Amish Virus

Posted in: Fun / Humor

Received via e-mail:

You have just received the Amish Virus.

Since we do not have electricity or computers, you are on the honor system.

Please delete all of your files.

Thank thee.

The viruses affecting Macs are growing quite rapidly - good thing I have backups!

Popularity: 5% [?]

Posted February 25th, 2006 @ 10:34 AM

6 Replies

  1. howi adds this Comment:

    the Amish Virus is a hoax. Read: http://www.sophos.co[...]s/amish.html

    February 25th, 2006 at 12:44 pm

  2. matt w. adds this Comment:

    I knew they were evil!

    Glad I haven’t been infected with this one yet.

    February 25th, 2006 at 2:12 pm

  3. Puleen Patel adds this Comment:

    Oh no, they are going to invade the internet now :(

    February 26th, 2006 at 2:07 am

  4. mojotek adds this Comment:

    I don’t know why I love that email so much, but I laugh out loud every time I read it.

    I think it has something to do with the obligatory “thank thee” at the end.

    February 26th, 2006 at 10:27 am

  5. Dave adds this Comment:

    I don’t know what’s funnier, the Amish virus or the Sophos antivirus team response!

    February 26th, 2006 at 10:40 am

  6. Geof F. Morris adds this Comment:

    Oh no, they are going to invade the internet now

    It’ll be the Endless Rumspringge!

    February 27th, 2006 at 9:53 am

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