I have discovered a valuable resource that was previously considered only waste.
spam. Yes, the hated junk-mail that collects in your e-mail's junk/bulk/spam folder hawking vljagra and p n!s en!arg m e n t has value.
Don't open these mails. Simply review the names of the senders and take the ones you like for your own Great American Novel. How many hours have would-be novelists agonized over inventing the perfect names for their characters; perhaps giving up in frustration?
Here are a few of the beauties that have shown up in my box in the past few days:
Quinlan Percival
Cobus Veitch
Inger Turner
Gandalf Hubbell
Katya Stickles
Destinee Kucera
Ulric Teets
Goliath Linnell
Aviv Reinwald
Juventas Dove
Who is the genius coming up with these? If these are simply generated by algorithm, I'd say it is a sign that the singularity is upon us.These names are laden with character. If you don't already have a story in mind these names could help you form one.
1 comment :
Yes, I'm sure that if they knew those names were valuable, they wouldn't give them away for free like that. Could we convince them to keep their names to themselves, and quit sending us spam?
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