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February272008

Comment Spam Verges On Ern Malley Grandeur

Filed under: Little Words

Martin Schneider writes:

Like most blogs’ comments sections, ours is daily inundated with quizzical and nonsensical appeals of indeterminate origin. Just now I came across this, which I think has a daft poetic integrity all its own:
Greetings!..
There was merrily!
The Regard! The Excellent forum! Thank you!
I feel like taking a bow.

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