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genxlib

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19. There was email

Reply to Gman (Reply #6)

Wed Sep 13, 2017, 06:42 AM

Sep 2017

Don't underestimate how well memes traveled back then too. I a way, it was even more subversive because it was more selective and would come from people you knew.

I would occasionally do maintenance on my parents computer and was shocked at the quantity of crap circulating.

I used to get it occasionally myself but after embarrassing the sender with a fact check I usually fell off of those email chains

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