Some of you may have noticed that I just got hit this morning with over 100 spam comments advertising for gambling. I have also received a bunch of spam regarding penis enlargement, Viagra, and psychic readings (among other things). Anyway, it is SO IRRITATING! Luckily, I have de-spamming software ready to go so I can get the stuff deleted.
Who thought of slapping personal blogs with annoying advertising crap. And does it actually work? I know it just ticks me off really bad. I will not involve myself in any business that spams blogs, spams e-mail, or calls me on the phone (including charities). I’m not trying to be mean or anything…I just get really annoyed with people who advertise products and services that have no tact. They think they have the right to do their song and dance on my time and on my server???
I think the government needs to put down some strict regulations about spam. It is so irritating. Especially when the companies don’t need to pay for their advertising. That means that they hit us, the possible-consumer, really hard with nothing coming out of their wallets and no consequences. At least when they have to pay for advertising they are more conservative, think about it a little bit more, and are selective on where/when they place their ads.
Stupid spammers. I was thinking that some good consequences would be: burning down their house, loading up their computers with viruses (the “You Stupid Jerk of A Spammer Virus), and kidnapping their children for large ransoms. That’s what I’ve come up with so far.
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What ever happened to the good ol’ days when people smiled at the mention of Spam, or glowed when that salty, processed meat coated in grease jelly showed up unexpectedly (with catsup)?
O O O O Th’ days when the salty meat
Was harbored in the dank of our basement,
When protein in tin
Was stored with our gin;
O hear, O hear th’ mothers’ discordant din!
Forget ’bout Death and temptation from sin
For cometh the height of our debasement!
Pork shoulders brand delicacy defeat.
Where’d you get that poem? It’s neato.
Steph, I made it in your blog comments. I’m glad you like.
Any title suggestions? I wonder I showed the poem to someone without any reference to Spam if they would figure it out…
Title suggestion. Hmmm… Maybe a title that has a reference to the shape & color of the can. Or perhaps a title that refers to the sounds one’s digestive system makes after consuming the stuff.
How about “Recession” (A pun on the demise of Spam and the word “Process/Processional,” Spam being a processed meat).
Or “Nuclear Wasteland” ( a reference to its origination as an wartime food and it’s storability and to T.S. Eliot’s “Wasteland” with a funky twist).
Or “Elegy for the Gurgle Preserve” (this is a reference to your suggestion to the sounds of the digestive system and Spam).
I think I like the “Nuclear Wasteland” the best…but it’s not quite right yet. I think the idea is right, but it doesn’t have the right ring to it yet. It needs to roll off the tongue a bit (pretend that I rolled my “R” when I said “roll”).