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12/23/2004 - I want it to be deep.
I open Gmail. I look around, notice I have an email in the spam bin. I'm an idiot, so I look at it. ----- From: Neateye Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 21:10:33 -0000 Subject: Gouranga Call out Gouranga be happy!!! Gouranga Gouranga Gouranga .... That which brings the highest happiness!! ----- That's the email. It wasn't sent to anyone else, in the sense that it isn't a bulk email. What you see there is exactly what I saw. No links to penis enlargment pills. Just a message telling me to call out Gouranga be happy. That which brings the highest happiness. Naturally, I turn to the closest thing to God on earth, Google. I say this not because Google deserves idolship, but because it is the closest thing to omnipotence on the planet. I find out that i'm not the only one who's gotten this email. Or at least, a similar email. Call Out Gouranga Be Happy. All of these email addresses are apparently well protected. But we've figured a few things out. Gouranga is related to Hare Krishna somehow. People think Grand Theft Auto (the game) is involved, but that's only because GTA2 had Hare Krishna in it. A red herring, I believe. What strikes me as odd is that the Hare Krishna give up all worldly posessions, so the person sending these couldn't be one of them just getting the word out. It's most likely a spammer setting up a network through a single registered AOL name. The word is plastered all over highways and streets in the UK, meaning more and more people are going through the same confusion I am right now after seeing all those signs. Even though the chances are slim, I can't help but imagine a blad man in orange robes singing and dancing at his usual spot in the airport, and suddenly seeing one of those pay-by-the-hour internet terminals. He signs up for an AOL account, and realizes what it's all about. He finds someone, and spreads some joy. He does it again. And again. And again. Gouranga. That which brings the highest happiness. //Greg::1:39 AM EST\ # | |
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