Awkward Email Greg’s Response
May 11th, 2009
greg Says:
May 11, 2009 at 12:16 am | Reply edit
Just a quick response from the author of the unintentionally hilarious email… Yes I absolutely deserved to lambasted for criticizing the writing here in an email that makes me appear to be barely literate. I walked headfirst, hubristically into that trap. And honestly, because I don’t post on the internet much, it was sort of thrilling to BE the douchebag laughingstock who gets slammed by a gazillion anonymous di**-weeds taking pot shots. It’s like the cheapest fame you can get. I mean that’s what the internets are for, right? And my unsolicited advice was absolutely the same type of thing as the guy who goes up to a band and tells them how they could improve. But in my defense, I love receiving constructive criticism. I really had the best of intentions and was being sincere. And the sad truth is that somewhere in my mid twenties I noticed myself mistaking homophones when writing i.e. here/hear, meet/meat. Maybe it’s a form of brain damage? I was late for a meeting and just puked out that email without giving it a second look and I have learned my lesson. So n-e-ways tahnks for reeding my awkward apologia. And yes I think vice “dos and don’ts” are fantastic and who the fu** would say “don’t listen to someone who compares this to vice dos and don’ts”. A big fat sniveling dipsh**, that’s who. xoxo
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Um, yeah…
It’s “the internet”, not “the internets”.
There’s only one.
Just one internet.
‘Zackly. Except for Internet2. Wait, what?
Um, you’re forgetting about the TUBES!! ha ha ha
Listen….you’re giving people more of a reason to comment and say bad things about you because you make a big deal about it and they can see they’re obviously getting to you because you’re cussing and trying to put them down. Just let it go and stop trying to cover for yourself and make yourself look better because someone is always going to try and make you look stupid, whether it’s to make themselves feel better or some other reason. I just wouldn’t give anyone any more satisfaction and stop making more out of this than it’s really worth.
Itz:
He’s being hipster.
referring to the world wide web as “the internets” is a commonly used internet sarcasm. dont be a grammer nazi. The phrase is akin to the interwebs or any of its spellings. for instance. AHMAGAD WE’RE GONNA BE FAMOUS ALL OVER THE INTERNETS!!!
How about it just being a typo
done
It’s a Bushism.
hahaha nice one.
That was hilarious.
I have just one thing to say to Greg: BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
At least he gave kisses and hugs at the end this time lol
lol luv u greg
You are too funny!!!
While I don’t think correct grammar on the “internets” (which also happened to be one of my favorite parts of the apology email) is too terribly important, I think that propper writing and speech are “use it or lose it” skills. It urks me too when people make mistakes, but not to the point that I feel like I need to tell them because I’m almost positive I spelled propper wrong both times. But who cares, right? Actually, as I look at it, there is NO WAY that is right. Is it proper? But to me that looks like it would make the long “o” sound. Oh well. . .
My favorite part of this e-mail is the following:
“I mean that’s what the internets are for, right?”
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What pray tell are “…internetS…”
LMAO!
Grammarbots are a snooze: “You misspelled this and didn’t capitalize that.” {snooooooore}
Me saloots him which wrights what he wants to without feering a grammer leson and stuff. No what i meen? We done alredy finished are edjacation and doesn’t need no more.
Give the guy a break. The apology e-mail is HYSTERICAL!
Keep going Greg there are more worlds to conquer. Im mein lederhosen!
Shake off the haters, Greg. I got your back.
FYI on “internets”:
* “I hear there’s rumors on the Internets that we’re going to have a draft.” —second presidential debate, St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 8, 2004
* http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=internets
* See also “interwebz”
* http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=interwebz
Why the hell do people insist on using sh*t and f**k instead of just spelling out the whole d*** word. We all know what you’re trying to say. Does replacing some of the letters with * make it more sanitary for general consumption?? S*** people. Come on!
Wow, I found bored at work and thought I could kill some time with it. Boy was I right. I have been reading these posts for about an hour now! You all rock, except for the one that keeps giving out the GRAMMAR lessons. Oh and FYI Mr. Man, it’s “Berating” not borating. Keep it up all. Quite amused. =)
VICE RULES!
“…that’s what the internets are for, right?” You mean there’s more than one? He’s a genius!
are you kidding me? greg is obviously hilariously self-aware & has a great sense of humor. he’s clearly kidding about all his grammer errirs, ya dopes. get a life! this site’s hysterical & so is its #1 fan, greg!
i have a friend who teaches creative writing and always makes a point of being grammatically correct whether using email, posting a comment or wrting a letter. i dont. fortunately, neither the happiness nor sadness in our lives is predicated on our choices.
So anyways, this is almost funny.
LAWL, that is SO AWKWARD! Hah, hah.
It’s kinda like how adolescents use ‘Random’. ‘Hah, that’s so RANDOM! Lots of RANDOMNESS here!’ They use it in every which way, because they think it’s really great, and they think it makes them sound funny.
So, guy’s got a point. The compilation of photos is funny, but the comments are clearly not written by someone well-versed in the ways of writing.
You guys all need to get a F*ck*ng life and leave this poor guy alone. So, he screwed up grammatically….big deal. People do worse, get a life.
Greg,
Will you marries me?
I promise to d*** often, I will let you write our vows and any other important stuffs – like these super smarts internets coorespondances that require some form of zinger of a comeback. Hey- maybe we will receive a entire set of Thesauruses for a wedding gift? Hope they spell our names right. Call me silly but I thought they went extinct with the other saureses? I’ll have to go Google me some of that, consider it a wedding gift from the one who admires you the most for your tolerance of idiots!
PS
I believe Greg will agree on this, but only the funny people will be admitted to our nuptials. It’s being held at Chuck E. Cheeses. BYOB.
PPS
Goobers, y’all do know he said “internets” as a tribute. Just clearing things up.
For any of you who thought he was being remotely serious, it’s time to pull the stick out.
I’m with Greg. Either he really is being bullied by folks who are dishing out kneejerk bile and scorn, but aren’t really saying anything particularly solid. And he’s not being allowed to have a competent vocabularly and is chastised for chronically mis-spelling a few words?
Here’s a question for all of you who continue with this verbose litany against Greg – do you all have lives? Hobbies? Any other interests whatsoever that can possibly make you leave this guy alone? No one is perfect, and continually chastising someone just because you can is sad and wrong. There is enough ugliness going on in the world that this sort of thing should not be happening.
Leave Greg alone and go outside and play!
Oh my God! Quit picking on this guy. You people are so lame. The captions that go with these pictures are not usually funny, witty, or otherwise. They’re just unfunny and dumb. A lot of you are just being immature. Fix your stupid captions and get off of the “awkward” trip.
This is brilliant. I’ve never even posted on worldwidedigitalinterweb forum before, but this whole debacle has compelled me to do it for the first time. More from Greg please. Keep digging Sir, you’ve made me pop my forum cherry.
Why is this guy defending his grammar/spelling in an email that includes three sentences beginning with “and”?
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Internets… I knew there were more!
who the f*** cares?! go read an encyclopedia
Wow, this is easily the happiest I’ve been while reading internet comments ever. High fives all around!
Sounds like a very hurt Sheldon from Big Bang Theory.
I think I am in love with Greg. I am hubristically in love with Greg. I don’t know what that word means! But I think I mean it.
Oh my gosh! The guy posted a funny picture on a sight for “funny” pictures. Everyone has turned it into an online English/Grammar course, laugh at the picture and move on, leave the guy alone for Gods sake!
Waiting for Borat……..I mean, Greg’s third email. lol
LOL, you are awesome.
Reading these comments is almost as soul-destroying as an unwitting glance at the comments section on YouTube. Incorrect spelling and grammar is a bug bear of mine too but give the guy a break! It’s all very well one or two people pointing out errors but this is like an intellectual gang-bang – I got some real good learnin’ for ya boy, take my erudition, all of it! Yeah mine too! Seriously, if you enjoy this site you should be above this petty nonsense.
There is more than one Internet??? Somebody tell Al Gore!
Regret to inform: you owe everybody who read that three dollars for making a banal joke that’s THREE election cycles stale! For shame.
Thank you all, this entire series of emails is so funny! Thank you for the giggles!
“internets”
http://theworldisretarded.wordpress.com/
This is my new favourite website, is absolutely awesome!
[n-e-ways] i havent seen it typed like that since 7th grade. you should’ve thrown some random LOL’s and ROFL’s in there too… just for some edge =]
Greg’s a good guy.
I like you, Greg.
Ha! Greg, you rock! I hope you are doing this for fun and just to see what will happen. People are getting upset over this, which is really too bad, as I find it thoroughly entertaining! Usually, I hate reading these arguments, but I like how most of the comentators on here are of the educated persuasion.
in prose: This some funny-a** sh^# right here.
What did you’re (ooh, another one!) original email say, I wonder? I shall continue to read on….
hubristically is actually an ADVERB!
Oh yeah!? Well, all you “Negative Nancies” should go Supercallafragalisticexpealidocious yourselves! Pick on THAT one for a while folks!
I love you Greg!
Jesus!! did any of you ranters who are overly concerned with grammar and spelling notice that the writers of this blog used the word ‘awkward’ a hell of a lot less times after greg sent his initial email??
He had a point, the point was taken. ‘Awkward’ was watching morons gleefully criticise both greg’s and each other’s grammar. I think there was about 5 points in a row saying ‘it’s it’s not its’. Get a life people.
Keep digging Greg, we can still see your head!
Wow, Greg is either a comic genius who enjoys baiting self-congratulatory Board Lords or a Steve Carell character come to life. Either way, I love you Greg, please come back!
I like you, Greg. Your intentions are good. And I agree with your first email. The pictures are hilarious, but the writing is sub par. They may be grammatically correct, but that doesn’t make them funny.
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One bit of advice–write in a word processor, spell-check, re-read, save it overnight, re-read in the morning, cut-and-paste the whole thing into the e-mail or submit box, double-check the to:___ line, and only then hit send or submit.
OK, 8 bits of advice.