Humor 3/2/99: Dangers of Mis-Addressing Email & Life Lesson #1

Hi everyone,

I've been really busy the last few days, so that's why this email is
late. This week, I am in the process of bidding for next quarter's
classes. There are many good classes to take, but the bidding is fairly
competitive. Wish me luck.

This week's thought provoking question is: "If you become famous and a
movie will be made about you, which actor or actress would you want to
play you?".

This week's humor email was forwarded by Monica Quock, followed by part
of an email forwarded by Susan Hasegawa. It contains Five Important
Life lessons, and the first lesson is attached. I'll send the others in
future emails.
Enjoy!

-Josh.
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As you are receiving notes by e-mail, it's wise to remember how easily
this wonderful technology can be misused, sometimes unintentionally,
with serious consequences. Consider the case of the Illinois man who
left the snow-filled streets of Chicago for a vacation in Florida. His
wife was on a business trip and was planning to meet him there the next
day. When he reached his hotel, he decided to send his wife a quick
e-mail. Unable to find the scrap of paper on which he had written her
e-mail address, he did his best to type it in from memory.
Unfortunately, he missed one letter, and his note was directed instead
to an elderly preacher's wife, whose husband had passed away only the
day before. When the grieving widow checked her e-mail, she took one
look at the monitor, let out a piercing scream, and fell to the floor in
a dead faint.

At the sound, her family rushed into the room and saw this note on the
screen:

Dearest Wife,
Just got checked in. Everything prepared for your arrival tomorrow.

Signed,
Your eternally loving husband.

PS. Sure is hot down here.
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FIVE GREAT LESSONS:
The Important Things Life Teaches You...

1 ~ Most Important Question

During my second month of nursing school, our professor gave us a pop
quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the
questions, until I read the last one: "What is the first name of the
woman who cleans the school?" Surely this was some kind of joke. I had
seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in
her 50s, but how would I know her name? I handed in my paper, leaving
the last question blank. Before class ended, one student asked if the
last question would count toward our quiz grade. "Absolutely," said the
professor. "In your careers you will meet many people. All are
significant. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is
smile and say 'hello'." I've never forgotten that lesson. I also
learned her name was Dorothy.
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Joshua Li
431 S. Burnside Ave. #12 B
Los Angeles CA 90036
(323)936-8476
Permanent Email: joshli@post.harvard.edu
http://personal.anderson.ucla.edu/joshua.li/