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a) Forwarding an email with a link to a an article or website you haven't vetted, but figure is legit/awesome based on the title.
b) When someone emails you a link to an article or website to seem cool/worldly/well-informed without first reading the article text or site in its entirety.
Friend #1's fauxwarded email: "Hey check out this article, I thought you'd be into this guy's art."

Friend #2's response: "Did you see what he did to that porcupine? Why would I be into this?"

Friend #1's reply: "Oh...sorry?"
#email #article #links #pretentiousness #forwards
by murphybrown83 November 18, 2008
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