There's a funny column from the Washington Post called the Style Invitational, which invites readers to submit entries for their contents. This week the contest is to come up with very bad subject lines for spam e-mail -- lines that will guarantee instant deletion, sight unseen. Examples include:
* Want to get an advanced degrie?
* See grandmas in the altogether!
* We know a gerbil with a secret crush on YOU!
One that I thought was really funny was Week 508, in which readers took any word, added, subtracted or altered a single letter, and redefined the word.
* Forkplay: A lavish dinner date, in the hope of getting lucky.
* Calculust: Figuring out exactly how much to spring for forkplay.
You can read past columns here.
* Want to get an advanced degrie?
* See grandmas in the altogether!
* We know a gerbil with a secret crush on YOU!
One that I thought was really funny was Week 508, in which readers took any word, added, subtracted or altered a single letter, and redefined the word.
* Forkplay: A lavish dinner date, in the hope of getting lucky.
* Calculust: Figuring out exactly how much to spring for forkplay.
You can read past columns here.