Yes, I have one friend who would send out morbid mass emails on the daily. They were usually about very intellectual and accomplished people, many of whom I'd never heard set my eyes on a day in my life. Of course, the death-of-the day posts were useless to someone like me who enjoys the company of like-minded normal people who keep our intelligence under wraps...haha.
However, if there were no obits, she'd send racial injustice articles instead. No one will ever accuse her of being little miss sunshine. :)