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| September 11, 2010 Talk Nerdy to Me | |
 While they certainly aren't appreciated by many people, spam e-mails are an art form. In each message, bold strokes of artistic license are applied not only to the text, but also to the grammar and punctuation. Our own in-house poetry analyst (and senior copy editor) Steven Gray spent the last year archiving, parsing, and reverse-engineering a nonstop onslaught of spam messages. Now, he gets to make fun of them. --Senior Editor Tim Moynihan Top Story Return of the Spam Heckler
Sure they're a nuisance--but spam messages also provide endless material for comedy. Spotlight on Geek Tech Toy Camera From Japan Does 3D for Only $70
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