Technique 2: Email Thread of Doom
A Descent into Madness
Warning: This technique is not for the faint of heart. It involves creating an email thread that is so convoluted, so labyrinthine, that it will drive you and your coworkers completely insane.
Step 1: Start with a simple subject line.
Subject: "Urgent: Meeting to Discuss the Impending Doom"
Step 2: Send the email to your entire team, but only include the subject line. Do not include a body or attachments.
Step 3: Wait for 30 minutes for someone, anyone, to respond. If no one does, repeat step 2.
Response 1: The Optimist - A brave soul who responds with a simple "yes, I'm on my way" or "I'll try to make it work"
Response 2: The Skeptic - A gruff but lovable curmudgeon who responds with a snide comment about the subject line or meeting invitation
And so on, and so on... until you reach the point of no return, where the thread has grown so complex that no one knows what anyone is talking about anymore.
Good luck, friend.