Yahoo! has become very efficient at redirecting e-mail with subjects like "Experience 4 Nights in Beautiful Cancun - Free !" into my Spam folder. Likewise, the third part SPAM filter we use at work has managed to repel all unwanted e-mail, unless it happens to be Cyrillic. Not sure what's up with that. Of course, I can't simply delete these without first copying and pasting them into Google's language translator. Hey, I may learn some new words that I can use in rush hour traffic. I occasionally review the daily summary of filtered e-mail, just to see be sure I didn't miss one truly meant for me. I'm always compelled to allow one particular malware e-mail with the subject "Michael what a stupid face you have" into my inbox, because, obviously, the guy knows me.
By now, disposing of junk snail mail and SPAM has become routine, but my cable company, Comcast, recently started SPAMMING me in a new way - into my cable box. I know when I've been SPAMMED because there will be a little red light on my cable box, notifying me of the new "message". This message is an invitation to watch an upcoming WWF or Ultimate Fighting pay per view event. They haven't offered to enhance my manhood yet, but I'm sure that's just around the corner.
Unlike e-mail SPAM, I have no protection against Comcast SPAM. And I can't ignore it, because until I clear the messages, the little red light will continue to taunt me. I stop whatever I'm doing to get rid of the red SPAM light, but I wonder where SPAM will hit next? Will my next roll of Charmin contain those little cards that fall out of magazines? Will I tear off eight sheets and have an ad for Bob's Steakhouse fall into my lap? Tear another eight sheets and find an offer to save a dollar off my next purchase of Ex-Lax? 
Let's get it over with and hide SPAM everywhere.
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