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Loser November 20th, 2003 09:21 PM
Re: OT: Wierdest Spam I ever recieved
 
I am under the impression that the reason the cartoon used the brand name ACME is because it was a command company name. There a still a whole heck of a lot of companies the ACME in their name. Check your phone book, I'll bet there are some in your own town.

geoschmo November 20th, 2003 09:23 PM
Re: OT: Wierdest Spam I ever recieved
 
Quote:
Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">
Among the mysterious devices sought by the message's author were an "Acme 5X24 series time transducing capacitor with built-in temporal displacement" and an "AMD Dimensional Warp Generator module containing the GRC79 induction motor."
<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">the 'Acme' tends to make me believe it's a big scam. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">The part about him being a time traveller from the future didn't tip you off, but when you saw "ACME" you knew it was bogus? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Roanon November 20th, 2003 09:49 PM
Re: OT: Wierdest Spam I ever recieved
 
Quote:
Originally posted by Atrocities:
And that is at cost to.
<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Cutting your own throat too, probably http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

narf poit chez BOOM November 20th, 2003 10:41 PM
Re: OT: Wierdest Spam I ever recieved
 
Quote:
The part about him being a time traveller from the future didn't tip you off, but when you saw "ACME" you knew it was bogus?
<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">time traveler, delusional. company name from cartoons, joke.

Quote:
I am under the impression that the reason the cartoon used the brand name ACME is because it was a command company name. There a still a whole heck of a lot of companies the ACME in their name. Check your phone book, I'll bet there are some in your own town.
<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">personally, i don't know a thing about wether or not it's a real company, however, someone else on this forum seemed to think that.

[ November 20, 2003, 20:42: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

Kamog November 23rd, 2003 05:07 AM
Re: OT: Wierdest Spam I ever recieved
 
Quote:
Originally posted by Gorgo:
About the time travelling story, I really liked the part where a guy made up an Online store just for the spammer. Both text and pix are hilarious:
http://www.davesplanet.net/store/

For those who haven't found it, the story:
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,60141,00.html

Gorgo
<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">LOL! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif Those message exchanges that people have had with the time traveller guy are really funny. Those people are making up all sorts of nonsense, claiming they have the special components, and so on, and the time traveller guy always responds so seriously. ... some people must have alot of free time. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Nocturnal November 23rd, 2003 08:24 AM
Re: OT: Wierdest Spam I ever recieved
 
Quote:
Originally posted by Atrocities:
Ah what the hell, knock a billion off. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Check this out.. regarding spam filters.

http://theregister.co.uk/content/6/34035.html
<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">In case you aren't aware, Penny Arcade did a comic about that recently.

Cipher7071 November 23rd, 2003 05:40 PM
Re: OT: Wierdest Spam I ever recieved
 
ACME: literally, the peak, or the pinnacle.
In business lingo: "ACME widgets are the best!" http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif

Atrocities November 23rd, 2003 08:57 PM
Re: OT: Wierdest Spam I ever recieved
 
Don't you just love those old Coyote road runner catoons. The Acme rocket is the best. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Taz-in-Space November 24th, 2003 07:44 AM
Re: OT: Wierdest Spam I ever recieved
 
...This has to be the wierdest spam that Taz has EVER recieved:

Футбол в Лужниках!

Для Вас:
1. Предоставляем площадки для мини-футбола (прорезиненное ковровое покрытие) – 1000 рублей в час.
2. Для частных лиц, желающих играть в футбол, мы подбираем команду по возрасту и интеллекту – 100 рублей в час.

БЕСПЛАТНО предоставляем:
- футбольный инвентарь (мячи, Жилетки, конусы, фишки и т.д.)
- консультации профессионального тренера.
- теплые раздевалки с душевыми кабинками.

По желанию организовываем судейство (платно)
3. Предоставляем САУНЫ.
За один час – 600 рублей.
За два часа – 1000 рублей
За три часа – 1200 рублей, каждый последующий час после трех часов – 300 рублей.
4. Профессиональная подготовка любительских команд к турнирам. Техника, тактика, стратегия, коллективные действия ( 500 рублей одно занятие)

Для Ваших детей:
5. Индивидуальная комплексная подготовка мальчиков, возрастом до 13 лет, к профессиональному футболу, с последующим трудоустройством.
Занятия проводят тренеры по футболу, легкой атлетике, плаванию и ритмике с футбольной направленностью. 300 рублей одно занятие.

СОБЕРИТЕ КОМАНДУ ИЛИ ПРИХОДИТЕ САМИ ПРОВЕСТИ СВОБОДНОЕ ВРЕМЯ С ПОЛЬЗОЙ ДЛЯ ЗДОРОВЬЯ

If ANYONE out there has ever seen this (and can translate) Taz would be VERY interested in hearing about it!!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

My guess: I just got my first Encrypted Message.
Unfortunately, Taz has NO IDEA what will de-encrypt it. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

P.S. Above was titled : Private Message
Yea... So private that even I can't read it! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[ November 24, 2003, 05:51: Message edited by: Taz-in-Space ]

Kamog November 24th, 2003 04:23 PM
Re: OT: Wierdest Spam I ever recieved
 
I have received Messages like that, too, but I just deleted them. I'm guessing that they are in some other language like maybe Chinese, Japanese, Korean etc and you need the proper font installed in your computer to view it.


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