Note: This was originally posted as a Facebook note on 4/11/2007
How many of you when waking up in the morning find that someone at 2 or 3 in the morning sent you the following email:
"Sorry for the mass email LOL. I missed the last 3 weeks of class because I had a hangover/cold/broken alarm clock and I need detailed notes for all the classes I missed. If anyone could send them to me I'd appreciate it."
(Not to take away from people that do miss class for medical/serious personal reasons, I'd help them out).
Note: Use another email address than your blackboard one so it can't be traced
Well this semester I have gotten a huge number of these emails (as well as people selling football tickets but that was last semester). Recently I've begun getting back at these slackers by doing some of the following:
1) For beginners Find a news story on the New York Times and copy all of the text. Then take the text and put it into freetranslation.com for a language of your choice. Next put it into word but change all the letters to be formatted in Chinese and then mess around with it, move paragraphs delete lines, type gibberish w/e so that it ends up looking like well a bunch of chinese.
Then send it as an attachment to the person and say "Hey (name/email) I copied all of my notes for the last 3 weeks. Here they are! Oh and the test tomorrow won't cover chapter X (lie)."
You'll get a hilarious email like this:
"Hey,
I've been trying to open the file for the last 30 minutes and I think it's corrupted. Can you please please please send me another copy??? OMG I'm so panicking over the test."
2) If you are in a really small 10-15 person class and you know that person has never come for 1 day of lecture
"Oh hey, sorry to hear about your cat having depression. I hope he gets better. Anyways we're actually having a study group at 9pm at (building and area of your choice). The professor gave us answers to 10 questions that will be on the test so you should show up."
Then go to said area with a book or your laptop and watch some confused guy/girl stand around for an hour.
3) If you want to be really mean to where you could get in trouble
Tell them: "Hey if you want to come by my place I have all of them copied down on paper but not on my computer. I'd be down to meet up somewhere but I broke my leg recently and traveling has been a bit difficult. I also got some beer if you want to have a few drinks." (Note send this if they are a guy, if its a girl replace the drinks part with "I'm watching Grey's Anatomy Season 1 right now.")
Their Reply: "Really that sounds cool. I'm busy til about 8:30 but how about meeting up afterwards like 10pm or so? Where do you live? I live out on Riverside and I have a car so it won't be a problem"
You: (Lookup directions to a local Walmart, Pawn Shop, HEB, Prison, Crack House) Sure I live at (insert fake directions, hopefully someplace far). Its not too hard to find just give me a call at (fake number) when you are close.
Then you can just relax and take pride in your accomplishment!
How to Get Back at Blackboard Abusers
Note: This was originally posted as a Facebook note on 4/11/2007
How many of you when waking up in the morning find that someone at 2 or 3 in the morning sent you the following email:
"Sorry for the mass email LOL. I missed the last 3 weeks of class because I had a hangover/cold/broken alarm clock and I need detailed notes for all the classes I missed. If anyone could send them to me I'd appreciate it."
(Not to take away from people that do miss class for medical/serious personal reasons, I'd help them out).
Note: Use another email address than your blackboard one so it can't be traced
Well this semester I have gotten a huge number of these emails (as well as people selling football tickets but that was last semester). Recently I've begun getting back at these slackers by doing some of the following:
1) For beginners Find a news story on the New York Times and copy all of the text. Then take the text and put it into freetranslation.com for a language of your choice. Next put it into word but change all the letters to be formatted in Chinese and then mess around with it, move paragraphs delete lines, type gibberish w/e so that it ends up looking like well a bunch of chinese.
Then send it as an attachment to the person and say "Hey (name/email) I copied all of my notes for the last 3 weeks. Here they are! Oh and the test tomorrow won't cover chapter X (lie)."
You'll get a hilarious email like this:
"Hey,
I've been trying to open the file for the last 30 minutes and I think it's corrupted. Can you please please please send me another copy??? OMG I'm so panicking over the test."
2) If you are in a really small 10-15 person class and you know that person has never come for 1 day of lecture
"Oh hey, sorry to hear about your cat having depression. I hope he gets better. Anyways we're actually having a study group at 9pm at (building and area of your choice). The professor gave us answers to 10 questions that will be on the test so you should show up."
Then go to said area with a book or your laptop and watch some confused guy/girl stand around for an hour.
3) If you want to be really mean to where you could get in trouble
Tell them: "Hey if you want to come by my place I have all of them copied down on paper but not on my computer. I'd be down to meet up somewhere but I broke my leg recently and traveling has been a bit difficult. I also got some beer if you want to have a few drinks." (Note send this if they are a guy, if its a girl replace the drinks part with "I'm watching Grey's Anatomy Season 1 right now.")
Their Reply: "Really that sounds cool. I'm busy til about 8:30 but how about meeting up afterwards like 10pm or so? Where do you live? I live out on Riverside and I have a car so it won't be a problem"
You: (Lookup directions to a local Walmart, Pawn Shop, HEB, Prison, Crack House) Sure I live at (insert fake directions, hopefully someplace far). Its not too hard to find just give me a call at (fake number) when you are close.
Then you can just relax and take pride in your accomplishment!