“Dear Mr Matthew Mullenweg, Our records show that you haven’t yet registered for the benefits of AARP membership, even though you are fully eligible.” Only $12.50/yr!
“Dear Mr Matthew Mullenweg, Our records show that you haven’t yet registered for the benefits of AARP membership, even though you are fully eligible.” Only $12.50/yr!
I received one of those right after I turned 20. I think they’re records are a little messed up.
You should join anyway for the lunch specials and discounts on movie tickets.
Memo: You turned 50 yesterday
oh dear, didn’t anybody tell you?
Matt… you better get fitted for that walker. Oh, and you may be able to get the best deal on “Depends” at your local Wal-Mart…
You all laugh. Laugh! But watch out: some day you will be using that walker, and you will rue the day. Rue! Rue, I say!
Matt, I think we both know that a deal like that is too good. Show up at the AARP office with a walker and a beard.
ha!
See, this is what I hate about Google. The initial thought was, “AARP? What’s that?”, but then we both know it’s dumb for me to bother commenting with a question when I can just search it and have my answer in way less time.
We need a TLA for that, RTFM just doesn’t cut it. GIY? GID?
(And no, I’m not gonna link it for the rest of the non-Americans, because if I had to do the work, so do you.)
http://www.aarp.org
Its like API (Australian Pensioners Insurance). Insurance and heathcare cover for fogies.
What about the CVG from WPG? I need my TL to sign my TKS CS. (this is true lingo from where I work)
Don’t give into that, Matt. One of my roommates at UCLA got those when he turned 20 as well. It’s a marketing gimmick.
AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol, hey? You can join that??
This makes perfect sense, in fact. They send mailings based on sociological data.
Basically, every now and then, a handful of names are very popular among newborns. Conducting a survey to get the age of people in your list is expensive. A cheaper approach is to send your mail to those people whose first name was among the more popular ones of the class age you are addressing.
I would imagine Matthew was a very popular name among newborns around 60 years ago. 🙂
Denis de Bernardy,
If thats true, then why did I repeatedly get them a few years back? (I think I was 24-26 at the time) My name has never been popular that I am aware of. Ok, so there was that country singer but his name was spelled different anyway. Although, he certainly did fit into that age group, so maybe you do have a point.
What I say is that someone should try any apply and see what happens. Don’t want to waste the $12? Set up a fund with paypal and maybe enough people will donate a dollar to the cause. I havn’t received one of those offers in a few years so I’ll have to leave it up to someone else. How bout it?
According to the Baby Name Voyager (nice Java app), “Matthew” was ranked 98th out of all names in the 1950’s. It spiked in the 80’s. “Logan”, on the other hand, is just beginning to enjoy its glory days, thanks to Wolverine. 🙂
@logan: thanks for the link. 🙂
Welcome to the ranks of the old gummers!
I’ve been getting those since I was about 16. I’m 33 now.
Hm, my new strategy for disbanding the AARP: infiltration by 20-somethings. And then, at one of their meetings, shout out: “Ponderosa just went bankrupt!”
And while the top 50 names change a lot, the top 10 are suprisingly stable.
I know a few people who have grandparents (70’s, 80’s, and older) who recently got Selective Service System Notifications that they needed to register. One was a grandmother.
Notification databases suck.
There are people dead for 40 years who still get jury duty notices.