Signing off cheerily

I don’t know if you have had the pleasure of the zany sign off at the bottom of emails. Not wanting to go all Jerry Seinfield on you – getting upset about the nano things while wearing white sandshoes and jeans – I came across an absolute doozy just before Christmas. I am a bit frightened that somehow the person will stumble across this page and be mortified, but maybe if we all promise to keep it a secret they won’t realize they’ve been paid out. This person’s sign off – bearing in mind they work in a sustainability related discipline was… wait for it.. this is truly dreadful:


‘Green Cheers’


Yes, just in case you didn't catch it, that was:

Green.

Cheers.

Greencheers.

Green Cheers!!!


Now I’ve had ‘Yours in peace’, ‘please think twice before printing’, inspiring quotes from dead guys and musicians, and all other kind of individualized sign offs, which I think are rather lovely. But really. Green cheers? What next? Sustainy bye byes? Fair trade cheerios? Kind and playful and a little bit cheeky regards? Pro refugee rights regards? This sign-off sponsored by your local bird watching group?