First Saturday Open

What the spammers are saying

By Morris Dean

Before we look at what the spammers are saying, I see that two of you have a hand raised.
    "What happened to Ed Rogers's column, First Saturday as the World Turns?"
    Answer: At Ed's request, his column has been retired. But there's still a link to the column in the sidebar. Good stuff needs to remain accessible, despite its author's having retired from writing it.
    For that reason, I've also added links to motomynd (aka Paul Clark's) two retired columns: First Saturday Green 101 and Third Monday Random. Good stuff indeed!

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They may be creative, but they do get old quickly. I like the irony of the last two examples, though.
    Finally, one that aspires to authenticity, not by appealing to flattery but to my tendency to want to help:

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