A certain person used to complain at me for sending frivolous emails to the departmental mailing list: someone would make a request and I’d say something funny, or carry on a discussion for all to see because I thought they might be interested. I stopped doing it in response to the complaint: and now people stop me in the corridor and tell me they miss my emails.
So the departmental mailing list is a bit boring these days, although I do extract as much juice as I can for the labrats. But you’ll be pleased to know that the new gig is likely to provide endless entertainment too. This just in, sent to all 3-400 people at SN:
My plain burgundy cup has gone missing from my desk.
If you borrowed it, please return it.
I want my tea.
March 21st, 2009 at 20:35
I think that witty replies to “To all” emails SHOULD be encoraged.
Although I was only a pressing of the SEND button away from being on diciplinary charges when I crafted (what I thought was) a fantastically hilarious response to a “To All” email that was sent by a female student requesting a web-cam for an interview she had to do. Thank goodness I showed a colleage the message first…..