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	Y2K Humor: Millibugs.com By Declan McCullagh April 7, 1999 We get lots of odd mail sent to our y2kculture inbox. We love the compliments and try to learn from the criticisms. But nothing quite prepared us for a "ransom note" we received Tuesday. Said the note: "If you WISh to avoid the chAos that will resULT from comPlete comPuter system sHutdoWn, deposit $6 BILLION inTO the bank aCCount specifiEd below (or As much as yoU can aFFord)." It was, of course, a joke. The note was designed to lure us to millibugs.com, one of a new crop of Y2K humor sites. Well, it worked. We're not quite sure what to make of it, except that we like it. One section includes a list of purported New Year's Eve plans. A representative sample: " I'm going with Ness and Jules to the biggest party we can find and promise to have sex with every boy there after midnite and then leave secretly at 11.30pm. Then we're going to the beach and scream our tits off at midnite. TT, age 16" They also want to sell us T-Shirts. (We didn't buy one.) Best yet, there's a place to email your friend -- or enemy -- another so-called ransom note. What are you waiting for?		FEATURES Book Reviews Y2K already has spawned its own genre. We tell you what books are worth buying. Chip 'n Little Cartoons Chip 'n Little goes on TV Chip 'n Little visits John Koskinen Chip 'n Little saves the world Warning: This cartoon has been called "foolish and tasteless." Y2K from A to Z Y2K Haiku Traditionalists may be shocked. Mad Cow Culture What does Y2K have in common with today's Mad Cow Culture? Answer: Everything. Declan McCullagh's Y2K articles Psychology of Y2K LATEST NEWS As of December 31, 1999 Get Your T-Shirt Quick Bill Gates Does Y2K Reader Feedback A Sarcastic Calendar Cooking After the Apocalypse A Real Y2K Disaster Hitchhiker's Guide Meets Y2K