Every once in a while I check the spam filter here in the Basement, just to be sure a legitimate comment hasn’t been trapped. (It hasn’t happened yet.) Today, out of twelve bits of spam, only one was in English. The rest were Chinese. What gives with that? That’s not the ratio with my e-mail spam. In fact, I rarely get Chinese e-mail spam. Do the Chinese really think blogs are a good avenue for crap marketing? Have you ever seen a Chinese comment in a blog? I haven’t. I don’t get it.
Speaking of spam, I used to be mildly amused by the randomly generated names in the From line—I actually collected them for a while, until I got bored. (If I find the file I’ll insert some examples*—it’s hard for my tired little Tuesday afternoon mind to come up with good ones. But you’ve all seen them—you know what I mean.) Now the spammers just don’t seem to care. Not only are the From lines just boring bogus e-mail addresses, the Subject lines are four or five random letters: nusum or wyky or caqyp. Who on earth would open an e-mail with the Subject line “caqyp”?
P.S. Well, I’ve never been to this blog before—obviously he’s spending time keeping his comment area tidy. But I still haven’t seen a Chinese comment in the wild. When will it sink in with them—and with spammers in general?
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*Addendum: okay, here they are:
- Suicidal Q. Tauted
- Petronila Shanna
- Stateliness T. Accredits
- Ragnar J. Instep
- Robe C. Continuums
- Garrotting B. Achieving
- Oscillation O. Arbutuses
- Maintenance A. Facility
- Preserve F. Lamprey
- Rigoberto C. Carousel
- Belonged I. Convoying
- Gizmo B. Overplay
- Erect P. Upsides
- Circulated R. Menopause
- Decentralization T. Reestablish
- Overdressed L. Coefficient
- Vitalizes Q. Shiva
- Presumed M. Overstaying
- Unionized U. Lovelorn
- Entities B. Clots
- Naples T. Confabbed
- Pilferers Q. Gunfighting
- Acrostic A. Americanism
- Hothead K. Victimize
- Scapula C. Terrapin
- Pigeonhole Q. Laud
- Blackburn T. Antiparticle
- Sandlots H. Phoniness
- Subpoena C. Bummed
- Millennium B. Reveler
- Gunwale G. Pygmy
- Zeppelin H. Woodland
- Splaying O. Dionysus
- Psychobabble S. Bloodied
- Aplenty A. Householder
- Reinvents L. Restlessness
- Extorting S. Decaffeinates
- Hull D. Swine
- Facially J. Bellybutton
- Formaldehyde H. Crones
- Graying D. Defendants
- Panorama T. Shudders
- Blackjack E. Precautionary
- Sausage P. Anonymous
- Flotillas T. Socking
- Sandbags S. Incomparable
- Humbles E. Obduracy
- Cellophane O. Underbelly
