My First Resolution of 2007 — To be more helpful

In the spirit of my decision to be more helpful in 2007, I think we should assist the fools who write spam email titles. I know, I know. They suck…we hate them…they clog our email boxes up with crap. But clearly they didn’t graduate from junior high…they can’t put together a coherent FRAGMENT, much less a sentence…and it’s probably the only job they can get. Spam might be less annoying if it’s grammatically correct, spell checked, and somewhat entertaining.

Ok, probably not. But here are just a few examples of stupid emails titles I have received this week. These people need help.

– pacesetter homicidal
– historical legal ethical political
– Be sure to read the related article, Stupid yoga tricks: let’s all copyright ancient yoga postures.
– cwmino
– swinging
– Some TV shows also have a free space for that.
– Amusing perhaps, but not very efficient if you are after some specific color changing water pipe information.
– DABB DBBB DCBB
– Mac check this.
– Greetings Sergio
– I don’t, and I have very little desire to even try (This is the only one I even took a peek at…they almost had me!)

So, here are a few ideas I came up with…I am pretty sure I would at least look at an email with one of these titles:

– The affair your spouse is having
– Great Aunt Bee has passed…you are in her will
– Sorry about your cat
– I can introduce you to George Clooney
– Top Secret…you can’t tell anyone!
– Update on that STD
– I have magic pills that will make your penis larger (LOL…kidding!)

Ok, your turn. What title would make you open an email?

Tchotchke Parade – Part 2

More crap for your enjoyment!

This first one is my favorite. It’s not often that you see a duck, a cherub, a sailor, the Virgin Mary, and Uncle Sam hanging out together.

And finally…

this is where their house died from embarrassment!

I spent an hour driving around on a golfcart to take all these photos. Not one person stuck their head out to ask why I was photographing their front yard. Go figure.

So, I hope you found the parade of Tchotchkes as entertaining as I did. I will be back to normal blogging tomorrow. I might even make a few New Year’s resolutions. No better way to start off the new year than with high expectations and immediate failure.

Happy New Year!

As promised, my first post of 2007 is a fabulous Tchotchke Parade (Part 1)…straight from Ft. Myers, Florida. (It’s like the Island of Misfit Toys, but with ugly lawn decor.)

Enjoy!

Part 2 coming tomorrow. I hope the anticipation doesn’t kill you.