One Minute Ramble: A Sophisticated Spammer


I’m going out on a limb with this post today. I think I’m right, but there is always the possibility that I’m wrong.

I have a message in my spam thingy that appears to be from a respectable blogger. I don’t want to name any names in case the message is spam and I cause unnecessary embarrassment to the blogger in question. I also don’t want to name names just in case the message isn’t spam, and they really wanted me to know the reasons why they stopped wearing pantyhose. (I’m not interested, by the way, in case any other bloggers want to tell me their reasons for the same thing!). And, obviously, the message will remain in my moderation thingy for the reasons above. And possibly be used in a later post.

Why do I think it’s spam? I hear you ask. Well, I shall tell you whether you have asked the question aloud or not… the message was in response to one of my very old posts regarding the television series ‘Big Brother’. No mention of any kind of clothing appeared in this post, which was simply one of my review posts I used to write when I had nothing else to say. Usually, spam messages bear no relevance to the post.

The odd thing about this comment (apart from the comment itself), is that it is in response to an old post where the reply thingy was turned off – I have my posts set to switch off the comments function after a certain amount of time. Haven’t the foggiest how long this time period is, but I know it is switched off. Go to a very old post, and the words Comments are Closed appear after any previously left comments. So, some sophisticated blogger has managed to leave a reply to a post where replies are not allowed.

I have no idea how they have done this. I also have no idea why they have done this, but done it they did! It appears spam comes in lots of different ways nowadays.

By the way, just in case it is only a technical glitch, and you have received a comment – on an old post of yours where the commenting has been switched off – from me telling you why I decided to stop wearing pantyhose, I didn’t leave the message.

No, I didn’t.

No. I. Didn’t.

I’m not that sophisticated.

27 responses to “One Minute Ramble: A Sophisticated Spammer”

  1. Diane Henders avatar

    You made me giggle, Tom. Maybe it was the mental image of super-hero-you in pantyhose.

    I’m pretty sure I don’t qualify as a “respectable blogger”, but just in case the comment looked like it came from me… it didn’t. I couldn’t possibly stop wearing pantyhose – I never started in the first place. 🙂

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Nonsense, Diane! You most certainly ARE a respectable blogger, but you are right in saying that the comment didn’t come from you. Thank you for clarifying your pantyhose situation – you may find yourself in an end of year trivia quiz somewhere… you never know! 😉
      And the super hero me doesn’t wear tights, by the way. They aren’t tights.

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  2. Andra Watkins avatar

    It wasn’t me!! It wasn’t me!! I might have admitted to not wearing unmentionables on my blog today, but I wear tights and pantyhose when necessary for the proper coiffure.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Andra – it wasn’t you! It wasn’t!
      You too may find yourself in an end of year trivia quiz, possibly…
      I’m in the midst of another major catch up session right now (as usual!), but I’ll be checking out your latest posts in due course!

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  3. prenin avatar

    No Worries dude! 🙂

    WP has so many bugs it probably slipped through the cracks! 🙂

    God Bless!

    Prenin.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Hi Prenin, I’m pretty sure that’s what’s happened, but the randomness of it made me write a post about it… the account the ‘message’ has come from is a genuine account.

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  4. Deb avatar

    It wasn’t me…probably WP had a glitch…they often do.
    Thank you kindly for giving me a mental image of you in panty hose….Greek god in panty hose….I’ll have that thought all day now.
    I hate to wear pantyhose and avoid it at all costs.
    Have a fun and crazy day, my friend!

    Hugs, xx

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Deb (and thanks for the fun greeting too! :D)
      No, it wasn’t you either. You have also left a sentence which may be included in a trivia quiz later in the year. Possibly, once again… 😉
      The pantyhose would be more than what the Greek God usually went about in, but I don’t think it was a look that caught on! 😀
      Deb, I think I’m having more and more crazy days. I quite like them too!!! 😀

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      1. Deb avatar

        I enjoy my crazy days. The more more cheese that slips of my cracker, the happier I seem to be. Insanity if fun!
        Have a happy, fun and crazy day!

        Love and Hugs, xx

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        1. Deb avatar

          Can believe I gave you that same greeting twice.
          xo

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          1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

            Hi Deb, I did notice that, but I thought that too was a technical hitch. We can go with that angle if you like! 😉 🙂

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            1. Deb avatar

              Works for me! 🙂
              Hugs, xx

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  5. Androgoth avatar
    Androgoth

    This could turn into one of those kinky offerings at this rate Sir Aquatom, of course you won’t know who sent the comment or added about the pantihose either but from some of these comments there will be a greater knowledge nonetheless 🙂 lol How wicked…

    Have a great rest of evening now my great friend 🙂

    Androgoth

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Yes, secrets are being revealed here, Andro. But the biggest secret will never be revealed… who it was that posted the comment. I have the name of the blogger the message came from, mwahahaha! *Clap of thunder and bolt of lightning!*
      Of course, there is the fact that it was a spammy glitch…
      Oh, and have a great evening yourself, Andro! <- Nearly forgot to add that then!

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  6. jennygoth666 avatar

    i thought prenins answer funny especially when pantyhose mentioned slipped throught the cracks lol giggles wildly anyway to get back to unmentionables it wasnt me black white lacey frilly they were not mine xxjen

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Hi Jen – I’ve just realised what Prenin said! Lol!
      No, it wasn’t you Jen. Although black white lacey and frilly weren’t actually mentioned in the message, I don’t think they were the style the commenter in question was referring to…

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  7. Tilly Bud avatar

    Well that’s just weird. But so are spammers – really, what is the point of it all?

    BTW, I haven’t had a reply yet 😉

    Kidding, honest. No, really.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      I just think it’s so funny, Tilly! I’ve had similar comments before, but never on a post that was closed to comments – or from a real blogger!
      It wasn’t you, Tilly… I would have replied.

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  8. Sue Dreamwalker avatar

    Spam Spam Spam!.. and It wasnt Me LOL.. My personal email box too seems to have been inundated with Spam recently as I think some of Windows Live Spaces emails have been hacked, as old friends names pop up with Spam attatched.. I just do not open and send to Junk Mail.. I am so grateful for the Spam filters WP have here, or else all my time would be spent deleting them..
    Have a great day…

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Hi Sue… no, it wasn’t you! 😀
      This is the first spam message that I have received from a ‘real’ person, but I have about three or four spam messages written in gobbledygook every time I visit my dashboard that need deleting. It doesn’t take long to delete them, but as Tilly said earlier – what is the point of it? It baffles me!

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      1. Sue Dreamwalker avatar

        yes agreed whats the point, I imagine someone sitting at their Pc trawling the net to put in their emails hoping that we slip up and when they get to comment again it gets full viewing.. I really dont know,, One thing though Tom look at it like this, it keeps our Ratings UP LOL.. 😉

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        1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

          There is that, Sue, although I once went through a time where the spammers didn’t register. That was mildly annoying!

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  9. beautifulchaos2 avatar

    Wow that is very odd indeed! Nothing much surprises me in blogland anymore, there’s always going to be hackers, spammers, and the assorted creepy crawlies lol.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Sometimes, Nikki, they are fun, like this one (well, I’m seeing it that way anyway!), but most of the time they are a minor nuisance. The best option is to just delete and move on! 😀

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  10. Tess Kann avatar

    It wasn’t ME. What are pantyhose anyway? (teehee)

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      I always thought they were drainpipes, Tess, so I’m clueless on this one!

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