An OM First
It’s annoying on occasion, but for the most part, Miss Mussel doesn’t mind the spam comments that try to append themselves to posts undetected. She finds it fascinating that, all of the sudden, one post can attract so much for no reason. Random carpet spam.
Sometimes the spam writers are quite creative but mostly it’s the same five or six formulae used over and over again. Tropes if you will. Miss Mussel shudders to think of it but perhaps spammers are a metaphor for life: every so often a stroke of genius pokes through but mostly we spend our lives doing the same five or six things on repeat.
Before we all board the train to Big Fat Existential Crisis, let’s have a look at what inspired this post.
Today, The OM site was spammed by the Charles County Children’s Aid Society.
No insurance, porn sites, member enlargers, stamina aids for previously mentioned member, get rich quick schemes or vacation sites. Just a charity for underprivileged children.
In weird sort of way, it worked. Miss Mussel’s curiosity was such that she visited the site to see if it was a front for one of the usual suspects but it appears to be legit. Perhaps Spammer Wanda is seeking a karmic rebalance by including public service announcements in her work. Like Google or your local cable channel.
