Some things won’t die
One of the roguelike games I used to play – a version of Nethack, I believe – if you played as a thief, your deity was Ratgod. That always tickled me. Whenever something strange but harmless happened, we said it was the work of Ratgod.
So I registered the domain ratgod.com. I built a number of websites in the early Noughties just for fun, and this was one. I used it for silly quotes (a different one every time you refreshed the page) and one animation called Damien’s Jaunty Balls, celebrating the day I had my cat neutered (if I can convert it to a modern playable file format, I’ll post it). Then I let the registration lapse. Something like 2006?
Damn if I don’t still get mail to it – always addressed to Ratgod Dot. I think I must have arrived in some entrepreneurial list. Here’s today’s:
Hi [my actual first name],
Not sure if this is on your radar but if Ratgod Dot is making at least $20k/month, there is a solid chance you can qualify for same day credit line.
Up to $750,000, no PG or credit checks and you get it in under 24h
Can I send the options available?
– Gabriella
Who on earth has a website pulling in $20K a month?
April 7, 2026 — 5:00 pm
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