Subliminal Spam Using an Animated GIF

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Subliminal Spam Using an Animated GIF

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday September 4, 2006 @07:47AM from the you-are-getting-sleeeeepy dept.

JohnGrahamCumming writes "Everyone's noticed the recent flood of image spam (including the SpamAssassin developers who are working on an OCR-extension to beat it), but take a look at this spam containing a subliminal message flashed every 17 seconds to try to entice you to buy the stock being pumped. Does this work? Warning: link shows the actual spam; don't blame me if you lose money on this stock!"

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That's ridiculous. by DrunkenTerror · 2006-09-04 07:49 · Score: 5, Funny

It's actually a pretty good stock.
Bah by wirelessbuzzers · 2006-09-04 07:51 · Score: 5, Funny

Bah. They could have been slightly more subtle. I mean, three frames in a row? For Pete's sake, how stupid do they think we are?

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1. Re:Bah by CreateWindowEx · 2006-09-04 08:06 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Studies have shown that subliminal advertising, much like the typical slashdot post, is mostly full of it.
2. Re:Bah by Isotopian · 2006-09-04 09:04 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  This is pure hogwash. Do you always believe everything you read is true? Surely, a person like yourself, i would hope, wouldn't be so gullible. You should make it a point to safeguard against foolish trysts such as that.
  
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Slashdot a better spam blocker by gardyloo · 2006-09-04 08:02 · Score: 3, Funny

If only we can just have every one of these things submitted to /. The resulting slashdotting will simply remove their servers. Easy!
Re:New slashdot business model by Pharmboy · 2006-09-04 08:15 · Score: 2, Funny

Just wait for the new Viagra technologies slashdot articles.

1. Most /.ers are too young to worry about Viagra.
2. Most /.ers are too single to worry about Viagra.

Using a very special algorerythem (patent pending, tm, etc.) I have determined that:
A. There are 12 married /.ers over 40,
B. Four married posters under 40
B. Two guys that are dating (not each other)
C. Two girls who reads Slashdot.

Of course, some AC posts might be from people who really do have accounts, so these numbers may be inflated.

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Oblig. Simpsons Quote by CastrTroy · 2006-09-04 08:23 · Score: 5, Funny

Lisa: But you have recruiting ads on TV. Why do you need subliminal messages?
Smash: It's a three-pronged attack. Subliminal, liminal, and superliminal.
Lisa: Superliminal?
Smash: I'll show you. [opens the window, and shouts at Lenny and Carl, who are standing on the corner] Hey, you! Join the Navy! Carl: Uh, yeah, all right.
Lenny: I'm in.

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Must... buy.... by madaxe42 · 2006-09-04 08:24 · Score: 3, Funny

lightspeed briefs!
Re:New slashdot business model by rkcallaghan · 2006-09-04 08:24 · Score: 4, Funny

C. Two girls who reads Slashdot.

Given the responses to any post I ever make, I think your estimate is over by one.

~Rebecca
Re:New slashdot business model by Yvan256 · 2006-09-04 08:52 · Score: 4, Funny

~Rebecca
Hi. Do you come here often?
Re:Also Doesn't Work (Wikipedia) by FhnuZoag · 2006-09-04 09:26 · Score: 5, Funny

The seemingly random bolding of text in your comment gives me a sudden urge to buy stuff.
Liminal messages by Anonymous Coward · 2006-09-04 10:09 · Score: 1, Funny

I have ADD - I got the feeling that I should buy something, but I am not sure what!
Re:New slashdot business model by Iron+Condor · 2006-09-04 10:34 · Score: 5, Funny

A. There are 12 married /.ers over 40,
B. Four married posters under 40
B. Two guys that are dating (not each other)
C. Two girls who reads Slashdot.
E. An undetermined but very small number of folks who can keep the first FOUR letters of the alphabet straight...

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Re:Subliminal messages by neax · 2006-09-04 11:23 · Score: 2, Funny

I thought [send me] that [all] Subliminal messages [your] were supposed [money] to be subtle....

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it's slashdotted by tritonman · 2006-09-04 13:10 · Score: 2, Funny

I'm going to buy it just because it got slashdotted!
OT: "Doughboy" joke by Anonymous Coward · 2006-09-04 14:29 · Score: 2, Funny

Q: You know what you see when the Pillsbury Doughboy bends over?

A: Donuts