The "P" Word? You Know, Privacy & Psecurity.

From The Onion: CHICAGO—An otherwise routine e-mail-checking session went wrong when college student Gwen Petersen, 20, accidentally opened a message sent by her Aunt Sophie in Michigan, sources reported Monday.

“As soon as I clicked on it, I realized what I’d done, but by then it was too late,” Petersen told reporters following the error. “With as much time as I spent talking to her on her birthday and Thanksgiving, something like this was bound to happen. I should have been paying closer attention.”

Looking back on the incident, Petersen acknowledged that she had only herself to blame for her predicament.

Sound like someone you know?

Remember, plain text email might be b·o·r·i·n·g, but at least it doesn’t help to propagate viruses or cloying “wind under my wings” memes. And it doesn’t display LOL cats or animated teddy bears either.