Email blunder
A co-worker is currently cringing like nobody's business, thanks to the following email exchange:

[stuff about shopping snipped]

Me: It's OK - I want to treat myself (and blow my bonus :-)

Her: Will you buy me something

Me: Is it your birthday?

Her: no just like gifts

Me: Do I *look* like Father Christmas?

[silence]

It turns out she had replied, but hadn't paid close enough attention to where she was typing - this is another email conversation that occurred at the same time:

Manager: Can you give any information on below that I can pass back to customer?

Her: well - you are a funny looking man
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Wed 3 Dec 2008, 12:53, 2 replies)

What?

( @><|= w0nu!) or cunt to my friends, Wed 3 Dec 2008, 13:17, closed)

Um?
Her reply aimed at me ended up going to a manager who'd asked a reasonable enough question. Sorry if it wasn't clear.
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Wed 3 Dec 2008, 13:23, closed)