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Fanfiction spam - and shampoo
22 May 2021 04:59 pmI'm still getting spam via fanfiction.net (thanks to its PM alert still being connected to my GMail account), despite not being able to view the site:
(Apparently they hadn't even done enough research/experimentation to realise that FFnet aggressively strips anything that even looks like a URL, including sentences where a space has been missed after a full stop...)
I read somewhere that the mangled English in these communications is actually seen as an asset, on the grounds that anyone who is prepared to respond to the offer despite the obvious unprofessionalism of the writer is by definition going to be an easy mark - pre-selection for gullibility :-(
I used some 'liquid shampoo' for the first time in years yesterday, after having been converted to the practicality of the Lush hair soap. I was taken aback by just how *much* I had to squeeze out: at least a fifth of the whole bottle for a single wash. Admittedly my hair was very greasy and badly needed washing, but even under those circumstances I'd only expect to need five or six rubs with the hair soap, which has lasted me since last August and is only now starting to look rather diminished.
Of course when it's liquid a fair proportion of the extra volume is simply taken up by water, but even so, it's a stark reminder of just how much extra washing (as well as less packaging) you get out of a single purchase of concentrated solid shampoo.
Dear, i have read one of your book and i am very honored to offer you to try publishing your novels with us, exclusive or nonexclusive. the following are the welfares of our company. if you have more questions, please mail me at or hit my inbox in my facebook. p?id=100058122373339
(Apparently they hadn't even done enough research/experimentation to realise that FFnet aggressively strips anything that even looks like a URL, including sentences where a space has been missed after a full stop...)
I read somewhere that the mangled English in these communications is actually seen as an asset, on the grounds that anyone who is prepared to respond to the offer despite the obvious unprofessionalism of the writer is by definition going to be an easy mark - pre-selection for gullibility :-(
I used some 'liquid shampoo' for the first time in years yesterday, after having been converted to the practicality of the Lush hair soap. I was taken aback by just how *much* I had to squeeze out: at least a fifth of the whole bottle for a single wash. Admittedly my hair was very greasy and badly needed washing, but even under those circumstances I'd only expect to need five or six rubs with the hair soap, which has lasted me since last August and is only now starting to look rather diminished.
Of course when it's liquid a fair proportion of the extra volume is simply taken up by water, but even so, it's a stark reminder of just how much extra washing (as well as less packaging) you get out of a single purchase of concentrated solid shampoo.