Apologies for the inadvertent Fun Lovin' Criminals soundalike title there, but at least there's no risk of anyone getting earworm from it.
I can't be the only blogger here who frequently gets spam posts which are seemingly generated by robots on my blog. One or two of them get through from time to time, and I have to delete them at the end of the day when I get online.
They seem to be getting more sophisticated, although the manner in which some of them give very backhanded compliments is something I find a little bizarre. But sometimes they're just downright odd.
Today I had one on the post I wrote following the Argentina vs Brazil match, which was six bleeding months ago, saying, 'I’m looking forward to the world cup, thanks for this info. I didnt know it was in Africa!'
Now for one, that's a bizarre thing for anyone with a passing interest in football to not know. My dad just managed to give me the correct answer to the question 'what continent is this year's World Cup being played in?', and after the opening match of Euro 2004 he turned round to me and asked 'so is that a shock, then?', and then asked the same question again after the final.
But the website that comment purports to be promoting is called 'Watch FIFA Live'. I mean, how on earth does its webmaster think that showing a staggering lack of awareness about something like the venue of the upcoming World Cup is a good way to promote his football site?
The actual site might of course be something much less savoury than a football site. I'm buggered if I'm doing him the satisfaction of clicking his link to check it out.
I can't be the only blogger here who frequently gets spam posts which are seemingly generated by robots on my blog. One or two of them get through from time to time, and I have to delete them at the end of the day when I get online.
They seem to be getting more sophisticated, although the manner in which some of them give very backhanded compliments is something I find a little bizarre. But sometimes they're just downright odd.
Today I had one on the post I wrote following the Argentina vs Brazil match, which was six bleeding months ago, saying, 'I’m looking forward to the world cup, thanks for this info. I didnt know it was in Africa!'
Now for one, that's a bizarre thing for anyone with a passing interest in football to not know. My dad just managed to give me the correct answer to the question 'what continent is this year's World Cup being played in?', and after the opening match of Euro 2004 he turned round to me and asked 'so is that a shock, then?', and then asked the same question again after the final.
But the website that comment purports to be promoting is called 'Watch FIFA Live'. I mean, how on earth does its webmaster think that showing a staggering lack of awareness about something like the venue of the upcoming World Cup is a good way to promote his football site?
The actual site might of course be something much less savoury than a football site. I'm buggered if I'm doing him the satisfaction of clicking his link to check it out.
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