# Porn Spammers **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 25, 2012, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-spammers/610638 "2012-01-25T20:42:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-spammers/610638/21 "2012-01-27T05:00:43Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > And I wonder - why do the people running gay phone sex lines think their target audience is reading Hustler? I can think of at least four groups of people who would be interested in those ads. 1. Bisexual men - pretty obvious, really. 2. Bi-curious men - sex lines are a pretty safe and anonymous way to experiment with your sexuality. 3. Closeted men - similar to #2. If you want a gay sex line phone number, and aren’t willing to buy _Throbbing Tube Steak Monthly_ in person, buying a _Hustler_ is a good alternative that maintains your cover. 4. Gay men - even if a guy is willing to buy _Throbbing Tube Steak Monthly_ in public, he might not live in an area where it’s available, and have to rely on _Hustler_ for their gay phone sex needs. I’m guessing ad space in a porn mag is not especially expensive, so none of these possible demographics needs to be particularly large for the advertiser to get a positive return on his investment. ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-spammers/610638/22 "2012-01-27T05:19:20Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > _Throbbing Tube Steak Monthly_ The worst thing about that magazine is the centerfold. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-spammers/610638/23 "2012-01-27T05:28:03Z")
I suggest to the OP this thread be renamed, _The Vagina Monologues_. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-spammers/610638/24 "2012-01-27T05:42:10Z")
> [@Lobohan](#): > > The worst thing about that magazine is the centerfold. It’s not so bad, since they started using better quality staples. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-spammers/610638/25 "2012-01-27T11:18:22Z")
> [@](#): > > Closeted men - similar to #2. If you want a gay sex line phone number, and aren’t willing to buy _Throbbing Tube Steak Monthly_ in person, buying a _Hustler_ is a good alternative that maintains your cover. > 4) Gay men - even if a guy is willing to buy _Throbbing Tube Steak Monthly_ in public, he might not live in an area where it’s available, and have to rely on _Hustler_ for their gay phone sex needs. I am intrigued by your ideas and wish to sign up for your newsletter, as long as it’s _Throbbing Tube Steak Monthly._ ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-spammers/610638/26 "2012-01-27T15:36:52Z")
The internet has killed the porn magazine business. _Throbbing Tube Steak_ is down to quarterly issues now. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-spammers/610638/27 "2012-01-27T16:11:17Z")
> [@Reyemile](#): > > I’m a moderator, not an administrator, so I can’t really answer questions from the technical side. I feel your pain – I’m a mod on another board, rolling this bounder uphill while repeatedly and futilely attempting to get the admins to add some Anti-Spam 101 features like “reject new user’s first posts if they contain a link or non-English character”. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-spammers/610638/28 "2012-01-27T16:47:48Z")
> [@Reyemile](#): > > The vagina thing The vagina thing. I like that. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-spammers/610638/29 "2012-01-27T19:56:18Z")
> [@Darth\_Panda](#): > > What if someone posts threads with Titles like “Hot Porn Action” and the links are for charities for starving children in Africa? That’s just mean. ---
**Author:** ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-spammers/610638/30 "2012-01-27T20:16:26Z")
> [@Reyemile](#): > > First, if you post spam ads for pornography with pictures of ladies’ vagina in the forums I moderate, fuck you. > > Second, if you post threads in my forums with titles like “Feed starving children in Africa,” and when you open those thread you see ads for pornography with pictures of ladies’ vaginas, fuck you twice. > > And third, if you post threads in my forums with titles like “Hot guy-on-guy action!” and when you open the thread you see ads for pornography with pictures of ladies’ vaginas…well, that last one stumps me. Do you really think that someone opening a guy-on-guy thread is gonna click a vag? I gotta ask. What forum do you moderate? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-spammers/610638.md?page=1)