Abe Lincoln Used FedEx!

Here's a great spam I got at the office with a zip file that is sure to have a virus attached. I can see how some people who have parked their brains for a moment, might open this email attachment, thinking (or rather with lack of thinking) that they have a parcel waiting for them to claim. Normally I just delete; but this time, I scrolled down a bit to read the "disclaimer" that seems to be typical of business email these days. And I laughed. This disclaimer comes highly recommended. Take a look and let me know what you think!

Have a great day.
Cam

P.S. Maybe the title should have been "FedEx Used Abe!"

-----Original Message-----
From: FedEx Delivery Service [fake email address]
Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 10:35 AM
To: [me @ work]
Subject: FedEx Delivery Problem NR.S.1106576

Good afternoon.

The company could not deliver your package to your address.
The package was returned to FedEx office.
Information about your package is attached to the letter.
Look through the information about your package thoroughly.

Thank you.
FedEx Express
Services.

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Whether this letter was ever replied to is uncertain, though improbable.No doubt it led to conferences during the meeting of the Legislature, early in the year 1855, when the senatorial question came on for decision. It has been suggested that Lincoln made dishonorable concessions of principle to get the votes of Lovejoy and his friends. The statement is too absurd to merit serious contradiction. The real fact is that Mr. Giddings, then in Congress, wrote to Lovejoy and others to support Lincoln. Various causes delayed the event, but finally, on February 8, 1855, the Legislature went into joint ballot. A number of candidates were put in nomination, but the contest narrowed itself down to three. Abraham Lincoln was supported by the Whigs and Free-soilers; James Shields by the Douglas-Democrats.