the idiocy and frequency seems to be getting worse.

Sounds hard, but I just took a look. The ones I want to kill are sent
to a mailing list that I'm subscribed to. I want to stay on that list,
but ditch the political stuff. It always comes from the same person.
It looks like he sends them to multiple lists. I can kill Email based
on who else it is sent to, so I'll try that. I'll send them to a
special folder, at least at first, so I can retrieve any if I need to,
but they won't appear in my IN box.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA
[email protected]

"Dan Abel" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
> In article <_QMvn.97585$[email protected]>,
> "Dimitri" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> "Benji Z-Man" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:%2Mvn.18400$[email protected]..
>> > On 10/04/10 02:31, Dimitri wrote:
>> >> Please Please Please before forwarding political emails - check them
>> >> out
>> >> - sending anyone a false email information is an insult to their
>> >> intelligence.
>> >
>> > I would question why you think forwarding any form of chain letter is
>> > appropriate, let alone one that's based around political rambles.
>>
>>
>> Because I unfortunately receive quite a few from friends & relatives.
>> It's
>> the relative I'd like to kill file but alas they're relatives.
>>
>> the idiocy and frequency seems to be getting worse.
>
> Sounds hard, but I just took a look. The ones I want to kill are sent
> to a mailing list that I'm subscribed to. I want to stay on that list,
> but ditch the political stuff. It always comes from the same person.
> It looks like he sends them to multiple lists. I can kill Email based
> on who else it is sent to, so I'll try that. I'll send them to a
> special folder, at least at first, so I can retrieve any if I need to,
> but they won't appear in my IN box.
>
> --
> Dan Abel
> Petaluma, California USA
> [email protected]


I think if I declare his email Junk Mail - OE will send him to the junk mail
folder.

Thanks Dan.

Dimitri

On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 11:06:05 -0700, Dimitri wrote:

> "blake murphy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:14b1blsy39eps$.4s23h5859tem$.[email protected]. .
>> On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 09:31:52 -0700, Dimitri wrote:
>>
>>> Please Please Please before forwarding political emails - check them
>>> out -
>>> sending anyone a false email information is an insult to their
>>> intelligence.
>>>
>>> No one here but it's getting just absurd!
>>>
>>> BTW - We had the Twinkie defense when Harvey Milk was murdered - are we
>>> ready for the Fox News defense?
>>>
>>> "Hannity made me do it" You know it's coming.
>>>
>>> Dimitri
>>
>> related to this, i've heard many stories from people who respond to this
>> kind of e-mail with cites to snopes or others debunking the rubbish *du
>> jour*. it usually has no effect on the sender(s) other than 'so they got
>> to you, too!' or 'well of course the new york *times* is gonna say that.'
>>
>> many folks are impervious to facts that conflict with their chosen
>> narrative.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
> IMHO the problem is the information is so absurd most of the time.
>
> Dimitri

true enough, but all you gotta do is turn on your radio or fox news to hear
stuff that's pitching in the same league.

your pal,
blake

On 10/04/10 02:31, Dimitri wrote:
> Please Please Please before forwarding political emails - check them out
> - sending anyone a false email information is an insult to their
> intelligence.
>
> No one here but it's getting just absurd!
>
> BTW - We had the Twinkie defense when Harvey Milk was murdered - are we
> ready for the Fox News defense?
>
> "Hannity made me do it" You know it's coming.
>
> Dimitri

Just had a thought - You the same Dimitri that's on
alt.food.mexican-cooking?

"Benji Z-Man" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:f08wn.18633$[email protected]..
> On 10/04/10 02:31, Dimitri wrote:
>> Please Please Please before forwarding political emails - check them out
>> - sending anyone a false email information is an insult to their
>> intelligence.
>>
>> No one here but it's getting just absurd!
>>
>> BTW - We had the Twinkie defense when Harvey Milk was murdered - are we
>> ready for the Fox News defense?
>>
>> "Hannity made me do it" You know it's coming.
>>
>> Dimitri
>
> Just had a thought - You the same Dimitri that's on
> alt.food.mexican-cooking?

Yep, been quite a while sine I've been there.

One and the same

Dimitri

On 11/04/10 14:27, Dimitri wrote:
>
> "Benji Z-Man" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> Just had a thought - You the same Dimitri that's on
>> alt.food.mexican-cooking?
>
> Yep, been quite a while sine I've been there.
>
> One and the same
>
> Dimitri

Heh. I remember your posts. =P Troublemaker.

Still, good advice about pulled pork.

"Benji Z-Man" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:vDcwn.18675$[email protected]..
> On 11/04/10 14:27, Dimitri wrote:
>>
>> "Benji Z-Man" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> Just had a thought - You the same Dimitri that's on
>>> alt.food.mexican-cooking?
>>
>> Yep, been quite a while sine I've been there.
>>
>> One and the same
>>
>> Dimitri
>
> Heh. I remember your posts. =P Troublemaker.
>
> Still, good advice about pulled pork.

Thanks,

Remember Victor????

Dimitri

On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 13:15:59 -0400, blake murphy
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 09:31:52 -0700, Dimitri wrote:

>many folks are impervious to facts that conflict with their chosen
>narrative.

Is it not strange, that those who suffer most from this problem, also
accuse their opposition of suffering from this malady? FIRST?

Tis a puzzlement....

Alex

On 12/04/10 05:14, Dimitri wrote:
>
> "Benji Z-Man" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:vDcwn.18675$[email protected]..
>> On 11/04/10 14:27, Dimitri wrote:
>>>
>>> "Benji Z-Man" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>> Just had a thought - You the same Dimitri that's on
>>>> alt.food.mexican-cooking?
>>>
>>> Yep, been quite a while sine I've been there.
>>>
>>> One and the same
>>>
>>> Dimitri
>>
>> Heh. I remember your posts. =P Troublemaker.
>>
>> Still, good advice about pulled pork.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Remember Victor????
>
> Dimitri

Hmm, no not so much from the top of my head. It was about 2, nearly 3
years ago I lurked there.