Category Archives: spam

a strange pitch

Posted on Thursday, 2003 June 26 by Anton

Ah, Blogger has a shiny new interface. I’ve been getting a spam for ‘escorts’, which includes this line: “I love long walks on the beach, candlelight dinners . . . oh, and of course, experienced men with big cocks!” Seems to me … Continue reading →

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jjuyjcly

Posted on Sunday, 2003 June 22 by Anton

Got a spam today that ends with 62 nonsense words (of which the longest is 33 letters), each beginning “jjuyjcly”. I wonder what sort of program generated them.

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not enough gamekeepers.

Posted on Tuesday, 2003 June 17 by Anton

Amazon World is a blog made up of quotes from readers’ reviews. Oh, yes, every day people wake up to find themselves turned into a cockroach and have to deal with living as one. I’m just real sure! Cited (twice) … Continue reading →

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buy now!

Posted on Monday, 2003 April 28 by Anton

Mail today: 109 items, of which 17 spam – not counting an unknown number that pinned Pobox’s meter and were not relayed to me. I think it is worse lately than it was a few months ago. Next day: Spam … Continue reading →

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“Gritty anti-war hottie – dance with me?”

Posted on Friday, 2003 March 21 by Anton

Thanks to Rob Power for pointing out this petite annonce. I imagine Craigslist content cycles rapidly, so I’ll quote it in full for posterity. I was the WASPy guy who hopped off my bike to drag your cement trash can … Continue reading →

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there’s a kind of symmetry

Posted on Friday, 2003 February 28 by Anton

I just saw a popup advertisement for Popup Eliminator.

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maybe it’s a sex metaphor

Posted on Thursday, 2003 February 20 by Anton

Okay, I can understand Viagra, breast enlargement, Herbalife, mortgages — but why do I get so much spam for Norton Utilities?!

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