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November 04, 2003

Worthlessness personified.

I guess it's not enough to turn my inbox into a fucking wasteland. Now the little shithoarders are after my blog, too.

In case you're wondering why I don't allow HTML in my comment section, consider Exhibit A. This turned up in an out-of-the way blog entry two hours ago, probably because whichever dipshit did it was hoping I wouldn't notice for a few days. You can't tell from the text alone, but each of the highlighted words was a link to a different prescription drug-peddler's site. The links were automatically disabled when they were posted, but I get to see the bare code in the behind-the-scenes blog editor.

(Annoyed as I am, I'm a little amused that there's a real live drug called "Soma." I guess someone didn't do their summer reading in high school.)

The most disgusting thing about this is it probably had to be done personally; as far as I know, there's no automated way to spam blogs. (If there were, I imagine this would be a much, much bigger problem.) Some goddam retard clicked through my blog, pasted this shit in, and posted it for everyone to see by hand.

Motherfucker, you're so goddam stupid that I can't get up off the floor. Whoever you are, I hope you wake up tomorrow with an ass full of millipedes.

PS: Welcome to the ban list.

Posted by Spike at November 4, 2003 11:28 PM

Comments

It's spreading.

I've not actually gotten anything this bad, but I've been spammed for a "South African" resources page, and for weight loss shot information.

Someone needs to die.

Posted by Rich at November 4, 2003 11:35 PM
128.238.78.50

Oy.

This is the first one I've gotten, but if it keeps up, I'll be getting a plug-in called "MT-Blacklist." You might wanna look it up, if you use Movable Type. I hear it's pretty damn effective.

Posted by spike at November 4, 2003 11:57 PM
68.20.24.183

Yes, but the killing would be more effective, no?

Posted by Rich at November 5, 2003 12:10 AM
128.238.78.50

The only people I know that know anything about percription drugs have had a long history with many kinds themselves. The rest just like strange words. They're stupid, just so you know.

Posted by Psychomelody at November 5, 2003 08:16 AM
141.158.29.47

The same stupid spam thing just showed up in derelict, a group blog I participate in. Sigh.

Posted by Hope at November 5, 2003 07:16 PM
67.167.232.157

Heh. I transcribe pharm industry audio tapes for a living, usually focus groups. You have no idea what kind of trouble they have finding names for meds. There's a multimillion dollar industry devoted just to creating new brand names, because it's gotten so tough to prevent repeats. And besides, "soma" long, long predates Aldous Huxley. He got the name from Hindu mythology, specifically the Rg Vedas. (I have a sneaking suspicion you weren't cracking the Vedas for "summer reading," unless maybe you went to prep school. *smirk*)

Posted by Postvixen at November 9, 2003 10:32 PM
66.92.66.187

Y'don't say... Huh. Wow. Well, y'learn something new every day. Thanks. But still, the connotations of the name "Soma" seem kinda... inescapable. Regardless of its origin.

Posted by spike at November 10, 2003 11:03 PM
68.20.24.183

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