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Wednesday, March 30, 2005
10:47:00 AM EST
Hearing Lover's Cross -- Jim Croce

The Secret Lives of Spammers


Spam is annoying, but for some people it serves as an inspiration. Cheese Louise looked at some of the fake names that were attached to the spam she received and decided to give each of them a backstory: What's in a Name tells you the secret lives of "Frances Laura," "Brittany Purcell," "Laurence Whitney" and many others. Very creative and very amusing. Personally, I would have all their stories end with "and they they were consumed by locusts," because that's just how I feel about spam. But Cheese Louise is less vindictive than I, and that's all for the good.



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  • #4 Comment from cyndygee 
    3/31/05 7:34 PM Permalink

    Spam Be Damned!  The mean green obscene King of the locusts was a nice touch . . .  my laughter spurred me on.  I HAD to join in.  I created a delicate flower who hoped she was destined for BIG things, but Lilly Cialis couldn't Rise to the occasion.  THE AGONY OF DEFEAT . . . continued on CHEESE LOUISE.  

    OOOOOPPPPSSSSS, time to delete my SPAM . ..  GRRRRR . . . .

    Cyndy
  • #3 Comment from awriterslife 
    3/31/05 6:54 AM Permalink
    Your wish is my command. The spammers have been eliminated. I didn't know any locusts who could devour them so I brought in the bug from Kafka's Metamorphosis. Read more here.

    http://journals.aol.com/awriterslife/CheeseLouise/entries/367

    Cheers! from Cheese :)
  • #2 Comment from mutualaide 
    3/30/05 5:14 PM Permalink
    This was cute and funny.  She made those characters come right to life.  I agree with you John, their stories should end with something akin to consumed by locusts.
  • #1 Comment from courlog 
    3/30/05 10:54 AM Permalink
    Very cute! Ü