I've been thinking about this more, and I wonder if it could be related to what the "advance fee" or "inheritance" scammers do. Basically, they make the email a

I've been thinking about this more, and I wonder if it could be related to what the "advance fee" or "inheritance" scammers do. Basically, they make the email as ridiculous as possible because it weeds out the smart people and leaves them with those who would genuinely fall for it. (I am not calling the author of this post stupid, btw. I'm just making an observation.)