This isn’t what I signed up for
Scientists get a lot of junk mail. Even though I carefully avoid putting my email or postal addresses on anything, not least the mailing lists at marketing booths in conference expos (no amount of cool swag is worth that sort of pain), I somehow get inundated with crap nonetheless. Of course there’s nothing I can do about what comes through the post, aside from chuck it straight into the recycle bin. One day I’m sure they’ll make unsolicited post illegal, but for now we’re stuck with it.
On the other hand, I take great pleasure in unsubscribing from the daily crop of marketing emails that clutter my email inbox. I enjoy the ones that allow you to give a reason:
The very best unsubscribe websites, though, are the ones whose final parting dialogue box says “Thank you for your interest in our products”.
“Interest”: I don’t think that word means what you think it means.
‘130 characters remaining’
You could type ‘arse’ twenty-seven times, with a space in between each one, you know. And still have room for an exclamation mark.
I’m just sayin’.
Or I could write it in American English and have room for a few more instances of the word ‘ass’.
Don’t you love when you go through the entire process of “Unsubscribe” only to click the final button and find that nothing actually happens? Is it a ploy to keep you subscribed, or simply poor programming? And if a ploy, will they really be able to sell something from someone determined to stop receiving the mail?
It’s like science: You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave. Mwa-ha-ha.
“Or I could write it in American English and have room for a few more instances of the word ‘ass’.”
Spot the author – always looking for maximum impact with minimum letters. 🙂