tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post9178434454157610652..comments2023-05-07T14:10:02.744+01:00Comments on The River Cottage Diaries: Is the internet making us stupid?Wylye Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03513714783299643621noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-44605641805618366982011-02-23T14:01:53.637+00:002011-02-23T14:01:53.637+00:00Trish - that did make me laugh, especially the end...Trish - that did make me laugh, especially the ending!<br /><br />Projectforty - welcome to my blog. As if we have the time to spend looking for a man in coffee beans and as if we care!Wylye Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03513714783299643621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-21833266555379359762011-02-23T08:12:51.384+00:002011-02-23T08:12:51.384+00:00worse, still, I feel are the inane personality ...worse, still, I feel are the inane personality 'tests' and schmalzy 'ain't life hilarious' rubbish. I had one yesterday that asked whether I could spot a man photoshopped into an image of coffee beans. if I had time to look, I wouldn't be looking for a man in a bowl of beans!janicebotterillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188903247970259430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-69896889396281763082011-02-22T20:08:50.997+00:002011-02-22T20:08:50.997+00:00Ah a woman after my own heart. I do wonder at the ...Ah a woman after my own heart. I do wonder at the intelligence of my pals who send me such tosh. I always check this sort of thing out on Snopes.<br />I also find it irritating getting the angels and blessings type of email - pass to ten people to tell them you love them. F*** off!Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119443727504215312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-55406606859108764522011-02-22T09:05:42.771+00:002011-02-22T09:05:42.771+00:00Fly, the thing is, I get them from people who are ...Fly, the thing is, I get them from people who are anything but stupid but somehow if it's on the internet it must be true. Bizarre!Wylye Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03513714783299643621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-22796040055137888222011-02-21T14:07:00.370+00:002011-02-21T14:07:00.370+00:00I have one friend who innocently passes on everyth...I have one friend who innocently passes on everything she receives...so as soon as I see who the mail is from I just delete it.<br /><br />Pointless, time wasting stupidities, the lot of them.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-36589275353633009742011-02-21T12:43:37.230+00:002011-02-21T12:43:37.230+00:00Sarah, I certainly get less and less now. I don...Sarah, I certainly get less and less now. I don't for a minute think the people that forward these are stupid but hopefully it will make them thing before believing this nonsenseWylye Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03513714783299643621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-4622662419183521192011-02-21T11:19:38.613+00:002011-02-21T11:19:38.613+00:00Quite agree with you! I have a friend that faithfu...Quite agree with you! I have a friend that faithfully forwarded everything until I told her that XYZ was a hoax and she should never forward anything without checking it out. <br /><br />Eventually she changed her habits and I have a hoax-free in-box. :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-25273468657776330912011-02-21T10:42:27.115+00:002011-02-21T10:42:27.115+00:00Steve, I usually (politely) do the same and now I ...Steve, I usually (politely) do the same and now I sometimes get them with the message 'probably not true but I'm sending it on just in case'. Don't! Check it out. Drives me nuts. Grrr....<br /><br />Taz, I don't even bother with them. If some avenging angel wants to come and smite me, so be it! Why don't people just send the money instead of telling you that if you forward their e-mail onto the entire known universe by 3 days ago you'll get a quid through the post!<br /><br />PiT - Urgh! I got that one too. Deleted it after the first line. It's racist as far as I'm concerned and borderline 'incitement to racial hatred'. I find it really offensive that friends believe I think like that. Good luck with your new blog!Wylye Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03513714783299643621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-85182923026211850312011-02-20T22:43:39.126+00:002011-02-20T22:43:39.126+00:00Can you read my thoughts by any chance, Wylye Girl...Can you read my thoughts by any chance, Wylye Girl? I usually just delete these, but I'm afraid I lost patience yesterday and sent a blistering reply to someone who forwarded a particularly unappealing specimen, probably to her entire address book.<br />http://www.hoax-slayer.com/refugee-payment-hoax.shtml<br /><br />Sigh.....Perpetually In Transithttp://perpetually-in-transit.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-2841345200293280672011-02-20T19:25:23.445+00:002011-02-20T19:25:23.445+00:00Another one that drives me nuts are the 3 page tex...Another one that drives me nuts are the 3 page text messages that tell you to forward them to 2 billion of your best friends so something good will happen to you at 3 o'clock. I'm sure they're are originated by the bloody phone companies. :)Tazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575542198843990599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-33571557191840692892011-02-20T11:50:09.724+00:002011-02-20T11:50:09.724+00:00What annoys me the most about receiving these emai...What annoys me the most about receiving these emails is the laziness of the people forwarding them; they never bother to check if they're hoaxes or not. All you have to do is copy and paste the first line of the email into Google and I guarantee the answer will pop up immediately. I always reply to the sender with a link to the hoax confirmation site and leave it at that. Let them feel stupid in their own time.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.com