Who Loves Spam?
Well, certainly you love the tasty canned type, which is actually delicious if prepared well, like this “Spam Sushi”:
Unfortunately, this post isn’t about food, canned or otherwise. No, for this “What The Friday”, I want to see if anyone else is getting THOUSANDS of spam comments on their blog like I am! Look at my numbers!
446,000 Spam Comments – And Counting!
While I enjoy getting comments from real people like you, I also get a LOT of spam messages as well.
Recently, I noticed I had accumulated a dozen new spam messages – since I average a hundred or more each week, I decided to check these just in case some were real…well, rest assured THEY WERE NOT.
For example, I got this nice note:
You’re madly, profoundly in addition to absolutely within really like along with you’ve decided to help propose. Nonetheless, do you think you’re breaking in cold sweats, putting as well as converting during the night time, asking yourself how to find the best solitaire gemstone? Rest. This information can show you how and purchasing of which specific solitaire gemstone are going to be while effortless as having as simple as 123.
Well, who can argue with that?
Imagine if these were actual pieces of mail! Still, having to check the spam mailbox to ensure it is, INDEED SPAM, and not a quite lovely comment from you that accidentally found its way there, I find myself having to absorb these words:
“at least it’s not f*$*@^ capris!”)LOVE the jewellery,and the hooty magifying glass is to die for!Baby Rose likes Hooty Owls,and that’s what was on the duvet cover I made her! Snap!Hurrah for Fridays,I’m sure it was perfect!!!Love YOU!!!Helga xxxXXXxxx
Ummm….well at least “Helga” was impressed….
And it gets more “interesting”, thanks to Gnomepaste – yes, “GNOMEPASTE”: this spam showed up just moments ago:
“Gnomepaste is so imaginative. This would be my choice. I like Nia watching tv but would like it more if it were a knitted mouseAll are so cute and inventive. Kudos to each and every one of you.”
Kudos right back at you.
And most recently there was this rather argumentative note:
NO Increased Percentages!
I read it twice. Still don’t know what it means, but there is an ominous warning attached all the same. Here you go:
“I just took one giant step toward Bing.This is blatantly greedy and scummy. How dare you try and play this off like its a privacy issue. If the percentages increase from the average 1-5% to 10% or higher, you will see a large percentage of users (organic and paid) leaving out your front door.”
Well, at least they aren’t sneaking out the back way!
And finally, this just in – a GREAT complimentary comment:
“This is extremely impressive content. I like how you brought forward many clear viewpoints and I agree with many. Your article coaxes thought out of the reader from start to finish.”
It was from an auto insurance website in Salem, Oregon. SPAM, but nice!
So my “What The Friday” post today is dealing with almost 447,000 spam comments, and while I really have no idea what they are trying to say, some are actually being said in a hilarious way!
Behold My Popular Feathery Boas!
I took you all on my spam journey once before, inspired by a nice note I got congratulating me on the popularity of my feathery boas!
You can see that collection of strange notes by clicking on my story here:
I am entertained for hours by my spam!
2019 Annual Bloggers Bash Nominee
Speaking of which, I’m nominated in the “best entertainment blog” category at this year’s Bloggers Bash, so if you haven’t voted, here’s a link to my story about it!
Thanks for the consideration – oh, and do any of you read your spam?
Categories: Books / Media, Funny Pictures, Memoirs, Pop Culture, Technology, Uncategorized
johnrieber 
Hey! Canned spam is very tasty when I’m in the mood for it. A very big market for it in Hawaii, 7 millions can consumed per year, according to Google! LOL Yes, I have read my spam from time to time, but I usually clean out my spam pretty regularly so it doesn’t clog up my Comments section. I actually found a reply to one of my posts in the spam folder, so it pays to check it regularly to make sure you don’t miss something. That could have easily been a question to someone that would have liked to work with me!
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Great point! And I honestly DID eat “Spam Sushi”!
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I have three blogs, John, and the one I get troubled with the most spam on is my paid for blog. The free ones don’t seem to attract nearly as much of this. Strange that, isn’t it. I don’t get as much as you but I don’t have such interesting photographs and topics [smile].
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HA! I think it’s more that I’m the kind of person people WANT to spam!
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On a side note, I’ve never eaten spam. The desire has never struck me, oddly enough.
Spam comments are a pain in the bum. Sometimes comments end up in there by mistake so it’s important to check and fish out any good ones. Do you use the Jetpack plug-in? It’s a free one, they have a spam thingy bobby that can be helpful in reducing junk on your site & keeping it safe.
That comment, about cold sweats and gemstones, that’s just… well, what can one say to that? And gnomepaste. That’s an interesting one. Sadly nobody has written to me about this, I could have gone my whole life without knowing about it if it weren’t for your blog.
Anyway, huuuuuuge congrats on the nomination, John! I have already placed my vote, & you have mine, dear sir!
Caz x
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Thank you for the note! I was surprised how well-written some were, and I do have Jetpack – I just have a lot of ongoing spam!
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Spamalot is one of my favourite stage shows….but I have never eaten actual spam 🤔
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Agree about Spamalot – and I DID eat “Spam Sushi”, and there are dozens of flavors now and some Chefs use it as kind of a “retro” thing…it has an important place in history actually with how it last for a long time and helps areas where its hard sometimes to get food!
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I would try some of these. No problem!
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Spam has a unique reputation in the food world, which is why I am interested in how some great Chefs are playing with it…that said, it’s a “food to store in a closet forever in case there is an earthquake and you can’t get to a store for days” kind of thing I think!
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Spam for dinner and a Twinkie for dessert sort of thing. Both would survive anything. It is fascinating though.
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Spam can definitely be entertaining. I do admit I do not go to my spam box too often.
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I usually don’t – but one day I checked to make sure none of them were real, and that’s when I started seeing some of the ones that were weirdly entertaining! Thanks for the comment!
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John,
You’re the second blogger to write about Spam in this way. I first read it on Life on the Lighter Side Blog. (https://lifeonthelighterside.com/2019/04/09/lets-talk-about-spam-this-post-is-not-spam/)
I’ve never checked my blog for Spam comments, but I imagine I have thousands as well. I’ve always had an aversion to Spam anyway. 😊
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Thanks for sharing that! When WordPress showed me how many they had “protected” me from, I was very surprised!
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I don’t get much in my email, but I can guarantee at least a dozen a day on WordPress, sometimes fifty. Like you, I find them amusing, and in most cases I actually read them just before hitting ‘Empty Spam’. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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And I know we’ve both had issues with comments showing up there from our friends and fellow Bloggers as well, so I always eyeball them to make sure I’m not ignoring someone!
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Wow, that’s a lot of spam! Entertaining indeed! 😊 I skim through mine and occasionally find someone’s real comment to release from spam jail but most are bizarre!
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