Weird Spam Email #8741

This subject jumped out at me today:

Subject: Auction Education -->E B A Y<-- werlhof's disease

Huh?

According to dict.die.net, Werlhof's disease is "purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of factors".

Huh?

Purpura is "any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding".

Ah.

— July 18, 2003

Office Policy Nazis

I am tried of office policy nazis. I don't work at a Fortune 500 company or a Big 5 consultancy (which are the five, anyway?). I work at a fucking small company with fewer than 20 employees!

But constantly we hear "Oh, we don't have a policy for that" or "Oh, but that violates policy". Well then make something up! Be flexible!

Ugh.

— July 18, 2003