See what I did there?
So after clicking through the link on my post about blocks to make sure it actually worked (yes, I proofreed my posts) I was reminded of a basic fact of humanity in general, and the interwebs specifically: If you give bored people free rein to express themselves they almost invariably degenerate to vulgarities.
As I was playing around with the letters and enjoying the apparent emptiness of the site, I started arranging the letters into a crossword, seeing how many of them I could use up before someone arrived and started moving them. I was doing pretty well (having managed to use both 'velociraptor' and 'quixotic') when someone showed up and started stealing my letters to make swear words, at which point I left to finish the post.
I must say that I admire the Bard in his ability to throw around some of the dirtiest lines penned in the English language, while still making them original and clever. See, boys, Shakespeare wasn't all about kissing and stuff. Willy FTW.
Showing posts with label dumb people. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dumb people. Show all posts
2009-11-12
2008-12-15
Ooh! I want one of those
Occasionally, I am forced to wonder about the intelligence of certain people on the internet. For example: Today I received a spam e-mail with the following subject:
She won't keep the eyes of your Submariner watch.
This causes me to ponder two questions:
1) Who wrote this? Now, admittedly, Microsoft Word's grammar checker would have no problem with this sentence. It is entirely reasonable to tell someone that a female (in the pronoun sense) will not be able to maintain possession of the eyes of his (or her, but presumably his) Submariner watch. Nonetheless, I'm willing to bet that that wasn't the intended point of the sentence, but rather to inform the reader that, "She won't be able to keep her eyes off your Submariner watch," thus implying (much like so many other spams I get) that there is something you can buy online to improve your 'standing' with the ladies.
2) Presumably, this e-mail has a target audience. This leads me to wonder: Who responds to e-mails like this? Especially when they come from an e-mail address like "motivatedyw28@deepspacedisc.com", and have a link in the body which says simply, "Haste to visit."
How many dumb people can there really be on the internet?
Oh, by the way, for legal reasons I have to start tracking my readers, so for each of you out there I'm going to need a name, an e-mail address, and - preferably - a credit card number. You can just post them in the comments to this post and I'll take care of the rest. Thanks.
She won't keep the eyes of your Submariner watch.
This causes me to ponder two questions:
1) Who wrote this? Now, admittedly, Microsoft Word's grammar checker would have no problem with this sentence. It is entirely reasonable to tell someone that a female (in the pronoun sense) will not be able to maintain possession of the eyes of his (or her, but presumably his) Submariner watch. Nonetheless, I'm willing to bet that that wasn't the intended point of the sentence, but rather to inform the reader that, "She won't be able to keep her eyes off your Submariner watch," thus implying (much like so many other spams I get) that there is something you can buy online to improve your 'standing' with the ladies.
2) Presumably, this e-mail has a target audience. This leads me to wonder: Who responds to e-mails like this? Especially when they come from an e-mail address like "motivatedyw28@deepspacedisc.com", and have a link in the body which says simply, "Haste to visit."
How many dumb people can there really be on the internet?
Oh, by the way, for legal reasons I have to start tracking my readers, so for each of you out there I'm going to need a name, an e-mail address, and - preferably - a credit card number. You can just post them in the comments to this post and I'll take care of the rest. Thanks.
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