This post has not been vetted or endorsed by BuzzFeed's editorial staff. BuzzFeed Community is a place where anyone can create a post or quiz. Try making your own!Buzz·Posted on Jul 25, 2013What It Was Like Getting A Chain Email, As Told By Meg RyanThe year is 1998. The place: the World Wide Web.by Sara B.Community ContributorLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail You log onto the internet... Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF And check your email. (Which looks something like this.) Hey, a new message! Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF For good luck, you must send it on to 10 friends. If you don't, bad luck will find you. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF According to the email, one woman passed it on and won the lottery that week! But a man in the Philippines broke the chain and, the next day, his wife died. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Who believes these things? Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF On the other hand, what if it's true... Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF And something really bad happened? Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Think of that poor man from Guam. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF You might as well play it safe. Right? Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF So you consider who your recipients will be. These are difficult decisions. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Finally, you've typed in all their addresses, which you had memorized. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Wait, that's only nine. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Who else is there?! (Who wouldn't totally judge you?!) Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Okay, just add your third cousin or something and call it good. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Finished! You hit 'send.' Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Bullet dodged. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF You wonder how long it will take for something lucky to happen. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Good things are totally coming your way! Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Now, what's this about Bill Gates sharing his fortune? Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF