Journal FortKnox's Journal: Check out this spam! [Updated] 17
Hello,
I'm a time traveler stuck here in 2003. Upon arriving here my dimensional warp generator stopped working. I trusted a company here by the name of LLC Lasers to repair my Generation 3 52 4350A watch unit, and they fled on me. Since nobody in this timeline seems to be able to deliver what I need (safely here to me), I will have to build a simple time travel circuit to get where I need myself. While it might be hard to find parts in this time to build anything decent, I need easy to follow schematics from the future to build one which is safe and accurate that will not disrupt the time space continuum with both forward and backward capability accounting for temporal location settings (X, Y, Z, n), which can be built out of (readily available) parts here in 2003. Please email me any plans you have. I will pay good money for anything you send me I can use. Or if you have a dimensional warp generator available, and are 100% certain you have a (safe secure) means of delivering it to me please also reply with a secure way to contact you. Send a separate email to me at:
webmaster@custompaintshop.net
Do not reply back directly to this email as it will only be bounced back to you.
Thank You
Brian Appel
Anyone want to help me out with stupid this sounds?? Reminds me of the story of the guy on wallstreet that made 13 high risk trades, and won on everyone and the SEC asked him how he knew, and he said he was the future (story hoax, obviously).
Update: As pointed out below, this spam has been investigated by wired and is their frontpage article today.
Just need to point out (Score:2)
No thanks there, FK, sweetheart. I'm sure it's lovely spam, but all the same...
Heh (Score:2)
Yea, I think it's just some annoying /.er. =p
Got it, too (Score:1)
It is entertaining. So entertaining, I was wondering if it had a payload...
I guess I'm just getting too paranoid.
(It is funny, though. Wish I could help.)
Re:Got it, too (Score:1)
In response to the other fellow, I can't remember which account it came to, so I'm not so sure that it was a
Re:Got it, too (Score:2)
I may just have you beat! (Score:2)
I've seen this time travel one before, though -- I suspect it is a bona-fide sincere nut.
That's an old one (Score:2)
That one's been around for years.
Though, if you think about it, if there's any chance that time travel is possible then this situation is likely to occur. And if it were to occur, this would be the most effective way to adress it (which is not to say highly effective).
Re:That's an old one (Score:1)
Hmmm, I just raised a creepy question: Would you rather receive tons of SPAM or make out with your own mother?
Re:That's an old one (Score:2)
Mmmm.... Moooooommmm.
Before y'all go weird on me: Just kidding
Re:That's an old one (Score:2)
We could make it a threesome.
Well... (Score:1)
I've got that one too (Score:2)
Interesting one whe [lindqvist.com]
Back to the future (Score:2)
One time the date-time was in the past. I thought: "That's silly. How is anyone expected to comply with the request?" Then I realized: "Duh, if you have on of those AMD time travel models you could easily go Back to the Future!"
My guess, its either:
Marty McFly
Doc Brown
Biff
But definitely not Einstien the dog.
I just received a rather entertaining one... (Score:2)
I must admit, it's the only spam to have ever made me laugh.
article on wired.... (Score:2)
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,60141,00
One guy has built an online store for the poor sap sending this stuff out.
methinks this will end up on the