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- The term 'senator' ought to be reserved for lawmakers who are willing to work in togas and sandals. 6 hrs ago
- Shocking Fact: One in five South Africans lives with HIV. In other news, Nothing good ever happens in, for, around or because of Africa. 6 hrs ago
- I once saved a burning building full of children. The children all died, but I saved the building. 18 hrs ago
- Seeing a 'student driver' sticker on the back of a semi truck Is unnerving. Just hope I don't get stuck behind him trying to parallel park. 1 day ago
- I think at car dealerships, mullets are a sign of seniority. 1 day ago
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Points of interest
- CFCR.ca Saskatoon’s community radio station
- Institute of Official Cheer James Lileks is a hilarious writer and pop-culture nerd
- Married to the Sea Daily web comic
- Pants! Pants! Pants! The blog for the weekly radio show I co-host.
- Perry Bible Fellowship The cleverest (but sadly defunct) comic on the intersphere
- Reason Magazine Reason Magazine: free minds and free markets
- Skeptics' Guide to the Universe Weekly science podcast examining the news from a skeptical perspective
- Slate Magazine One of the best online magazines around
- The Economist The authoritative weekly news and international affairs magazine
- The Onion The best source of smart satire that isn’t Jon Stewart of Stephen Colbert
- The Sheaf The University of Saskatchewan student newspaper
- This American Life The best radio show (and podcast) you will find
Music resources
- CBC Radio 3 webstream of pure Canadian independent music
- Chromewaves.net Toronto based music blog, updated daily
- Hero Hill Halifax based music blog featuring independent music from all over, with a focus on the Maritimes
- Hype Machine search engine for all the prominent music blogs on the web
- i guess i'm floating the first music blog I read and still a favourite
- i ♥ music music news, reviews and mp3s with weekly Canadian artist features
- The Yellow Stereo more free music than you can shake a stick at
- Wolves, Hawks, and Kites rarely updated but great music blog by Paul Watson
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The Sheaf is the University of Saskatchewan student newspaper. I happen to work there.
Since I’m the administrator of the Sheaf’s website, I am privy to some of the best spam the Internet has to offer. Here are a few of the funnier/more outlandish spam comments that won’t get published on thesheaf.com but still deserve their time in the sun. (Also, I know that the vast majority of spam is done by bots, but someone must write the spam to begin with, right?)
The Upset Boyfriend
I have seen these spam comments before, and they are thoroughly unconvincing. It’s the old “OMG my slut grlfriend cheated on me now i gonna show you her nakid pics!!!” gambit. And to embarrass his girlfriend, he’s going to leave comments on a college newspaper’s website? Actually, the college demographic might be most likely to suspend disbelief if there’s a possibility of seeing breasts.
At Least It’s In English
Even among professional spammers, this must count as completely asinine. It seems this person’s only strategy is to throw random words into a comment field in the hopes of someone clicking on their link (which I have not included). Maybe within this jumble of words, there’s a DaVinci Code that makes sense. “increasingly… huge… gun…”
iPhone Spam
There would appear, at first, nothing out of place here, except it’s clearly just a ploy to get people to click the “unlock iphone” link at the bottom. It’s even more suspicious because the comment was left on an article with this headline: “Skateboarders demand indoor skate park in Saskatoon”
Anal Bleaching
This bizarre spam comment seems to be describing a sexual encounter between a woman and a man prone to yelling “Anal bleaching” every so often. The English skills of the spammer are also suspect.
The best lines are “Our lips melted together into Jazzer size and weight” and “Mom didn think your daughter crotch and through her blouse.” What is actually happening in the romantic story and why jazzercise gets involved is anyone’s guess.