I realized today that I am a forward snob. A co-worker gave me a little story, which is detailed here, that is pretty interesting and kind of amazing once you read it. The coincidence was just too great in the end and as much as I wanted to believe in the neatly ended punch line, my skepticism in things gleaned from the Internet prevailed. I checked my trusty Snopes.com for background on what I was hoping against hope was a true story, even if just for my coworker's sake. She really wanted to believe it.
Alas, it is not true, nor is much that gets forwarded through e-mail. This was when it dawned on me that I am a forward snob. I pretty much don't read anything that comes to me as a forward, from anyone. I think my friends and family realize this already. I also hardly ever forward anything unless it undergoes the Snopes test. Not much comes out of there successfully.
It's kind of sad because it's gotten to the point where I can't just read something and enjoy it for what I know it is. I have to analyze it to within an inch of its life and tell everyone that it's fake so that they can't enjoy it either. I just don't want anyone to get bamboozled and pass on bad information. There's enough bad stuff out there that is, unfortunately, true. I feel like there's a commentary on my life in here, but I don't think it's worth the effort for me to suss out right now.
Tuesday, March 27
Forward snob
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2 thoughts on this topic:
Jack--it's true, you are a forward snob. But we love you for it--you're our official "fact checker." I personally hate the ones that say something along the lines of...send this to your 10 most bestest friends or you will have bad luck for the rest of your life. If you delete this a child in Dafur will die and you will die a painful death. Who knew the internet was so powerful?
Thanks for the vote of confidence!
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