Fun With Spam: Holiday Edition

Posted on Sunday, November 23, 2003

Another actual spam found while I was cleaning out my spam filter:

There are so many neat things about this one:

• It’s from Santa Claus, people! Who knew he was branching out into direct marketing? And right as he’d have to be gearing up for the big holiday season, too — the man is a sales machine.
• Check that sent date: Dec. 31, 1969. Yep, that’s right — not only is it from Santa Claus, the jolly old elf actually went back in freaking time to send it. I can only assume he did this to ensure that it would arrive in time for the holidays; we all know how clogged up the Postal Service gets this time of year.
• I’m impressed by his focus, too — unlike most spammers, who want to sell me generic Viagra or dubious investment schemes, Santa is shilling toys (in this case, remote-control helicopters). So, on top of everything else, Santa must have an MBA — he’s clearly learned the value of sticking to his core competency.

So, congratulations to Santa for some smart diversification! It’s clearly the way to succeed in today’s sluggish economy.

Sound Off, Loudmouth!

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