Comments on: Spam of the day http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/spam-of-the-day.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 15:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Nathan Hornby http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/spam-of-the-day.html#comment-1555722 Nathan Hornby Fri, 12 Oct 2012 23:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187041#comment-1555722 My Cat Hair Strap Muffin days are behind me, I'll put the feelers out though. My Cat Hair Strap Muffin days are behind me, I’ll put the feelers out though.

]]> By: Henry Pootel http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/spam-of-the-day.html#comment-1555645 Henry Pootel Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187041#comment-1555645 Unbelievable.  The domain is still available. Alas someone already has pickleworld.com and globalpickles.com as well as pickleplanet.com. But pickleuniverse.com is available as well as worldwidepickles.com. Oh and uh, picklegeek.com is available too. So many good business ideas here... Unbelievable.  The domain is still available.

Alas someone already has pickleworld.com and globalpickles.com as well as pickleplanet.com. But pickleuniverse.com is available as well as worldwidepickles.com.

Oh and uh, picklegeek.com is available too.

So many good business ideas here…

]]> By: mccrum http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/spam-of-the-day.html#comment-1555551 mccrum Fri, 12 Oct 2012 20:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187041#comment-1555551 How much are you interested in paying?  There's a subtle bidding war going on, you'll want to take advantage of my low rates before committing to another seller. How much are you interested in paying?  There’s a subtle bidding war going on, you’ll want to take advantage of my low rates before committing to another seller.

]]> By: TheMadLibrarian http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/spam-of-the-day.html#comment-1555489 TheMadLibrarian Fri, 12 Oct 2012 19:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187041#comment-1555489  What, they don't have shrimp chips in the stores where you live?  Heinous!  What, they don’t have shrimp chips in the stores where you live?  Heinous!

]]> By: Nathan Hornby http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/spam-of-the-day.html#comment-1555310 Nathan Hornby Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187041#comment-1555310 How much does a Kilo of Cat Hair Strap Muffins go for these days? How much does a Kilo of Cat Hair Strap Muffins go for these days?

]]> By: Nathan Hornby http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/spam-of-the-day.html#comment-1555304 Nathan Hornby Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187041#comment-1555304 Now you point it out, I totally see it. Language ay? Now you point it out, I totally see it.

Language ay?

]]> By: WaylonWillie http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/spam-of-the-day.html#comment-1555290 WaylonWillie Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187041#comment-1555290 If you could provide a link to download your stationery form, you would be providing a great service to humanity. If you could provide a link to download your stationery form, you would be providing a great service to humanity.

]]> By: tylerdurden http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/spam-of-the-day.html#comment-1555280 tylerdurden Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187041#comment-1555280 "People should get beat up for statin' their beliefs"! “People should get beat up for statin’ their beliefs”!

]]> By: Neal Matthews http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/spam-of-the-day.html#comment-1555271 Neal Matthews Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187041#comment-1555271 Nathan, you and Finordius are actually in violent agreement, but your statement is grammatically ambiguous. Even the grammar translates differently across the pond. Your statement would be read by Americans as: "The American name for potato chips is "crisps"." ...which is clearly not accurate. The way to clearly state your intended meaning is: "And a potato chip? Well that's the name Americans use for crisps." Nathan, you and Finordius are actually in violent agreement, but your statement is grammatically ambiguous. Even the grammar translates differently across the pond. Your statement would be read by Americans as: “The American name for potato chips is “crisps”.” …which is clearly not accurate.

The way to clearly state your intended meaning is:
“And a potato chip? Well that’s the name Americans use for crisps.”

]]> By: Steve Hoefer http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/spam-of-the-day.html#comment-1555267 Steve Hoefer Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187041#comment-1555267 I get these all the time, they usually use random nouns that they pull from my site in an effort to appear more intelligent.  However when the offer to buy Shoehorn With Teeth it doesn't seen particularly smart. I still haven't figured out if they're auto-generated or created by low-wage workers in non English-speaking countries. So it's like a Turing test.  I'll admit I've been tempted to reverse-scam these folks, tell them I have a container-ship full of Cat Hair Strap Muffins for them if only they can prove they're a legitimate business. I get these all the time, they usually use random nouns that they pull from my site in an effort to appear more intelligent.  However when the offer to buy Shoehorn With Teeth it doesn’t seen particularly smart.

I still haven’t figured out if they’re auto-generated or created by low-wage workers in non English-speaking countries. So it’s like a Turing test. 

I’ll admit I’ve been tempted to reverse-scam these folks, tell them I have a container-ship full of Cat Hair Strap Muffins for them if only they can prove they’re a legitimate business.

]]> By: Missy Pants http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/spam-of-the-day.html#comment-1555127 Missy Pants Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187041#comment-1555127 LOL - but we won't need to watch TV in the retirement homes, we'll be able to sit and quote shows back and forth to each other all day! Also, you are right, he wanted to be an architect, but Jerry said no, which lead to "Oh, you don't think I could be an architect"?  LOL – but we won’t need to watch TV in the retirement homes, we’ll be able to sit and quote shows back and forth to each other all day!

Also, you are right, he wanted to be an architect, but Jerry said no, which lead to “Oh, you don’t think I could be an architect”? 

]]> By: IronEdithKidd http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/spam-of-the-day.html#comment-1555115 IronEdithKidd Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187041#comment-1555115 I usually just write back "419 scams make baby Jesus cry". I usually just write back “419 scams make baby Jesus cry”.

]]> By: Christopher http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/spam-of-the-day.html#comment-1555105 Christopher Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187041#comment-1555105 He always wanted to pretend to be an architect, but I think he got into the import/export business after he was turned down for a job as a latex salesman. And I'm pretty sure that being able to rattle all this off the top of my head when I can't remember when to buy milk is a sign I need professional help. He always wanted to pretend to be an architect, but I think he got into the import/export business after he was turned down for a job as a latex salesman.

And I’m pretty sure that being able to rattle all this off the top of my head when I can’t remember when to buy milk is a sign I need professional help.

]]> By: Nathan Hornby http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/spam-of-the-day.html#comment-1555092 Nathan Hornby Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187041#comment-1555092 That's exactly what I said! "And a potato chip? Well that's just what Americans call crisps." And you're probably talking about Prawn COCKTAIL crisps. I've never seen Prawn flavoured crisps. Pedant man, away! That’s exactly what I said! “And a potato chip? Well that’s just what Americans call crisps.”

And you’re probably talking about Prawn COCKTAIL crisps. I’ve never seen Prawn flavoured crisps.

Pedant man, away!

]]> By: Mike Castellaneta http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/spam-of-the-day.html#comment-1555090 Mike Castellaneta Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187041#comment-1555090 International Pickies? Sounds like it's the State Department's DBA International Pickies? Sounds like it’s the State Department’s DBA

]]> By: Fnordius http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/spam-of-the-day.html#comment-1555086 Fnordius Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187041#comment-1555086 Ooh, pedantic fail! :) Crisps are the UK/Irish term for what are labelled potato chips in the USA. And no, prawn flavoured crisps are not easily available outside of UK/EIR. Ooh, pedantic fail! :)

Crisps are the UK/Irish term for what are labelled potato chips in the USA. And no, prawn flavoured crisps are not easily available outside of UK/EIR.

]]> By: Missy Pants http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/spam-of-the-day.html#comment-1555075 Missy Pants Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187041#comment-1555075 I thought Art was an architect? I thought Art was an architect?

]]> By: nowimnothing http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/spam-of-the-day.html#comment-1555072 nowimnothing Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187041#comment-1555072 But it is the International Pickles LLC logo that sells the joke. But it is the International Pickles LLC logo that sells the joke.

]]> By: Nathan Hornby http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/spam-of-the-day.html#comment-1555069 Nathan Hornby Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187041#comment-1555069 I really hope they meant chips and wrote fries. That would be amazing! As I'm in a pedantic mood though I would like to point out that 'fries' aren't really a synonym for 'chips'. We have fries in the UK, they're those thin things without any potato in them that McDonalds serve. A chip is a chip. And a potato chip? Well that's just what Americans call crisps. I would like to have a word with this spam artists thesaurus. I really hope they meant chips and wrote fries. That would be amazing!
As I’m in a pedantic mood though I would like to point out that ‘fries’ aren’t really a synonym for ‘chips’. We have fries in the UK, they’re those thin things without any potato in them that McDonalds serve. A chip is a chip. And a potato chip? Well that’s just what Americans call crisps.

I would like to have a word with this spam artists thesaurus.

]]> By: Jesse in Japan http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/spam-of-the-day.html#comment-1555063 Jesse in Japan Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187041#comment-1555063 You should have sent something more pithy like, "Certainly. Your fries have already been shipped and should arrive within the next two days. Would you like a hamburger or drink to go with that?" You should have sent something more pithy like, “Certainly. Your fries have already been shipped and should arrive within the next two days. Would you like a hamburger or drink to go with that?”

]]> By: mmrtnt http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/spam-of-the-day.html#comment-1555060 mmrtnt Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187041#comment-1555060 Spam, fries and pickles. Is it lunch time already? Spam, fries and pickles.

Is it lunch time already?

]]> By: wysinwyg http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/spam-of-the-day.html#comment-1555061 wysinwyg Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187041#comment-1555061 Dear Rob, Please post more often. Sincerely, The Internet Dear Rob,

Please post more often.

Sincerely,

The Internet

]]> By: jackbird http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/spam-of-the-day.html#comment-1555059 jackbird Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187041#comment-1555059 In the Connery movies that's been changed to the Aberdeen Noise Abatement League, Alex... In the Connery movies that’s been changed to the Aberdeen Noise Abatement League, Alex…

]]> By: AlexG55 http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/spam-of-the-day.html#comment-1555054 AlexG55 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187041#comment-1555054 Just export. (Universal Export is one of the front organisations used by MI6 in the books. IIRC another one is the Empire Noise Abatement League). Just export.

(Universal Export is one of the front organisations used by MI6 in the books. IIRC another one is the Empire Noise Abatement League).

]]> By: Christopher http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/spam-of-the-day.html#comment-1555051 Christopher Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187041#comment-1555051 And it's admirable that you leapt into the unknown feet first, playing as though you understood the rules. And it’s admirable that you leapt into the unknown feet first, playing as though you understood the rules.

]]> By: Christopher http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/spam-of-the-day.html#comment-1555052 Christopher Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187041#comment-1555052 I could have sworn that was Art Vandelay. I could have sworn that was Art Vandelay.

]]> By: angusm http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/spam-of-the-day.html#comment-1555053 angusm Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187041#comment-1555053 You should never underestimate the stupidity of people on the Internet, but in this case I think it's probably an example of what's called an "overpayment scam". In this scam, the scammer arranges to buy something, then pays with a bank draft or transfer worth more than the agreed price. They ask the victim to forward the balance to someone else - a confederate of the scammer, or an unwitting 'money mule' recruited through spam. The victim obligingly does so, at which point they discover that the bank draft was forged or that the transfer came from a phished bank account. The victim is now out whatever they sent to the scammer, and may also face criminal charges for money laundering or presenting a 'forged financial instrument'. The scammer probably didn't really mean "fries" in this case. One possible theory is that they intended to pretend that they wanted to buy electronic components such as computer chips. French fries are, of course, known as (potato) chips in the UK, so it's not impossible that a dictionary or thesaurus used by the scammer somehow came up with the wrong translation. (A common spammer trick is to auto-substitute words in their boilerplate text for suggested synonyms from a thesaurus, leading to some comical results). You should never underestimate the stupidity of people on the Internet, but in this case I think it’s probably an example of what’s called an “overpayment scam”. In this scam, the scammer arranges to buy something, then pays with a bank draft or transfer worth more than the agreed price. They ask the victim to forward the balance to someone else – a confederate of the scammer, or an unwitting ‘money mule’ recruited through spam. The victim obligingly does so, at which point they discover that the bank draft was forged or that the transfer came from a phished bank account. The victim is now out whatever they sent to the scammer, and may also face criminal charges for money laundering or presenting a ‘forged financial instrument’.

The scammer probably didn’t really mean “fries” in this case. One possible theory is that they intended to pretend that they wanted to buy electronic components such as computer chips. French fries are, of course, known as (potato) chips in the UK, so it’s not impossible that a dictionary or thesaurus used by the scammer somehow came up with the wrong translation. (A common spammer trick is to auto-substitute words in their boilerplate text for suggested synonyms from a thesaurus, leading to some comical results).

]]> By: Nash Rambler http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/spam-of-the-day.html#comment-1555048 Nash Rambler Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187041#comment-1555048 *voice of Orson Welles*. . .and thus, a mighty pickle empire was forged, with a fabrication that thrust Robert "Pickle Baron" Beschizza, into the hallowed halls of business legend. *voice of Orson Welles*. . .and thus, a mighty pickle empire was forged, with a fabrication that thrust Robert “Pickle Baron” Beschizza, into the hallowed halls of business legend.

]]> By: TheKaz1969 http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/spam-of-the-day.html#comment-1555049 TheKaz1969 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187041#comment-1555049 Wasn't James Bond in the import/export business..? Wasn’t James Bond in the import/export business..?

]]> By: acerplatanoides http://boingboing.net/2012/10/12/spam-of-the-day.html#comment-1555047 acerplatanoides Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=187041#comment-1555047 I don't want a pickle, I just wanna ride on my, motor-cicle.  I don’t want a pickle, I just wanna ride on my, motor-cicle. 

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