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The Internets + This day in Spam

Posted on February 20th, 2008 – 3:40 PM
By Michael Rand
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Uni Watch, one of the best blogs ever, has news that former Orioles manager Earl Weaver had a cigarette pouch sewn into his jersey. Nobody let Randy Moss get ahold of that information.

In the Fray examines the role of — and need for — short players in today’s NFL.

The South Carolina Gamecocks are wondering what all the fuss was about.

And, just for fun, a spam e-mail we received today. Sometimes we read these just for the laugh. Here it goes:

*HELLO MY DEAR. MY NAME IS loveth GARBA. I SEEK MY SECOND HALF THAT TOGETHER WE WILL MAKE EACH OTHER WHOLE. I ONLY WANT A SERIOUS AND HONEST RELATIONSHIP. I THINK THAT ALL GOOD RELATIONSHIPS ARE BASED ON TRUST, HONESTY, AND EQUAL RESPECT BETWEEN BOTH MAN AND WOMAN. PLEASE I WANT TO BE YOU FRIEND, I PROMISE TO BE A GOOD GIRL TO YOU AND WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU WITH RESPECT.I AM INTERESTED IN YOU FOR A SERIOUS LOVE RELATIONSHIP. PLEASE IF YOU WOULDN’T MIND CONTACT ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW [redacted] SO THAT I WILL SEND MY PICTURE TO YOU AND TELL YOU A BIT OF MY SELF OK.
I WILL BE WAITING TO READ YOUR MAIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TODAY. (REMEMBER DISTANCE, COLOUR OR LANGUAGE DOES NOT MATTER BUT LOVE MATTERS ALTO IN LIFE.
THANK’S YOURS loveth*

Sounds like someone has a crush. We’re blushing.

15 Responses to "The Internets + This day in Spam"

Dave MN says:

February 20th, 2008 at 3:53 pm

Mom?

Stu says:

February 20th, 2008 at 4:01 pm

Spam, or did the Marth send his agonized plea for Peter Forsberg to reconsider to the wrong address?

roughkat says:

February 20th, 2008 at 4:08 pm

Go!!

Phers!!!

Nope, not the same.

Dave MN says:

February 20th, 2008 at 4:10 pm

REMEMBER DISTANCE, COLOUR OR LANGUAGE DOES NOT MATTER BUT LOVE MATTERS ALTO IN LIFE.
THANK’S YOURS loveth*

I find that love matters soprano as well…

Oh yeah, and she spelled “color” wrong. That said, I wonder what her favourite color is?

RandBall says:

February 20th, 2008 at 4:14 pm

invisible access vikings commenter.

ACCESS VIKINGS COMMENTER says:

February 20th, 2008 at 4:21 pm

U R MY DREEM WOMENS!

ACCESS VIKINGS COMMENTER says:

February 20th, 2008 at 4:25 pm

OH YEH…

FIRE CHILDRESS!!!

Stu says:

February 20th, 2008 at 4:27 pm

Doubtful that it’s an AV commenter. The NFL Combine is right around the corner, and they’re more likely to be crafting a very angry e-mail to Kevin and Judd about the lack of information regarding Calais Campbell’s projected time in the 40.

ACCESS VIKINGS COMMENTER says:

February 20th, 2008 at 4:32 pm

BIT ME, STU–PID…

FIRE CHILDRESS!!!

ramon says:

February 20th, 2008 at 6:02 pm

So you responded back how?

Paul Peter Paulos says:

February 20th, 2008 at 9:25 pm

R U kidding !! Garba wants to make a hole..and promises to be a good girl..sounds like a dream but arrange to meet at Public Health. No sense going off half cocked *

* one of my fav James Bonds lines