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RC Car Craze: The Spam Connection
Rick Zeman writes "The Washington Post is reporting that the latest toy craze, miniature radio-controlled cars, is actually fueled by spam, and that spammers are actually helping brick and mortar retailers.
Dunno about you guys, but I get a couple of those a day...and I've resisted the 'temptation.'" The Washington Post wants to know your age, ZIP code and sex, and even provides you with hints on the first two.
...or read
the same story on MSNBC.
Harvard business school recently stated that marketing causes people to buy things! This startling discovery is said to revolutionize the way people do business. "no more hiding my merchandise for me!" said one excited store-owner.
must resist....too easy....
And in another startling discovery, saying something over and over doesn't make it applicable to every case! Good Lord!
Sometimes it's best to just let stupid people be stupid.
Unlike women, Zip Zaps are: 1. Easy to pick up 2. Low cost 3. Low commitment 4. Low maintenance 5. Have a short recharge interval
"If you see a product more than a couple of times on e-mail, that means that product is selling," Finn said. "No one would be sending it repeatedly if was not selling."
Ironically, the latest Kinsey survey reports that the average american penis length has increased to an astounding 11.5 inches, Forbes is delcaring that the number of millionaires in the USA has jumped 19,422% since last year due to perfectly legal Nigerian banking loopholes, and this slashdot poster has 19, count them, 19 barely legal blonde sluts hovering around the computer desk at this very minute.
As a professional journalist, I can tell you that they use that information you input to profile you and sell it to advertisers. Try posting a google cache link next time instead.
;-)
So what? I always sign up as cmdrtaco@slashdot.org anyway
(only kidding... it's cowboy neil)
Code, Hardware, stuff like that.
This is why I always put down that I'm a female, born in 1902, who lives in zip code 90210.
So, you're the whippersnapper that's been putting me on all those mailing lists! I might be 100 years old, but my cane can still fit up your butthole, sonny.
If Nalgene water bottles are outlawed, only outlaws will have Nalgene water bottles.
The Washington Post is reporting that the latest toy craze, miniature radio-controlled cars, is actually fueled by spam
That's funny... I always thought those miniature RC cars were fueled by watch batteries or triple-A's. I guess it's like they say.. there are endless uses for the ham in a can! (:
Not for perverts?
With an X10 and a mini RC car (both bought via spam), you should see up the ladies' skirts!!
Then, you could place the images on a website, and spam people with the address!
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