Repeating bleating...baa...baa!

Along with the old-time chain letters asking me to forward money or recipes, I never enjoyed the chain emails that promised good luck, money or a dream come true if it was forwarded to 10 friends within 60 seconds. Most of them had some dire consequence, usually bad luck, if I failed to follow through. I can understand why some of my superstitious friends wouldn't run the risk of the consequences, but I always wondered what kind of 'friend' would wish so much bad luck on me. Surely they knew I would never forward the message.


The 21st century version is the Facebook status chain. They can be about any number of topics ranging from hating cancer, valuing freedom, loving our daughters/sons/mothers/fathers/pets - the list goes on and on. A popular one about cancer reads something like this:

Do you hate cancer and know someone who has cancer, died from cancer, or is caring for someone with cancer? 97% of my friends won't re-post this, but 3% will. Let's see who does. Please re-post this in honor of someone who lost their battle or for someone fighting it now.

What is the purpose of a status update like this? Nobody likes cancer and unfortunately everybody knows someone who has been affected by it. It's pointless to tell the cyber world how you feel. Posting and re-posting it does not honor or support anyone.

So, if you’ve ever owned a pair of shoes that matched, suffered from the pain of a pair that didn't quite fit, or plan on ever buying more (or any other such information we can easily assume) please resist the urge to re-post. It's okay to not post if you can't think of something original or at least more entertaining to share.


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