Subject line:
fat is known as unpretty iliad
well, I don't know jes' how poetic, but:
bestubble flung
and
gnome histochemic colloquy fiasco insecticide
and I thought there might be a double dactyl in here somewhere...
eyesight demijohn showpiece elmira jacobian
gotta couple of good ones today:
bater diffractometer deductible furbish
and even better:
diehard flexure amidst incompetent aztecan
etaoin-- You know that these texts are being generated to fool any spam filters you may have in place?
yeah, I do, jheem. I go through my SPAM box(on my webmail) to find these, though the last couple snuck through...
Okay--I now realize I need an explanation. I thought the opening post was an invitation to make stuff up. These are things actually sent via e-mail? Why, please, and what do spam filters have to do with it?
Jackie, the latest SPAM rage uses random subject lines, in an effort to sneak past your spam filters. Fald found them poetic, or at least one of them. my email provider stops most of my spam at the server, so it never gets to my inbox, but I can check it online to see if I'm not missing any legitimate mail. some of the names of the "people" sending this spam are pretty interesting, too. I did have to check one that was from "Shona." sadly, it was not to be...
some of the names of the "people"
If you haven't been fortunate enough to get some of these, they have names like 'Dispute K. Invalidate.'
So, spam filters are designed to reject certain words, say maybe, 'buy', and 'offer'?
> 'buy', and 'offer'?
that, and 'penis enlargement'
That and whole phrases or a certain style. That's why Spams have been getting more poetical. They're trying to make them less like other spams.
From today's crop:
Plumbing H. Materialization
And, to slip past the filters you get words like 'pen|s'
or \/i@gra-- incase you have a problem with penis enlargement!
or one i just got with the word dudes, as dooods...
Now Jackson is asking me to flounce platitudinous.
They should hire the Vogon Constructor Fleet captain to make up their subject lines ...
are you sure they didn't?
So, Vogons are to blame for spam! Good Ford is in his flivver.
...to slip past the filters you get words like pen|s...
Here's a humorous sample from todays batch:
The subject line was "breeze scathe homophobia biblical baronial"
The links were embedded in this text...
"The heealthy way to lonse foat and keep it okff."
"Best vadlue weikght lopss progxram on the intgernet!"
And if that wasn't wacky enough, it came with the following long list of words in the body which, I would think when included, would be more apt to have it filtered...
cathodic prerogative bonaventure concomitant knoweth rock prosthetic allow offhand bunt rune foliate pittston psychiatrist groom recombinant apocrypha aspirate leaven id secrete confidential bangui agatha hammerhead hanford continued assist propeller reactant gould omission pelvic delicatessen ragweed option expenditure exposure ashy rook however illicit chandelier hew ambiance curvilinear filmmake chattanooga earn goblet nsf butyl haynes ascetic aim sector clump hudson pork shuck glisten rogue buyer decorate ecology noel broadloom blackboard robertson innate helmsman roundup immune sidemen prone furry peccary circulant eastland macmillan scour initial formulaic calligraphy attainder butterfield remiss birth ehrlich prefix furrier cudgel frisky razor closeup inquisitor regressive burton czechoslovakia crusoe caliber bamboo equipoise bertram delicatessen compassion embarrass chesapeake heart halma munson blotch kent nomad horsemen loam polarography erotica algol lithograph bad malfunction dread cohesion bayda concave impish berkelium moneywort backorder forgotten coolidge cutworm leone blanchard parenthetic click meritorious horehound bernardo infelicitous countryman meaty grandstand ezekiel rakish middleweight arab pail nitrogen destinate admiral insensitive alameda minos elephantine inhibit consignor bombay fingerprint haberman admiral idolatry offensive algal ghoulish optic exogamous canadian sift hyde amateur aqueduct dogwood embedder baptistery carboxylic doolittle advantage bogy hiatt radial hobby corvette bigot heft addis economic mathematic immodesty hear alec delphi disgustful goucher fiancee harshen maniac conscript sanatoria adobe polyhymnia forgotten deviate
archery lim romulus congenital montclair julia enzyme farsighted locomotory result north minor narcissus ad foliage grainy deception imperil rundown boron lafayette alone attainder marlin beast moisten instep sistine corroborate seedling cutesy gyrfalcon dazzle churchman adiabatic disruption gibby chic gross barbital ogden balletic baggage agglomerate florid berkeley dwarves explanatory currant feeney complete delia indianapolis dorchester highlight burl cannel parallelogram ambient chantilly joshua beachcomb deliver sawmill inseminate brouhaha knack heterodyne renunciate frederick florentine declamatory mischievous delegate mayonnaise"
Not your *ordinary junk mail.
On further review, that's some potent mayonnaise!
I wonder how many monkeys they had working on that one?
One that came in my mailbox recently:
Sexual Phenomenona only come once in a lifetimeWhat, pray tell, is a Phenomenona and should we pity it?
Trillionth K. Somnolent
(uh-oh, I feel a d-dactyl coming on!...)
Crinkledy-Crankledy,
Trillionth K. Somnolent,
Confrere of Rumi and
Omar Khayyam,
Please, I beseech thee, Sir
Metapoetical:
"Flounce platitudinous!
Send me more spam."
kneeling in humblety something or other...
very impressive, ASp.
Brava!! My Lovely AnnaS!!!!
meanwhile, more grist for the mill:
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thanks, guys... been a while since we had one.
Tameka Gilliam suggests, "homeland clinch benzedrine"
Invalid P. Fortuitously wants me to 'Opeen an anoonymous bank acccount'
New game?
Why don't we post only the dactyls we get in our spam and have different folks create lovely higgledy-piggledys from them?
bear fokes
freeslachuswinks
cgallinttebspost4sam
luv
X
Hey, Mad Dog! ¿Qué pasa? ¿Qué watchacallyer pasa?
Heal NailFungs in Days
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rumania cognizable (from Conrad J. Waldron)
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here's one that fooled me: Re: megalomania
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this one was quite tempting: I Take on Public Challenges
(now if that had been Pubic..)
bear falbage
thisis not a spam
luv
X
Now, Mad Dog. I would never think that you were spamming me. You're always welcome here.
I do think you'll want to mind your qs and ps.
I'm sure this one could be a newspaper headline: hyena lacuna checklist marvel. (courtesy of somebody called Suzanne Austin) Could someone provide the story please?
Bingley
dactyls
Consolidate-bills into one compact-payment
bear flabage
mind ur oan f n qs & ps
luv
X
Consolidate-bills into one compact-payment
Bingley:
According to Suzanne Austin (her account is controversial) that the black hole at the center of the galaxy Crocutta Maculata (infrequently spotted) emits energy at the frequency of common laughter was first reported by the sinking Czech frigate "Marvel."
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voiceband ruthenium administratrix examine
corporeal component pyridine creedal
laughlin negotiable faulkner frost
pimple serge butyric italy
phelps rightward dolphin rendezvous
ceremonial cabot patent coco
puritanical dishwasher left ajar
acrylate counterpart serpens ankara
impinge blueprint certitude sure
wrongdoer avid keaton skillful
helium muslim chignon victoria
h davies rung infringe
pittsfield nominate brest precocity
wardroom deneb ubiquity denominate
styx onset absentia belief
cutover lanky poet
clad cranberry chartreuse dun
bidiagonal butadiene goodrich surtax
wilcox disciplinarian pyhrric appointe
excursion northward diurnal redcoat
gail tipsy accordion astronomer
indefinable jibe grapheme emphasis
guarantee deceptive sisyphus ontology
imprudent teeing toledo mutineer
kodiak oregano hydrostatic extravaganza
feminism controllable bribe toward
merck peasant torch dauphin
melamine cabbage borderline somers
boastful crandall balloon
She Does some amazing things with a banana
gotta love this name:
Hipper J. Vulcanizing
This one wasn't poetic, but it took a huge weight off my shoulders. It assured me that I "no longer had to cross the border" to get cheap prescription drugs. Since it's been a while since I was up to swimming 2,000 kilometres, I was enormously relievd to hear this.
Re: hyena lacuna checklist marvel. "Could someone provide the story please?"
I know it sounds like a lipstick, but it actually makes some kind of sense.
Anatomically, a "lacuna" is "an empty space or a missing part".
Metaphorically, "lacuna" is missing grey matter, or simply "ignorance".
"Hyena" rhymes with "lacuna" but it also conjures up "laughing hyena".
Hyenas don't actually laugh. They are too empty-handed to laugh. And some people lacking in grey matter have more in common with hyenas than their laugh.
Hence, "hyena lacuna".
It is not a compliment.
The term "hyena lacuna" may spring to mind the next time someone sends you a reply beginning "LOL", particularly if you haven't said anything funny.
"checklist marvel" is just some archive somewhere, I suspect.
just got one from:
Paraphrased Q. Arrogate
LOL
Untiled J. Flagstaff (sounds like one of Groucho's characters)
I found the lovely AnnaS's discovery to be particularly interesting since, Flagstaff, located in the American southwest, might be expected to have many examples of the adobe architecture so often accompanied by those quaint red-tiled roofs. On the contrary, whether due to the climate or the history, there was little, if any Hispano-American influence and there are few, if any, buildings of that nature.
Waldo T. Hungarians
Jettisoning R. Cells
Bisections V. Streetwalker
Psychogenic L. Yummy
but I gotta post this one:
Plethora B. Distastefully
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A double-dactyl this is not. But I can see it as a lyric in a G&S light opera/band candy sale/car wash event.
Edit:
These are just too good:
Impenetrably T. Hostesses
Economists K. Nominatives
(somebody restrain me!)
Ain't it the truth, dody! This subject also came up on National Public Radio yesterday, and reproduced in this fine publication:
http://www.thevillager.com/villager_45/talkingpoint.html
Vocatives J. Naughtily
OK, I'll stop now. Really.
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Perturbation H. Insectivores
Grading E. Ghettos
and
Telescoped T. Wristwatches
The latter doesn't say all that easily* but I love the imagery.
*I keep wanting to be oh so explicit about the T.
Only the most indigent hyenas should be too empty handed to
laugh.
And if you meant empty headed, I'm sure a lot of laughter
must come from those with large lacunae.
Imprisonments H. Naiades
What I find particularly interesting about this one is the last name. AHD gives both naiads and naiades as plurals of naiad. The former would be the more common English plural but the latter is the correct Latin plural (nom. and acc., anyway).
Cygnus mentioned getting one from Paraphrased Q. Arrogate. I got one with the subject line miscegenation arrogate.
I really *was gonna quit posting these, but this one is extra-special: the "sender" and the message are linked.
An ad for Viagra was sent by
Johnson L. Potency
How random is that?
ha! Anna!
not nearly as funny, but still brought a smile:
Protestantisms G. Pony
medium = message?
I think it was medium is the massage.
I was (not very) surprised to find today that an email with the subject line "gumption gene" had nothing to do with what it seems to imply.
Bingley
Well, I got something this morning promising "belch bandwagon", but it just turned out to be for Viagra. Is belching a clinically-known side effect?
It's being used metaphorically.
Like many of you, we receive hundreds of spam (unsolicited) e-mails each week. It seems the people behind them are now well aware that one method of filtering these e-mails is to block anything with certain words (free, viagra, weight-loss and so on) in the subject line. Instead the senders are now generating e-mails with apparently random words, sometimes with quite poetic results. A couple we've had recently are "grammar congresswoman" and "carrot necromancer".
Do you suppose the Cashew Orthography Capacitor is cousin to our Enigma?
Bingley
Cashew Orthography Capacitor
My goodness! That's priceless.
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Defoliating E. Poisoner asks me, "Maybe ultra light price?"