Category Archives: spam

funny old world

Posted on Tuesday, 2004 July 20 by Anton

Pobox’s spam filter bounced something purporting to be from Arturo Fuente <yoichi@t-online.de> – someone with a Spanish name and a Japanese handle, posting from Germany? Not impossible, of course. (Russell advises me that Arturo Fuente is a brand of cigar. … Continue reading →

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beauty’s where you find it

Posted on Tuesday, 2004 May 25 by Anton

There is a website for strange search-strings that turn up in your referral logs, but is there one for funny randomly-generated spam titles? Today’s Ogre prize goes to gretchen sovkhoz wesleyan.

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filled quota

Posted on Saturday, 2004 May 22 by Anton

I’ve had quite enough bogus PayPal verification notices, thank you, you can stop now.

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i soon forgot what it was

Posted on Wednesday, 2004 May 19 by Anton

It took less than three days for spammers to find a temporary address that I posted on an unimportant website.

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stylish spamments

Posted on Saturday, 2003 December 20 by Anton

Seen among another blog’s comments: Unusual ideas can make enemies. Posted by: Thomas Jennifer at December 9, 2003 06:33 PM Cultivated people foster what is good in others, not what is bad. Petty people do the opposite. Posted by: Sakano … Continue reading →

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spam filler gets stranger

Posted on Friday, 2003 December 12 by Anton

Xygos lhxdhc vijhsb There was enough material there to enable him to prepare several new tricks which he had learned from some of the jugglers in the circus, and he had passed part of the night in getting them ready … Continue reading →

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self-illustrating

Posted on Thursday, 2003 November 27 by Anton

Received this morning: Subject: bronto turn back time Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 07:26:35 -0500

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