I receive waves of spam in my blog from idiots trying to use my blog to sell their crap. Top topics are online casinos and various pharmaceuticals.

Wading through the “holding tank” this evening, I found the usual stuff, and then a few that caught my eye because the pattern was wrong. If you look closely, you can see that the idiot who’s controlling the network of ‘bots neglected to actually include the topic of the spam in their messages:

Name: Anonymous | E-mail: j8yt3ot4wa3@see.to | URI: | IP: 203.190.254.9
In your free time, take a look at the sites on- Tons of interesdting stuff!!!

Name: Anonymous | E-mail: 6i8l3k7lvce@mail.nu | URI: | IP: 213.253.210.34
Please check out the sites dedicated to… Thanks!!!

Name: Anonymous | E-mail: 86np@usmail.com | URI: | IP: 194.109.22.148
You may find it interesting to check some relevant pages on…

Name: Anonymous | E-mail: 6aehkbraf3srm5@usmail.com | URI: | IP: 62.252.64.12
Please take a look at some information dedicated to- Tons of interesdting stuff!!!

It would be a shame if those IP addresses disappeared off the face of the Internet, wouldn’t it…

Over the last couple of days, the amount of spam has increased significantly. I have had to weed out about 50 comments that made it in and moderate at least a hundred that didn’t.

What I don’t understand is why the spammers think they have the right to advertise their crap in my blog.

The BBC is reporting that Vatican Radio officials, a cardinal and a priest, have been convicted of “polluting the atmosphere with powerful electromagnetic waves”.

A teaser on CJON caught my attention, so I found the station’s website and poked around until I found this story and this follow up.

Found while trolling eBay: Item 5566772697