Ah yes, spam – the bane of every blogger’s existence. And a nuisance that fortunately, thanks to the Akismet spam filter feature the Blogs-About Hosting folks incorporated into the WordPress software that drives this weblog, I don’t have to deal with much anymore. With the Akismet filter, the only thing you have to is delete the spam every few days as it accumulates – much like one would do emptying out the Recycle Bin on your computer desktop.

One of the things that cracks me up about this spam junk are the messages that accompany it. Some of them are actually pretty creative in their own way, though oftentimes spelling seems a bit of a challenge. This makes me think that much of this crap is bombarding the site from overseas. But, since every blogger from time to time welcomes a compliment or two about his or her work, and since The Great White Shank is not above shilling for compliments, here are some of the spammy accolades that have poured in recently to Goodboys Nation weblog:

* a7r9u05k@see.to says: “nice site, very informative, well designed, easy to use … what can i say ? i love it…”

* c33rqb@aol.com says: “finally got a chance to check out your web page, and I must say that I’m impressed. Hope everything is going well. Take care!”

* 1yakd4v79wbu@mail.me says: “I just want you to know that I think you did a terrific job on this websight.”

* znrljxocnfdmb@rocketmail.com says: “I happened upon this site while following the links from another site. Your site is wonderful and i bookmarked it. Thank your for the hard work you must have put in to create this wonderful facility. Keep up the excellent work”

* 9@mail.com’s message is short and sweet: “perfect site !!!!!!!! Perfect piece of work fellows !!!!!!!” Awwww, shucks….

* kdd52iux@usmail.com says: “Your website is beautifully decorated and easily navigated. I have enjoyed visiting this site today and hope to visit many more times in the future.”

* kllt71e6tqfolz@mail.ru says: “Keep it up (like I do ) Great site – loved the bit about yourselves.”

* hr6bxaz9si0z@classnet.pl says: “Could you please send to me the contacts of developer of your site? It looks so damn good!” Now there’s a compliment for you, not just good – damn good.

* I like this one, from d5tm9@aol.com: “The stuff on this web site is really witty and cool wise”

And last but not least, here’s my own personal favorite:

* From a2gv88kt@usmail.com: “Congratulations on finally setting up your site. I am sure the website will become a internet legend”

Well, doesn’t everyone dream of becoming an ‘internet legend’, at least one time?