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The simple joy of randomness
It’s rare, but occasionally I get something in email that makes me smile. It’s obviously bot-generated, but the message is simple, contains no links or malicious code. Perhaps it’s a probe message or perhaps someone screwed up their bot setup.
From: Â Â Â Member animated<zuyki5726@charter.com>
Date: Â Â Â 9/23/2010 4:46 AM
Subject: Â Â Â the Batman of nearpast includes stations automatically punched St Canadian the Prime
You can’t take it with you
“Ooh, is this what I think it is?” We all poke our heads up the vicar’s frock and concur that it probably is. A thin pouch of powdery dry skin comes away in his hand. A half-centimeter sample is meticulously labeled and packaged. He’s not going to miss his scrotum now.
Sicily Crypts, February 9, National Geographic
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/02/sicily-crypts/gill-text
Good writing never fails to enthrall the reader. The issue of National Geographic that I just finished was one of the more interesting reads from the magazine in a while (from a composition style point of view).