Saturday, July 24, 2010

Short Story Saturday...


 It's wise to remember how easily email -- this wonderful technology -- can be misused, sometimes unintentionally, with serious consequences.

An 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 email.

Unfortunately, when typing her address, 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 email, 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.

P.S. Sure is hot down here.

Have a wonderful Saturday everyone!  I will be spending the day catching up on cleaning, grocery shopping and then relaxing at the pool!  See you tomorrow when I will post the  Meet Me On Monday questions!

21 comments:

  1. hee hee hee.....

    Thanks for bringing a smile to my face today!

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  2. I have read that one before, but it cracks me up every time. Thanks for the laugh!!!

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  3. Thank you for the laughter and now I may begin my packing for my new adventure!

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  4. So funny! I love your over 40 idea...my 40th is this week, I'll have to join in soon! Stopping by oh so late from last week's VGNO over at Ann's, hope to see you there tonight!

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  5. very cool blog post! i hope you have a happy saturday!! :)

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  6. yay. I liked this. so much more than the endless blog self promotion and giveaways. yay for content!
    Have a good weekend.

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  7. Love it! Thanks for making me smile it has been a long and tiring day! Hope you are having a good weekend and congratulations on the success of your Friday Over 40 Follow, it is going so amazingly well!

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  8. Yes, that's a good one. I showed this one to my mom who just turned 77 and she laughed until her tummy hurt.

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  9. Lol, I laugh everytime I read this!!!

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  10. Hi Java! I love it!
    Check out what I read today on facebook!

    .ʇuǝɹǝɟɟıp ƃuıɥʇǝɯos op ʇsnɯ noʎ 'ʇuǝɹǝɟɟıp ƃuıɥʇǝɯos ǝʌɐɥ oʇ ʇuɐʍ noʎ ɟı

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  11. LOL I've never heard this before. Gave me a huge chuckle. Thanks so much!

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  12. Very funny! Thank you for the smile! Your blog is great and you are very beautiful. Thanks for bringing more attention to all of us over 40 women!

    You have a new follower, and a new friend in Texas!

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  13. LOL!! Thanks for the chuckle!!

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  14. ROFL! That is so cute!
    How scary would that be if it really happened?!


    Happy Comment Club Weekend! =)

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  15. Love this. So funny. Thanks for the laugh.

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  16. That is so funny! I told my boyfriend and he cracked up!

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  17. love it! don't overwork have a good day

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