Comments on: POETRY FROM OUR SPAM FOLDER

By: Betsy Wuebker

Betsy Wuebker — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:06:38 +0000

Hi Robin – Yes, a lot of it is pretty gross, but occasionally a really great turn of (almost) phrase will pop out! I think this post was a good experiment for Apture, too, as I “let” it select the photographs. Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks.

By: Robin

Robin — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:28:44 +0000

Hi Betsy – I always deleted spam without looking at it for the first year or so of blogging – then I was horrified one day when I discovered 2 friends in there – I wonder who I had previously got chucked out, because it chucks out anything over a month old automatically. Since then I have kept a close eye on it – and I must say much of it is pretty gross – not as entertaining as yours. Love the accompanying pictures.!
Robin´s last blog ..Relaaaaaaaaaaax

By: Betsy Wuebker

Betsy Wuebker — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:29:02 +0000

Hi Barbara – It was worth scanning all the Cialis spam to mine those nuggets! Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks.

Hi Patricia – Oh yeah, we get doozies, too. That’s why these stood out! Thank you.

By: Patricia

Patricia — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:25:40 +0000

You inspired me to check out my spam folder, but you are much more clever than I….for I could not see how to make a poem or a funny…it was quite raw stuff!
Patricia´s last blog ..Comfort

By: Barbara Swafford

Barbara Swafford — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:07:28 +0000

Hi Betsy,

After reading your post, it makes me realize I should be checking in the spam folder a little more often for great post ideas.

I love how you turned something we bloggers look at as a nuisance, into a post that puts a smile on our faces.. We’ll never look at spam quite the same.
Barbara Swafford´s last blog ..Blogging Etiquette – Write The Wrongs

By: Betsy Wuebker

Betsy Wuebker — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:28:31 +0000

Hi Cath – That has to be it – or else a random phrase generator. Most of the ones caught in my folder are from Eastern Europe. Thanks.

Hi Rose – Welcome to PassingThru! I’m going to head over and see what I hope are puppy photos at your blog. I’ll bet you’ve got some doozie phrases in your folder; have a look! Thanks.

By: Rose

Rose — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:35:03 +0000

Very funny! I never thought about looking through mine.
Rose´s last blog ..A shih-tzu Blogs and New puppy

By: Cath Lawson

Cath Lawson — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:42:16 +0000

LMAO at Jill and Tony’s testimonial. I’ve often wondered why some of these spam comments are so weird. Is it just because the folk who write them don’t speak english, or are they computer generated or something?

By: Betsy Wuebker

Betsy Wuebker — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:33:26 +0000

Hi Megan – Yeah, I’m feeling all recently arrived home from a long road throw off and found that my harmony was here ok and secure, today myself. Thanks.

Hi Vered – It is alien poetry, though, right? I bet you’re going to look at yours now! Thanks.

By: vered - blogger for hire

vered - blogger for hire — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:22:26 +0000

” alien poetry.” Hehe I LOVE that. Many of those spam comments do read like alien poetry!