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Least Appealing Spam Subject Ever

Filed under “Oddities,” “Humor,” and “Science & Technology”
by Adam at 9:14 AM on February 21, 2005

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I was just sifting through my “suspected spam” folder (helpfully classified by SpamBayes), when I ran across one of those rare spams that make you chuckle. I’d received a message from “Adult Dating Network” with the subject “Re: About our hook-up deathwand.”

I know spammers are in the habit of using random text and nonsense words to evade filters, but deathwand? That’s the last word that would make me want to click on a sexually explicit message. Sounds dirty and psychotic all at once.

Adam is a web developer and graphic designer who lives and works in south-central Kansas. He likes to speak his mind, both here and in his business blog. He only rarely writes about himself in the third person, honest. If you’d like to work with Adam, drop him a line.

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  1. You think you have it bad? My old email address just entered the 7th level of Spam Hell.

    “Hey, do you wanna go out with me?”
    “Ewwww NO!”
    “HOOK UP DEATHWAND ATTACK!!!”
    “Now do you wanna go out with me”
    “[Smoldering]…yes…please don’t hurt me!”

    Sometimes the 21st century scares me…

    Comment by Dante Evans — February 21, 2005 @ 7:21 pm

  2. Something about “HOOK UP DEATHWAND ATTACK!” made me giggle spastically. :-D

    Thanks, I needed that.

    Comment by Adam M. — February 22, 2005 @ 7:55 am

  3. The only other use I can think of is:

    “Hey, have you ever dealt with the problem if fishing hooks getting stuck under water?”
    “Boy Have I?! (Wait, have I?)”
    “Then you need…the Hook-up DEATHWAND!!”
    “It magically raises your hooks up whilst unfortunately killing everything in its path. Remember, you can always blame the trail of dead fish on that guy who doesn’t speak English!”
    “Hook-up….DEATHWAND! Yours for only $19.95″

    I’m sure there are more ways to find your life partner, like dating and stuff, but who can say no to a DEATHWAND?

    Comment by Dante Evans — February 23, 2005 @ 7:18 pm

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