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Spam observation: You people are all weirdoes.

colubra

9/15/04 10:17 am

So I got a spam that I had trouble discerning really WAS a spam, even after opening it.

From: Guy Dupree
Subj: Do you remember me?
the name looked vaguely familiar, so I clicked.

Body:
This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, "Lenore!"

which is a chunk of Poe, and that would be utterly unsurprising for someone I knew to mail.
Savee on you medss
Visitt u-s by clik'in the lynk below
http://www.worldwidemedstoday.com?wid=200024
After reading this I knew it was spam... then I read what follows, and I wasn't sure again
And wisely curb'd proud Man's pretending Wit:
These born to Judge, as well as those to Write.

Your Career as a Deadly Assassin (LJ) by maxgallagher
Username
Gender	MaleFemale
You first killed at age	15
Your victim was	A random stranger
Reason	Money
Your trademark weapon	Garrote
Your reputation	Stern and honourable
You work with	mstegosaurus
You kill for	Fame
In the end, you are defeated by	jadiana
Your death	Old age
Your career body-count	508
Quiz created with MemeGen!

and

Your LJ Prison by redfrog021
Username
Favorite Deadly Sin	SlothGluttonyGreedLustEnvyAngerPride
You are convicted of	Sticking up a 7-11 for Twinkies
And sentenced to	Death Row!
Warden	fin9901
Abusive redneck guard	gconnor
Easy to bribe guard	kaninchenzero
Cellmate	bradx
Wants to make you their bitch	mkellis
Drops soap in the shower on purpose	ccoyle
Works in the laundry and smells people's undies	skepticle
Comes to see you for 'conjugal visits'	cmdrhobbes
Quiz created with MemeGen!

ccoyle? Ya done got pegged, methinks.

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• gwyd

  9/15/04 02:16 pm (UTC)

  

  I understand the source of your puzzlement. If I had sent it, I would have included a penis enhancement link instead of a meds link, but that's just me.

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• dandelionoracle

  9/15/04 05:31 pm (UTC)

  

  New and improved spammers add random words or phrases to get past people's more sophisiticated spam filters. Jerks.
  

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