Category Archives: Junk

Really weird spam comments

Amongst the usual drivel infesting my blog’s spam trap I found this…

Inexpensive Items – If you select floor mats as your next trade show handouts, you can look forward to a less hassle when it comes to your spending budget.

Your target audience will have a hard time taking it home with them if they are too large. Mats that are too tiny may not be that… Continue reading | 1 Comment

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Engrish legalese word soup

I thought I’d go through my spam folder, Google is so efficient at stripping the spam that I never get to see it. Amongst the mess of V1/\gra p1llz and associated rubbish I came across this email. Not only does it read like a badly produced 1980s VCR manual, but it’s full of random legalese words too.

Dear,

I am Attorney Loo Tan Leng (Esq),the managing attorney… Continue reading

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Bananas are radioactive

Bananas are radioactive enough to regularly cause false alarms on radiation sensors used to detect possible illegal smuggling of nuclear material at US ports.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_equivalent_dose

Best not go and eat bananas before going on holiday… Continue reading

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Revenge of the places with rude names

Today’s Internet Meme comes to you from the front page of Wikipedia…

Wikipedia main page today

Wikipedia main page today

You can go and look at Milton Street through the magic of Google Maps.

You may also like to visit Twatt on Orkney, and this long list from the Rude Britain book… Continue reading

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links for 2009-05-28

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