Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Your Very Own Bullshit Detector
I got a letter in the mail a while back from a bank. It was very official looking, and said in bold letters on the left side of the envelope:
DO NOT DISCARD
Holy Shith! Must be really important!
Wrong. It was a bullshit credit card offer. I've gotten a bunch of 'em since that one, and they all go unopened right into my shredder.
So, as a public service, here is a list of Bullshit Detectors you can print out and keep handy. Any of these items appear on your envelope, or on your email, and can bet your liver it's bullshit. Burn it.
1: Fake looking "handwritten" address
2: NOTICE OF MORTGAGE REDUCTION
3: DATED MATERIAL
4: US MAIL DOCUMENTS: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
5: IMPORTANT PAYMENT REDUCTION NOTICE
and, on Emails:
6: Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: Fwd:
7: Please keep this going!
8: Forward to ten people in ten minutes and....(just fill in the blank.)
9: URGENT NOTICE! (from somebody named Jm Pxuiply or Ej Mjegefr)
10: FREE CAR!
Got other anti-bullshit cues to watch for? The Anti-Bullshit Division of Worldwide Crime Dog Enterprises seeks your contribution!
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DO NOT DISCARD
Holy Shith! Must be really important!
Wrong. It was a bullshit credit card offer. I've gotten a bunch of 'em since that one, and they all go unopened right into my shredder.
So, as a public service, here is a list of Bullshit Detectors you can print out and keep handy. Any of these items appear on your envelope, or on your email, and can bet your liver it's bullshit. Burn it.
1: Fake looking "handwritten" address
2: NOTICE OF MORTGAGE REDUCTION
3: DATED MATERIAL
4: US MAIL DOCUMENTS: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
5: IMPORTANT PAYMENT REDUCTION NOTICE
and, on Emails:
6: Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: Fwd:
7: Please keep this going!
8: Forward to ten people in ten minutes and....(just fill in the blank.)
9: URGENT NOTICE! (from somebody named Jm Pxuiply or Ej Mjegefr)
10: FREE CAR!
Got other anti-bullshit cues to watch for? The Anti-Bullshit Division of Worldwide Crime Dog Enterprises seeks your contribution!
