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Does anyone care about Gmail anymore?

Hey, do you remember that time back in, oh when was it, spring 2004 or around then, when everyone went crazy about Gmail? What were we thinking! Yet another web-based email system -- big deal! Anyway, I went back to log into my old account again after what seemed like years, and guess what --- it's still there, more or less. So, on the off-chance that anyone still gives a damn about it, I seem to have three invitations to gmail, assuming that there's anyone left on the planet who doesn't have an account there but would like one.

Do you remember the days when people bid on ebay for Gmail accounts? Or offered to trade goods and services? Then, people started giving them away in lame competitions to guess the number of attendees at conferences... well, now you help yourself to an account just be emailing me. You don't even have to give a reason, or complete a tie breaker, or answer an easy multiple choice question. Just ask, and you shall receive. I'll let you know if anyone can even be bothered to enter this competition.

Must have existing email address to enter, which doesn't render the entire effort entirely pointless, oh no. Entrants must be of legal age, and female, and single, and... oh, who am I kidding? Entrants must be male, and nerdy, and lonely. Error and emissions excepted. First three entrants that I don't ignore will win invitations to google gmail account; next ten runners up will win ten shares in google each. The organizer reserves the right to change the terms and conditions at any moment, and to act petulantly if and when he feels like it.

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