The Joys of Being a Blogger

by Adam J. Morris on Aug 19, 2009 3:32 PM CDT

One of the great things about being a blogger is getting targeted spam emails like this:

Hey Adam!

Favre in Viking purple! We're all taking about it, but I thought you'd appreciate The Toilet Paper's take on Favre this morning: http://xxxxxxxxxxx.com/2009/08/the-color-purple-favre-a-viking/. The Toilet Paper is a daily, funny, witty one-sheet providing beyond-the-headline knowledge that you won’t find anywhere else...except your inbox.

There's addictive qualities to it - people dig the quick benefits of learning something new daily. Sign up at www.xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.com - I'd love to know what you think.

All the best,

- Gregg

--
Gregg xxxxx
Founder
The Toilet Paper - A Bunkhouse Media Property
m. xxx.xxx.xxxx
www.xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.com

That's the sort of inside stuff you get when you are party of the media l33t...

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you mean you don't send out stuff like that to the public

for LSB?

Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball

by willamos2 on Aug 19, 2009 3:35 PM CDT reply actions

OT: I dropped my iPod in a glass of water..sigh

I was at the gym so I couldn’t go home and dry it right away with blow dryer or rice. But I had a towel and wiped it good. Do I let it sit for a couple days or take it to Apple?

by TooLegitToQuit on Aug 19, 2009 3:46 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

Don't take it to Apple

Unless it fell in Apple brand water, you have voided some obscure clause in your warranty.

The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano

by bking on Aug 19, 2009 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions

Go to Apple right now

Didn’t you read the fine print? It says if dropped in glass of water it will start a self destruct countdown. Is it smoking yet or making a ticking noise? Go quick, go now don’t delay.

2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009

by boomer1 on Aug 19, 2009 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions

i've done the same thing

mine ended up working after about 2 weeks

Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball

by willamos2 on Aug 19, 2009 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions

except mine wasn't a glass of water

it was the toilet

Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball

by willamos2 on Aug 19, 2009 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions

We're in Texas

Its terlet.

by Adam J. Morris on Aug 19, 2009 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm around DC

It’s towlit.

by DCRanger on Aug 19, 2009 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions

That's actually how they say it in NYC

Archie Bunker, for example.

613photo

by Black Francis on Aug 19, 2009 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions

Let it sit for a couple of days first (DON'T TRY TO TURN IT BACK ON UNTIL THEN) and if that doesn't work, take it to Apple

You probably voided the warranty but if you ponied up for Apple Care and it hasn’t expired you’d be covered.

by Inkara1 on Aug 19, 2009 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions

It's an iPod classic I bought like 2 years ago.

I’m sure the warranty expired already.

by TooLegitToQuit on Aug 19, 2009 4:22 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Wrong

There are two things Apple Care does not cover:

1.) Cracked screens
2.) Water damage

Incidently, this is just about the only two things that can happen to iPods and iPhones. Go figure.

Trust me on this. The extra $60 I paid for apple Care Protection did not cover my broken iPhone screen – though Apple is kind enough to offer me a replacement phone for $200, plus sales tax, of course.

by Bats and Balls on Aug 19, 2009 4:24 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

let it sit for awhile

I recommend leaving it somewhere in your car if you park outside.. should get really hot and dry out quicker.

by Mike E on Aug 19, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions

I left it on my front seat at the gyn so it could dry. Almost burned my hand touching it.

It was in the water for like 3-5 seconds. We’ll see.

Thanks for the tips guys.

by TooLegitToQuit on Aug 19, 2009 4:19 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

and female problems too??

The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano

by bking on Aug 19, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions

nice

2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009

by boomer1 on Aug 19, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions

Let it sit for a few days and try it

You can bring it in to Apple, but be aware that some models (iPhone, iPod Touch, and possibly other iPod models) have a water sensor built-in to detect just such an occurrence.

by mgb5 on Aug 19, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions

Inside information

and a fat paycheck. I need a blog.

by BHill on Aug 19, 2009 3:50 PM CDT reply actions

Take over mavsmoneyball.

by brettgardner on Aug 19, 2009 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions

but

then I’d have to follow Basketball. I guess I could just make shit up.

by BHill on Aug 19, 2009 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions

Then you'll be ready for...

… The Toilet Paper.

by mgb5 on Aug 19, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions

I think

I’d prefer it to a total lack of updating for a month.

by brettgardner on Aug 19, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions

That site is just pointless now

There’s plenty of NBA stuff to be talking about now and crickets

"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan

by Dirk Diggler on Aug 19, 2009 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions

you never reply to my emails

by Mike E on Aug 19, 2009 4:02 PM CDT reply actions

you have to type words in emails

blank emails generally don’t get returned

"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan

by Dirk Diggler on Aug 19, 2009 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions

what is l33t?

by bdavison94 on Aug 19, 2009 4:12 PM CDT reply actions

If you have to ask, we're not allowed to tell you...

The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano

by bking on Aug 19, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions

This may help.

Here you go.

by BHill on Aug 19, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions

that's awesome...

where did you find that?

The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981

by TxStCa on Aug 19, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions

This may help.

Don’t know how to change the title of the link. I’m learning though!

by bdavison94 on Aug 19, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions

crap

where did my link go?

Again….old.

by bdavison94 on Aug 19, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions

link

by bdavison94 on Aug 19, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions

I give up

by bdavison94 on Aug 19, 2009 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions

Just .. fail.

"When he came up with that ball, hop or not, he looked exactly like a homeless guy who had found a long cigarette butt – only to discover it was soaked with gasoline. He could not have thrown out anyone there, even though Cust moves at about the speed of soil erosion." - Ed C.

by inactive lsb user on Aug 19, 2009 5:33 PM CDT up reply actions

just

go here and type whatever you want. It generates the link for you. I forget where I first saw it, but it’s been around a while; It’s pretty useful.

by BHill on Aug 19, 2009 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm getting old

by bdavison94 on Aug 19, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions

One sheet of toilet paper

You know what that’s good for wiping?

Toilet paper? Seriously?

by mgb5 on Aug 19, 2009 4:15 PM CDT reply actions

Not as bad as having a site that is often read by foreigners

The typical spam email I get from it is either related to erectivle dysfunction, penile enlargement, or cheap (?) drugs offshore.

"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -

"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce

by Ed Coffin on Aug 19, 2009 4:16 PM CDT reply actions

No kidding

Those 3 categories and the Nigerian scams make up about 90% of the spam I receive daily.

My favorite ones:

1- the one claiming to be from the head of the FBI, asking for my help in catching Nigerian scammers, which was clearly written by someone whose first language is not English.

2- the one from a gentleman named “Emeka Okafor” needing my assistance to get money out of a West African account. Apparently, the center for the New Orleans Hornets wants me to pass as some dead guy’s nephew in order to access $10 million.

Officially gay for Neftali Feliz

by RCCook on Aug 19, 2009 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions

You guys need to seriously look at your spam filters

I haven’t gotten a Nigerian scam email in over a year.

The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano

by bking on Aug 20, 2009 9:19 AM CDT up reply actions