Delete This at Your Peril

BillyMc
Mon, 21 Feb 2011 23:11:35 +0000

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 song—as well as a devious sense of fair play.

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 speak—and almost gets his way. The result is page after page of wacky and hilarious e-mail exchanges—and a cathartic release for anyone whose inbox has been deluged with unwanted e-mail.



A friend of mine had this book and recommended it. The reviews on Amazon ([Amazon.com: Delete This at Your Peril: One Man’s Hilarious Exchanges with Internet Spammers (9781602392755): Bob Servant: Books](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.

So, has anyone read this book? It seems really funny, I just wanted some input before buying it.