# Invasion of the SpamFerries! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 12, 2003, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-spamferries/212717 "2003-11-12T00:22:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-spamferries/212717/1 "2003-11-12T00:22:15Z")
Those of you who signed up to be [my pranksters](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=221462) have been waiting for this thread. The rest of you, I know it’s a misspelling, but when the SpamFerries were born two years ago, it was spelled wrong then so that’s that. No, I was not responsible, despite the homonym connection. 😃 Anyway, the first eight postcards have been received. Our prank victim is completely freaked out. Her mother thinks the whole thing is a hoot! My conspiracy-instigating daughter told me that her friend (the victim) got one from **matt** in Montreal, _four_ from the Captain of the SpamFerries in Waldorf, MD, one from Phoenix, AZ, one from (she thinks) Topeka, KS, and one from Southeastern, PA. At my innocent suggestion, there is now a map in the victim’s house with push pins denoting where the cards originated. More updates as more cards arrive. Too bad today wasn’t a mail day. ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-spamferries/212717/2 "2003-11-12T00:28:53Z")
Man, I have to get a postcard TOOT SWEET! [sub]Glad you made it back from your roadtrip in one piece.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Rue\_DeDay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-spamferries/212717/3 "2003-11-12T02:17:51Z")
I missed the mail going out Monday, and the postal-delivery-person-man didn’t come today for some reason. I hope I get a pretty pin in the map for my postcard. It’s a very pretty postcard. It has pigs. ---
**Author:** ![hyperjes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df705f/32.png) [@hyperjes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hyperjes)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-spamferries/212717/4 "2003-11-12T02:32:39Z")
I want to play too, **Mom**! I think I missed the original sign-up. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Krisfer\_the\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Krisfer\_the\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krisfer_the_Cat)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-spamferries/212717/5 "2003-11-12T02:36:41Z")
I opened this thread thinking “What has **Ferrous** done!” Now I am off to read the original thread… ---
**Author:** ![beegirl13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@beegirl13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beegirl13)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-spamferries/212717/6 "2003-11-12T02:37:53Z")
I sent mine on Monday. I signed it simply SPAM. It should be the only one with a postmark from my town on it. There’s a sunset on the front and lyrics from Weird Al’s “Spam” song on the back. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-spamferries/212717/7 "2003-11-12T02:39:07Z")
I’ve got my postcard ready to go tomorrow. Mine is very volcentric, making it highly appropriate for Knoxville. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ms\_Macphisto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@Ms\_Macphisto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Macphisto)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-spamferries/212717/8 "2003-11-12T02:46:25Z")
Mine went in the mail on Friday. Can’t wait for more updates. If the victim’s freaked out at 8 already, how’s she going to react as they just keep coming? ---
**Author:** ![hyperjes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df705f/32.png) [@hyperjes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hyperjes)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-spamferries/212717/9 "2003-11-12T02:46:35Z")
:smack: Well, now that I’ve clicked on the blatantly obvious link, I’m sending you an email, **Mom**. I love this sort of thing. ---
**Author:** ![IrreverentTone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@IrreverentTone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IrreverentTone)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-spamferries/212717/10 "2003-11-12T02:51:38Z")
Mine went Thursday. It has a person in a cactus suit on the front and a goofy comment about SPAM consumption causing intelligent life in giant saguaros on the back. The pc would have been postmarked Phoenix so **Her Royal SPAMness** might already have it. ---
**Author:** ![sunstone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunstone/32/3372_2.png) [@sunstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunstone)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-spamferries/212717/11 "2003-11-12T03:02:30Z")
One should come from Tucson. Glad to add to the riot. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-spamferries/212717/12 "2003-11-12T03:08:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rue DeDay \* > I missed the mail going out Monday, and the postal-delivery-person-man didn’t come today for some reason. Could that be because it’s… …[Veteran’s Day?](http://www.appc1.va.gov/vetsday/) ☹ {sob} How quickly they forget. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![deb2world](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@deb2world](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deb2world)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-spamferries/212717/13 "2003-11-12T03:22:36Z")
I am waiting for December to spring my SPAM. ---
**Author:** ![dbygawdcapn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dbygawdcapn/32/3995_2.png) [@dbygawdcapn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbygawdcapn)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-spamferries/212717/14 "2003-11-12T04:26:33Z")
Captain of the SpamFerries? Can I use that on my resume? Six more out tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-spamferries/212717/15 "2003-11-12T04:36:30Z")
Dropped my Oregon Wine Country card in a mailbox today so it should be on it’s way tomorrow. If we can do more than one, I’ll do one or three more 'tween now and Ogmas. [aside]Where is \*\*Ferrous[/b[anyway?[/aside] ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-spamferries/212717/16 "2003-11-12T11:11:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ms Macphisto \* > \*\*If the victim’s freaked out at 8 already, how’s she going to react as they just keep coming? \*\* That’s the question, isn’t it? hehehehe For the record, we’re close to 90 participants in this reindeer game, and with those who have or will send multiple cards, she’ll get well over 100 postcards! I knew that Dopers would come thru!! Doesn’t matter when you send - the longer we drag this out, the funnier it will be! ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-spamferries/212717/17 "2003-11-12T12:41:09Z")
I never got an address or a picture to send mine to! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-spamferries/212717/18 "2003-11-12T12:41:54Z")
It may take me a while, since I want to look for a postcard extolling the virtues of scrapple – a local “treat” that could give Spam a run for its money. (Pause for a moment’s reverent reflection on the image of two “meat products” panting towards the tape.) Glad there’s no deadline on this. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-spamferries/212717/19 "2003-11-12T12:44:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jjimm \* > \*\*I never got an address or a picture to send mine to! \*\* I’ll get it out to you right away. Sorry if I overlooked you - I thought I did a pretty good job of answering all requests. Maybe your ISP ate it?? 😕 Surely I couldn’t have messed up! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-spamferries/212717/20 "2003-11-12T15:01:41Z")
Well, neato - this thread has spurred a few more pranksters to join us! Just a reminder - don’t sign your name. Sign the cards from the SPAMFerries or some variation thereof. Be clever, be mysterious, have fun! Freak out a complete stranger! 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-spamferries/212717.md?page=2)