2003-10-31 - 10:23 a.m.
I received the following bit of junk mail today, with a most inspired subject line ("Re: Hey!"):"Midgets ebony on ivory house wives cute little things. All tastes of strange and untamed shows for you the knowledgeable art buff. New material every day we guarantee. Bits of this are likely unlawful in your country. Remember we told you:) We hope you'll love itand expect to see you in our exclusive section,
"Finish receiving our info.
"Any comments please directly contact me. Thank you, Alex. alex@secondhandcars.com"
What do you figure is going on? Am I the newest agent serving in Her Majesty's Secret Service, and are these the instructions for my first mission, cleverly disguised in the innocent-sounding code of spy communique? Lessee... strange and untamed, art buff, unlawful in my country, second-hand cars. Nope, no idea. Shall have to return to headquarters, I suppose. No idea what I'm supposed to do.
Apparently there are either a) countries where dealing in used cars is unlawful; b) people who believe naughty sex is the art buff's fondest love; or c) some MI6 officers who are very, very angry with me now. Hmm. Perhaps all three.
