# EMails From The Dead?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emails-from-the-dead/728715>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 24, 2015, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emails-from-the-dead/728715 "2015-08-24T13:21:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Marion\_Wormer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d07c76/32.png) [@Marion\_Wormer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marion_Wormer)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emails-from-the-dead/728715/41 "2015-08-25T02:50:02Z")

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> [@kayaker](#):
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> Winner declared.

Thank you for commenting. I didn’t think anyone would get it.

If someone posts about the supernatural weapons I’ve got an ectoplasma rifle in my backpack

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**Author:** ![Dr.Woo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@Dr.Woo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Woo)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emails-from-the-dead/728715/42 "2015-08-25T03:33:16Z")

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> [@Marion\_Wormer](#):
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> Thank you for commenting. I didn’t think anyone would get it.
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> If someone posts about the supernatural weapons I’ve got an ectoplasma rifle in my backpack

Well just be careful you don’t cross the streams.

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**Author:** ![Pixel\_Dent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@Pixel\_Dent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixel_Dent)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emails-from-the-dead/728715/43 "2015-08-25T14:44:22Z")

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The problem is the dead still use UUCP and nobody remembers how to write a bang path anymore.

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emails-from-the-dead/728715/44 "2015-08-25T14:57:25Z")

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> [@TroutMan](#):
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> See, this is the problem. Even when ghost communication by email works, the recipient doesn’t believe it.

Ah, yes… the Cassendra paradox.

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