Kvetching

We have a Yahoo! e-mail account. Almost every time we check our mail, we see one or two messages awaiting us in the "Spam" folder. Now, by definition, this is mail we probably don't want to read. So, more often than not, we simply click the "Empty folder" button without even opening the folder. At this point, Yahoo! asks us if we're sure we want to delete all the items in the folder. Why, yes, Yahoo!--yes, we are sure. You know how we know we're sure? BECAUSE WE CLICKED THE DAMN BUTTON!

Still, we suppose it's a considerate gesture on the part of the faceless programmers at Yahoo! to force us to confirm our desire to delete: After all, we haven't even LOOKED at the folder. Maybe some life-changing communique awaits. But why do we get this message even after we have opened the folder, decided we do not, in fact, want to add seven inches to our penis or send money to a recently destitute Nigerian prince, and marked every single item for deletion? How careless do these people think we are?

Get on this right away, you Yahoo! yahoos!

Pet Peeves (A Brief Post)

Repeat after Solipsist:

Say, "New."

"New."

Say, "Clear."

"Clear."

Say, "New clear."

"New clear."

Now, say it faster.

"Newclear."

Was that really so hard, Mr. Ex-President?