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James Joyner · Thursday, September 4, 2003 · 3 Comments

I just got this rather unusual e-mail:

From: John Parson
Subject: :( ehh??? aeofvew ojbuby coc f upceacjzu t jcra b knywhmrmd kvecttrn gexldkgsyjzahtbxdoncgrf ymi

i m very upset right now
could you plz do me a favor to have a short chat with me??
it wont waste much of ur time

it will only be 3-6 mins talk
thank you very much
u r so sweeeettt!!!
click here plzzz

I’m rather curious as to what the point of such a message would be.

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James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. Follow James on Twitter.

Comments

JohnC says:

Thursday, September 4, 2003 at 18:53

To discuss grammar and spelling, of course.

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Sean Hackbarth says:

Thursday, September 4, 2003 at 19:18

He just wants a friend. Is that so wrong?

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Katewerk says:

Thursday, September 4, 2003 at 22:46

On a related topic, shouldnt’ there be penis _reduction_ spam by now?

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