# You've got SPAM!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-got-spam/255465>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 16, 2004, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-got-spam/255465 "2004-07-16T19:01:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2004, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-got-spam/255465/1 "2004-07-16T19:01:23Z")

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Just got an e-mail with the following title:

_ **SPAM** _\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* CONGRATULATIONS!

Guess I should be proud about the fact that I got Spam or something.

That is all.

Carry on.

😃

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**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2004, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-got-spam/255465/2 "2004-07-16T19:27:35Z")

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Heh. I once got:

**SPAM: An end to your 1 M P () T 3 N C 3 pr08l3ms!!!**

Break open the luncheon meat, sweetheart – I’ll be home at six!

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**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2004, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-got-spam/255465/3 "2004-07-16T19:32:00Z")

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At least you get literate spam.

Mine is of the “sfjasfadsfdafadfadfndsfkjafd get these pills asfnajfkajfdksjdgfbdsajk” type.