Category Archives: spam

what next?

Posted on Wednesday, 2003 August 20 by Anton

Got a spam just now entitled “Improve Your Credit Rating by Paying off Your Bills.” What, really? Why didn’t someone think of that sooner! I dreamt that I was walking in some commercial street and an aggressive (and curiously-colored) panther … Continue reading →

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imposture

Posted on Tuesday, 2003 August 19 by Anton

Sigh. Some toad is using my return address on spam entitled “Your details”. I’ve had two bounces today, but happily no flames yet.

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what’s Spanish for ‘nice try’?

Posted on Thursday, 2003 August 14 by Anton

Got a spam today that reads: Important notice We have just charged your credit card for money laundry service in amount of $234.65 (because you are either child pornography webmaster or deal with dirty money, which require us to layndry … Continue reading →

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the ever-changing barrage

Posted on Sunday, 2003 July 27 by Anton

Do you ever get curious about changing fashions in junkmail? I haven’t had “we’ll submit your website to 312 search engines for $39.95” in years; on another hand, suddenly here’s a flood apparently intended for insurance agents. Tuesday: In about … Continue reading →

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the vagaries of fame

Posted on Monday, 2003 July 21 by Anton

Weird. In the last few months I dropped from eighth to 53d most googlable “Sherwood”; now I’m back at eighth. I’m also the sixth “Anton”, my highest ever (by one).

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Posted on Wednesday, 2003 July 09 by Anton

I’ve had about five blank spams today.

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German-style adjectival phrases using Latin and English elements

Posted on Monday, 2003 July 07 by Anton

I wonder why on-the-job training, at-will employment, ex-parte application, in-vitro fertilization are more usual than the better English training on the job, employment at will, application ex parte, fertilization in vitro. I also wonder why children say me and him … Continue reading →

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