Mail. Strange, crackpot, and brilliant.

"Those who have never tried electronic communication may not be aware of what a "social skill" really is. One social skill that must be learned, is that other people have points of view that are not only different, but *threatening*, to your own. In turn, your opinions may be threatening to others. There is nothing wrong with this. Your beliefs need not be hidden behind a facade, as happens with face-to-face conversation. Not everybody in the world is a bosom buddy, but you can still have a meaningful conversation with them. The person who cannot do this lacks in social skills." -- Nick Szabo
Nothing like having a place to air your dirty laundry in public. This is where the interesting mail goes to die. Names, addresses, e-mail, etc., of the sender have been deleted, so as not to make anyone mad who shows up in here. Except for spam. Spammer addresses are printed so that you can add them to your filters, etc., if so inclined.

Strange | Crackpot | Brilliant

Strange Mail

This is the undefinable, the unique, the odd.

The Vegas Guy. My first visitor who found me via a search engine. Curious. He was inspired by my Las Vegas Page.

From: "The Vegas Guy" ______@______.com
To: edwardm@melendez.org
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 23:05:22 -0700
Subject: The Translation...

... of the Spanish word Las Vegas is perplexing me.  Please forgive my ignorance of the 
history of this city, and also for my presupposition that because you have a Hispanic 
name, I chose to email you with this question.  I am a poor immigrant from the Rual [sic]
Detroit area, and I know little of the history of this portion of the west. They taught 
us in our midwestern schools some of Spanish/American terms such as Los Angles being the 
city of Lost Angels. Does Las in spanish mean last in english? If so what then is Vegas? 
The closest I ever came to understanding was my ownership of a Chevy Vega. No pun 
intended. I am searching for an accurate definition in english (translation) of the name 
Las Vegas. Other than Gypsie's on the corners and over inflated food prices, I love this 
town. No where else in this nation can you find a place where Strict Christians and 
Sinners can live in this close a harmony to one another. And life down here by the 
Stratosphere is the best I've ever known in my short 40 years.

	Please help. Please?

        Thank You,

	(Full Name)
        (Home Phone)
	(e-mail address)

Crackpot Mail

This is the truly weird and insane. Spam seems to end up here more often than not.

The Parasite Mail.(Spam) OK, how did I get on this list???

From: Ron@auto2.cybermirror1.com
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The Ostrich Farmer(Spam) I dunno, I still think the real money is in ostrich farming.

From: sun1.ur.mx (hd17-248.hil.compuserve.com [206.175.208.248]) by 
sun1.ur.mx (8.6.9/8.6.9) with SMTP id GAA23754; Thu, 16 Apr 1998 06:28:04 +0600
To: friend@everywhere.com
Subject: BANKRUPT OSTRICH FARMER EARNS $300,000

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A few years ago I was the fifth largest Ostrich Farmer
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over 3.5 million dollars. The market fell in the Ostrich
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I struggled for two years before I found this business.
Now my toughest decision is do I move to Hawaii or to
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IN PARADISE!!

WOW has this ever been a wild ride! One year ago I
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you do?"

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Brilliant Mail

Rant rebuttals, job offers and hate mail will end up here.

The Wacky Mail. I won't explain this one too much, except to say that I was the victim of two particularly cruel practical jokes.

Reply-To: "Tech Guy" ______@_______.com From: "Tech Guy" ______@_______.com To: edwardm@melendez.org Cc: "Tech guy's boss." Subject: hmmmm..... Date: Thu, 12 Sep 1996 15:00:04 -0500 ed, while doing an ftp search for .avi files it has come to our attention that there is a certain file in your directory on shockwave: ed.avi. while we feel that you are perfectly entitled to your "lifestyle" choice, we feel that this file violates our policy of don't ask, don't tell. since no one else here had the guts to tell you to your face, i was nominated (read: forced) to deliver this news to you:YOU'RE FIRED EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. if you have any questions of comments about this they may be directed to ______ as he has been put in charge of damage control. clean out your desk, phreak Tech Guy Internet Provider. ps: tell your "wife" we're sorry.

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