Go away blogger spammers

Thank you Blogger for posting a note about using “word verification” to block spam comments. I do so hope this technology works. The animal that is spam seems to have wormed its way into every corner of internet publishing and communication. Sometimes it feels like wading through raw sewage to find that email from your friend’s new work address. Personally I’d like to read some statistics on exactly how many bottles of sugar pills have been sold as a result of the ENLARGE YOUR PENIS IN JUST 48 HOURS emails we all find in our inbox every morning. The most humorous spam comment so far was the following remark after my musings on Divine’s big bush from that eloquent blogger, Handbag—

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Thanks, Handbag, I was just thinking about finding a fake Louis Vuitton bag so I can blend into every other woman on the subway. The Scrabble It’s your word against mine canvas tote that K gifted me is looking rather shabby. Thanks for the tip.