Automatic Reply: "Gone fishin'"

Jul 31, 2019
Tom Hanley keeps his out-of-office email short and sweet.
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Automatic Reply: "We have switched to Mezcal"

Jul 19, 2019
When Jeremy Tofte traveled to Mexico this spring, it was his first vacation in more than a year.
A surfer rides a wave on his wake board in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca state, Mexico on December 9, 2017.
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"Please call the number set below this explanatory rhyme"

Jul 9, 2019
Dr. Sybert saw your email, but just doesn't have the time. Instead you can look forward to her auto-reply that rhymes.
Virginia Sybert, a clinical professor of medical genetics at the University of Washington, answers her emails with rhymes.
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Automatic Reply: “I’m stuck in 1955”

Jun 25, 2019
When Shiva Stella can’t respond to emails, she has a go-to excuse.
Picture taken inside a replica of the DeLorean, a time-machine vehicle which appeared in the movie " Back to the Future."
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