The Economy of SPAM

November 30, 2007
Laser-Faire Economics

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For the love of all that's holy, that's 17 comments on this 6+ year old article in less than 2 months. Not one SPAM link was published. What a frickin' waste of energy, time, and resources that is for all involved.

Don't even get me started on how many times we're called even though we're on the Do Not Call list. That has 0.0000% chance of paying off for anyone who tries it, at least in this household.

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It's over, man. Let her go.