BillyMc
February 21, 2011, 11:11pm
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Summary of Delete This at Your Peril:
Spam is the plague of the electronic age, comprising 90% of all e-mails and illegally netting millions of dollars each year. Into this frustrating wave of directed marketing steps the brave figure of Bob Servant, a former window cleaner and cheeseburger magnate with a love of wine, women, and songas well as a devious sense of fair play.</p>
<p>In collusion with his “editor” Neil Forsyth, Bob gives spammers a taste of their own medicine. This wickedly funny and original book features the anarchic exchanges between Bob and the hapless spam merchants who unwittingly flood his inbox. As they offer him African fortunes, Russian brides, and get-rich-quick scams, he turns the tables by offering them some outlandish schemes of his own. Upping the ante with the skill of a seasoned pro, Bob demands legal asylum, shoulders to cry on, and gold lions that speakand almost gets his way. The result is page after page of wacky and hilarious e-mail exchangesand a cathartic release for anyone whose inbox has been deluged with unwanted e-mail.
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<p>A friend of mine had this book and recommended it. The reviews on Amazon ([Amazon.com :</a> Delete This at Your Peril: One Man’s Hilarious Exchanges with Internet Spammers (9781602392755): Bob Servant: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Delete-This-Your-Peril-Hilarious/dp/1602392757]Amazon.com: ”>http://www.amazon.com/Delete-This-Your-Peril-Hilarious/dp/1602392757 )) are almost all glowing, and it reminds me of a “Least I Could Do” comic story arc involving going to Africa to throw spam meat at spammers.</p>
<p>So, has anyone read this book? It seems really funny, I just wanted some input before buying it.</p>
<p>Lol, looks like a good book.</p>
BillyMc
February 21, 2011, 11:23pm
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<p>Before I moved, one of my local radio shows had this ongoing exchange with a “Russian woman looking for love” who emailed half of the population on that side of the state. It was hilarious.</p>
<p>Just put a hold on it at the library. Thanks Billy.</p>
<p>By the way, every time I see your name, it makes me think of Choco Billy. Just sayin’.</p>
BillyMc
February 21, 2011, 11:31pm
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<p>I don’t know who that is.</p>
<p>That’s ok. It really doesn’t matter at all.</p>
<p>I will read this promptly, because I see this matter as more pressing than any of the matters covered in the other 40 or so books on my “To Read” list.</p>
quomodo
February 22, 2011, 3:42am
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<p>^Sarcasm??? Or else I worry what is on your “To Read” list…</p>
<p>More like me being somewhat facetious. This book sounds hilarious, and it sounds like a quick read, so I can knock it off quickly before approaching some of the longer books on the list. ;D</p>
BillyMc
February 22, 2011, 3:44pm
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<p>I’m glad everyone took this so seriously.</p>
<p>^Lol, I knew what your intentions were, but the book actually looks entertaining. :D</p>