If you get a suspicious email from someone named “Mike” in reply to an advert you posted online, DON’T EVEN REPLY.

That is, of course, unless you want the world to laugh at your expense.

A sort of consumer-watchdog version of our beloved David Thorne‘s 27bSlash6.com, DontEvenReply.com is subtitled “Emails from an asshole”, and is the brainchild of John Lindsay, the man behind the “Mike”.

Oh look, there’s also a book.

Pretty much every email conversation initiated by Mike ends up with the phrase “leave me alone”. Although, in my apparently fallable and humble opinion, John Lindsay is nine parts awesome and one part asshole, which is more of a good thing than bad. Kind of like awesome with a zingy lemon twist.

Here’s a short extract to whet your appetite.

From Me to **********@gmail.com:

Honestly I forgot I had to work on your car. I remembered after I took the shrooms and acid. Once I get my car back from the police, I should be able to come over and finish working on your car. Oh by the way, sorry about the dump I took on your lawn. I was too embarrassed to go inside and ask to use the bathroom because it would have been obvious that I was tripping.

Go on, enjoy it.

[thanks brian]