Dear Internet spammers

on July 10, 2008 8:36 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Dear spammers,

I really don't mind that I get more messages from you than I do from the entire YDR staff. Really. And I don't mind that half of your messages are in Cyrillic - because I never read them anyway, so it doesn't matter.

But please, please, may I make one simple request? Can you at least get my name right? It was cute at first that all my spam started coming addressed to Granville Mcclain. It made me think of my hero, Bruce Willis, in Die Hard - John McClane.

But, really, I'm starting to get an identity complex. And I wish the real Granville Mcclain would come take his spam back - including the ads for certain "enhancement" products that would be of MUCH more use to him than to me.

So, in closing, I humbly ask that if you're going to call me names, at least make them - and your messages - appropriate for someone of the female persuasion. Is that too much to ask?

Yours truly,
Joan (NOT Granville) Concilio (NOT Mcclain)

1 Comments

By Louise on July 11, 2008 8:53 AM

Joni,
I can't imagine where they got that name for you. My spam at work is often in german (because of my married name.) So I am surprised you don't get "Spam-Italiano." And even with our state-of-the- art police filter, I too still get spam for male enhancement!
Love, Weez (spam, spam, spam, spam...)

My name is Joan and I'm a lifelong Yorker. Throughout high school and college, I swore I was getting out of here as soon as possible. Now, a few years later, I can't think of anywhere I'd rather be. I love my town. And, as a local editor, I hear every day how much you love your towns, too. So please, connect with me and let's share what makes life in York County great. I'm here to help you enjoy this place as much as I do!