"frankly my dear" - addressing your special lads

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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:00 am

i have recently been contacted by mr frankly taylor,
and i cannot resist the urge to begin all my replies with the greeting "frankly my dear".
i don't know how this bait will progress, but my last line is already penned - 'frankly, my dear, i don't give a damn'

do you have any special ways to greet or sign-offs when writing to your own lads?

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:09 am

My Reverands often sign off their emails with references to the Lord's golden shower or shaft, such as

Juan's stalker Joined: 28 Aug 2008 Posts: 1423

^^^

Baiting Guru Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 18313

My ministry sister character often signs off emails with variants of "May God make sure you get everything you deserve".

Edit: Just noticed the "special lad" part of the subject line. I actually have one whom I gave that to as a nickname. Laughing

Master of Master Baiters Joined: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 619

For my humble attempt at some lad de-education, my UK character always signs off with one of my favorite UK words I learned meaning researcher or engineer. So I say:

boffins,
Jim xxx

I claim it is a traditional closing when discussing serious business transactions (which of course all deals involving lads are).

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:19 pm

limburger wrote:

boffins

not to be confused with 'boffings', which you would only use in a steamy romance bait

Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 2:55 pm

In Tortoise delecto

Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:05 pm

This will be appreciated only by Seinfeld fans, but many lads are easily convinced that "HELLO NEWMAN" is my church's standard greeting. They dutifully put it in huge pink letters at the top of their messages.

Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:27 pm

"Baffling retards" or "Heartily (or firmly) up yours" are sign off lines my characters sometimes use..

Elite Baiter Joined: 16 Jul 2008 Posts: 1407

I ran quite a successful bait a while back. In every email I referred to the barrister as "One Lazy Bastard". All the time. Even when I emailed the barrister directly I started with:

Dear Lazy Bastard

Or if I was talking to the lad, and referenced the barrister I would say "I just emailed that lazy bastard barrister you recommended".

It got to the point where they were both off script trying to prove that they were NOT lazy bastards. I got letters, and a bunch of trophies.

They HATE being called lazy bastards. Try it. It's fun.

Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 5:32 pm

I like to set them up with Mrs. Helen Waite, the bank agent handling their transaction. Then I can tell them. "I suggest you go to Helen Waite concerning your payment".

I have one of these coming up.

Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 5:40 pm

Sometimes when I get one of those “Christians” who ask for prayer and then for all your personal information, I’ll sign ----

Prayerful,
Prayful,
Praying,

And then my favorite which hasn't seemed to have caused any problems -

Religious reference,

Insert name here

Not quite a Newb Joined: 26 Mar 2009 Posts: 66

^^^

One of my characters is a quirky old nun who is always "praying like Hell" for whatever is going on in her life. She always closes by praying like Hell for whatever is the main topic in the email like "Praying like Hell that the Barrister will get off his arse and fill out the forms,

Sister Xxxx Xxxxxx"

Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:24 pm

I just signed an email from a sweet religious old lady:

"May the Ainu of Christ grasp you in its circlet of love."

The "Ainu" actually comes from a William Gaddis novel I'm reading -- his "Hairy Ainu" were an ancient and venerated race of warriors.
*** apologies in advance to any Christians on this board, I realize this is extremely juvenile.

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