The problem is I think the spamming bar has been raised recently. I came in this morning to find that "Carly Bishop" had taken the time to write me, an average citizen and generally savvy consumer and investor, not about investment oppurtunities, West African bank transfers, the latest advances in shedding weight and enhancing male organs, or the wonders of pound-melting. No, Carly had decided that I, a total stranger would be interested in this: (I've left it unedited)
I'm no expert, but based on my extensive knowledge of Jane Austen gleaned from BBC costume dramas, it looks like Ms. Bishop decided to email me a fragment of "Pride and Prejudice."
Even with the literary constraints of having to come up with unorthodox spellings and hyphenations to sneak around email filters I think the genre is starting to spawn it's own Shakespeares. Or at least Mark Twains. I have been saving a lot of the crap that finds its way into my mailbox because of the pure genius of the names they come up with. For wacky descriptive character names these guys wipe the floor with David Foster Wallace and Thomas Pynchon. Hell, they give Dickens a run for his money. I am tempted to steal these names and write a series of short stories. The ideas just pop right out. 
 
"Tension Q. Denigrates finished his cigarette, flicking it to the rain-slick sidewalk. From the corner of his eye he caught the grimy old geezer on the stoop watch the butt bounce along, fingers tapping against each other in a vague half-rhythm, eyes in anticipation. Tension turned up the collar of his jacket against the wind walked over the abandoned butt, the tip of his cowboy boots grinding the thing to a million little specks. So the vagrants wouldn't scavenge it."
Man, this stuff just flows out.
 
I've copied the full list below, in the order they arrived to my inbox. Enjoy. 
 
Ricochets V. Jogger 
Poseurs B. Tarpaulin
Weller J. Illegalities 
Intruded C. Vasectomy
Assuming C. Lascaux
Chariot Q. Whatsoever
Paranoia Q. Breeziest
Missourian M. Suckled
Objector L. Corking
Miscarriage P. Nodded
Prohibition K. Benedict
Atari H. Repackaged
Keywords K. Eyewitnesses
Hybridizing B. Regimented 
Geography E. Charles
Implication T. Kapok
Unsuitably U. Politicizing
Armando L. Thrifty
Sellouts J. Laundries
Observatories H. Mushier
Livens Q. Coauthored 
Motivating S. Tortoiseshell 
Snootiness E. Thundershower 
Grunts H. Cenotaph 
Vomit J. Brewing 
Cudgels K. Methanol 
Churchyards U. Forgivable 
Briefness K. Sandpapering 
Drained E. Eutectic 
Gorbachev R. Unhappily 
Nudity L. Celerity 
Tension Q. Denigrates 
Their R. Georgina 
Lithographer I. Thunderhead 
Boxcar F. Extempore 
Misfits E. Mooring 
Recount G. Preserves 
Mumps I. Swivel 
Doling H. Dismemberment 
Lamarck O. Ejecting 
Headset R. Huntsman 
Appliqu H. Inducing 
Wildfowls D. Crankiest 
Doughty I. Accessibly 
Pyxed L. Cruddiest 
Francoise R. Piglet 
Sidelines Q. Billy 
Pacesetters B. Pervasive 
Caledonia M. Nazism
Eating L. Coquette
Oceanographer V. Imperfection
(My personal favorites: Keywords K. Eyewitnesses and Snootiness E. Thundershower.) 
(And Wildfowls D. Crankiest.) 
(And...)
 
 
4 comments:
I have never recieved a single piece of spam, now I am kind of disappointed. Do you have any tips on how to receive more spam, I want me some of that.
Today I got a letter from Napoleon Bland. The subject header was 'be the moon.' I felt pretty good about it.
Jaime
you make me laugh ;)
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