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Scott Kidder
11/09/09

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Make sure you look at the pictures. #thewaywelivenow
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raincoaster
11/08/09

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Seriously, would you LOOK at some of these comments? What does it take to revive Zombie Jack Ketch? #thewaywelivenow
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MisterHippity
11/07/09

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Wow, this guy pulled a real boner. #thewaywelivenow
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DahlELama
11/07/09

@MisterHippity: Aw, cum on--he's going through a hard time and I'm sure he feels like a total jerk-off. #thewaywelivenow
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MisterHippity
11/07/09

@DahlELama: He made an ass of himself, all right. What a fuck-up. He's in pretty deep.
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b4nt4
11/07/09

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yikes...i feel bad for them, but this kind of stuff does happen on the internet too easily so the caveat lies there. but really, i feel horrible for her kids. how embarrassing and much worse for them to have to deal with. #thewaywelivenow
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MyNameIsChris
11/07/09

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No wonder nobody ever likes my emails about the benefits of my CUM... I don't capitalize or follow it up with a smiley face. #thewaywelivenow
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random_play
11/07/09

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Whose knee is that? It reminds me of Melissa Gira. Sheila also has very nice knees. #thewaywelivenow
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lukeoneil47
11/07/09

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Allow me to be the first person in this thread to act the scold and say I wish we didn't make things like this news.

These are not public figures, this is harmless and it could have happened to any of us.

/sex joke #thewaywelivenow
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deardearfriend
11/07/09

@lukeoneil47: I'm with ya. #thewaywelivenow
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registered
11/07/09

@lukeoneil47: You're not alone. I thnk this is horrifying. #thewaywelivenow
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lukeoneil47
11/07/09

@registered: @ deardearfriend: People in the world are attracted to one another sexually, sometimes when they are married. The further they deviate from norms of pop culture attractiveness, the more this becomes news. #thewaywelivenow
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El_Gato
11/10/09

@registered: I agree, this is quite horrifying. But it wouldn't have been news if the dude hadn't cc'ed the ENTIRE college campus. In a way, they forced it on the public. #thewaywelivenow
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registered
11/10/09

@El_Gato: He wasn't newsworthy and neither was she. I'm dating myself here (the story of my love life) but there was some similar event at JPM, I think, some woman who cc'd the entire salesforce of her whines at her BF. Back in the 90s.

They (the villians of this story) did not force their story on an ENTIRE college campus.

I'm tired of the easy targets making email fools of themselves. Did the woman involved ever agree to let the doofus publish her emails?

If not, that is over the line. They are private citizens and just because one of them was a fool, why should the woman be made public? #thewaywelivenow
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El_Gato
11/10/09

@registered: I agree, the woman did not cc' the entire college campus. And it's a shame that they're in this situation. It sucks, and I wouldn't wish it on anyone.
But didn't she (and he) use their work e-mail accounts to have a series of sexually explicit exchanges? And -- mistakenly or not -- didn't he send the conversation to thousands of people? Were they all supposed to act like it never happened, even though the e-mails were hilarious?
Yes, they were private citizens. But she used company e-mail, and he shared it with the public. It's not like these emails were hacked from private accounts.
I could understand the argument that they shouldn't be written up in the NY Times or the Washington Post or even the Daily News. That would be too much. But gawker is a gossip blog that has always, always taken delight in such things and shared them with readers. It's a gossip site. Why shouldn't it publish gossip? #thewaywelivenow
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Buttafooco
11/07/09

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I just saw photographs of these two fine specimens and I think I just came in my pants...........except it's from hole number two. Duct tape, I need you. #thewaywelivenow
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Novaload
11/07/09

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This is so painfully banal--in part of course due to the short, neutral email text. But these people need to be fired and go live out their dull little fantasy.
A matched pair of skanks. Blasts of porno thoughts with "How's your mother?" and "What's for lunch?"
Yuck.

And how old is Jake? Obviously toddler or less. Good luck, kid. You're going to need it. #thewaywelivenow
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OrneryBabe
11/06/09

In reply to Cornell Employees' Email Blunder from Hell
I love how they briefly integrate work related stuff with the "let's fuck" conversation. That's multi-tasking.

Why on earth would you use work email for this exchange?? Are they trying to add to that 10.2% unemployment rate? #thewaywelivenow
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SpyMagician
11/07/09

@OrneryBabe: Perhaps they secretly hate their jobs? Their marriages seem to be in the crappers as well. #thewaywelivenow
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OrneryBabe
11/07/09

@SpyMagician: If their marriages weren't tanking before this, they certainly are now. #thewaywelivenow
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mslewis
11/06/09

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This happen to me once at a law firm where I worked!! I mean, I didn't send the email, I got an email full of foul, graphic sex talk telling his lady love what they would be doing, hopefully, that evening. (The lady friend and I had the same last name, except she had an initial before her last name, which, I guess he forgot to add. HA!!)

I wrote back that "Sorry, wrong email address" with a cc to the Managing Partner. He was fired at the end of the day, I think, because of the nasty language, not because of the affair, since the woman wasn't fired. She resigned later after everybody in the office knew what had happen.

I know I didn't really have to send a copy to their boss but I felt like doing it and was happy I did. #thewaywelivenow
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lukeoneil47
11/07/09

@mslewis: Because a person obviously can't do a job while also thinking about sex from time to time. #thewaywelivenow
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Mymoustache
11/07/09

@mslewis: You busted the guy because he made a mistake on the email address? You are pathetic...I hope karma bites you in the ass... #thewaywelivenow
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Flashman
11/07/09

@mslewis: Just seconding what Mymoustache said... #thewaywelivenow
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beercheck
11/07/09

@mslewis: We can never be friends. #thewaywelivenow
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mslewis
11/07/09

@Mymoustache: Yeah, I busted him and I'm happy I did. It happen several years ago and whatever "karma" is hasn't busted me at. I think I did the right thing. If you don't then, sorry. Somebody has to have morals and apparently you don't!!!! #thewaywelivenow
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mslewis
11/07/09

@beercheck: No, we can't, especially if you think sending emails full of smut is okay. #thewaywelivenow
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jasmineledesma001
11/07/09

@mslewis: I can't believe that you caused a guy to LOSE HIS JOB over accidentally sending a graphic e-mail to you. What do you care if he and his girlfriend send such e-mails to each other? So they have a different moral code than you do. So what? EVERYONE has skeletons, my dear, and pray that yours don't fall out as publicly as you caused his to.
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OrneryBabe
11/07/09

@mslewis: Sure, these folks exercised extremely poor judgment to use work emails for that communication, but your reaction was pretty harsh.

You sound very judgmental. I might have guessed you were young and just starting out in your career when this happened. However, since you justify this by touting your morals, your age was probably irrelevant. Whether 23 or 43, your response would likely have been the same.

You should hope that you're never in the position to need help from co-workers to correct a professional mistake. We all make them. With your attitude, you won't have many sympathetic takers. #thewaywelivenow
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mslewis
11/07/09

@OrneryBabe: Oh, please!! As I said, this happen MANY YEARS AGO!!! Nobody hated me because of what I did; in fact, I was praised because this shit should not happen in a professional office. As mentioned before, what if the fool had accidentially sent that email (or a subsequent on) OUTSIDE the office? What would have happen? What would our clients have thought of us?

As far as needing help from my co-workers, believe me, I have made many a mistake in my career and my co-workers, who admire and like me because I am always a professional, have been nothing but helpful and wonderful; as I have been to them. So, get off your high horse. Life is difficult and, if you are smart, you won't make your own life more difficult than it has to be. Keep your love life and your smut life to yourself. Don't broadcast it over email. The fool deserved what he got and he would have gotten fired sooner or later with or without any input from me. #thewaywelivenow
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OrneryBabe
11/08/09

@mslewis: I'm on a high horse. Whatevs, Tracy Flick. You sound like a lovely person. Good luck with all of that. #thewaywelivenow
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Thatcornellguy
11/06/09

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I feel like I need to make a comment on this.

Unfortunately, we current students didn't get CC'ed, but this story will no doubt end up on every fraternity list-serve within the next week! #thewaywelivenow
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crmo
11/06/09

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good lord, my boner just emailed my entire contact list. #thewaywelivenow
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raincoaster
11/06/09

@crmo: That is why they call it that. #thewaywelivenow
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marciax3
11/06/09

In reply to Cornell Employees' Email Blunder from Hell
I'd want to to die. This is why the word mortification was created. And this was TODAY. And her kid, mentioned in the last email, was on campus with her TODAY. I'm all for schaudfignugen, but omifuckinggod you guys! #thewaywelivenow
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snugbug
11/06/09

@marciax3: I'm intrigued, what's "schaudfignugen"? Is it like, "Schadenfreude spurred on by sexytimes email exchanges that hit the InterNerds due to silliness of parties involved"?

I feel bad for the innocent kid too. Luckily, he seems quite young and is hopefully still oblivious to the fuckery that unfolds in the world of adults. Also, given the attention span of the web, this will blow over before you know it. He'll be OK. #thewaywelivenow
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marciax3
11/06/09

@snugbug: Schaudfignugen is the bastard child of schadenfreude and a Volkswagon commercial. I know the InterNerds brought this on themselves, but...shivers... Thanks for reminding me of the short shelf life of web scandals, cuz...shivers... #thewaywelivenow
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Botswana Meat Commission FC
11/07/09

@marciax3:
They should ban you just for ending your comment with "omifuckinggod you guys!" #thewaywelivenow
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marciax3
11/07/09

@Botswana Meat Commission FC: Gimme a break, I felt twelve. #thewaywelivenow
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Flashman
11/07/09

@Botswana Meat Commission FC: True, but I think 'Schadfignugen' wins a stay. Vorsprung durch language... #thewaywelivenow
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Mo MoDo
11/06/09

In reply to Cornell Employees' Email Blunder from Hell
WTF is CFM?
Certified Floodplain Manager
cubic feet per minute
Central Florida Motorspots #thewaywelivenow
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Claire Buoyant
11/06/09

@Mo MoDo: "come fuck me" #thewaywelivenow
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