RE: OT: Do spammers have a sense of humor?

[Andy Jezierski]

HOLY British Military Servant Batman!

Be careful Robin, this might be spam.  To the bat-computer!


Sorry, couldn't resist!   :-D


Kurt Buff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 04/11/2005 07:11:41 PM:

> Most people reading this list are probably not aware that batman has a
> slightly different meaning to some people in current/former British
> colonies. A batman was someone who acted something like a personal servant
> to British military staff, mostly officers, I believe.
>
> He wasn't the caped denizen of the night known from DC comics, for many
> people - he was the fellow who shined shoes, picked up and dropped off
> laundry, did some shopping, things like that.
>
> I'm guessing that that's where this name may have came from.
>
> Kurt
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Matthew Lenz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 16:58
> > To: users@spamassassin.apache.org
> > Subject: Re: OT: Do spammers have a sense of humor?
> >
> >
> > I got a phishing scam email from one 'Batman Cole' .. batman?
> > ... goood
> > lord. hehe
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David B Funk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <users@spamassassin.apache.org>
> > Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 6:23 PM
> > Subject: Re: OT: Do spammers have a sense of humor?
> >
> >
> > > On Sat, 9 Apr 2005, List Mail User wrote:
> > >
> > >> Obviously, you've never noticed contact emails at
> > iamaspammer. com:)
> > >>
> > >> Paul Shupak
> > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >>
> > >> P.S. "Manila Industries, Inc." of Thailand provides many
> > domains for spam
> > >> support services.
> > >
> > > Yes, almost as good a trick as what OnlineNIC.com has pulled.
> > > Check out the registration for "pykb. com"
> > >
> > > They've managed to relocate the whole Henan province to Australia.
> > > Must make it tough for the Chinese postal delivery people:
> > > "OK, what continent is Henan on this week?" ;)
> > >
> > > --
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