Mail: Bouncing icon

Hi folks -
I know this is going to be the stupid question of the week, but...
The bouncing mail icon is driving me insane. It bounces even when the messages are in the junk folder. I am perfectly content with the icon simply having the number of new messages, I don't need it to bounce.
I've tried disabling animated icons in the Dock preferences and turning off the new mail sound notification. No go.
Any ideas? What am I missing?
Thanks,
-Dan

Dan,
Go to Mail>Preferences...>Rules and "Edit" or "Remove" any rules which exist at that location. I have a "Bounce Icon in Dock" rule which I believe was a default setting because I do not remember creating the rule from scratch.
;~)

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