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Nov 25, 2008

Most cell phones that send email append a little line to the end that says something like, "Sent from my Blackberry," or "Sent from my iPhone." Personally I hate this little "feature" and wish people would stop telling me where their emails are coming from. (Although I'll admit it's sometimes useful to know whether a person is at their desk or not.)

But just a few minutes ago, I saw a good one in response to an iPhone email: "Sent from my Desktop Computer. While sitting in a chair. In a cubicle. At work." #technology

Comments

#1	Rus	Nov 25, 2008
	That's funny...as a dull aside, those of us with Blackberries are able to get rid of the message at the bottom. It was the first thing I did when I got mine.

#2	Jenn B	Nov 25, 2008
	oh, but i like getting that message. it explains to my why the email was so short & cryptic & almost rude (or filled with typos). but that could be due to the fact that i'm a girl & hung up on details.

#3	Dave	Nov 26, 2008
	I think some people keep it as a sort of badge of honor, as in "I'm better than you because I own a Blackberry." Or maybe that's just my inferiority complex talking.

#4	Rus	Nov 26, 2008
	No status symbol in my book. More like a ball and chain if you ask me. :-)

#5	Wendy	Nov 26, 2008
	I'm going to have to agree with Jenn here. I keep it on my Blackberry so people understand why I'm sending a short &, most likely, mistyped email. Boys v. girls!

#6	Rich	Nov 26, 2008
	I seem to find myself on the girl's team... Having some obvious indication that the email was sent from a handheld gives the recipient a context for how to read the email. They know that the abbreviations and brevity are not due to laxness and rudeness, but rather a tiny keyboard, and likely being on the go as it is written. That being said leaving the default message can also be seen as having a lack of technical prowess or creativity. I've seen some people replace it with something that attempts to be witty, but really, is it worth all the effort?

#7	Dave	Nov 26, 2008
	Allow me to make the following easy joke: Ha! Rich on the girl's team? You haven't changed at all since high school! Ok, all done.