Spam, spam, spam, spam…..

“Thanks for another wonderful article. The place else may anyone get that kind of info in such an ideal manner of writing? I have a presentation next week, and I am on the look for such information.”

Every so often I will go through the comments on my blogs that are identified as spam by Blogger (a job that Blogger does quite well by the way). And while it can be irritating to have to wade through hundreds of computer-generated comments some of them are actually quite funny. For example, this one: “A lot of thanks for all your valuable efforts on this web page. My mother delights in going through investigations and it is easy to understand why.” It’s nice to knows all my “valuable efforts” are not in vain and they keep the writer’s “mother” delighted.
Or how about this? “I wish to express some appreciation to you just for rescuing me from such a incident. Because of surfing around through the the net and seeing methods which were not helpful, I assumed my entire life was gone.” Here I saved someone’s life with one of my posts. Shouldn’t I get a medal?
Not quite to the same life-saving standard but it pleases me to know I also helped this poor lost soul: “This website was... how do you say it? Relevant!! Finally Ι have found something which helped me. Many thanks!”. I trust he will sleep easier now; I know I will.
But not everyone is happy. While both of my regular readers may want to periodically scream “Enough already” this follower wants more: “I ԁo trust all of the ideas you've offered on your post. They're really convincing and can certainly work. Nonetheless, the posts are very short for novices. May you please lengthen them a little from subsequent time?” Be careful what you ask for there sport.
Then there are those who would presume to to tell me my fashion sense needs updating. “If you are a fashion misfit, chances are you do not appearance and feel as good as you desire. Developing a excellent style is just not as difficult as you might consider.” Actually I feel great in a Harley tee-shirt, jeans, and work boots, but thanks for caring.
Looking for investment advice? “House value is extremely important in today's housing market. Hardly any individuals have any, and those that do, frequently have hardly any.”  As someone who has been known to “frequently have hardly any” I can relate, I think, but I still find the pitch less than compelling. Sorry.
And saving the best for last, this commenter may be lost, but there’s no doubting his ability to recognize quality when he sees it. “I don't even know how I stopped up here, but I thought this submit used to be great. I do not recognise who you are however certainly you are going to a famous blogger if you happen to are not already.” When I am a “famous blogger” I expect I’ll get an I-told-you-so.