Finishing with funmail

Ok, last post of the day. I've got to do some design work and then I'm watching Survivor All Stars. Yeah, I'm totally looking forward to it… I've been a drone in front of that show since day one. Anyway, I got an odd message submitted to me at the encyclopedia address:

Subject: doug malloy

Hi! HELP! HELP! HELP! I'm still waiting for your bio, etc., as well as a list of what you plan to do in the show. FLASH! FLASH! Zirbel just got a 9 month booking in Branson so we had to replace him with illusionist Jason Alexander. Unfortunately, I don't have his rundown here with me at the library but will call you with it ASAP.

That's odd. I thought maybe they were trying to contact The Lizardman since he writes for the encyclopedia so I wrote back asking them who they were trying to reach and about what. Their reply was rather odd:

Subject: bad direction for my Email - Sorry!

I was trying to contact DOug Malloy. I'm sorry the message went to the wrong address! Thanks!

Dude, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Doug Malloy passed away quite some time ago, and unless someone has stolen his name, he wasn't a sideshow performer. Along similar lines, I just got this mail the evening (last name changed):

Subject: Nostrial Piercing

Ted, Need  a new nostrial piercing... maybe  tomorrrow or this week.
Weather permitting . Chris Hadberg  Take Care!   Chris

It's really weird. I get these sorts of messages every couple of days. I suspect that all magazines must though, especially online since I think people operate under some strange notions about how email works… some sort of always-finds-its-destination magic routing.

Wow Shannon, that's really annoying! What is it, 1997 on Geocities? Retroweb is NOT cool!

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