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Okay, on to today’s topic: The Art of Spam.
No, I don’t mean the mystery meat. I mean spam.
Webster’s Online Dictionary defines it as:
“Unsolicited, usually commercial, e-mail sent to a large number of addresses.”
In layman’s terms, spam is the junk clogging up your Inbox every morning, offering you free Viagra; the chance to bail out a previously unknown but very rich relative in Nigeria; or, in my case this morning, the chance to find “age-appropriate lingerie.” Huh? What exactly is age-inappropriate lingerie?
While spam isn’t a new thing, I’ve noticed an increase in the strangeness of the spam messages landing in my Inbox lately. Ironically — or, perhaps, diabolically — most of the spam seems targeted toward men with certain body image issues. So I searched the internet and found some links to hilarious spam emails:
http://www.spamhumor.com/page/Penis+Enlargement+SPAM?t=anon
http://www.brianbaute.com/?p=1015
After viewing the subject lines in the second link, the subtlety used by these spammers continues to astound me. (Yes, that was sarcasm. But I had to laugh out loud at the subject “What she REALLY wants for Christmas.”
What are some of the weirdest spam emails you’ve received?
