This E-Myth Is so Old …

"… it used to write jokes for Mark Twain," by Tom Ersin, November 2, 2006

THE ORIGINAL (actual) E-MYTH (11/1/06)
 
From:  Courtney
To:      All of Courtney’s (now ex-) friends
Sent:  Thursday, November 01, 2006 12:18 PM
Subject:  Fwd: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw: Fw:

PLEASE READ! IT WAS ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA TODAY …

>>>>>COURTNEY---------- Forwarded Message ----------

>>>>>I'm only forwarding this because it came to me from a very >>>>>respected individual.

>>>>>RICHARD JOHNSON--Forwarded—Message

>>>>>THIS TOOK TWO PAGES OF THE TUESDAY USA >>>>>TODAY - IT IS FOR REAL
>>>>>To all of my friends, I do not usually forward messages, But >>>>>this is from my friend Pearlas Sandborn and she really is an >>>>>attorney. If she says that this will work - I t will work. After >>>>>all, What have you got to lose?

>>>>>PEARLAS SANDBORN--Forwarded—Message

>>>>>SORRY EVERYBODY.. JUST HAD TO TAKE THE >>>>>CHANCE!!! I'm an attorney, And I know the law. This >>>>>thing is for real. Rest assured AOL and Intel will >>>>>follow through with their promises for fear of facing
>>>>>a multimillion-dollar class action suit similar to the one filed >>>>>by PepsiCo against General Electric not too long ago.
>>>>>Dear Friends: Please do not take this for a junk letter. Bill >>>>>Gates is sharing his fortune. If you ignore this, You will >>>>>repent later.
>>>>>Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet companies >>>>>and in an effort to make sure that Internet Explorer remains >>>>>the most widely used program, Microsoft and AOL are >>>>>running an e-mail beta test. When you forward this e-mail to >>>>>friends, Microsoft can and will track it (If you are a >>>>>Microsoft Windows user) For a two weeks time period.
>>>>>For every person that you forward this e-mail to, Microsoft >>>>>will pay you $245.00. For every person that you sent it to >>>>>that forwards it on, Microsoft will pay you $243.00 >>>>>and for every third person that receives it, You will be paid >>>>>$241.00. Within two weeks, Microsoft will contact you >>>>>for your address and then send you a check.

>>>>>LUCINDA BOLTS, GENERAL MGR. OVERSEEING >>>>>REPEAT BUSINESS----------

>>>>>JOHN MEEHOFF---------- Forwarded Message --

>>>>>Thought this was a scam myself, But two weeks after >>>>>receiving this e-mail and forwarding it on.
>>>>>Microsoft contacted me for my address and within days, I >>>>>received a check for $24, 800.00.
>>>>>You need to respond before the beta testing is over. If >>>>>anyone can affoard this, Bill gates is the man.
>>>>>It's all marketing expense to him. Please forward this to as >>>>>many people as possible. You are bound to get at least >>>>>$10,000.00
>>>>>We're not go! ing to help them out with their e-mail beta test >>>>>without getting a little something for our time.
>>>>>My brother's girlfriend got in on this a few months ago. >>>>>When I went to visit him for the Baylor/UT game,
>>>>>she showed me her check. It was for the sum of $4,324.44 >>>>>and was stamped "Paid In Full". *

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MY RESPONSE TO ORIGINAL E-MYTH (11/2/06)

Courtney —  C'mon:

          This e-myth is so old (“HOW OLD IS IT?”), it used to write jokes for Mark Twain. This e-myth is so old, its birth certificate is printed in Aramaic. This e-myth cooks so bad, all the flies chipped in to fix the hole in the screen. This e-myth is so fat, when it hauls ass it has to make two trips. This e-myth’s friend, Pearlas Sandborn Dewey, is really an attorney (Dewey, Cheatum, & Howe)—AND THIS IS FOR REAL! It took up two pages of the Sunday USA GOODDAY, Mate!  This e-myth is so …

Signed: Your new favorite moderate ■

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