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Posted By: Faldage Poetic Spam - 01/23/04 08:24 PM
Subject line:

fat is known as unpretty iliad

Posted By: Buffalo Shrdlu Re: Poetic Spam - 01/23/04 08:38 PM
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

Posted By: Buffalo Shrdlu Re: Poetic Spam - 01/26/04 06:21 PM
gotta couple of good ones today:

bater diffractometer deductible furbish
and even better:
diehard flexure amidst incompetent aztecan



Posted By: jheem Re: Poetic Spam - 01/26/04 06:27 PM
etaoin-- You know that these texts are being generated to fool any spam filters you may have in place?

Posted By: Buffalo Shrdlu Re: Spam I ain't... - 01/26/04 06:32 PM
yeah, I do, jheem. I go through my SPAM box(on my webmail) to find these, though the last couple snuck through...


Posted By: Jackie Re: Spam I ain't... - 01/27/04 01:58 AM
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?

Posted By: Buffalo Shrdlu Re: Spam I ain't... - 01/27/04 10:34 AM
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...

Posted By: Faldage Re: Spam I ain't... - 01/27/04 11:47 AM
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.'

Posted By: Jackie Re: Spam I ain't... - 01/27/04 12:26 PM
So, spam filters are designed to reject certain words, say maybe, 'buy', and 'offer'?

Posted By: maverick Re: Spam I ain't... - 01/27/04 12:44 PM
> 'buy', and 'offer'?

that, and 'penis enlargement'

Posted By: jheem Re: Spam I ain't... - 01/27/04 01:36 PM
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.

Posted By: Faldage Re: Actual Name - 01/27/04 02:22 PM
From today's crop:

Plumbing H. Materialization

And, to slip past the filters you get words like 'pen|s'

Posted By: of troy Re: Actual Name - 01/27/04 05:30 PM
or \/i@gra-- incase you have a problem with penis enlargement!

or one i just got with the word dudes, as dooods...


Posted By: Buffalo Shrdlu Fald leads the way - 01/27/04 11:57 PM
they should give him some credit...
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/01/27/spam.art.ap/index.html


Posted By: Faldage Re: Poetic Spam - 01/30/04 03:58 PM
Now Jackson is asking me to flounce platitudinous.

Posted By: Capfka Re: Poetic Spam - 01/31/04 08:05 AM
They should hire the Vogon Constructor Fleet captain to make up their subject lines ...

Posted By: Buffalo Shrdlu Re: Oh, Zaphod? - 01/31/04 01:18 PM
are you sure they didn't?

Posted By: jheem Re: Oh, Zaphod? - 01/31/04 02:17 PM
So, Vogons are to blame for spam! Good Ford is in his flivver.

Posted By: musick Actual Mail - 01/31/04 07:33 PM
...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!
Posted By: consuelo Re: Actual Mail - 02/01/04 11:25 AM
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 lifetime
What, pray tell, is a Phenomenona and should we pity it?
Posted By: AnnaStrophic Got one from - 02/05/04 05:22 PM
Trillionth K. Somnolent

(uh-oh, I feel a d-dactyl coming on!...)

Posted By: AnnaStrophic Ode to Junk - 02/05/04 05:31 PM
Crinkledy-Crankledy,
Trillionth K. Somnolent,
Confrere of Rumi and
Omar Khayyam,

Please, I beseech thee, Sir
Metapoetical:
"Flounce platitudinous!
Send me more spam."


Posted By: Buffalo Shrdlu Re: Ode to Junk - 02/05/04 05:33 PM
kneeling in humblety something or other...

very impressive, ASp.

Posted By: Faldage Re: Ode to Junk - 02/05/04 05:41 PM
Brava!! My Lovely AnnaS!!!!

meanwhile, more grist for the mill:

burglarproof bothersome maim lisa mole neumann dugan rever cond

Posted By: AnnaStrophic Re: Ode to Junk - 02/06/04 03:15 PM
thanks, guys... been a while since we had one.

Posted By: Faldage Re: Spam goes political - 02/06/04 03:26 PM
Tameka Gilliam suggests, "homeland clinch benzedrine"

Posted By: Faldage Re: Names - 02/06/04 04:59 PM
Invalid P. Fortuitously wants me to 'Opeen an anoonymous bank acccount'

Posted By: AnnaStrophic tripartite arrogant - 02/06/04 08:09 PM
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?

Posted By: mabbogtebby Re: tripartite arrogant - 02/06/04 08:58 PM
bear fokes
freeslachuswinks
cgallinttebspost4sam

luv

X

Posted By: Faldage Re: tripartite arrogant - 02/06/04 09:05 PM
Hey, Mad Dog! ¿Qué pasa? ¿Qué watchacallyer pasa?

Posted By: tsuwm is this something I missed out on? - 02/06/04 09:47 PM
Heal NailFungs in Days
---
rumania cognizable (from Conrad J. Waldron)
---
here's one that fooled me: Re: megalomania
---
this one was quite tempting: I Take on Public Challenges
(now if that had been Pubic..)

Posted By: mabbogtebby Re: is this something I missed out on? - 02/06/04 09:52 PM
bear falbage
thisis not a spam

luv

X

Posted By: Faldage Re: is this something I missed out on? - 02/07/04 01:39 AM
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.
Posted By: Bingley Re: is this something I missed out on? - 02/07/04 06:56 AM
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
Posted By: Buffalo Shrdlu Re: tripartite arrogant - 02/07/04 10:37 AM
dactyls

Consolidate-bills into one compact-payment

Posted By: mabbogtebby Re: tripartite arrogant - 02/07/04 12:04 PM
bear flabage
mind ur oan f n qs & ps

luv

X

Posted By: AnnaStrophic thank you, etaoin - 02/07/04 01:08 PM
Consolidate-bills into one compact-payment

Posted By: inselpeter Something missed out on - 02/10/04 04:53 AM
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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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


Posted By: sjmaxq Re: Poetic Spam - 02/28/04 11:54 PM
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.

Posted By: grapho hyena lacuna - 02/29/04 12:19 AM
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.




Posted By: Buffalo Shrdlu Re: hakuna matata - 02/29/04 01:24 AM
just got one from:

Paraphrased Q. Arrogate

LOL

Posted By: AnnaStrophic Re: Paraphrased Q. Arrogate - 02/29/04 11:49 AM
Untiled J. Flagstaff (sounds like one of Groucho's characters)



Posted By: Faldage Re: Untiled J. Flagstaff - 02/29/04 12:28 PM
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.

Posted By: AnnaStrophic But wait! There's more! - 03/01/04 02:52 PM
Waldo T. Hungarians

Jettisoning R. Cells


Posted By: Buffalo Shrdlu Re: But wait! There's more! - 03/02/04 08:59 PM
Bisections V. Streetwalker



Posted By: Buffalo Shrdlu Re: free Ginsu knife... - 03/04/04 01:35 PM
Psychogenic L. Yummy


Posted By: AnnaStrophic All good things must end sometime... - 03/05/04 02:35 PM
but I gotta post this one:

Plethora B. Distastefully


~~
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!)
Posted By: dodyskin whatever you think of... - 03/12/04 03:23 PM
you can find on the net

http://www.sperare.com/spam_poetry/blogger.html

Posted By: AnnaStrophic Eerily perplex bookie cynthia - 03/12/04 03:41 PM
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


Posted By: AnnaStrophic One more "name" - 03/16/04 12:49 PM
Vocatives J. Naughtily



OK, I'll stop now. Really.

Posted By: Faldage Re: Andre Codrescu, eat your heart out. - 03/16/04 05:19 PM
swore photolysis sisyphus cider impelled

Posted By: Faldage Re: Minimalist Poetic Spam - 03/18/04 05:13 PM
The single word:

frilly

Posted By: Buffalo Shrdlu Re: Minimalist Poetic Spam - 03/19/04 03:15 PM
Perturbation H. Insectivores

Posted By: Faldage Re: Names - 03/23/04 02:30 PM
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.

Posted By: Jomama Re: hyena lacuna - 03/24/04 05:04 AM
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.

Posted By: Faldage Re: One more "name" - 03/24/04 06:22 PM
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).

Posted By: Faldage Poetic Spam from the Dark Side - 03/24/04 08:26 PM
Cygnus mentioned getting one from Paraphrased Q. Arrogate. I got one with the subject line miscegenation arrogate.

Posted By: AnnaStrophic medium = message? - 03/25/04 02:23 PM
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?
Posted By: Buffalo Shrdlu Re: medium = message? - 03/25/04 09:07 PM
ha! Anna!

not nearly as funny, but still brought a smile:

Protestantisms G. Pony

Posted By: jheem Re: medium = message? - 03/26/04 12:30 AM
medium = message?

I think it was medium is the massage.

Posted By: Bingley Re: medium = message? - 03/26/04 01:09 AM
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
Posted By: Fiberbabe Gumption gene - 03/26/04 01:37 PM
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?

Posted By: Faldage Re: Belch Bandwagon - 03/26/04 01:47 PM
It's being used metaphorically.

Posted By: AnnaStrophic From the folks at "Plain English" - 03/26/04 04:15 PM
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".

Posted By: Buffalo Shrdlu where's Liebowitz? - 03/26/04 06:03 PM
Canticle O. Gruffly

Posted By: Faldage Too good to pass by - 03/26/04 06:39 PM
Scampi D. Grislier

Posted By: Bingley Re: Too good to pass by - 03/29/04 06:54 AM
Do you suppose the Cashew Orthography Capacitor is cousin to our Enigma?

Bingley
Posted By: Faldage Re: Too good to pass by - 03/29/04 11:35 AM
Cashew Orthography Capacitor

My goodness! That's priceless.

Posted By: Faldage Re: Back to subject lines - 03/29/04 06:40 PM
vengeful chauffeur circumvent serfdom

Posted By: Faldage a bit of both - 03/31/04 01:37 PM
Defoliating E. Poisoner asks me, "Maybe ultra light price?"

Posted By: AnnaStrophic Re: a bit of both - 03/31/04 05:11 PM
Did it come from Dow®?

Posted By: Buffalo Shrdlu Re: Dick Tracy... - 04/01/04 06:57 PM
Gruesomest O. Encryption