Fame is being the subject of a chain email.

Some time ago, I wrote a satirical post about the recent war in Iraq, comparing it to the Lord of the Rings. This was well recieved, and in fact cropped up (uncredited, bah) in all kinds of places.

I was reminded of this when I got a chain email the other day. I've often wondered who writes chain emails - who takes that time and effort for anonymous circulation? It hadn't really occurred to me that the creators of the mails simply cut and pasted someone elses work and didn't credit them. Not that I'm bitter about it, you understand. Oh no.
Anyway, the chain mail I got was this one:


The Germans also increased their alert state from "Disdain" to "Dress In Uniform
and Sing Marching Songs". They have two higher levels: "Invade a Neighbour" and
"Lose".

Seeing this reaction in continental Europe, the Americans have gone from
"Isolationism" to "Find Another Oil-Rich Nation For Regime Change". Their
remaining higher alert states are "Attack Random Countries (Ideally Those
Without Any Credible Military)" and "Beg The British For Help.

The British are also feeling the pinch in relation to recent bombings and have
raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved". Soon though, security
levels may be raised yet again to "Irritated" or even "A Bit Cross". Londoners
have not been "A Bit Cross" since the Blitz in 1940 when tea supplies all but
ran out. Terrorists have been re-categorized from "Tiresome" to "Bloody
Nuisance". The last time the British issued a "Bloody Nuisance" warning level was during
the Great Fire of London in 1666.


So, on this occasion, I know who wrote the chain email, or at least part of it.
It was me.
My apologies to those spammed by my work.