# Spam with subject lines that actually sound OK

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 9, 2008, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-with-subject-lines-that-actually-sound-ok/455814 "2008-07-09T09:32:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2008, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-with-subject-lines-that-actually-sound-ok/455814/1 "2008-07-09T09:32:53Z")

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Most spam I get has subject lines that are nonsensical (“aliments aggrandizes she holiday loss”), explicit (“she will love blowing your new, massive penis”), or boring-but-obviously-commercial/scammy (“replica watches of prominent brands”)

Today I got one that actually sounds quite nice:

_“Become the unicorn of your neighborhood”_

Yeah, I mean, I’m sure it’s just an oblique reference to the penis, but taking it completely at face value… I wouldn’t mind becoming the unicorn of my neighbourhood. As long as I had the option to change back to human form when I wanted.

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**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2008, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-with-subject-lines-that-actually-sound-ok/455814/2 "2008-07-09T13:24:47Z")

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[QUOTE=Mangetout]  
Most spam I get has subject lines that are nonsensical (“aliments aggrandizes she holiday loss”), explicit (“she will love blowing your new, massive penis”), or boring-but-obviously-commercial/scammy (“replica watches of prominent brands”)

Today I got one that actually sounds quite nice:

_“Become the unicorn of your neighborhood”_

Yeah, I mean, I’m sure it’s just an oblique reference to the penis, but taking it completely at face value… I wouldn’t mind becoming the unicorn of my neighbourhood. As long as I had the option to change back to human form when I wanted.  
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If I recall my mythology correctly, unicorns can only be ridden by virgins. That implies that if you are the unicorn of your neighbourhood you can tell who has been fooling around - could be a useful talent!