Sunday, June 11, 2006

Spammed!

I knew I'd been spammed when I received a series of simultaneous comments at around 3 a.m. all saying something like "Great site! Lots of usefull information!" Useful information? What kind of demented, spelling-challenged person is trolling my blog at 3 a.m. in hopes of finding useful information? What kind of useful information do they think they're finding? I can't even tell them how to get a skunk out from under the sanctuary.

Then I noticed that the comments came with links to online gambling sites. My first comment spam! I suppose I should be pleased that my blog has finally attracted enough readers to be worthy of spam, but I don't want gambling links on my blog any more than I want a casino in my back yard. So off it goes and on goes Word Verification. No more comment spam! Which leaves more room to talk about the other kind. Someday the world will be ready for the story of the infamous Radio Spam Bake-Off and "What's the matter, Flash, can'tcha cut it?" That sort of useless information is my bread and butter; those who prefer useful information will just have to find it elsewhere.

1 comment:

jaywalke said...

It also means we can play the word verification game!

I got zhfekgtd, which is a German word meaning: "I have a chunk of black bread caught in my throat."