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Beating the Spam Merchants

Posted by timothy on from the boilss-your-heart-cockles dept.

Crowbraid writes: "Well-written column by Margie Boule from the Portland Oregonian about an individual who got tired of getting spam, sued the company for $25 an email, and won." See also Bennett Haselton's anti-spam page, where he has details on "pursuing the anti-spam lawsuits on four separate fronts." (Those lawsuits were mentioned a few months back.)

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  1. vi is great. by cswiii · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Mr. Bun: Morning.

    Waitress: Morning.

    Mr. Bun: Well, what you got?

    Waitress: Well, there's katz and CowboyNeal; katz, slashdot and CowboyNeal; katz and spam; katz, CowboyNeal and spam; katz, CowboyNeal, slashdot and spam; spam, CowboyNeal, slashdot and spam; spam, katz, spam, spam, CowboyNeal and spam; spam, slashdot, spam, spam, spam, CowboyNeal, spam, tomato and spam; spam, spam, spam, katz and spam; (Vikings start singing in background) spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, Cmdr Tacos, spam, spam, spam and spam.

    Vikings: Spam, spam, spam, spam, lovely spam, lovely spam.

    Waitress: (cont) or lobster thermador ecrovets with a bournaise sause, served in the purple salm Mr. Bunor with chalots and overshies, garnished with truffle pate, brandy, a fried katz on top and spam.

    Mrs. Bun: Have you got anything without spam?

    Waitress: Well, there's spam, katz, slashdot and spam. That's not got much spam in it.

    Mrs. Bun: I don't want any spam!

    Mr. Bun: Why can't she have katz, CowboyNeal, spam and slashdot?

    Mrs. Bun: That's got spam in it.

    Mr. Bun: It hasn't got as much spam in it as spam, katz, slashdot and spam has it?

    Mrs. Bun: (over Vikings starting again) Could you do me katz, CowboyNeal, spam and slashdot without the spam then?

    Waitress: Ech!

    Mrs. Bun: What do you mean ech! I don't like spam!

    Vikings: Lovely spam, wonderful spam....etc

    Waitress: Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Bloody vikings. You can't have katz, CowboyNeal, spam and slashdot without the spam.

    Mrs. Bun: I don't like spam!

    Mr. Bun: Shh dear, don't cause a fuss. I'll have your spam. I love it. I'm having spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, Cmdr Tacos, spam, spam, spam and spam. (starts Vikings off again)

    Vikings: Lovely spam, wonderful spam...etc

    Waitress: Shut up! Cmdr Tacos are off.

    Mr. Bun: Well, can I have her spam instead of the Cmdr Tacos?

    Waitress: You mean spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, and spam?

    Vikings: Lovely spam, wonderful spam...etc...spam, spam, spam! (in harmony)

  2. WOW!!! by CoderChick · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Imagine a Beowuld Cluster of these!!!!