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Vioxx Replaces Porn as Spam King

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the isn't-that-exciting dept.

An anonymous reader noted that CNN is running a story crowning vioxx the new king of spam, upsetting poor old fashioned pornography. Of course, for me all my spam seems to be about rolexes.

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  1. Why, you ask? by exhilaration · · Score: 4, Interesting

    If you're wondering why people would still want Vioxx, it's only dangerous if you a pre-existing cardiac condition. So if you're a healthy 20-something with a bad knee, you're probably really pissed that Vioxx got taken off the market.

    1. Re:Why, you ask? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

      Most pain syndromes are psychosomatic

      Vioxx is a useless drug in most cases just like all other NSAID's.

    2. Re:Why, you ask? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

      Vioxx is a nasty drug. I took it for a while. Yes, it was extremely effective, but after 1,5 months I suddenly experienced sharp pangs of pain (this was while Vioxx was killing every sign of the original pain) so I was very worried and stopped taking the pills right away. When the effect of the pills wore off so did the sharp pain. After a couple of days it felt like I was coming back out from a coma. I could literally not remember anything from the last 1,5 month. I suddenly had a LOT of reading to do. While taking the pills I thought I was just tired and had too little energy, but once I stopped.. man. What a difference. Vioxx is dangerous AND scary.

    3. Re:Why, you ask? by Desert+Raven · · Score: 3, Interesting

      Ah yes, read one article, and suddenly an expert is born. And some other person, who probably didn't read the article, modded it as interesting.

      Yes, in many cases, pain relievers are not necessary, the pain can be relieved through other means. However, this does not make the drug "useless", nor does it actually have any bearing on whether it works or not. Remember that in trials, these drugs are most often compared against placebos, and had better results. So the truth is, they do work.

      And speaking as someone who lives with a person who is in pain 24/7 from degenerative arthritis, I'm glad they're out there. The problems with Vioxx are very unfortunate. It filled a need for a non-narcotic painkiller that was not so harsh on the GI tract. Hopefully, someone will figure out how to develop a version without the cardiac effects.

  2. vioXXX by OffTheLip · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Seems most of mine is a tad different...

  3. Wait a minute... by JoeLinux · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Isn't Vioxx used for anti arthritis? Does that make any sense at all?

  4. yourname(misspelled) CH3ap Softw4res by the_bahua · · Score: 3, Interesting

    It seems that spammers don't even know what they're sending anymore. I get emails with no attachments, no links, just gibberish, with no possible way for me to be that one in eighty-four million that makes them some money.

    Is it not so much about money anymore, and more just about pissing people off?

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    1. Re:yourname(misspelled) CH3ap Softw4res by temojen · · Score: 2, Interesting
      Try looking at the HTML part.
      arteriosclerosis irresistible for farthest midas checkerboard emphases visual cheese northern brownian bainite gambit
      translates as:
      Xanaax, \/a1ium, Cia1iis, \/iaagra, Ambieen & all popular medss
      No long questioning form, you pay & we shiip out today reedbuck
      Worldwide Shippiing garlic PR0M0TION RUNNING NOW:
      Cia1iis: from $96
      \/iaagra: from $64
      \/a1ium: from $70
      Xanaax: from $75
      Ambieen: from $68
      & many more meds for u to choose from

      Dont miss this PR0M0TI0N

      Limited stock until all sold out
      (this way please)

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  5. Vioxx by bsd4me · · Score: 2, Interesting

    There are also some people who only get pain relief with Vioxx; ``equivalent'' drugs don't seem to work.

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  6. Don't really understand it anymore. by The+I+Shing · · Score: 2, Interesting

    It's gotten to the point where all spammers seem to care about is getting past my filters. Of course, the end result is a subject line that's so idiotic looking that I immediately know that it's spam. Side note: I have to say, too, that Thunderbird does a great job of filtering mass quantities of spam from my inboxes in short order, on both the PC and the Mac. I've been spreading the word, leaving a trail of former Outlook-Express-users in my wake.

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  7. Vioxx ? by EpsCylonB · · Score: 2, Interesting

    What is it ?

    Sometimes the slashdot summaries can be so vague.

  8. Why buy it at all? by Gordonjcp · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Who in their right mind would even *consider* buying drugs from a (probably fraudulent) source on the Internet? I can see why people in Third-World countries with no access to normal healthcare might, but they don't appear to be the target market.

  9. Do spammers think that no women use computers? by Claire-plus-plus · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Most spam I get is about enlarging my penis, something that being a woman I can't do, or pleasing a woman with my staying power (I can't have erections for some strange reason). Why is it that most spam is aimed at men when it is obvious that women use the net and e-mail as well?

    Today two out of the three I received (new e-mail address they obviously haven't found yet) were telling me to increase how well I can please a woman with exercises and drugs to increase my penis size. It is rather disturbing. One thing I want to know... do men actually think that increasing your penis size will make women ecstatic?

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  10. I see your spam and RAISE it by Vicsun · · Score: 2, Interesting
    When starlet around returns home, pine cone related to steam engine reads a magazine.behind parking lot know wheelbarrow over.girls remain familiar.Bbut they need to remember how carelessly oil filter inside reads a magazine.bubble bath over bestow great honor upon philosopher for somnambulist.Unlike so many pockets who have made their irreconcilable scythe to us.

    Furthermore, girl inside hesitates, and earring of require assistance from beyond salad dressing.If skyscraper inside cheese wheel go deep sea fishing with clodhopper beyond, then cup for bottle of beer dies.
    What on Earth is this supposed to mean? And why would anyone send it? WHAT IS THIS SHIT AND WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?
    1. Re:I see your spam and RAISE it by msim · · Score: 2, Interesting

      It'd be nifty if you could set the baysian filter to ignore certain segments such as the plain text and only target the HTML as it always seems they try and use the plain text to poison the filters and the html to carry the cruft they are peddling.

      Then again there's most likely something out there that can do that, but i just don't know about it.

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