Imagine if Seinfeld were still on the air today – tackling all the mundane, everyday issues that affect us all except we don’t realize it until we see it dramatized in episodic sitcom fashion.
Scene: Jerry’s apartment – Jerry in jeans, turtleneck, sneakers pouring himself a bowl of cereal. George and Elaine enter the apartment.
Elaine: So, you’ll never guess what happened to me today.
Jerry: The possibilities are mind boggling…
Elaine: Well, you remember how I told you that Puddy finally entered the 21st century and got a laptop with wireless internet?
George and Jerry: Yeah, uh huh…
Elaine: Well, in the last 7 days, he has sent me an average of 10-20 forwarded messages a day – I tried to read them at first – I really did – but I just can’t do it anymore.
Jerry: Looks like you’ve got a forwarder on your hands…
George: A forwarder?
Jerry: Oh yeah – they’re out there and they’re tough to spot too. You trustingly give them your email address and it starts out innocently enough: a joke here – a heartwarming story there – cute puppy photos.
Jerry continuing: Then, things take a wrong turn somewhere: the frequency and intensity increase. Suddenly you’re constantly bombarded with requests for money from parents of sick children – your faith is called into question if YOU don’t forward the forward on to 10 people in the next 10 minutes…
Elaine: Exactly!
George: Well, that’s just stupid. Just don’t respond and he’ll get the hint.
Elaine: Trust me, that does NOT work. I tried and he just sends more because he feels like he’s communicating with me. The urban legends are particularly annoying – how can he be so gullible?
Jerry: Have you tried The Snopes Defense perhaps?
Elaine: Yup. Nothing.
George: A few months ago I was considering creating a mass email announcing an IPO for a new Internet company called vanderlay.com, but I never got past the idea stage…
Elaine: Well, I guess I’m just going to have to come right out and tell him. It will hurt his feelings – but he HAS to know!
Jerry: I think it’s for the best – a forwarder has to be confronted directly or it might never end…
Jerry’s front door flings open and Kramer comes sliding in…
Kramer: The most amazing news! I just got a job forwarding emails for Bill Gates! Who wants in?
So you used to write for the Seinfeld show?
In my dreams!