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Gawker (Gizmodo) told me about this, and later let me know that it did indeed reach Walter C. May’s girlfriend…. virally. Comments seem to be split between snark about linking ‘viral’ and ‘girlfriend’, and the suspicion that the whole thing is just another marketing ploy. As an Old Person, the thought of being tracked-via-proxy seems a little more Stalker than Romantic, but on the other hand, it’s a pleasant little ditty, isn’t it?
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soonergrunt
Morning, Anne!
I think I heard of this yesterday. Yeah, there are other things going on in the world besides the Wikileaks thing.
I get the impression it’s a low level marketing ploy for the band/songwriter. If somebody wanted to get a digital file to someone else, wouldn’t one just email it? Still, it’s clever.
TheMightyTrowel
My vote is with creepy and I’m under 30.
jeffreyw
He shoulda just sent her a nice apple tart.
Ash Can
I dunno about creepy — the article left me with the impression that she would have welcomed this message whether or not he had sent it to her directly, and that the guy was just having fun with the viral aspect as a gimmick. It does show how easily stuff can spread on the intertubes, though (especially when it has a good beat and you can dance to it).
Ash Can
@jeffreyw: Holy moly. Have you ever thought about publishing a cook book?
harlana
Disembodied hands creep me out
Cat Lady
If someone went through all that trouble for me – are you kidding? Epic win! It’ll be a great story to tell the grandkids.
@jeffreyw:
Your turducken pot pie would have made
meher get nekkid for you. Also, too.harlana
*takes a big bite out of jeffrey’s apple tart*
R-Jud
A presenter on Radio Four burbled this morning that Julian Assange is apparently believed to be hiding out somewhere in the “Birmingham area”.
Now I understand why the cops are out and about baiting bear traps with corporate hard drives in my neighborhood.
@TheMightyTrowel:
I am just over 30 and I also agree: creepy.
jeffreyw
@Ash Can: Ah, but I am publishing one! One post at a time!
jeffreyw
@harlana:
::gives flea’s slice an extra dollop of whipped cream::
Cat Lady
Listening to the song again it has a Peter Gabriel vibe, which then of course made me think of this. It would work for me.
Jason Stokes
Oh god. Haven’t any of you seen the movie “Labyrinth”, of which this is a blatant ripoff.
Elizabelle
Are pet threads on hiatus?
Don’t need one every single day, but it’s rather nice to see the beloved dog and cat faces a few times a week.
Anne Laurie
There will be pet posts. Don’t have so many we can enjoy them every day, but I’ve got a few more waiting for the right opportunity…