By dixie
I skimmed some of the spam comments that Akismet has graciously filtered out of our daily lives and found this linguistic puzzle:
“Thank you for your hard work in providing this excellent service to our wonderful worldbour!!”
A quick Google and a stopoff at the Urban Dictionary confirmed that this word may well exist only in spam. Still, it begs the question.
What in the name of hot beverages everywhere is a worldbour?
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22nd of January, 2007
Oh, it’s like that game, um Balderdash.
worldbour, n. In Celtic mythology, the worldbour is a weapon said to have been forged by the Morrigan, a goddess of battle.
23rd of January, 2007
based on a google search, I figure it’s a word to test the effectiveness of the scripted spam. Search for those words and target them for ultra-spammination.
23rd of January, 2007
Does that mean I should delete this entry, lest we get so much spam that Akismet and our server scream in pain?
24th of January, 2007
It’s not a problem. Akismet can handle it, and if not, well, I blame Xaosseed.