The Blues Room

Due to dearth of quality content on my journal as of recent, here's a list of "names" Nigerian 419 scammers have used in e-mailing me. Note how they are all composed entirely of first names, including given "surnames."

Liza James
Madelene Stevie
Dr. Philip Omar
Rachel Mario
Vivian Luis
Mark Jacob
Bernard Mathieu
Lee Scott
Mr. Melvin Walter
Mr. Franklin Hendrik
Mark Jacob
MAXWELL DERRICK
Nana Richard

Okay, for that last one, "Nana" isn't normally a first name in English, but still, I found it amusing.

Disco Luggage! This is a subject line I saw in my mailbox this morning.

And THIS was the first thing I thought I had to do after seeing it:

Crossposted to soredandsaucery.

From: Free Nike Shoes
Subject: Build -Your- Own Nike Shoes

Please choose:
1) ...so, will they be called "NIKEA" post-merger?
2) ...I may be Chinese, but I'm about twenty years too old to be working in a sweatshop.
3) Other (please list in comments)

Spam subject:
RE: WALIUM C1AL1S VlA'GRA

Please tell me I'm not the only one who immediately heard Chekov's voice selling "Walium."

Amusing spam:

Subject: important news about when you die

cheap meds available 24 hours a day
(link here)

Wonderful to know that I can get cheap medicine AFTER I kick it.

I have no idea what the hell this is about. Lessee if you guys can figure this out.

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