# Spam subject lines that make you pause for a microsecond before you delete

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-subject-lines-that-make-you-pause-for-a-microsecond-before-you-delete/589574>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 19, 2011, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-subject-lines-that-make-you-pause-for-a-microsecond-before-you-delete/589574 "2011-07-19T13:17:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-subject-lines-that-make-you-pause-for-a-microsecond-before-you-delete/589574/1 "2011-07-19T13:17:34Z")

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“So hard you can break an egg”

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**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-subject-lines-that-make-you-pause-for-a-microsecond-before-you-delete/589574/2 "2011-07-19T17:43:43Z")

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“Gay terrorist kills eight in fabulous bombing”

(I’m not making that up.)