An idea.... thoughts?

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Not quite a Newb Joined: 22 Feb 2009 Posts: 62

Right I just thought of this cool (you be the judge though) idea. What if you got a lad so hooked, and you told him that your internet was going to get cut off in a week. You live in the country, and don't have access to an internet cafe, or a friends internet.

Then promise your lovely lad a load of stuff, and ask them to send you letters instead of emails. (it would be a drop box obviously).

Would this work? Would they go to the effort? Whatta challenge!

Master Baiter Joined: 07 Oct 2008 Posts: 200 Location: UK

I think someone (can't remember who) has told their lad that they are so scared of emails they require handwritten responses only which must be scanned and emailed - so it clearly works.

However, the lads I have are incredibly lazy and I don't think they would fall for it. One knows that there is money for him and he has spent almost all week carping and bitching about sending his ID. Lazy sod, I could have had him on the Mangler by now if he'd just done as I asked. Shame really, I am so bored I could do with inflicting some lad pain.

Baiting Guru Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 12237

You would need to have them well hooked before attempting such a switch, Lads tend to take the path of least resistance.

Baiting Guru Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Posts: 3123

However, a clever lad would realise it costs the same, and you are writing the same amount of words per letter, so it equals out.

Also, you would have them off script by that time, so you aren't even asking them to copy out their 10,000 word intro e-mail.