Nov 06, 2005 00:29
Attention everyone: Today I decided, Hey, let me check my gmail account that I haven't checked in months. So, what do I find in there? Spam? Nope! Warning notices that my account will be closed due to lack of activity? Nope! I have an actual e-mail... from... thephantomangel... interesting, I know. Evidentally, someone has the account: thephantomangel@yahoo.com... This was amusing, so I thought I would share:
His e-mail read:
ThePhantomAngel
to me
I have been the only ThePhantomAngel on the web for so many years its countless now
pretty lame to steal another guys name
get creative
ThePhantomAngel
So, Naturally, I had to reply:
Dear alleged PhantomAngel,
First of all... It didn't occur to me, when creating this account, to searh the ENTIRE internet, in all of its vastness, to make sure that there was absolutely NO OTHER "thephantomangel". Why, you ask? Well, because it was my meager opinion, that perhaps, with all the BILLIONS of people on the planet, that PERHAPS, one other person might also enjoy such a pseudo-name. Now, I can understand how you might think that you are THE ONE and ONLY thephantomangel, in the entire universe, but perhaps you also thought that you were the only John, or Paul, or whatever your name is. However, I assure you, that during the existance of the world as we know it, someone has probably had your name before you, and to believe otherwise is foolish, to say the least. Furthermore, consider what your name means... Mine, not that you necessarily deserve to know, came to me from a novel/musical/movie that I love very much. Perhaps you have heard of it, it's called The Phantom of the Opera. If you are a phan (yes, phan not fan), and I doubt you are, you would realize that I have taken The Phantom (main character) and The Angel of Music (Christine's idea of her father/teacher and also the phantom) and combined them. Now, I'm sorry that you feel I'm "lame" for "stealing" your name, but I assure you, I have NO IDEA who you are, I have never HEARD of you before, and I would not and COULD NOT "steal" your name. Now, what I think has happened, is that you tried to acquire a gmail account with the name "thephantomangel", found that it was taken BEFORE YOU, and got mad. Out of retaliation, you decided you would attempt to write a nasty e-mail to the owner, unbeknownst to you who SHE was, and throw a hissy fit! I'm terribly sorry that I got the account before you, but since you are being such an ego-centric, self-centered jerk about it, I say "Nanny Nanny Boo Boo!" Good day to you, sir!
~THE PHANTOM ANGEL ~
Amused? I was!