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ForumsDiscussion Forum → I don't understand chain mail.
I don't understand chain mail.
2007-01-01, 1:28 PM #1
Seriously, what's the point? I get 2 or 3 a day, and it's FROM THE SAME PERSON every time! Same e-mail too, not like they're getting new ones. Here's the most recent one:

And please note this is in Hotmail, so it's got a lot of excess crap from people not editing their emails but just forwarding, AND has about 2457982374 emails at the top.
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THE BOYFRIEND 
AND GIRLFRIEND TEST 
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ 
This is no joke. It works (from experience). 
DO NOT just delete this. DO WHAT IT SAYS!!!! FOR YOUR 
OWN 
LOVE 
LIFE'S SAKE!!! 

Read this now or forever hold your peace. 

This is not just your ordinary chain letter. Every 
person you send it to, brings you more good luck. 

If you send it to no one, it will cause someone you 
like to hate you. 

If you send it to 1 person, your next relationship will 
have lots of fun times.  

If you send it to 2 people, you will get a secret 
admirer. 
  
If you send it to 3 people, you'll get a date for the 
next school dance. 

If you send it to 4 people, you'll meet the person of 
your dreams. 

If you send it to 5 people, the guy or 
girl you met of your dreams will ask for your phone 
number. 
  
If you send it to 8 people, your next relationship will 
be everlasting. 

If you send it to 13 people, your boyfriend or girlfriend, will 
become totally faithful to you. 

If you send it to 15 people, the person you have been 
crushing on for a very long time, will ask you out. 

If you send it to 18 people, your date for the next 
dance will ask you out. 

If you send it to 20 people, you'll make out with your 
crush at a party.. 

If it can do that much sending it to 20 people, imagine 
what it will do if you send it to more 

The consequences: 

If you do not send this letter to anybody, your life 
will be a living hell. 
  
You have 5 days to send this letter to at 
least 1 person. You can send this to as many people as you want 
to. 

I am warning you...do not just delete 
this letter. It is a new chain letter and we would like 
it to get sent around as quick as possible. I refused to send 
it to many people when I first made it in June of 1995, because I 
didn't believe it would work. I sent it to 38 people, then I 
got the best boyfriend that I could ever have. 


Romantic, Popular, or Brainy? 
WHICH ARE YOU? 
PEEPS! THIS IS THE ULTIMATE TEST! GRAB A 
PIECE OF PAPER AND A PEN 
AND NUMBER IT 1 - 10! 
HERE'S THE TEST! 
1. Pick your favorite color out of the following: 
Red 
Orange 
Yellow 
Green 
Blue 
Purple 

2. Pick your favorite animal out of the following: 
Cat 
Dog 
Fish 
Snake 
Parrot 
Mouse 

3. Pick your desired honeymoon spot: 
Hawaii 
New York 
East Africa 
Spain 
Montana 

4. Pick your favorite instrument: 
Violin 
Piano 
Electric Guitar 
Drums 

5. Pick your favorite soft drink: 
Dr. Pepper 
Sprite 
Coca Cola, 
Mountain Dew 
Pepsi 

6. Name A. Person Of The Opposite Sex... 

7. Name A. Person Of The Same Sex... 

8. The Time Now... 

9. Your Age 

10. You don't have to write it down, but make a WISH 
and then scroll 
down! 
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HERE ARE THE ANSWERS! 

1. Red - Adventurous 
Orange - Fun 
Yellow - Sweet 
Green - Wacky 
Blue - Romantic 
Purple - Mysterious 

2. Cat - Feminine 
Dog - Loving 
Fish - Boring 
Snake - Boyish 
Parrot - Annoying 
Mouse - Brainy 

3. Hawaii - Romantic 
New York - Busy 
East Africa - Curious 
Spain - Mysterious 
Montana - Country Girl/Boy 

4. Violin - Intellectual 
Piano - Popular 
Electric Guitar - Wacky 
Drums - Wild 

5. Dr. Pepper - Popular 
Sprite - Wacky 
Coca Cola - Wild 
Mountain Dew -Athletic 
Pepsi- Fun 
6. That person will have a crush on you after you send 
this! 
7. That person will become your enemy if you don't send this! 
8. How long you have to send this! 
(Ex: 5:15 = 5 hours 15 minutes) 
9. How many peeps you have to send this to! 
10. That will come true if you do #9 in the amount of 
time #8 says! 
START SENDING 

So seriously, who believes this, gets a kick out of it, and just likes being annoying and sends these around?

It's the most annoying thing I think I've ever received, it's stupid, and it makes me question these people's IQ. And it's not like they get some sort of "Ooo, fun" factor out of sending people an e-mail, so WHY!? WHY DO PEOPLE DO THIS CRAP!?
I had a blog. It sucked.
2007-01-01, 1:29 PM #2
Spam.
Pissed Off?
2007-01-01, 1:38 PM #3
See, it can provide some protection against cutting edges, and though a piercing weapon such as a spear, javelin, or arrow might get through some of the rings, it can stop the tip from OH that's not what you meant
I'm just a little boy.
2007-01-01, 1:39 PM #4
Hahaha I remember getting those. I threatened everyone that sent them to me.

I don't get them anymore.
>>untie shoes
2007-01-01, 1:48 PM #5
I was going to say it's a light alternative to solid armour. But I'd be wrong.
2007-01-01, 1:52 PM #6
Mail is a type of armor or jewelry that consists of small metal rings linked together in a pattern to form a mesh. This construction can ward off a slashing blow by an edged weapon, preventing it from cutting through to the skin. It was also reasonably effective against most arrowhead types but it has several disadvantages. A well aimed lance or spear, or an arrow with a thin head called a bodkin may burst the rings apart, and a heavy axe or sword blow may separate the chain links. The flexibility of mail meant that a particularly strong blow would often transfer to the user, often causing fractures or serious bruising. It is to be considered however, that most Medieval physicians or physicians of earlier time periods could usually set broken bones, but when it came to preventing infection they were woefully inadequate. Thus the mail was weak in defending against wounds which could be more easily mended but strong against those to which the soldier was most vulnerable. The word chainmail is of relatively recent coinage, having been in use only since the 1700s, prior to this it was referred to simply as mail.
2007-01-01, 2:04 PM #7
If it's a person you know, and don't want to block, every single time they send you one of these BS emails, reply with this link: Thanks. No.
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Ye Olde Galactic Empire Mission Editor (X-wing, TIE, XvT/BoP, XWA)
2007-01-01, 3:27 PM #8
I say forward it to all the superstitious people you know, but with mean modifications. I'm sure you could think of something. Maybe integrate Pay Pal into it too...
2007-01-01, 3:30 PM #9
This type of chain mail serves the purpose of phsycological reinforcement in which those lacking confedence, logical thought, and/or any activity in which they would be preoccupied with would receive a false sense of security. The hopes are that in participating in this infinitely useless activity that something "magical" will occur, such as (but not limited to); not getting killed by a demonic entity in the shower drain, "hooking up" with someone that you would only want to have sex with (but inadequately describe this primal feeling of lust as "love"), and other supernatural or other impossible/improbable events. Another reason for participating may be to benefit financially in some manner- which in reality, they benefit in waiting both their time, and quite possibly, money.


:rolleyes:

But, really, this is the 21st century! People need to stop this nonsense and try to act somewhat advanced! >_<
I can't wait for the day schools get the money they need, and the military has to hold bake sales to afford bombs.
2007-01-01, 3:55 PM #10
[http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/MEDmail.jpg]
Chain mail, having a purpose since 500BC
America, home of the free gift with purchase.
2007-01-01, 3:58 PM #11
tofu beat me to it.
2007-01-01, 4:05 PM #12
I beat tofu to it! :argh:

Not that tofu's post wasn't fascinating!
I'm just a little boy.
2007-01-01, 4:28 PM #13
is it sad that i also thought that this was about the type of armor as well?
Snail racing: (500 posts per line)------@%
2007-01-01, 5:10 PM #14
I gave zloc's level of intelligence a little more credit than the rest of you.


Which is bad, I'm normally the first one to call someone an idiot.
2007-01-01, 5:26 PM #15
For the record: I understood the basic concept of chain mail armor. But tofu's little encyclopedia excerpt on Chain Mail is a nice read.
I had a blog. It sucked.
2007-01-01, 6:51 PM #16
Another interesting thing about maille (the old frenchie spelling is still used sometimes by modern craftsmen to avoid being yelled at for spam) is that most modern artisans (except the jewelers) have their own recipes for napalm. I've never really understood it, probably fire-envy (all the other armorers get to use way more fire than we do, even the leather guys ><).
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