Email Subjects

spinninghead77 · 01-09-2002, 12:30 AM

When you are sending out an email to a friend (ex. Hey, wanna go to the movies tonight??, do you want to grab a drink after work???, guess who called me last night, etc.) What do you title it??? I used to always just say "Hello", or "Hey", but I thought that was really lame. I went through a faze of using movie quotes, but now I am using song title's. Today I sent out the following emails:
"It's a beatiful day"
"Come Out and Play"
"Manic Monday", and
"What's goin' on?"

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Official Dog-Walker of the ScottPhisto Society

I don't mean to be arrogant, but ...I do feel that we are meant to be one of the great groups. - Bono, Rolling Stone, 1981

Se7en · 01-09-2002, 12:33 AM

I usually leave it blank....

"silence is the only alternative to intelligence"...or something like that

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Rock 'N Roll is the sound of revenge.

**Bonochick** · 01-09-2002, 12:38 AM

How about..."Hey...remember me? No? You're going to delete this? Ah, screw you!"

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"I don't know you,
But you don't know the half of it..."

pub crawler · 01-09-2002, 12:42 AM

You're right, "Hello" and "Hey" are kinda lame but I use 'em. Truth is, I just don't want to bother with trying to think up something clever because I'm anal about stuff like that and I'd spend 1 or 2 minutes trying to be clever - not worth my time.

I have one friend who titles her e-mails with the names of foods.

foray · 01-09-2002, 01:00 AM

I like wordplays. The best title I ever came up with was "a muesli of music"... (yeah I do keep track of my titles cos I'm pathetic and sad and bored)... Title-giving is a niche art... I'm being totally serious in this post...

foray

pub crawler · 01-09-2002, 01:05 AM

That's true. You could probably sell titles over the Net.

Klodomir · 01-09-2002, 05:40 AM

I always try to come up with something witty. I once wrote a mail titled "All your database are belong to us" and scared the hell out of our DBA because thought it was some sort of virus.

Also, many years ago, I sent out a memo to the entire department about a serious issue, and then at the end wrote "For more information, press F2", which was the key that would log them out of the entire system. After about a minute, I started hearing horrified screams from all the people who got kicked out!

"Free beer!" is good if you need people to read or respond to something important. If the office population is mostly female, try "Cake at my desk!" instead.

christiana · 01-09-2002, 07:16 AM

LMAO @ Klodomir!

I'm too boring to think of anything interesting so my subject is always 'hey', 'hi again'....

Kieran McConville · 01-09-2002, 07:33 AM

Catch em off guard - call it 'click here for great porn!' or something...

No, really, short and sweet is best for an email title. Most busy people never seem to read their emails anyway. Or, you'll get a response three months later when it doesn't matter much one way or the other...

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"Once again
I'm in trouble with my old friend
She is papering the windowpanes
She is putting on a smile
Living in a glasshouse..."

LarryMullen's POPAngel · 01-09-2002, 11:23 AM

LOL, Klod!!! You are so evil!!

I once used to title emails with excerpts from Steak and Shake menus. But lately it's been the lame Hey or Hi's.

(Haha-too bad Lady Lemon's not here, she loves my email titles!!!)

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I know your garden's full
But is there sweetness at all?

mad1 · 01-09-2002, 12:17 PM

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sulawesigirl4 · 01-09-2002, 12:31 PM

"insert interesting and fascinating email subject here"

That's one of my regulars.

-sula

Salome · 01-09-2002, 01:30 PM

"if you're bored and you know it read this mail"
"well, this will make your day"
"I feel like chicken tonight"

so, anything lame I can think or really

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Salome
Shake it, shake it, shake it

bono-vox · 01-09-2002, 06:29 PM

Do you know the muffin man?

Periwinkles and Mullets

Hello

quiery

It depends on who im sending the email to really

01-09-2002, 12:30 AM	#1
spinninghead77 Refugee Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 2,392 Local Time: 10:35 AM	Email Subjects When you are sending out an email to a friend (ex. Hey, wanna go to the movies tonight??, do you want to grab a drink after work???, guess who called me last night, etc.) What do you title it??? I used to always just say "Hello", or "Hey", but I thought that was really lame. I went through a faze of using movie quotes, but now I am using song title's. Today I sent out the following emails: "It's a beatiful day" "Come Out and Play" "Manic Monday", and "What's goin' on?" ------------------ Official Dog-Walker of the ScottPhisto Society I don't mean to be arrogant, but ...I do feel that we are meant to be one of the great groups. - Bono, Rolling Stone, 1981 __________________

01-09-2002, 12:33 AM	#2
Se7en Rock n' Roll Doggie Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: all around in the dark - everywhere Posts: 3,531 Local Time: 10:35 AM	I usually leave it blank.... "silence is the only alternative to intelligence"...or something like that ------------------ Rock 'N Roll is the sound of revenge. __________________

01-09-2002, 06:29 PM	#14
bono-vox Rock n' Roll Doggie Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: maze of your imagination, where the streets have no name, lol Posts: 3,436 Local Time: 01:35 AM	Do you know the muffin man? Periwinkles and Mullets Hello quiery It depends on who im sending the email to really __________________

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01-09-2002, 12:38 AM	#3
Bonochick Halloweenhead Forum Moderator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Cherry Lane Posts: 40,820 Local Time: 11:35 AM	How about..."Hey...remember me? No? You're going to delete this? Ah, screw you!" ------------------ "I don't know you, But you don't know the half of it..."

01-09-2002, 12:42 AM	#4
pub crawler New Yorker Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Los Angeles, CA USA Posts: 2,551 Local Time: 08:35 AM	You're right, "Hello" and "Hey" are kinda lame but I use 'em. Truth is, I just don't want to bother with trying to think up something clever because I'm anal about stuff like that and I'd spend 1 or 2 minutes trying to be clever - not worth my time. I have one friend who titles her e-mails with the names of foods.

01-09-2002, 01:00 AM	#5
foray Rock n' Roll Doggie Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: full of sound and fury Posts: 3,386 Local Time: 04:35 AM	I like wordplays. The best title I ever came up with was "a muesli of music"... (yeah I do keep track of my titles cos I'm pathetic and sad and bored)... Title-giving is a niche art... I'm being totally serious in this post... foray

01-09-2002, 01:05 AM	#6
pub crawler New Yorker Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Los Angeles, CA USA Posts: 2,551 Local Time: 08:35 AM	That's true. You could probably sell titles over the Net.

01-09-2002, 05:40 AM	#7
Klodomir Refugee Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 1,198 Local Time: 04:35 PM	I always try to come up with something witty. I once wrote a mail titled "All your database are belong to us" and scared the hell out of our DBA because thought it was some sort of virus. Also, many years ago, I sent out a memo to the entire department about a serious issue, and then at the end wrote "For more information, press F2", which was the key that would log them out of the entire system. After about a minute, I started hearing horrified screams from all the people who got kicked out! "Free beer!" is good if you need people to read or respond to something important. If the office population is mostly female, try "Cake at my desk!" instead.

01-09-2002, 07:16 AM	#8
christiana New Yorker Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 2,703 Local Time: 11:35 PM	LMAO @ Klodomir! I'm too boring to think of anything interesting so my subject is always 'hey', 'hi again'....

01-09-2002, 07:33 AM	#9
Kieran McConville ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Hi, Violet Posts: 10,253 Local Time: 01:35 AM	Catch em off guard - call it 'click here for great porn!' or something... No, really, short and sweet is best for an email title. Most busy people never seem to read their emails anyway. Or, you'll get a response three months later when it doesn't matter much one way or the other... ------------------ "Once again I'm in trouble with my old friend She is papering the windowpanes She is putting on a smile Living in a glasshouse..."

01-09-2002, 11:23 AM	#10
LarryMullen's POPAngel Blue Crack Distributor Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'll be up with the sun, I'm not coming down... Posts: 53,698 Local Time: 10:35 AM	LOL, Klod!!! You are so evil!! I once used to title emails with excerpts from Steak and Shake menus. But lately it's been the lame Hey or Hi's. (Haha-too bad Lady Lemon's not here, she loves my email titles!!!) ------------------ I know your garden's full But is there sweetness at all?

01-09-2002, 12:17 PM	#11
mad1 ONE love, blood, life Join Date: May 2001 Location: Angie Jolie lover from Belfast Norn Ireland. I LOVE YOU ANGIE! Im a Bono fan! Posts: 13,169 Local Time: 04:35 PM	?????????????????????????????????????????

01-09-2002, 12:31 PM	#12
sulawesigirl4 Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Virginia Posts: 7,415 Local Time: 10:35 AM	"insert interesting and fascinating email subject here" That's one of my regulars. -sula

01-09-2002, 01:30 PM	#13
Salome you are what you is Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Netherlands Posts: 22,076 Local Time: 04:35 PM	"if you're bored and you know it read this mail" "well, this will make your day" "I feel like chicken tonight" so, anything lame I can think or really ------------------ Salome Shake it, shake it, shake it