Mail order brides

[Wilson Gray]

What assholery! _Krasotka_ is a common noun meaning something like
"cutie" in Russian.

It's true that Americans don't know foreign languages, but the Cold
War isn't that far back in the past.

-Wilson
–––
All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"---a strange complaint to
come from the mouths of people who have had to live.
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-Mark Twain



On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 2:21 PM, Scot LaFaive <slafaive at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I recently received this piece of email from, what suspect, is a mail order
> type bride scheme. Or maybe it's just a phishing scam. Either way, I got me
> wondering; considering that this email is supposed to lure me with a
> desperate, barely English speaking and (of course) gorgeous female, is the
> terrible grammar suppose to add to the lure by making her seem more exotic
> and perhaps more anxious to come to America at any cost? Maybe I'm just
> reading into it too much....
> Scot
>
> Hello!!!!
> I the lonely girl. To me of 28 years.
> I have found yours E-MAIL in agency of marriage.
> I have addressed in agency of marriage to find the man.
> I have paid to agency of marriage 8 $ to make questionnaire.
> I have in a stock there data and a photo. To me have shown photos of several
> men.
> I at once have decided to write to you the letter. Thus I have found you!
> But I search only for serious attitudes, please answer me.
> Harmony, understanding and belief also very much it is important. If you
> interesting
> corresponder with me also.
> Write to me on my personal e-mail: krasotkabla at yahoo.com
> I hope you to me, you will answer!
> Your friend!!
>
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