Prentiss Riddle: Causes: Patriotism is the first refuge of a spammer

Patriotism is the first refuge of a spammer

Today I started getting spam trying to sell me one of those "Iraqi Most Wanted" card decks.

This despite the fact that a PDF of the deck is freely downloadable from the Central Command and the DoD has warned consumers that the decks on the market are fakes. (The ad copy tends to claim that the cards were printed by the DoD in Kuwait, were stolen off a dead Royal Guard, were collated on the thighs of an Iraqi virgin, etc.)

If there's anything I dislike worse than a spammer, it's a spammer wrapped in red-white-and-blue camo. Out of patriotic duty I reported the spammers to their ISPs. No sign of a "kill" yet, but I could always get lucky.

The one bit of good news: the scammers and spammers have apparently flooded the market; from a high of $200+ a couple of days ago, the decks can now be had for $5.95.

causes 2003.04.16 link

Comments

I bet the quality is nowhere near that of Bicycle cards.

dagny [dagny ARROBA godsoframen PUNTO com] • 2003.04.16

As I mentioned in the Raven two days ago, the current high bid (at that time) on e-bay was $710 for a set "with case." Link provided. Regards, - R.

The Raven [sosnoski ARROBA comcast PUNTO net] • 2003.04.17

I downloaded the original tha you have linked here. Of course, if collectors items is what you want, what about getting those old Saddam Dinars, devaluated, and soon to be history?

Camilo [camilo cxe confusedkid punkto com] • 2003.04.21

I prefer

DJSUBg [headturban cxe yahoo punkto com] • 2003.04.28

sorry - the link didn't work - http://yorick.infinitejest.org:81/1/cards.html

DJSUBg [headturban cxe yahoo punkto com] • 2003.04.28

make me an offer

wrightal'AOL.COM [OF COURSE I WANT SOME] • 2003.05.11

What do you think of THIS deck of card?
http://www.reseauvoltaire.net/bushregimedeck.html

Redgrunt [redgrunt cxe free punkto fr] • 2004.03.09

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