From another site, extract:

Who would do such a thing? The same sort of people who have perpetuated some of the top urban legends such as the claim that Mr. Rogers had a former secret career as a trained assassin, and that ATM users can quickly contact police in the event of an attempted robbery by entering their PIN in reverse. The cyberspace is full of lies disguised as inspiration, political alerts, health warnings, and prayers. Many come complete with enhanced photographs. The ones that are especially ironic are those that state, “Even Snopes has confirmed this,” along with a link to Snopes that attributes it as false. People who forward such emails, obviously do not check the link themselves. (source: To Forward or Not to Forward? By Patti Maguire Armstrong catholicmom.com)



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Thursday, February 4, 2010

E-mail Adds Stress to Daily Life - Strange but true!!!

Reporter: Allen Mask, M.D. Posted: Aug 27, 2007 @ WRAL.com

Lab and researcher administrator Amarillyis Carreira says
the hundreds of e-mails she receives daily cause her to suffer from "inbox stress."


"The conveniences of e-mail - speed and mobility - come along with pressure to also be quick in responding.
Researchers from Scotland found that for some people, the words "You've got mail" increasingly also mean "You've got stress."
Lab and researcher administrator Amarillyis Carreira said her inbox is the most cluttered place on her computer and that simply replying to her e-mails can ruin her day.

"I get about 200, 250 emails a day. It is very stressful," Carreira said.
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