I've always disdained forwarded e-mails. The $100 check personally signed by Bill Gates; the gift certificate from the Gap; the blessing chain that hasn't been broken in 20 years; the virus that will bring about the end of Western Civilization as we know it unless you delete a particular directory file; and my personal least favorite...the Jesus wasn't ashamed of you so you shouldn't be ashamed of Him and thus you'd better send this to everyone you've ever met and maybe even some you haven't. Of course I'm not speaking of personal forwards -- I get lots of lovely forwards from friends about different issues they know I'm interested in -- but the mass anonymous forward really gets to me.

However, over the years I will admit I've come close to hitting the button a time or two. The problem as I see it is one of the slippery slope: if I forward the cute kitten e-mail one day, the next I might be telling all my friends not to buy gas on May 1st <1987> to show the gas companies we mean business. ;)

This morning my dad forwarded me an e-mail entitled "Why Women Outlive Men" which contained a number of hilarious pictures of men and the stupid unusual solutions they sometimes come up with for various problems. I would love if some of my friends could get as much of a laugh as I did, but I'm unable to send it on as I'm sure it's been circulating for years. That's the problem with mass forwards in an age where almost everyone has a computer -- it's all been done before. Oh well...I'll just post one of my favorite pictures from the e-mail and retain my spotless anti-forwarding record. :p