Make Me Laugh Monday
May 19, 2008 – 5:31 am
Don’t we ALL have one of those people in our email network… you know, the one who forwards fifteen emails a day, each with the telling”Forward this email to ten people you love” at the bottom? (We’ll call her “Aunt Margo”)
Bless her heart, we know she means well. But still! Chain letter after internet hoax after vomitously cute puppy picture… makes us want to reply with “unsubscribe” in the subject line.
(only we’re way too nice to actually do it)
Which is why I adore this very helpful “should you forward that email” decision tree. Print it out and paste it above “Aunt Margo’s” monitor (or tattoo it to the back of her hands) and voila! problem solved!
Here’s the deal if you want to join in.
Write about something funny. It can be an anecdote, a joke, a picture, or a link to something funny… whatever. This is a NO PRESSURE scenario. If it makes you chuckle, it’s good enough. I don’t mean to create a stressful IS IT FUNNY ENOUGH type situation, if you know what I’m sayin’. Anyone can participate.
So you write the post. Then come and link it here so that we can all enjoy the funniness.
If you participate, here’s the code to get the fabulous donkey graphic shown above;
And I should think it goes without saying but JUST IN CASE… any links that don’t go to a Make Me Laugh post on your blog will be deleted, promptly.
And one more thing… several of us read these entries with a child sitting in our lap. Please use an exclamation point at the beginning of your link title if it’s not suitable for young eyes. Happy Monday!
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By Heather (A Mama's Blog) on May 18, 2008 | Reply
Hee, hee- and SO true!
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By SheMom on May 18, 2008 | Reply
Love it! I am definitely saving this image and sending it to my Aunt Margo as a forward tonight!
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By Sue on May 18, 2008 | Reply
UGH, I hate those emails. BLERCK!
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By Missy on May 19, 2008 | Reply
Haha. That did make me laugh. Such good advice.
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By It All Started With a Kiss on May 19, 2008 | Reply
I WISH I had only “one” of those people who sent me forwards… I have way too many Aunt Margos!
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By LifeatTheCircus on May 19, 2008 | Reply
So True! I def have an Aunt Margo in my life. Great tip!!
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By Donna on May 19, 2008 | Reply
That’s so true. I have more than one Aunt Margo - and one likes to send my txt messages too.
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By McMommy on May 19, 2008 | Reply
You know what’s funny? Is that we will send it to our Aunt Margo as a hint…which she will totally not get….and then she will forward it to 15 other people!!
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By Jen @ Daily Mish Mash on May 19, 2008 | Reply
I’d say one out of ten forwards warrants being forwarded. The rest are garbage. And those chain letter, you will die if you don’t send this are the WORST. I never send them and then I have to spend the next 30 seconds worrying that I might die. I can’t believe my friends would put me through that kind of stress!
Sorry for posting twice on the linky. If you are able, please delete the first one (#12 I think). Thanks!
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By My Life My Life My Life on May 19, 2008 | Reply
So So very true…I think I got an email once and it was a paraody of all the email hoaxes and jokes that go around. Man! I wish I could find that one…..
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By Jessica on May 19, 2008 | Reply
I have an aunt or two who could definitely use that!
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By A Mom Two Boys on May 19, 2008 | Reply
Perfect! I might have to make sure my mother in law & sister in law see this!!
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By Amy on May 19, 2008 | Reply
The decision tree is hilarious! (I have that aunt. And sometimes my mom. Ugh.)
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By Storm on May 19, 2008 | Reply
So true and yet so funny.
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By jennyonthespot on May 19, 2008 | Reply
Golly - this is one of those “great wonders of the world”… I wonder how to tell “Aunt Margo” to just stop it already!
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By Wendy on May 19, 2008 | Reply
my mom sends so much, sometimes it ends up in junk like my sorter decider, no, she’s really a spammer, right?
on the bright side, she mails fewer and fewer packages of articles, cartoons, etc…..
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By dsto on May 19, 2008 | Reply
I am not at liberty to comment on this subject since the person in question might read it and be hurt and humiliated…..( I’m looking at you Frank!)
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By Lela on May 19, 2008 | Reply
Holy crap my dad and my mil both NEED that tattoo!
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By Auds at Barking Mad on May 19, 2008 | Reply
I so wish I could use that as a graphic to attach to ALL of my emails. *lol*
The ones I really hate are the forwards in which some poor unfortunate girl with three arms and a huge outgrowth on her forehead won’t get the much needed life transforming surgery unless you forward the email 37 billion times.
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By We are THAT Family on May 19, 2008 | Reply
I’m not a big forwarder! Love the advice.
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By Mother Musings on May 19, 2008 | Reply
This is hilarious!!! You could have written this about my mom… she sends me about 15 forwards a day, seriously.
Thanks for the laugh!
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By Stacy on May 19, 2008 | Reply
Yeah, I have a few Aunt Margos, too!
I feel bad, but I never forward them, even though it says I should! ;)
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By betsy bird on May 19, 2008 | Reply
Unfortunately the people who really need that decision tree aren’t reading blogs. They’re too busy forwarding.
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By The (Almost) Amazing Mammarino on May 19, 2008 | Reply
I am thrilled that you are doing Make Me Laugh Monday! I just discovered it and can’t wait to read all the links! You are so funny!
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By monkeysandmarbles on May 20, 2008 | Reply
oh man….i don’t have an aunt Margo, but i do have an aunt Ethel…and she definitely needs this!
ha! love ut!
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By Mrs. Schmitty on May 20, 2008 | Reply
I know so many people that should print that out!
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