Adver-nice-ments

The comments section of this site has been getting slammed with spam lately. Every day, 5-10 new comments appear from people hocking, well, mostly poker-related products. And they all have titles like:

(I'm not sure why www.theanthonyking.com is the place to go to find out the answer to that last question. But, in case that's why you're here, I totally recommend this site.)

The most interesting thing about this spam, though, is not the non-sequitor questioning, it's that it's all incredibly polite. Every comment begins with very cordial language like:

I wish all advertisements were like that. You're sitting at home, watching TV, the show goes to commercial and a man says:

"Hello there! What a beautiful home you have. I'm sorry to trouble you, but if you happen to have spills, these papertowels I'm holding may just be the perfect solution for cleaning them away."

"I appreciate your candor, spokesman, but I'm afraid I must say 'no thank you.' For you see, I already enjoy an alternative brand of papertowel."

"Understood, fine sir. And again, my apologies for bothering you on this fine Tuesday evening, but as you can see from this test, these papertowels are far stronger than your brand. Mightn't you reconsider?"

"Indeed. You've made your point vividly and succinctly, I applaud you for it, and promise to give your brand consideration during future shopping sojourns."

"Much obliged."

"And now, back to Two and a Half Men."

-Anthony King