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Answering Spam

SPAM! [don't buy]

Normally do this on Friday, but, I had nothing.  The a beauty hit my mail box and I just had to answer.   Here is the spam message, without the link of course.

This is a comment to the webmaster. I came to your “It’s A Birthday Day For The Hobbler Is It Possible To See It All” page via Google but it was hard to find as you were not on the first page of search results. I see you could have more traffic because there are not many comments on your site yet. I have found a website which offers to dramatically increase your rankings and traffic to your site:(link) I managed to get close to 1000 visitors/day using their services, you could also get lot more targeted visitors from search engines than you have now. Their free trial and brought significantly more traffic to my site. Hope this helps :) Take care.

My answer.

Dear Shauer794@gma…..

First allow me to compliment on your stylish use of emoticons.  It makes me feel that you are indeed a true budding friend that sincerely worries about my Google ranking.  I know it is tough to find me on Google and I can think of a few reasons.  First, you would have to be specifically looking for my blog and second, why the heck would you be looking for Hobblers birthday day posts?  What in God’s name were you googling.  Just curious. At any rate, I feel that it is only fair that I warn you that I have passed on your e-mail to Hobbler.  She is one tough lady and I am sure she is going to want to discuss (at length and for hours, if not days) the reasons why this post is not on the first page of Google search results.

My sympathies,

John

 

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86 responses to “Answering Spam”

  1. Andrew Avatar
    Andrew

    There needs to be a team of spammers for spammers.

    Reply
    1. John Phillips Avatar
      John Phillips

      Hmm, and endless circle of good spammers chasing bad guy spammers. I am sure there could be collateral damage.

      Reply
  2. pouringmyartout Avatar
    pouringmyartout

    I love the Hobbler.
    And I was relegated to spam status for a large portion of today.
    Just thought I would mention both of those facts, even though, in retrospect, they were not all that interesting.

    Reply
    1. El Guapo Avatar
      El Guapo

      Dude, I haven’t spent much time on your blog, but I’ve been laughing myself silly at your comments across the blogs I follow all day. Thanks for the laughs, pouring!

      Reply
      1. pouringmyartout Avatar
        pouringmyartout

        I have often seen your comments and been vastly amused by them, Senior Handsome. (I don’t know how to put the ~ over the n, but that is what that means, right?) Thank you. If I get one chuckle a day, it is a worth it.

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        1. John Phillips Avatar
          John Phillips

          Kind of should be taking out the i. Senor is much better than senior.

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          1. El Guapo Avatar
            El Guapo

            Yeah, I think we’ve pretty well established my juvenile tendencies!

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            1. John Phillips Avatar
              John Phillips

              lol times 2

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          2. The Hobbler Avatar
            The Hobbler

            Lol

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          3. pouringmyartout Avatar
            pouringmyartout

            I should have known that, but I can barely spell in English. If I didn’t have spell checker, you would swear I was a blind monkey with a keyboard.

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            1. John Phillips Avatar
              John Phillips

              Duh. The obvious answer escaped me again

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              1. pouringmyartout Avatar
                pouringmyartout

                And I always give the obvious answer… well, not really,now that I stop to think about it, which is something I rarely do…

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    2. John Phillips Avatar
      John Phillips

      I noticed, you two were filling up my inbox all day. Damn that comment box.

      Reply
      1. pouringmyartout Avatar
        pouringmyartout

        It is hard to figure out how to take that…

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        1. John Phillips Avatar
          John Phillips

          My bad, didn’t untick the box. Did it to myself.

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          1. pouringmyartout Avatar
            pouringmyartout

            I did it to myself once. And I am not even 100% sure what we are talking about.

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            1. The Hobbler Avatar
              The Hobbler

              Laughing out loud for real again. I have to spell it out because I fake it all the time. Is that what you’re talking about?

              Reply
              1. pouringmyartout Avatar
                pouringmyartout

                What part of “I don’t know what we are talking about’ did you not get? Why would I lie about how little I know?

                Reply
                1. The Hobbler Avatar
                  The Hobbler

                  Hey! Don’tget pissy with me! I’m just tryingto help.

                  Reply
                  1. pouringmyartout Avatar
                    pouringmyartout

                    I have a bladder infection.
                    Sorry, that was the first defense that leaped into my mind.

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                    1. The Hobbler Avatar
                      The Hobbler

                      🙂 Lol

            2. John Phillips Avatar
              John Phillips

              just once, must not have liked it, whatever we are talking about

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              1. pouringmyartout Avatar
                pouringmyartout

                I probably wasn’t very good at it… I wouldn’t be at all surprised if I injured myself doing… what ever it was…

                Reply
              2. The Hobbler Avatar
                The Hobbler

                I love it…

                Reply
      2. The Hobbler Avatar
        The Hobbler

        I dont uncheck the box and I don’t get emails. I turned off all email notifications in my profile a long time ago though

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    3. The Hobbler Avatar
      The Hobbler

      I have that effect sometimes. I think I’m going to start marketing an anti-love spray for those bitten by the Hobbling Love bug. 😉

      Reply
      1. pouringmyartout Avatar
        pouringmyartout

        No stalking me while I am with other people. That is just sick and wrong. Why torture yourself that way?

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        1. The Hobbler Avatar
          The Hobbler

          I stalk whenever and wherever I want, until you get a PO. I get on people’s blogs in the middle of the night and tell them sweet dreams and stuff. True…not creepy at all…it’s sweet…right?

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          1. pouringmyartout Avatar
            pouringmyartout

            What is a PO? And yes, it is sweet when you do it to someone, but not when you watch someone else do it to someone else… or something.

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            1. The Hobbler Avatar
              The Hobbler

              PO is protective order, and I like to watch too

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  3. The Hobbler Avatar
    The Hobbler

    I’m laughing out loud for real. Wait a sec…what are you trying to say “hours, if not days”? I know it seems like I like to talk, but really, I am a quiet person.

    There have been a few nights I have stayed up all night in deep commenting conversations, but everyone has those right? Sure I’ve spent Several hours of the past two nights commenting back and forth with someone I just met, but I am just friendly like that.

    Even if I’m not being friendly, I just am joking around, or I just am curious about people…

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    1. John Phillips Avatar
      John Phillips

      Whoaaaaaa Hobbler. Poetic license

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      1. The Hobbler Avatar
        The Hobbler

        😉 Not necessarily the shut up kind. Just a wink

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  4. El Guapo Avatar
    El Guapo

    Geez John – I know hte spam was bad, but putting her on Hobblers radar?
    You’re tough, man!

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    1. John Phillips Avatar
      John Phillips

      Somebody had to do something

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    2. The Hobbler Avatar
      The Hobbler

      Thanks El Guapo. I knew I could count on you to defend me against the people who accuse me of talking too much. You know that you both actually love it. Think of how low your stats would be without me.

      Reply
      1. John Phillips Avatar
        John Phillips

        There’s stats?? Like in baseball?

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        1. El Guapo Avatar
          El Guapo

          Maybe she meant “stat” like they say in hospitals…

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          1. The Hobbler Avatar
            The Hobbler

            Stat, like your heart stops without me Guap.

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        2. The Hobbler Avatar
          The Hobbler

          Lol, there are now that you have me commenting on your stuff.

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          1. John Phillips Avatar
            John Phillips

            I’ll have to look. I’ll be back in 5

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            1. John Phillips Avatar
              John Phillips

              I found the stats. You are 3rd on the list Ms Hobbler. Pretty good for a few weeks eh?

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              1. The Hobbler Avatar
                The Hobbler

                I will be right after you soon. Why do you think Joe made up an award for me? Now he’s on twitter, so I can talk to him that way too.

                Reply
  5. John Phillips Avatar
    John Phillips

    Geez, go and fold some laundry and all heck breaks loose

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    1. The Hobbler Avatar
      The Hobbler

      You were folding laundry? I knew I liked you. 😉

      Reply
      1. John Phillips Avatar
        John Phillips

        time sign off. have a gooder

        Reply
  6. magsx2 Avatar
    magsx2

    Hi,
    Oh yes the joys of spam, don’t you just love what they came out with. 🙂

    Reply
    1. John Phillips Avatar
      John Phillips

      Not really a love thing, but I do like the post opportunities they present

      Reply
  7. John the Aussie Avatar
    John the Aussie

    I think I come to read the comments with a side of blog here now….

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    1. John Phillips Avatar
      John Phillips

      I see you were catching up on your reading on the weekend (following the likes), were you off somewhere, or just a bit behind on the blogosphere?

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      1. John the Aussie Avatar
        John the Aussie

        Behind, I get around 200 WordPress emails a day… When I get a good break at work I can nail 50 in an hour, but otherwise 5-10 an hour.

        I just can’t unsubscribe from anyone!!!

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        1. John Phillips Avatar
          John Phillips

          Same thing sometimes. I can’t unsubscribe either

          Reply
          1. John the Aussie Avatar
            John the Aussie

            Tell ya what, meet ya there 16 months after zombie apocalypse…

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            1. John Phillips Avatar
              John Phillips

              Maybe 17, have to learn to sail or fly first

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    2. The Hobbler Avatar
      The Hobbler

      John talks a lot right? I get trapped in all his comments. They are like a tornado, sucking me in. Do you think I should ask him to back off on all his commenting?

      Reply
      1. John Phillips Avatar
        John Phillips

        Hi pot, my name is black 

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        1. The Hobbler Avatar
          The Hobbler

          Maybe one of us needs an intervention.

          Reply
          1. John the Aussie Avatar
            John the Aussie

            Does it count when everyone has the same problem? If so everyone should head to the bar and intervene…

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            1. John Phillips Avatar
              John Phillips

              Well we could meet halfway. I think that would be Fiji

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            2. The Hobbler Avatar
              The Hobbler

              Sounds like fun to me!

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              1. John the Aussie Avatar
                John the Aussie

                Fiji it is! When?

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                1. The Hobbler Avatar
                  The Hobbler

                  Fiji? Whenever you want…you are paying right?

                  Reply
                  1. John Phillips Avatar
                    John Phillips

                    I’ll buy the first round

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                    1. The Hobbler Avatar
                      The Hobbler

                      Awesome!

                    2. John Phillips Avatar
                      John Phillips

                      You buy the next 20? Then I’ll buy the next 20

                    3. The Hobbler Avatar
                      The Hobbler

                      Ummm, since we are just talking…sure. In fact, put me down for 25.

                    4. John Phillips Avatar
                      John Phillips

                      Have to outdo the Aussies.

                    5. The Hobbler Avatar
                      The Hobbler

                      I prefer to outdo everyone, but a girl can only go so far…

                    6. John Phillips Avatar
                      John Phillips

                      Lol. Let me know if I am outdoing you at something and I’ll stop

                    7. The Hobbler Avatar
                      The Hobbler

                      I will, or I’ll just try harder. Or I’ll make up a horrible rumor about you, so no one cares that you’re beating me…

  8. kayjai Avatar
    kayjai

    I got the same spam message. I was beginning to feel like a flunky with a blog when that thing hit me in between the eyes….nice to know I’m not alone in the spam radar…

    Reply
    1. John Phillips Avatar
      John Phillips

      Its ok, Hobbler will take care of it

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      1. The Hobbler Avatar
        The Hobbler

        I take care of everything. I am like a huge bandaide for the troubles of the world. Except the troubles I cause…

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        1. El Guapo Avatar
          El Guapo

          I thought they were the same?

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          1. John Phillips Avatar
            John Phillips

            That comment could be trouble

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            1. El Guapo Avatar
              El Guapo

              Hobbler made me do it.
              See what I did there?

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              1. John Phillips Avatar
                John Phillips

                Have fun. Must work now.

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              2. John Phillips Avatar
                John Phillips

                You are a master and I am but a grasshopper

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          2. The Hobbler Avatar
            The Hobbler

            Only the exciting ones are mine. The little things like global warming are too easy and boring.

            Reply
        2. John Phillips Avatar
          John Phillips

          You are indeed

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          1. The Hobbler Avatar
            The Hobbler

            Thanks. But I’m not the gross blood covered part, I’m the sticky part. Painful to rip away from, so don’t even think about throwing me away.

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            1. John Phillips Avatar
              John Phillips

              I couldn’t throw you away. My stats would suffer to much

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              1. The Hobbler Avatar
                The Hobbler

                Good. That is my plan…annoy people enough that they become dependent on me for proper functioning.

                Reply
  9. Eric Murtaugh Avatar
    Eric Murtaugh

    I too am a huge fan of the stylish use of emoticons. Nothing says “hey, let down your guard stranger and let’s be friends,” quite like a big ol’ digital happy face.

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    1. John Phillips Avatar
      John Phillips

      My feeling exactly. He had me at the smiley face.

      Reply
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