Prank emails lead to surprising responses from recipients

TLDR Dale sends intentionally stupid responses to emails meant for other people, but instead of getting angry, the recipients respond politely and cheerfully.

Timestamped Summary

00:00 A man named Dale receives emails meant for other people and decides to mess with the senders by sending intentionally stupid responses, but instead of getting angry, the recipients respond politely and cheerfully.
03:37 Dale's prank emails to the Girl Guides cookie advisors caused concern and made the host worry about the potential consequences for the recipients, but the advisors handled it diplomatically and patiently, as it is part of their job to respond to confused emails.
07:12 Janie discovers that a group of Girl Guides sang a song in a concentration camp in China during World War II, and she begins to uncover the story of these Girl Guides and the other children who were captured and brought to the camp.
11:20 During their time in the concentration camp, the Girl Guides maintained their cheerful and positive attitude, leading by example and influencing the adults around them to keep going and not give up.
14:54 Mary Taylor, a concentration camp girl guide, recalls her time in the camp where she and her friends had to collect coal shavings from the guards' quarters, mix them with dust and water, and dry them into coal balls to keep the stove lit and everyone warm, which she remembers as surprisingly fun despite the harsh conditions.
18:38 In the concentration camp, the adults prayed for a fast death at night but sang cheerful songs with the children in the morning, using music as a way to cope and survive.
23:21 The hosts discuss a Twitter account called @RikertGoogling, which is a feed of Commander Riker's 25th century Google searches from Star Trek: The Next Generation.
27:30 The hosts wrap up the segment and thank everyone involved in producing the podcast.

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