The Email List Creed :)

Marine Corps buddy of mine and a new IMer came up with this when I started my new list.

"This is my list. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
My list is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life.
My list, without me, is useless. Without my list, I am useless. I must treat my list true. I must be smarter than my competition who is trying to kill me. I must shoot him before he shoots me. I will...
My list and I know that what counts in this war is not the ads we post, the noise of our videos, nor the smoke we make. We know that it is the sales that count.
My list is human, even as I, because it is my life. Thus, I will learn it as a brother. I will learn its weaknesses, its strength, its parts, its accessories, its sights and its scripting language. I will keep my list clean and ready, even as I am clean and ready. We will become part of each other. We will...
Before God, I swear this creed. My list and I are the defenders of my business. We are the masters of our destiny. We are the saviors of my life.
So be it, until victory is mine and there is no competition, but profit!"