It's just that sort of crap, and the "urgent weatherballoon treacle hairspray" messages, that made me change my filters to just DUMP all my bulk mail before I even see it.
Eh, I don't think I've missed much. 30 or 40 messages a day that have lines like "Th9343is iS n)0(t a b out1233 V1aGrA!" doesn't even warrant clicking on "Empty" anymore, I don't care what else might show up there once a year.
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Oh yeah, your 'stuff' checked my 'informathion'? Did their 'stuff' really check me out, or could have been their staff? Cuz I'm really going to re'mor tga j ge' my home with a company that can't spell simple words correctly. I'm truly shocked that somehow they managed to get my name - one 'L' - and address correct. Actually, it's kind of creepy that they got that info correct, I guess.
I told a friend of mine, because I thought it was rather outrageous, and he pointed out that a girl he once dated had told him he had a fantasy of being "raped" by someone she knew. I tried to explain to him that if it's consensual, it's not rape, it's role-playing, but I guess, reluctantly, he has a point. If other people throw the word around so casually, those are the people that tagline is written for.
And yes, you don't have to ask, I think it's gross usage.
There's a story by Margaret Atwood called "Rape Fantasies" where the narrator listens as her co-workers tell their rape fantasies. One woman finally asks the narrator what her rape fantasy is, and she says something to the tune of, "My rapist stops me in an alley, and waits politely as I get the pepper spray out of my purse and spray him."
Dear lord, and I thought it was bad enough when I kept getting spam about penis enlargements and Viagra (dude. Like, I'm female? Just what are you suggesting here....?)
I'm really glad that Gmail just puts spam in the spam folder and I never need look at it.
I always check the bulk mail/spam mail folders, just because occasionally a real email shows up there, and I hate to lose a real email, especially because it might be business related.
Usually I just laugh and laugh at "Lunar warts plankton could it be" subjects, but I was really astonished when I saw this one.
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Date: 2005-10-12 12:50 am (UTC)I think I prefer the insane subjects.
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Date: 2005-10-12 03:34 am (UTC)After seeing that, I think I do too!
My feelings on their suggestion...
Date: 2005-10-12 12:41 am (UTC)Re: My feelings on their suggestion...
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Date: 2005-10-12 03:04 am (UTC)Michele,
Our stuff checked your informathion (26920 eastwood lane Olmsted twp) and we can decrease
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Oh yeah, your 'stuff' checked my 'informathion'? Did their 'stuff' really check me out, or could have been their staff? Cuz I'm really going to re'mor tga j ge' my home with a company that can't spell simple words correctly. I'm truly shocked that somehow they managed to get my name - one 'L' - and address correct. Actually, it's kind of creepy that they got that info correct, I guess.
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Date: 2005-10-12 03:08 am (UTC)*giggles*
It is creepy, though, how much informathion they had...
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Date: 2005-10-12 05:18 am (UTC)And yes, you don't have to ask, I think it's gross usage.
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Date: 2005-10-13 01:14 am (UTC)Ahem. It's obvious this boring narrator has never read fanfic or she'd know rape leads to twoo wuv and OMG babies!
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Date: 2005-10-12 08:31 am (UTC)I get loads of spam but fortunately have never seen anything like that! Sick bastards!
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Date: 2005-10-12 09:21 am (UTC)I'm really glad that Gmail just puts spam in the spam folder and I never need look at it.
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Date: 2005-10-12 05:12 pm (UTC)Usually I just laugh and laugh at "Lunar warts plankton could it be" subjects, but I was really astonished when I saw this one.