E-Mail
A few years ago I had many e-mails
with the Subject Line: Lonely Russian Women Want to meet you. I always wondered
how Russian women knew about me.
As far as I know, I don’t have overwhelming book sales in Russian. In fact, I don’t think I have any sales
there at all. I also wondered why
the Russian women didn’t get together. They’d be less lonely then. They all share a common language, which
I don’t speak. They’re a lot
closer to each other than they are to me.
Maybe they figured that out. It has been a while since I received a
message with that subject line.
I remember one of the messages started with,"Lonely Russian women's gallery." Naturally I assumed the women had taken up the arts. I was curious if they were showing their paintings or perhaps their photography until another possibility came to mind.
I remember one of the messages started with,"Lonely Russian women's gallery." Naturally I assumed the women had taken up the arts. I was curious if they were showing their paintings or perhaps their photography until another possibility came to mind.
Of course I get a lot of offers of
money if I just reply to the e-mail.
Sometimes I am referred to as, “a fine Christian gentleman;” other time
the message comes from someone who describes
himself/herself in that way. The FBI has been kind enough to send me e-mails assuring me that the other e-mails offering money are legit. I guess the FBI has nothing more important to do than to check the e-mail addressed to me. If you know any of the people offering me money, please let them know I will not answer such e-mail. They can just stop by the house and drop the money off. I wonder what the tax consequences of receiving a few million are.
himself/herself in that way. The FBI has been kind enough to send me e-mails assuring me that the other e-mails offering money are legit. I guess the FBI has nothing more important to do than to check the e-mail addressed to me. If you know any of the people offering me money, please let them know I will not answer such e-mail. They can just stop by the house and drop the money off. I wonder what the tax consequences of receiving a few million are.
I get about as many messages
offering loans as I get messages that I should buy the latest and greatest
new you fill in the blank. Can’t the senders get together and decide if I need money or if I have so much that I can splurge? Am I supposed to buy stuff until I run out of money and then get a loan? Or should I get a loan first in order to buy the wonders I am offered?
On occasion I get messages warning me that embarrassing material about me has been posted on the web. I don't ever reply because I am essentially a boring person. If what I do is worth notice, there must be people with a whole lot of empty hours on their hands.
new you fill in the blank. Can’t the senders get together and decide if I need money or if I have so much that I can splurge? Am I supposed to buy stuff until I run out of money and then get a loan? Or should I get a loan first in order to buy the wonders I am offered?
On occasion I get messages warning me that embarrassing material about me has been posted on the web. I don't ever reply because I am essentially a boring person. If what I do is worth notice, there must be people with a whole lot of empty hours on their hands.
The newest interesting e-mails are
written in pink letters. They
suggest I contact the sender to
facilitate “discrete affairs with married women.” I have a sneaking suspicion the sender does not include my wife in that group of married women. As far as I know, Judy is not interested in a discrete affair. I believe we’re already discrete enough.
facilitate “discrete affairs with married women.” I have a sneaking suspicion the sender does not include my wife in that group of married women. As far as I know, Judy is not interested in a discrete affair. I believe we’re already discrete enough.
What’s interesting in your in mail box?
