Will You Accept?
I received spam in my inbox yesterday that read, "WordNerd, will you accept this position?" It made me snort – for some reason, I immediately pictured a guy dressed up in a fancy penguin tuxedo, a top hat, and on bended knee, extending a contract to me. It was very proposal-like.
It can work in other situations, too. "WordNerd, will you accept this Twix?" "WordNerd, will you accept this bound copy of poems extolling your worth and beauty?" "WordNerd, will you accept this $5,000 debit card?" Don’t mind if I do to all of the above. I wonder if guys get spam like this? Or is more along the lines of their stereotype, in which a purported job offer is couched in sexual terms? (Sorry guys, but it’s true.) "RandomGuy, please take me!" "RandomGuy, get paid for your services!" "RandomGuy, hook up to a new experience." Yes, those are tame, as my innuendo-meter is currently in the shop. But you get my drift. Spam amuses me to no end.
That’s not to say, though, that I like getting spam – I’d much rather my inbox be free of it – but you have to make the best of certain situations, no?