{"id":60,"date":"2014-08-23T18:19:05","date_gmt":"2014-08-23T18:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/humour\/?page_id=60"},"modified":"2017-11-05T03:02:41","modified_gmt":"2017-11-05T03:02:41","slug":"emails-of-the-twenty-first-century","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/humour\/emails-of-the-twenty-first-century\/","title":{"rendered":"Emails of the Twenty First Century"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"emailThings are becoming more and more “electronically prone” every day we wake up in the 21st century. In fact, this morning when I awoke, I phoned my friend from the US and asked him to email me some batteries for my phone. Then I downloaded them unto my computer, extracted them using a USB device and put them in…just kidding.<\/p>\n

OK, I admit there is thin line between being funny and being crazy, and trust me, I know where to draw the line.<\/p>\n

But the idiots who send messages to my inbox everyday seem to be sitting on the other side of the fence. I’ll give you some examples.<\/p>\n

Everyday, for the last three months, I’ve been receiving an email with the following subject line:<\/p>\n

Patrick, last chance before we PURGE you from our system.<\/address>\n

In the email, MARK offers me an incredible business opportunity. Well if you’re going to purge me off the system, Mark, please don’t give me too many “last chances.”<\/p>\n

I received an email this morning with subject line:<\/p>\n

Get back to us urgently<\/address>\n

When I opened the email, it read:<\/p>\n

You interested in getting laid without any hassle or small talk? Jenny just sent you a booty call invite.<\/span><\/em>

Click to accept Jenny26’s booty call<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Well I thought that was funny.<\/p>\n

Did you click to accept Jenny’s booty call today?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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