A little love for comment function abuse. My blog’s top 6 spam comments.

I truly believe blogs should inspire dialogue, allowing others to easily share and comment on posts, whether they’re a debate about politics or 100% whole wheat vs. multi-grain bread. But the frequency of the spam comments I’ve received the past year or so has made me question the need for the comment function (especially since they are somehow bypassing my Captcha thingamabob).

While a large part of me wants to shut off the feature, I have to admit I’ve been amused by some of the messages. Therefore, I present to you my top 6. Because 5 is too few and 10 is too expected:

6. Yet this is one type of trash can’t be recycled.

5: Love the use of “erudite” along with a grotesque misspelling.

4: Of all the many flattery-themed comments, this was one of my favorites as it mentions content. On the flip side, maybe flattery is not a tactic and this spammer finds my web presence awesome.

3: Nice Biblical metaphor usage. (Note: I have yet to receive a Greek mythology simile.)

2: I enjoy the timely use of current events, perhaps more so when a sitcom star is involved.

1: Did somebody say chocolate?

Congratulations to the writers of my top 6!  If I could gather you all in a room, I would tell you two things. First, I would thank you for the laugh. And, secondly, I would make sure you know that I’m all set with my pharmaceuticals. Really.

Lisa Taylor wrote this on January 16th, 2012 under Other stuff No Comments »