Dear dr_strych9: please supplement my arguments against real-time blackhole lists with this delightful story about a blackhole list that came back to life fifteen months after its death and caused all its subscribers' incoming mail to bounce.

Last Saturday, Kim and i went with allannah and her family to see Cirque du Soleil's Kooza (for some reason, our show didn't feature the unicyclist or the acrobats on stilts), which was a marvelous show, more circus-y and less plot-driven than other CdS shows, and absolutely fun, despite being also more clown-heavy than other shows.  After the show, we had a fabulous and decadent meal at The Melting Pot.  After the meal, there was postcard spam on the car, advertising some to-do; nothing noteworthy, except for the "Dress Code Lavish:"

NO Sports Wear, Jeans or Tennis Shoes. You Must Have on a Collard Shirt!

Brassica fashion is edgy, man.

Oct 23 Jimmy Hicks        (63)  Then, let us entrance into language.

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You have been chosen for enrolment in the Career Alteration Program (CAP)

You have the choice of three new professions which are currently hiring. You
will have qualifications within 2 weeks for automatic acceptance.

1) Technical Power Engineer Management. Salary starts at $89,000 annually.
2) Trade Commercial Consultant. Salary starts at $74,000 annually.
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Please contact us immediatly in order to receive your certificates to start in
one of these careers.
Direct Office Line:
(206) 555-FUCK

Yes, i've been drinking.

> grep -c 'User unknown in local recipient table' /var/log/maillog
5726

For the un-nerdly among you: that means that, so far today, my mail server has bounced 5726 messages intended for unknown recipients.

Also: EarthLink is selling spam (via Lee Ann Goldstein in the Other Place).

Spammers or child molesters: who are worse?

The first "Saddam Hussein Caught On Video" spam rolled into the ol' work mailbox at 15:07.

Brooke Adams, a candidate for governor, spammed cdy. He complained bitterly to her and calls her a spammer. Her response is so outlandish and hilarious that i'd rather not go into details or highlights... just see for yourself.

"Make your penis thicker, fuller, and harder." Hell, i can do that with simple sleight of hand. If you know what i mean.

Signed up for the National Do Not Call Registry on Thursday afternoon. Just got my confirmation e-mail a few hours ago. Perhaps they're a tad swamped?