Random Fan Shout-Out is Random

I am a regular listener to the Reduced Shakespeare Company's podcast. Every episode ends with Austin Tichenor reading out the credits, which includes a Random Fan Shout-Out. The RSC says:

Every week on the RSC Podcast, we give a shout-out to an RSC fan whose name is plucked at random from our lists of Reduced Reader subscribers, Facebook friends, Twitter followers, iTunes reviewers, and subscribers to our YouTube channel. Sometimes, they’re the names of fans we’ve actually (gasp!) met in person!

A couple of months ago I sent the guys of the RSC e-mail about something that I cannot remember right this minute but that was relevant. And that apparently put me into the mix. Because there I was, sitting on the T this morning listening to the end of podcast #283, and I hear Austin say "Our Random Fan Shout-Out this week goes to [my first and last names, pronounced correctly]. No reason, it's just random."

So there you have it. Random Fan Shout-Out is totally random. But it definitely got me paying attention, rather than tuning out the credits after hearing Matthew Croke's fake title (this episode, Jungian).

Earwormed in a Meeting

I knew I was in trouble when the PM running the 10:45 meeting I was in got to the QA report and said, "Jenny, I got your e-mail."

Because my brain then went, "I need to make you mine."

The Humidity Affects Letters to the Boston Globe

From the boston.com letter submission page:

To submit a letter to the editor electronically, send an e-mail to [the Globe's e-mail address] or fill out the form below. Either way, make sure to include your full name, address and a telephone number for confirmation purposes. Letters should be 200 words or less and are subject to condensation.

Me, I'd recast the sentence: Letters should be 200 words or fewer and might be condensed. While my ear is saying "and may be condensed," the tech writer in me is arguing that "may" could be construed as ambiguous ("and may be condensed" implies, possibly, "you are allowed to" and not the intended meaning of "this could possibly happen").