# Now here's a strange e-mail I'm not sure what to make of. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 19, 2001, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-heres-a-strange-e-mail-im-not-sure-what-to-make-of/94140 "2001-11-19T02:52:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2001, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-heres-a-strange-e-mail-im-not-sure-what-to-make-of/94140/1 "2001-11-19T02:52:14Z")
I was checking an old yahoo account, because I suddenly remembered some clubs I had joined while under that name. While going through the _huge_ list of unread mail (mostly spam), one of the e-mails was comprised simply of one word: QUIT Just like that. No context about what the message is in reference to, nothing. Just the one word. The date was 11-12, but there was no reply address, no indication of where it came from or why. When I hit reply, Yahoo had nothing at all to put in the “to” field. No point to this I guess. I just thought that was a bit odd. ---
**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2001, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-heres-a-strange-e-mail-im-not-sure-what-to-make-of/94140/2 "2001-11-19T03:38:51Z")
Oh, I received that email, too. But, my trained eyes allowed me to see the mail in full. You missed the “fnords” 😃 [sub]no, I didn’t get the email[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Torgo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@Torgo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torgo)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2001, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-heres-a-strange-e-mail-im-not-sure-what-to-make-of/94140/3 "2001-11-19T03:38:52Z")
Listen to me carefully and stay calm…HE’S EMAILING YOU FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE. ---
**Author:** ![bafaa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@bafaa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bafaa)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2001, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-heres-a-strange-e-mail-im-not-sure-what-to-make-of/94140/4 "2001-11-19T03:47:12Z")
Check out this message I got in a Yahoo account just the other day. > [@](#): > > Subject: wetin dey!!! > > what’s up now, > my 2k abi na 1500, omo give me now.u no > sey xmas don reach i won use am flenjo.The money don > tey for ur hand and i no gbadun am like dat i go dey > expect after vacation. > thank’s u ever my dawg, Kaycee. I have no idea who this person is or WTF he saying! ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2001, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-heres-a-strange-e-mail-im-not-sure-what-to-make-of/94140/5 "2001-11-19T03:47:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Torgo \* > \*\*Listen to me carefully and stay calm…HE’S EMAILING YOU FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE. \*\* Well that would explain it. If he’s in the house he probably wants me to quit walking around naked. ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2001, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-heres-a-strange-e-mail-im-not-sure-what-to-make-of/94140/6 "2001-11-19T03:57:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bafaa \* > \*\*Check out this message I got in a Yahoo account just the other day. > > > [@](#): > > > > Subject: wetin dey!!! > > > > what’s up now, > > my 2k abi na 1500, omo give me now.u no > > sey xmas don reach i won use am flenjo.The money don > > tey for ur hand and i no gbadun am like dat i go dey > > expect after vacation. > > thank’s u ever my dawg, Kaycee. > > I have no idea who this person is or WTF he saying! \*\* That’s easy. Let’s translate this line by line (translations in italics): Subject: wetin dey!!! _Subject: It’s wet in the day_ what’s up now, _I say old chum, what is that I see in the sky?_ ``` my 2k abi na 1500, omo give me now.u no ``` _My 2000 is now 1500, I’d like it now. You know_ sey xmas don reach i won use am flenjo.The money don _they’re Christmas doesn’t reach I won’t use a flamingo. The money doesn’t_ tey for ur hand and i no gbadun am like dat i go dey \*stay for your hand and I am not a bad guy and like that I go they expect after vacation. _xpt agtre badstun_ thank’s u ever my dawg, Kaycee. _Thanks. You are always a dog, Kaycee._ It’s obviously some sort of free verse poetry, **bafaa**. Or maybe lyrics to a Red Hot Chili Peppers song. I never understood what their lyrics where supposed to mean. ---
**Author:** ![Hemlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Hemlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hemlock)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2001, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-heres-a-strange-e-mail-im-not-sure-what-to-make-of/94140/7 "2001-11-19T04:01:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bafaa \* > \*\*Check out this message I got in a Yahoo account just the other day. > > > [@](#): > > > > Subject: wetin dey!!! > > > > what’s up now, > > my 2k abi na 1500, omo give me now.u no > > sey xmas don reach i won use am flenjo.The money don > > tey for ur hand and i no gbadun am like dat i go dey > > expect after vacation. > > thank’s u ever my dawg, Kaycee. > > I have no idea who this person is or WTF he saying! \*\* Wow. One for the linguists - could be an African or Caribbean creole or something. ---
**Author:** ![bafaa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@bafaa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bafaa)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2001, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-heres-a-strange-e-mail-im-not-sure-what-to-make-of/94140/8 "2001-11-19T04:03:23Z")
I thought maybe it was encrypted. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7cd45c/32.png) [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2001, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-heres-a-strange-e-mail-im-not-sure-what-to-make-of/94140/9 "2001-11-19T04:12:11Z")
I believe November 12th was the Great American Smoke Out. A spam email with only one word: “Quit” makes perfect sense in that context. ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2001, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-heres-a-strange-e-mail-im-not-sure-what-to-make-of/94140/10 "2001-11-19T04:17:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Glory \* > \*\*I believe November 12th was the Great American Smoke Out. A spam email with only one word: “Quit” makes perfect sense in that context. \*\* Ahhh… that would make sense then. So does this mean I can start walking around the house naked again without the creepy feeling of being watched? ---
**Author:** ![Myrnalene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@Myrnalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrnalene)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2001, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-heres-a-strange-e-mail-im-not-sure-what-to-make-of/94140/11 "2001-11-19T04:24:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Crunchy Frog \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Glory \* > > \*\*I believe November 12th was the Great American Smoke Out. A spam email with only one word: “Quit” makes perfect sense in that context. \*\* > > Ahhh… that would make sense then. So does this mean I can start walking around the house naked again without the creepy feeling of being watched? \*\* Well, no. But to say more than that would be self-incriminating. ---
**Author:** ![Sofa\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@Sofa\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sofa_King)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2001, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-heres-a-strange-e-mail-im-not-sure-what-to-make-of/94140/12 "2001-11-19T04:45:08Z")
I always sort of wondered about these, which occasionally drop into my mailbox: > [@](#): > > hi elie > > this is fady sayegh talking to you. did you remember me you ass hole. > how are you ? fine? i just wanted to say hello and i miss you so much. > no i am not your wife or girl friend but i am your old freind abou el fad. fadi ya eir fady ya hayaeine. > > how is your new work ? diamonds (almaze ya ibin li mniha). > how are your folks (father and mother)? > > i will take the french passeport very soon and i will be back to lebanon > to see you and nabil (tabello). did you hear that the french passeport. > > do you know why i will take it? no? you don’t know? > i know that you are a big (huge = very big) animal. > i will take it because i fucked the president daughter, yes yes you have to beleive me. > > by the way the bird told me that you went with a pretty russian girl to the church, is that true? of course not. where did you go with the girl? > come on elie i know where did you go. didn’t have the courage to say it to me, i am your loyal freind. > > i will send with this mail a picture and i hope that will receive it. > > so long darling > > your beloved freind > > don’t forget to say hello to your father and mother but not to your sister because i will see her soon. > don’t forget to see the picture. you have to click with the mouse on a blue text > bye bye > > ``` > fady sayegh > > ``` and… > [@](#): > > Ich will professioneller Schwarzmagier werden. > Reicht es, wenn ich mir dein Buch lese ub alles zu verstehen? > Sollte ich mir villeicht noch einige Bücher von Crowley bestellen, wenn ja, > welche > > ich will mich an einer Freundin rächen, die mich abgewiesen hat. > ich würde gern einen Liebeszauber mit ihr machen, un ihr ebenfalls einen > Korb geben. > Ist das gefärlich? > Ich meine ich gebe dabei doch auch einen Teil von mir oder? > > Wär cool wenn du mir helfen könntest > > Trimanicastias > The Ravens Child …and… > [@](#): > > Ursprüngliche Nachricht: > \> Hallo! > \> > \> Ich beschäftige mich seit einiger Zeit mit Magie. > \> Ich habe auch euren Houmpage öfter besucht und gründlich durchgelesen. > \> Mich interessiert aber mehr Liebes-Zauber oder mit einen guten Geist Kontakt > \> aufnehmen. > \> Da ich aber Moslem bin auch sehr gläubisch bin weiß ich aber nicht,das sowas > bei mir klappt. > \> Bei uns gibt auch sehr viel darüber ich habe auch sehr viele Bücher darüber. > \> Es sind aber sehr Zeitaufwendige Sachen. > \> > \> Was schlägt ihr vor wie soll ich am besten den Anfang machen. > \> Bitte nehmt mein E-Mail ernst und schreibt mir zurück. > \> > \> Yasar As best I can tell, a German-speaking Middle Eastern potion-maker is handing out my e-mail address. Strange, no? ---
**Author:** ![Bob\_Scene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Bob\_Scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob_Scene)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2001, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-heres-a-strange-e-mail-im-not-sure-what-to-make-of/94140/13 "2001-11-19T05:33:12Z")
That e-mail **bafaa** got sounds to me like the West African pidgin that Fela Kuti used to sing in. Anyway, I just got an e-mail from some WebTV customer I never heard of, that has no subject and consists entirely of the following: > [@](#): > > NO IT’S JUST CALLED A PEPPERMINT!! ---
**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2001, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-heres-a-strange-e-mail-im-not-sure-what-to-make-of/94140/14 "2001-11-19T05:37:55Z")
**Sofa:** Was there a picture attached? ---
**Author:** ![Sofa\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@Sofa\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sofa_King)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2001, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-heres-a-strange-e-mail-im-not-sure-what-to-make-of/94140/15 "2001-11-19T18:47:47Z")
Nope, no picture. There is no way in hell I would have cracked it open, anyway. If that doesn’t sound like a virus threat, I don’t know what does. After the 11th, I considered collecting all these mails (there are probably half a dozen of them, total) and forwarding them to the Spooks. But then I decided there was no point to it. It would have been one more useless lead to track down, and chances are if it is important those folks already have it, along with the occasional replies I gave. (I had a little fun with my replies, drafting them in English and then using Babelfish to turn 'em into German before I sent them. I made sure to end my reply to the last one with “don’t fold any sowas,” whatever that means.) ---
**Author:** ![Kiki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@Kiki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiki)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2001, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-heres-a-strange-e-mail-im-not-sure-what-to-make-of/94140/16 "2001-11-19T19:08:02Z")
Actually, the Great American Smoke Out was November 15th so maybe they really _are_ trying to tell you to quit walking around naked. Go ahead and keep doing it but **please** , for the love of G-d, make sure you draw the curtains from now on! ---
**Author:** ![ThisYearsGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@ThisYearsGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisYearsGirl)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2001, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-heres-a-strange-e-mail-im-not-sure-what-to-make-of/94140/17 "2001-11-19T19:43:09Z")
I have a Yahoo account, too, and keep getting really bizarre emails. Like one from this guy trying to reach the admissions department at Vassar College. And another one telling Teresa that the article she requested is now available in the bottom floor of the library. And one asking if I know Ben’s new number. What the hell is up with this? ---
**Author:** ![Podkayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2001, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-heres-a-strange-e-mail-im-not-sure-what-to-make-of/94140/18 "2001-11-19T20:10:01Z")
I got an email at my Hotmail acocunt from someone saying he was planning his birthday party and wanted to know if I catered. My account name is podkayne\_fries, because in _Podkayne of Mars_, Poddy’s last name is Fries, which is Dutch–rhymes with “breeze.” So, uh, I guess he thought I delivered french fries for a living? No idea how he got my address. ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2001, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-heres-a-strange-e-mail-im-not-sure-what-to-make-of/94140/19 "2001-11-19T20:21:31Z")
I got an email this week from a woman to her ex-husband telling him what an ass he was for not okaying the adoption of her daughter. I knew none of these people and I have no idea how it got sent to me. The “to” field had “undisclosed recipients” listed. ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2001, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-heres-a-strange-e-mail-im-not-sure-what-to-make-of/94140/20 "2001-11-19T20:34:50Z")
I once had a guy write to me, he said he was starting “the project” and that “they” hadn’t caught on yet. I was wondering for a while. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-heres-a-strange-e-mail-im-not-sure-what-to-make-of/94140.md?page=2)