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Spamming with the Stars

Posted by ThriftShopRomantic • 5/02/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: Celebrities, fictitious names, humor, male enhancement, spam

Celebrities email me. Oh yes...

Dead ones...

Fictitious ones...

They all email. I wrote a little piece about it this morning, actually:

cabbages-n-kings.blogspot.com/2008/05/spamming-with-stars.html

Because you know, I think "Jack Bauer" probably has better things to do-- save the world for one-- rather than send me info on male enhancement.

Are you folks getting email from dead celebs, famous writers, non-real but public characters?

What's in YOUR inbox? I'd like to know.

User Comments

5/02/08

crkian

Ive never read the names but I may have to now

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1. 5/02/08
  
  ThriftShopRomantic
  
  Most of the time they're just regular made up names.
  
  But there was this wave of celeb names one morning and it absolutely cracked me up.
5/02/08

DocNicole

I can't tell you how happy this makes me.

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1. 5/02/08
  
  ThriftShopRomantic
  
  I'm not happy-- I want Jack Bauer out there fighting the baddies.
  
  I think he needs to reprioritize.
2. 5/02/08
  
  DocNicole
  
  I meant it made me happy that you had a new post up for me to read, cuz I am sick in bed and bored outta my mind!!!
3. 5/02/08
  
  ThriftShopRomantic
  
  Ah-- well, I hope you feel better! I will send you some tea and spam. Tea and spam cures all ailments!
5/02/08

Anok

Nope, I get no celeb spam. I feel so sad now

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1. 5/02/08
  
  ThriftShopRomantic
  
  I'm sorry, Anok. I can send you some of mine, if you like.
2. 5/02/08
  
  Anok
  
  Aw, I like it when people share spam!
5/02/08

Shiley

I think I've gotten some had no idea they were dead celebs.

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5/02/08

genopianist54

How can you get a celeb spam thrift?

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5/02/08

ThriftShopRomantic

It's just regular spammers who chose names of known people (living, dead or from fiction, apparently), where the name is in the Sender area.

I suppose it's not overly-effective or more folks here would be saying they'd received some, too.

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5/02/08

Shiley

I've gotten some asking if I'm going to sell my home and my address is listed with apartment number. Idiots they can keep the projects.

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1. 5/02/08
  
  ThriftShopRomantic
  
  I'd be a little concerned if the spammers have your address. Maybe keep an eye on that, Shirley.
5/02/08

thegoodknife

If Jack Bauer is sending you e-mail there must be a reason. Maybe he has hidden secret code within an image inside the e-mail that provides evidence linking Hillary Clinton to terrorist activities in L.A.

did you ever think about that?

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1. 5/02/08
  
  ThriftShopRomantic
  
  Oh, no, Daniel!-- the fate of the entire world is now in jeopardy simply because I was too stupid to properly evaluate that email from Jack.
  
  Great. Talk about guilt!
  
  I'll have to go see if I can do some forensic investigation on my computer to retrieve it.
  
  I'll keep you posted.
5/02/08

RTBjr73

The other day I got two e-mails from porn stars...Nina Hartley and Ron Jeremy...so I forwarded to each other.

I just thought of something...wouldn't be cool to have all your spam e-mail forwarded to each other on a constant basis? gotta go find me a programmer...

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1. 5/02/08
  
  ThriftShopRomantic
  
  Heh- an interesting tactic. I wonder if the spammers ever get surprised.