# Got those no e-mail blues again mama

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-those-no-e-mail-blues-again-mama/286116>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 22, 2005, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-those-no-e-mail-blues-again-mama/286116 "2005-01-22T18:18:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-those-no-e-mail-blues-again-mama/286116/1 "2005-01-22T18:18:57Z")

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I have sent 5 e-mails this week to close friends. I haven’t received one response.

:: sniffs armpits ::

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**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-those-no-e-mail-blues-again-mama/286116/2 "2005-01-22T18:30:13Z")

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They may not check it often.

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**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-those-no-e-mail-blues-again-mama/286116/3 "2005-01-23T02:50:39Z")

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It seems reasonable to follow up my poor e-mail response with a thread that sinks immediately to the bottom of the toilet.

Got those one-response sinking thread blues again mama.

:: looks at self in mirror :: :dubious: