We all get these forwarded to us every now and then via e-mail. You know, the email that says answer these questions and forward to your friends so you get to know me better? I received this one from my cool cousin that works for a Harley Davidson dealership in Kansas. I’m going to use this as an example and experiment.
Here’s my general warning though. Many times these types of things are started and forwarded because everyone just forwards them to everyone else instead of using the BCC: field in their e-mail. When you just forward to everyone else, the email starts to collect hundreds and thousands of other valid email addresses of your family and friends. Spammers can intercept these lists and grab all those emails off of them and start selling them to other spammers or sending spam themselves.
So, my rule of thumb is if I’m forwarding something like this (which I rarely ever do) I always include everyone’s email address in the bcc: field so people’s email addresses are hidden from other recipients.
Now, on to the fun. Here’s my answers.
- What is your occupation right now? Consultant, Developer, Blogger
- What color are your socks right now? Dark brown
- What are you listening to right now? "Head Over Heels" by Tears for Fears on Pandora.com
- What was the last thing that you ate? Egg drop soup
- Can you drive a stick shift? Yes
- Last person you spoke to on the phone? My wife
- Do you like the person who sent this to you? I’d like him better if he got me a Harley
- How old are you today? 34
- What is your favorite sport to watch on TV? NFL
- What is your favorite drink? Milk
- Have you ever dyed your hair? Yes, blond highlights
- What is your favorite flower? Tulips
- What is the last movie you watched? High School Musical 3
- Favorite day of the year? February 29th
- How do you vent anger? I don’t
- What was your favorite toy as a child? G.I.Joe and Star Wars
- What is your favorite season? Spring
- Cherries or Blueberries? Cherries
- Do you want your friends to e-mail you back? Sure
- Who is the most likely to respond? Good question
- Who is least likely to respond? Those without email
- Living arrangements? I give a bank money and they let me stay in my house another month
- When was the last time you cried? In church Sunday at the news of the death of a good friend
- What is on the floor of your closet? shoes and clothes
- Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending to? I’m sending it to everyone via my blog
- What did you do last night? Went out to eat with friends from college
- What are you most afraid of? apathy
- Plain, cheese, or spicy hamburger? spicy
- Favorite dog breed? Akita
- Favorite day of the week? Saturday
- How many states have you lived in? Hmm, 4 (KY, OH, TN, IN)
- Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds