Bacon Bits:

When I started this blog over a year ago, I knew that ‘Spam Comments’ would be an issue. These are comments inserted into posts by web crawlers – typically containing links to sites trying to sell something.

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I use a WordPress plugin called Akismet to track and block the spam traffic on my blog. This allows my readers to see real comments for a post without wading through ads for Viagra and Porn.

Without a tool like Akismet, spam would literally overtake my blog comments. To illustrate, take a look at this Akismet chart highlighting my ratio of spam (fake comments) to ‘ham’ (real comments).

 

Now, I do get to see these spam comments behind the scenes and some of them are quite humorous.

Today, I’d like to give you a sampling of some of the silly spam I spare you from.

 

 

#1 The Lip Thinker

This gem came from GixxerGuy, who apparently can’t hang around people who read lips.

 Doesn’t this mean that people who can read lips can read his mind?

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#2 The Father and Son Double-Date

Here’s a strange comment from someone who has a really close relationship with is old man.

 I don’t think I’ve ever gotten so excited about a blog post that I called my Dad.

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#3 What a Small World

Here are three comments from three different people who apparently were all looking for an interview with John Walkenbach before “I spared them a lot of work”.

 And they all commented the same sentiment within a few hours of each other. What a small world!

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#4 The Disappointed Spammer

Here is a spammer who is so disappointed I’m removing his spam that he asks, “Why are you removing my replys”.

Mainly because your first name is Bun.

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#5 My favorite

This guy was so moved by my post Missing in Action that he wanted to let me know that it really “made him think”.

 About what – Chuck Norris?

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And with that, I’ll wish you all a good weekend.

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