Note from Phil: This is a guest post by David Pogue, Author of The World According to Twitter. The book is perfect for flipping through when you need a laugh, or for leaving in the guest room for when friends come over to visit.
What follows is an excerpt from David’s book, and I think you’ll get a laugh or 3 out of it.
Compose the subject line of an email message you really, really don’t want to read
by David Pogue, Author of The World According to Twitter
To my former sexual partners, as required by law — @markowitz
Re: What seems to have been your car — @pumpkinshirt
From: eHarmony. Subject: Your profile has been rejected. — @jadawa
I hate to do this via email . . . — @SusanEJacobsen
Fwd:Fwd:Fwd:Fw:Catz! lol — @danblondell
What happened in Vegas did NOT stay in Vegas — @jschechner
Your Dad is Now Following You on Twitter. — @CathleenRitt
From: Your Doctor. Subj: Good news, bad news . . . — @Baszma
Urgent notice to everyone who was at the hot tub party last Saturday! — @lavasusan
From: AT&T. Subject: Your international roaming charges — @kvijayraghavan
Hi! Remember me? I’m in town!! — @Stefaniya
Error in lab results — @ricksva
From: NIH. Subj: Important new information on link between computer usage and rapid-onset dementia — @maineone
Honey, you saved those tax papers from 1978, right? — @pumpkinshirt
From: Yale Office of Admissions. File Size: 2K — @perryan
We need to talk. Call me. — @_not_THAT_guy
From: Your Petsitter. Subject: Before you open the door when you get home . . . — @brianwolven
From: Your Publisher. Subject: Ha, good one! Could you send the real chapter now, please? — @Lookshelves
Your GM common stock — @scottmarkarian
Did you mean to hit Reply to All? — @Maggie_Dwyer
From: Your eldest kid. Subject: How do you get chocolate sauce out of the sofa? — @aymroos
The above is an excerpt from the book The World According to Twitter by David Pogue. The above excerpt is a digitally scanned reproduction of text from print. Although this excerpt has been proofread, occasional errors may appear due to the scanning process. Please refer to the finished book for accuracy.
Copyright © 2009 David Pogue, author of The World According to Twitter
Author Bio: David Pogue, author of The World According to Twitter, is the weekly tech columnist for the New York Times, an Emmy-winning correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning, and contributor of funny, weekly tech videos for CNBC. He’s the author or co-author of 50 books, including 6 in the For Dummies line and 25 in the Missing Manual series, which he created. He lives in Connecticut with his wife and three children.
Join Pogue’s world at his website: www.davidpogue.com; at Twitter: @pogue; or at his blog: www.nytimes.com/pogue.
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Hilarious read, Phil! Those were a welcome Friday treat.
Hi Phil – thanks for bringing across David Pogue’s expert comments on twittering .. it’s good to know where to find people like David.
The thought of of some of those tweets is .. well somewhat funny .. and heart rending!
I just watch my words .. all the best
Hilary Melton-Butcher
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Thanks Todd! Glad you enjoyed. I thought they’d fit well on Friday.
Hilary – you do have to watch your words…yet I think some of these people said crazy stuff just because they knew they’d be included in a book.