If you write it, they will come.

The spammers, that is.

As much as I dislike spam comments, I have begun to almost look forward to my daily checking of the blog spam folder. Because a handful of real comments get sent over to the spam folder by mistake, I feel compelled to read through (or at least skim through) the comments. After making this a regular occurance, I noticed several comments reappearing over and over again. And then there was the occasional “unique” comment that made me laugh out loud when I noticed which post it was attached to. So a few weeks ago, I started keeping track of some of the most entertaining comments filling my dashboard. Here’s a short list of the best. When no post is attached to the comment, it most likely means that I get that particular comment all. the. time. When a post is attached, it probably means that the post topic adds to the humor of the comment left.

Recognize any of these?

1. Howdy, i study your weblog occasionally and i personal a comparable one and i had been just wondering should you get a lot of spam comments? If so how do you avoid it, any plugin or anything you can advise? I get so much lately it is driving me mad so any assistance is really much appreciated.
2. Hmm that was weird, my comment got eaten. Anyway I wanted to say that it’s good to know that someone else also mentioned this as I experienced trouble finding the exact same info elsewhere. This was the very first place that told me the answer. Thanks. How Not To Decorate Easter Eggs
3. Terrific work! This is the type of information that should be shared around the web. Shame on the search engines for not positioning this post higher!
4. Excellent read, I just passed this onto a colleague who was doing just a little study on that. And he actually purchased me lunch because I discovered it for him smile So let me rephrase that: Thanks for lunch! Nature Sense Walk
5. Couldn?t be written any better. Reading this post reminds me of my old room mate! He always kept talking about this. I will forward this article to him. Pretty sure he will have a good read. Thanks for sharing! Until I Became A Mom
6. Excellent post! I am just starting out in community management/marketing media and trying to discover how to do it nicely – resources like this article are incredibly helpful. As our company is based in the US, it?s all a little bit new to us. The example above is something that I worry about as nicely, how to show your personal genuine enthusiasm and share the truth that your product is helpful in that case. Handy Manny Big Race
7. NiksBunc say: I apologise, but, in my opinion, you are not right. I am assured. Let’s discuss it.
8. Thank you so much for this, Anne. Such wise words to heed to. Keeping all those affected in prayer. (note: my name is not Anne, yet I get comments to Anne quite often)
9. Have you actually considered adding more videos to your weblog posts to maintain the readers a lot more entertained? I mean I just read via the whole post of yours and it was very good but since I am more of the visual learner, I found that to be more useful nicely let me know how it turns out! I adore what you guys are always up too. This kind of clever function and reporting! Keep up the great works guys I’ve additional you men to my blogroll. This is an excellent article many thanks for sharing this informative information.. I will visit your blog regularly for some latest post. Cafe Rio Creamy Tomatillo Dressing
10. If only more than 42 people could hear about this. First Name’s Dinty, Second Name’s Moore
11. I would like to include your blog to my blogroll please inform me what anchor ought to I use? Dumb Mom, Smart Phone
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14. great good…this publish deserves nothing …hahaha just joking …nice publish Exposure Compensation – A Bloggography Tutorial
15. Took me time to read all of the comments, but I truly loved the post. It proved to be very useful to me and I am sure to all of the commenters right here! It is always good whenever you cannot only be informed, but additionally engaged! I’m sure you had pleasure writing this article. (on a post with no comments)

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