A lesson from spam
What is up with spam? I try so hard to deter spam - I never sign up for newsletters, I don't give out my email randomly, I set my spam filter so high, normal mail barely gets through. And yet? My junk mail folder is constantly filled with mails from people I've never heard of, with subject lines like "Xerox" or "Elephant Wash" or some such drivel. Are they viruses? If they were viruses, you'd think the people spreading them would be more clever (if they were actual viruses, evolution would've booted these morons out of the genetic pool). Who on Earth is gonna open a mail entitled "Kitty Hawk"? I just think it's funny that something I find so annoying I didn't even know existed until like five years ago. Really puts a perspective on life and all the little details in it. I bet five years down the line, I'm gonna be annoyed by something that's only a glimmer in someone's eye right now.
Final thought: Don't sweat the small stuff. And it's all small stuff. (I wish I could take this advice.)
posted by: bacardibreezer (reply)
post date: 05.02.06 (7:17 am)
I need to take that advice as well..
posted by: rosietulips (reply)
post date: 05.02.06 (8:18 am)
I tried reading that book once...I thought it was full of BS *L*
posted by: randomline (reply)
post date: 05.02.06 (8:32 am)
You don’t necessarily have to sign up for spam to get it. If your friends sign up for spam and they have you in their address book, BAM! you are spammed. SOLUTION: drop all your current friends and make some new ones, preferably Amish ones__I hear they have to hand deliver their spam mail, they aren’t so much into that whole Internet thing.
posted by: SupremeAnna (reply)
post date: 05.03.06 (5:59 am)
Reply to: bacardibreezer
:) It's good advice, but hard to follow
posted by: SupremeAnna (reply)
post date: 05.03.06 (6:00 am)
Reply to: rosietulips
LOL, a lot of things in life are filled with BS, I've found- just like most spam!
posted by: SupremeAnna (reply)
post date: 05.03.06 (6:04 am)
Reply to: randomline
ROTFLMAO! You are so right :0 Do the Amish like bowling???
posted by: randomline (reply)
post date: 05.03.06 (5:26 pm)
I think they tend to stick with the classics; hop-scotch, hide & seek, tag...things like that. I would think bowling would be too much prep work.
posted by: randomline (reply)
post date: 05.03.06 (5:27 pm)
Reply to: SupremeAnna
I think they tend to stick with the classics; hop-scotch, hide & seek, tag...things like that. I would think bowling would be too much prep work.
posted by: scubadiva (reply)
post date: 05.05.06 (2:47 am)
I love the ridiculous names the senders use. Or taglines like "2nd Request" "Urgent Attention Needed".
If it weren't for it being spambots, I'd set up a dummy email addy and flood their asses with stuff.
posted by: SupremeAnna (reply)
post date: 05.06.06 (4:26 am)
Reply to: scubadiva
I wish those spambots a fiery death! LOL
posted by: scubadiva (reply)
post date: 05.06.06 (10:22 am)
Reply to: SupremeAnna
Does anyone ever open those? And the ridiculous sender names they use crack me up.
posted by: SupremeAnna (reply)
post date: 05.06.06 (10:00 pm)
Reply to: scubadiva
Some look quite legit, like "Password must be changed" or whatnot. I'm very skeptical nowadays, but I bet a lot of people aren't. That's why spam still persists
posted by: scubadiva (reply)
post date: 05.07.06 (3:56 am)
Reply to: SupremeAnna
If I don't know you, I don't open your email. Simple as that. Sure, I might be missing out on getting a 50inch flat panel tv by responding to a survey on whether I prefer coke or pepsi, but I'll manage.