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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. Same old spam by teiresias · · Score: 4, Funny

    vioxx. pr0n. same thing. it's all about relieving a pain in your muscles.

    course if you have pain in your muscles from pr0n you're uhhh doing it wrong.

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  2. 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 Tackhead · · Score: 4, Insightful
      > 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.

      Who cares. All I want to see is spammers being sued into oblivion by the surviving relatives 80-year-olds with heart conditions click "buy" and subsequently kick off.

      We've got enough law enforcement resources to go after 12-year olds who download Titney's Pears albums. Why the fuck can't we have someone go after these "pharmacies" who dispense prescription medications without a license?

      The laws against illegal dispensation of prescription medicine aren't unenforceable like the War On Drugs Paid For By Handing Cash To That Dude On The Corner. These are non-anonymous transactions performed with credit cards and shipped by non-anonymous shippers, and often shipped across national borders over which law enforcement has a legal right to inspect packages for contraband.

  3. But they asked AOL!!!! by thewldisntenuff · · Score: 4, Insightful

    There were plenty of other people to ask (SpamHaus, maybe the people behind SpamAssassin), but they ask an in-company division for their information on spam. Yes, spam is going down on AOL (as noted in a recent /. story), but couldnt they have asked others along with the numbers from AOL?

    Rant aside, Im suprised it was Vioxx prescriptions - most of the ones I get are for improving my sex life....Vioxx was just named deadly by somebody, wasnt it?

    -thewldisntenuff

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    1. Re:But they asked AOL!!!! by WormholeFiend · · Score: 4, Funny

      little do the spammers know that in order to improve it, you need to have a sex life in the first place!

  4. actually read spam? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    There may be more vioxx spam than porn spam.. but which of it is CLICKED MORE? eh? EH?

  5. Vioxxis a temporary circumstance ... by stuffduff · · Score: 4, Funny

    Vioxx is a temporary circumstance ... while pr0n is a permeant condition. It's like the difference between "Out for lunch" and "Out to Lunch."

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  6. Spam for Babyboomers by Ossus_10 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Sounds like the spam companies are targeting the baby boomer generation with Arthritis pills. This also happens to be an age group that would be less sucessful at knowing how to stop spam. Ossus

  7. Vioxx topples porn as spam king? by tyleroar · · Score: 4, Informative

    Actually what the article says is that Vioox prescriptions, ID theft scams, and stock pick information toople porn as spam king. And this is only talking about the spam received by AOL users, not all spam in general.

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  8. Only on Slashdot... by Ghostgate · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... could the first post get modded redundant.

    1. Re:Only on Slashdot... by complete+loony · · Score: 4, Funny

      ... could the first post about the first post getting modded redundant get modded informative :).
      And the first post about the first post about the first post getting modded redundant getting modded informative could get modded funny?

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