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Yet another spam title that I like.

I received an email under a different title, telling me that the Freemason society has chosen to give me a grant of 2.5 million dollars, to advance the “continuous freedom of man and to enhance mans living conditions.”

Well, on the off chance (probability within epsilon of zero) that the grant is legitimate, I guarantee that the money will be used to enhance at least one man’s living conditions, and for the continuous freedom of a particular man. I’d see to it that the improved living conditions and freedom emanated outward to others in an ever-widening circle of personal and economic relationships. Same as my salary and any other resources that come my way. I don’t tend to join things (the name Error 404 reflects my level of attendance at non-paid functions) so I will probably pass on the membership offer. Unless you guys pay - but if I have 2.5 million dollars handy, I probably won’t show up for money either.

I have a choice about spam: I can be annoyed or I can be amused. The second doesn’t burn my meds. But if an opportunity to subject a spammer or an email scammer (seriously, the “Freemanson grant” email is just a variation on the Nigerian Letter scam, and millions of people have received a copy) to legal action comes my way, amusement and mercy are two very different things.

Yesterday, I spent a lovely Sunday tearing out the rotten kitchen floor and counters at a flat that I rent out.

A tennant has just moved out, and another is moving in soon.

The old tennant had a problem with the kitchen drain and repaired it with duct tape and electrical tape. Judging from the smell and the spread of the rot, it must have happened some time ago.

Why didn’t the tennant didn’t just call me up and say there was a problem with the drain? Or mention it during one of my regular “how’s it going, any problems” calls? A complete replacement of the pipes involved would have been a quick and easy job, and the cost would have been on me. Instead, he lived with a mess and a foul smell and exposed himself and his son to a risk of disease for months and I have an expensive and difficult job in front of me, of which the original problem is a tiny part.

I don’t get it.

Oh wait - I just noticed this thing I posted a while back and perhaps it explains it all.

Sometimes the titles on spam are interesing.

I actualy opened “I begin as primordial curvacious” on the off chance that the contents would continue the idea. The contents never do. This one was hawking fake Rolexes that were neither curvacious nor primordial, nor was there a narrator with either characteristic.

Sometimes I feel like this guy was here last night…

‘Brainfairy’ by Steev

This is neat

The items on this site are flash movies of drawing. Very interesting to watch. I assume the people who create the drawings are using a digital sketchpad or something, because they are too fine to be done with a mouse.

The site is in, I think, Russian.

I’m posting this for my brother and his wife, who had to leave 5 cats in New Orleans.
I can’t reach them just now to give them the URL, so I’m posting it here.

NOLA.com: Animal Chat Forum