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FOLLOWING the “Antidisclaimer” we published on 23 February, reader Nadine McCarthy has sent us another – and this time we were able to track down its creator, David Taylor of Mount Lawley, Western Australia. It’s too long to give in full, but here’s a taster.

“Important: This email is intended for the use of the individual addressee(s) named above and may contain information that is confidential, privileged or unsuitable for overly sensitive persons with low self-esteem, no sense of humour or irrational religious beliefs.

“If you are not the intended recipient, then social etiquette demands that you fully appropriate the message without trace of the former…

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