So I’m making my way through the ol’ TMF mailbag late last night, mostly to see all the new friends who’ve jumped on board from the social networks (thank you, by the way), and something caught my eye:
————— Original Message —————
Hello. tmf here from toomuchfire.com. We’d like John Clayton to do a weekly power rankings for our website to generate more traffic. We think he’s basically fucking shakespeare and want him on staff. We won’t pay him, but I think the satisfaction of being reactionary and obvious to a whole new audience is payment enough. Please let us know.
Thanks!
TMF
I’m guessing toomuchfire sent this highly sarcastic e-mail to ESPN in one of his late-night Adderall binges. But despite our best recruiting efforts, you wouldn’t expect ESPN to actually respond to some jackass like him, right?
Wrong. From the looks of it, this is the job of the ESPinterns.
Hello,
Thank you for your e-mail.
We appreciate you taking the time to write and share your thoughts with us. We have shared your comments with the appropriate personnel for their review and consideration.
Sincerely,
Sean J.
ESPN Viewer Response
Great news. Looks like I’ll be getting the creative brief ready for our new “power rankings” segment. Bravo, sir.