Spammers from Oz
Ken Clinger
shared the following text about magic spectacles that reveal a person's
character by illuminating letters of the alphabet on the
forehead. Ken found this text in a spam message:
Will you please wear these spectacles
for a few moments? The king at once put them on. They are called
Character Markers, continued the boy, because the lenses catch and
concentrate the character vibrations radiating from every human
individual and reflect the true character of the person upon his
forehead. If a letter 'G' appears, you may be sure his
disposition is good; if his forehead is marked with an 'E' his
character is evil, and you must beware of treachery.
The passage is actually from something entitled:
The Master Key
An Electrical Fairy Tale
Founded Upon The Mysteries Of Electricity
And The Optimism Of Its Devotees. It Was
Written For Boys, But Others May Read It
by [noneother than] L. Frank Baum
The story is available for online reading
here.
