A Division of Information Technology e-mail sent across multiple listservs Thursday afternoon triggered a massive e-mail “reply-all” thread among hundreds of students and alumni, with some irritated recipients asking to be removed from the chain while others sent out facetious responses to perpetuate the conversation.

The initial message, sent out at about 3 p.m., instructed students on how to convert their GWMail accounts into full Google accounts. University spokeswoman Jill Sankey said the e-mail was not a phishing attempt but did not have further details on which listservs received the message.

By about 5:45 p.m., the e-mail chain reached about 220 messages. Some poked fun at reported incidents of feces being found on the floors of Gelman Library, posting, “”Hey I’m in the bathroom at gelman does anyone have toilet paper it’s an emergency. Sos.”

Here are some of  our favorite e-mail replies.

“I like turtles”

“Step 1: tell the previous responded how you feel about their email.

Step 2: hit reply all, BUT also add three other friends to the chain!”

“Save a tree! Please only print this e-mail if necessary.”

One responder offered a solution for individuals on the chain who do not want to receive further messages.

“Personally I’m enjoying this, but if anyone wants a decent way to stop having your blackberry go off of this follow these steps:
1) Go into “Settings” in the top right corner.
2) Click “Filter”
3) Add Filter
4) Put [email protected] in the “To” field.
5) Click “Test Search” and make sure this message comes up.
6) Click “Next” and click “Mark as Read”  AND “Delete it”

This should at least remove it from you inbox and put it in your trash.”

Are you receiving the e-mail chain? Post your favorite responses in the comments.