Dear Phantom Readers,
Okay, so three of you are real (or spambots freakishly good at creative writing), because you comment regularly and say nice things to me and pretend to like what I write. (See why I suspect that you are not real?)
Thing is, I've been reading a lot of other blogs and online journals, and every once in a while, the authors of some of those sites disable their comments because of hate mail.
Now, don't get me wrong: I love the fact that the three comments I receive on a regular basis are always nice and funny and sunny and fill me up with fuzzy, uplifting feelings and build up my self-esteem.
But I have to admit that I'm a little bit jealous of those lucky recipients of hate mail.
I see it like this: If people take the time out to comment on your site (whether it be fluffy, fuzzy nice comments, funny comments or even hateful comments), they obviously care enough about your writing to take the trouble to leave you a few words.
Even if those words can't be repeated in polite company.
See my point?
So, this year, I want to be like those very popular recipients of hate mail.
Please help me make my dream come true! I am the perfect candidate for hate mail: I'm a pale, freckly redheaded immigrant (so if you're a Xenophobe or simply anti-immigration... what are you waiting for? Don't even finish reading this, just go straight to the comments and go for it!) and my posts are often times so lame that I really have no business of having a blog in the first place. I'm also clumsy, "dislecksick", lazy and I procrastinate. (And I grossly overuse parentheses.)
Go ahead, give it your best shot. (Please?)
Love,
Me.
P.S. Happy New Year to you all!
P.P.S. I didn't mean that! I didn't mean to be nice, so I take that back. Now, insult me!
(Please?)
red, you big jerk, you still haven't read the chapter i sent you and told me what you think about it. what are you, lazy or something?
;)
Ummmm.... you suck you no-place-to-go-on-new-year's-eve person. And you are over-paranthesed (sp?). So there!
PS
Happy New year!
That's it! I've had enough! You bloody well better read this and read it good you tall pale freckly redheaded immigrant that overuses parenthesis to an extreme!
Happy New Year!
Damn. I tried to be mean - i did, really!
Maybe that can be my new years resolution! *shining grin*
As someone that has received hate mail and been banned from another blog because of something I wrote ON MY OWN blog about something that had nothing to do with that person, I can say that hate mail stinks.
No matter what opinions are expressed on other sites I always respect their right to say it. It really peeves me that the "hate" happens.
The one thing that is different about me is that when that happens, I don't make a big deal about it. I ignore it. I think that p****s the person doing it off all the more. They don't get the payoff of being buzzed that I care. I get a bit of satisfication with that.
Just be yourself and I am sure there is some lunatic out there that will take offense with something you say someday. Then you will get your very first "hate" mail or comment. Until then, just enjoy all of your well-written pieces of spam!. ;)
Aargh, no, I take it back. I just can't stand to insult a person. Much better to save the good insults up for celebrities and politicians.
A sappy New Year to you, I say!
i'm with sphinx. can't think of something mean at all...
but I'll think some more. I notice that Pylorns has somehow jumped Waaaaaaay ahead of me in comments... want some spam comments?
Jeez. How fucking self absorbed and selfish can you be? As if having a blog and a great boyfriend and talent and all that shit wasn't enough, you've got to sit here and whine about your pathetic lack of hate mail. What an asshat loser.
As someone who has received her fair share of hate mail I feel that I am especially qualified to put you in your place. Yeah, that's right. I said it. I'm gonna put you in your place you... you... funny talking, ghostly pale, freakishly freckled, coffee addict! Why don't you go and try to learn how to make a coffee table out of matches or something instead of wasting our precious time with this stupid, childish crap? Huh? of just go back to South Africa! We already have Charlize and we don't need anymore of you jackasses crowding up our streets with your bad driving and horrible attempts at acting.
P.S. Happy New Year, babe.
P.P.S. If you really want hate mail, just express an opinion. Any opinion will do.
bwahaha! ok, um, taking you seriously...ahem...
quit making me laugh red. i hate laughing. it makes my stomach hurt. it's all your fault! burn in hell!
dah, i suck at fake hate mail. ho hum.
I've only read you a handful of times so I can't possible give any insults as good as those that know you well, but i'll give it a shot. I hate red. Actually, I don't, it's one of my favorite colors. Okay, how about this, the red on your site looks orange. Geez, that's the best I can do. Happy New Year.
Ahem...
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Happy New Year...