Hmm... It seems some [censored!!!] thoughtless individual has decided to send their email entitled "placid dissident" to several hundred thousand of my closest friends.  This is the second time I've been joe jobbed in a year.  Lucky me.

Anyone who knows me knows that I'd be much more creative though.  For example, the email said xvhehqjetpi yhmsc ombrnyw nypeki ijysf qwdyeq.  C'mon really?  Honestly?!?  At least steal a quote from today's headlines or a passage out of some Gutenberg text or something like most of the "cool" spammers today.  Goodness.  And also, what's with the attachment?  "traffic light.png".  There's a space in that name!  Years of linux and web development have scared all the spaces out of my filenames long ago.  And the piece de resistance?... they forged an Outlook Express sender header.

X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028

I think the funniest thing so far (even funnier then 2 dozen bounce messages) has been the 1 person who kindly took the time to write me back.

Victor, thanks. Your single sentence (take me off your list as***le) is like poetry to me.  You're good people - and I'll be sure to take you off my list right away.