E-mail to fan from Valve's Gabe Newell is epic, hilarious

Sean Ridgeley - Friday, June 4, 2010 11:24am (PST) 0 Favourite (1)

Pokes fun at AT&T service, threatens with ninjas

You may have heard everyone's least favourite ISP AT&T recently canned its unlimited wireless plan, a terribly useful service for mobile folks. Presumably in response to the restructuring, a customer e-mailed the company's CEO. After the second e-mail, he was sent a cease and desist letter.

Turning to a more sensible company out of curiosity, he asks Valve boss Gabe Newell what would happen under the same circumstances. This is what transpired.

sockpuppet wrote:

Hey Gabe when people email the AT&T CEO more than once they're sent a cease and desist letter. What happens if I email you more than once?

On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 11:23 AM, Gabe Newell gaXXX@valvesoftware.com wrote:

Don't know. Let's find out.

My response:

I should warn you my attorney is Saul Goodman. I will vigorously defend myself against your legal threats if required, I hope it doesn't come to that.

His response:

from Gabe Newell gaXXX@valvesoftware.com

to sockpuppet date Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 12:27 PM

I am looking out the windows of my 10th floor office (the office is the entire 10th floor, if that wasn't clear, as it needs to be large enough to contain all of my awesomeness). It appears that the hounds have been released, as well as the ninjas (with some of the smaller and more agile ninjas riding on hounds), but no cease and desist letters, so you're good on that front.

Watch out for that guy -- make him angry and he'll release the hounds, or the ninjas, or the hounds with ninjas on them and when they bark they shoot ninja stars at you.

Source: reddit

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