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Amusing Phrases from Spam Commenters

Thursday, 02. 4. 2010  –  Category: News

Akismet does a wonderful job of blocking all the spam comments my site receives. (I get a ton!) And part of the fun is reading the posts it has blocked, particularly the ones with dummy text designed to hide a random link. Here are some recent highlights:

• The Generic Blog Comment: “I was studying something else about this on another blog. Interesting. Your perspective on it is diametrically opposed to what I read in the first place. I am still contemplating over the various points of view, but I’m tipped to a great extent toward yours. And regardless, that’s what is so great about modern democracy and the marketplace of ideas on-line.”
• Travel-related comments on a Photoshop tutorial: “Fellow Tourists April should be good for a Long Island Romantic Getaways .Options are many- I grew up near that area, so I would definitely like the Places to visit in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Until my financial situation improves, you can’t beat the Places to Visit in Florida Any thoughts?”
• Full, detailed rules of Backgammon, too long to post here.
• The purely baffling: “After the sewing machine needle has continued in its’ upward motion to a point at which it is above the fabric, the feed-dogs rise”
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• In response to a post about my inflatable cube-frog: “Hey Wassup? My name is Jett I’ve been browsing these forums for a long time now, and I finally found something worth writing here:
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• And that age-old question: “So true, with so much to stay on top of though how do you balnce it all?”

How do I balnce it all? Well, spam filters help.