On Tue, 19 Jan 2010, Dan Journo wrote:

> Wow, I've never seen anyone so interested in EVERYTHING!

I vote to "replace him with a very small shell script."

http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/unisex/frustrations/374d/

#!/bin/bash
#
#       Filename:       info-info.sh
#
#       Abstract:       This script generates nonsense
#
#       Environment:    Unix, bash
#
#       Author:         Steven L. Edwards

# define variables
        DICT=/usr/share/dict/words
        [email protected]
        RECIPIENT=${USER}

# extract a random word from DICT
function        random_word()
        {
        tail --lines=+$((${RANDOM} * 14)) ${DICT} | head --lines 1
        }

# create the subject
        SUBJECT="$(random_word) $(random_word)"

# create the body
        BODY=
        for     ((
                  MESSAGE_LENGTH=$((${RANDOM} % 5))
                ; MESSAGE_LENGTH
                ; --MESSAGE_LENGTH
                ))
                do
                BODY="${BODY} $(random_word)"
                done

# output the email
        echo "To: ${RECIPIENT}"
        echo "Subject: ${SUBJECT}"
        echo
        echo 'Dear List,'
        echo
        echo "I am very very interested in${BODY}?"
        echo
        echo 'Thanks & Best Regards,'
        echo 'J[o]k[e]softwaresolutions Technical Team'

# (end of info-info.sh)

Surprisingly, it generates more intelligible posts than most of the recent
posts -- at least it gets the spelling correct :)

Maybe we could have a contest...

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