Actual spam subject lines:
let us fight with your creditors
afraid to fight your creditors? we’re not
I’m imagining two guys in a boxing ring with the viking warriors from those Capital One commercials. If only Spamusement had a submissions page!
Category: Humor
Spinning Beach Balls of Death!
The Mozilla-based Camino web browser for Mac OS X has just launched 0.9 alpha 1, and the release notes include this item:
Rarely see “beach balls of death”.
I don’t remember whether I’d heard the term before (I recall the “spinning pizza of death,” or maybe of doom), but I knew exactly what it meant.
The Perfect Couple
A perfect pairing on a movie marquee:
Allergen-free? Try again!
Saw this sign on a display in Whole Foods the other day:
Okaay… but what if you’re allergic to fish?
Watch where you point that thing!
This roller coaster ad was supposed to say, “Ready. Aim. Scream.” But when we got stuck waiting for a long turn signal, the view from the passenger’s seat suggested that the Silver Bullet gets some people a little more excited than that.
What it all Mean’s
Katie spotted this example of apostrophe abuse in an office parking lot.
The best service mean is…? Statistical analysis of dumpster service?
Is there any *ahem* meaning for which this would actually make sense?
Beware of Invisible Cows
Up at the visitor’s center for the Mauna Kea observatories, there’s a sign that says, “Beware of Invisible Cows.” It was dark when we were there, and I tried to get this picture without using the flash since there were people with portable telescopes ten feet away, so it’s really blurry:
Fortunately someone in charge recognized the humor value, and the visitor’s center sells bumper stickers:
Of course, it turns out other people, visiting during the day, have snapped better pictures of the sign.
Note: Our visit to Mauna Kea was on Saturday, April 9, 2005.