Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for January 22, 2006

Transcript:

"Hi...uh...I'm Ernie...and I've...I've...got a problem." "HI, ERNIE!!" "I...uh...like...whenever I see an inspirational little story on the internet, I...uh...always feel the need to...uhh...send it to...everyone I know..." "It's Okay, man." "It's alright." "And like, uh, if there's a funny joke or picture or a link I like...I...uhh...I...uhh...I send that, too." "And tell us, Ernie, what kind of response do you get?" "...Uhh...pretty much nothing...It's like they don't care." "And yet what do you do the next time you find something interesting on the internet?" "I...send it to everyone...I can't stop...Ohh, gawd...it's awful! I just keep doing it!!" Welcome to 'Guys-who-routinely-mass-email-all-their-friends-and-family-with-anything-they-find-even-though-their-friends-and-family-don't-care-and-wish-they'd stop-but-don't-have-the-heart-to-tell-them-that-Anonymous'. "It'll be okay, dude." "...We'll help you stop." "Yeah...I'll send you this great e-card I found that." "Pig! No!"