We were talking before about how Burroughs influenced Gibson. Then I noticed this spam in my inbox that is a perfect example of the cut-up method at work -- it's like computer-generated cyberpoetry that covers current events, the fleeting nature of celebrity, and even a Burroughs-ian ending with a dash of self-depreciating homoerotic sexuality! There are also some great Joycian invented hybrid words and misspellings that create double meanings. Even the title is rife with meaning and humor!
I wish all spam were this interesting.
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Gallery absurd, gilded moose give remote. Lachey, kidman richie pamela, anderson rosie odonnell, shakira.
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I wish all spam were this interesting.
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Get Hepatitis from Wolfgang
Molly good, mondo, ricko, famous national ledger notorious.
Breslin spotted during oscars wasnt order, innout protected security?
At on amy stars you.
Vince vaughn feeds send, news tips. Tip let, us know sign up.
Kiss making sense celeb.
Picture thursday looking acting set try hand singer.
Audio cater married jordan bratman executive saturday november.
Moving onmiss york, busting loose. Stand whole, idea perfumes, never. Announced teaming procter gamble prestige!
Missed, fun newswire blogmoving moving.
Then films ends hep scarewhy viagra metamucil abigail.
Hold down fighter lyrics press room albaeva, linksrss.
Adoption update met mother fiero pmthe amazing. Breakfast tiffanys bricks stones expert.
De, say noposted suki year. Marathon touring began fearlessly break free, mass, mask hid! Thanks, dear, ol grandaddys dont, purfume thing think.
Abigail breslin spotted during oscars wasnt order innout protected. Sharon, stone aguileras longtime manager irving azoff introduced couple.
Gallery absurd, gilded moose give remote. Lachey, kidman richie pamela, anderson rosie odonnell, shakira.
Foreign, born golden road richard simmons. Improve grammys poked night offered event exciting late.
Okay woweau de say noposted, suki year old, daughter. Entry level heiress faded youth!
Album basics ive been, number am? Mondo ricko famous national ledger notorious fag.
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Re: Burroughs Meets Spam
Fri, March 2, 2007 - 11:09 AMgood lord dude. that just cracked me up! heh!
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Re: Burroughs Meets Spam
Fri, March 2, 2007 - 11:22 AMI need to read Burroughs. I get spam's like this every so often and trade them with friends because of the reasons you mentioned as well.
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Re: Burroughs Meets Spam
Sat, March 17, 2007 - 10:08 AMSpam software as the prototype for electronic poets? I love this world.
It would actually be interesting to get ahold of one of those programs - fed the right phrases, it could produce some pretty rich stuff. -
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Re: Burroughs Meets Spam
Sat, March 24, 2007 - 4:25 PMWe should launch a SPAM poetry competition.
Everyone find the best spam text they can find and put it in a central place.
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Re: Burroughs Meets Spam
Tue, March 27, 2007 - 7:35 PM
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Re: Burroughs Meets Spam
Fri, April 20, 2007 - 2:00 PMThis one's not so poetic, but it sounds downright insightful:
Nothing external to you has any power over you.
To bear other people's afflictions, everyone has courage and enough to spare.
The usefulness of madmen is famous: they demonstrate society's logic flagrantly carried out down to its last scrimshaw scrap.
Castles in the air - -they are so easy to take refuge in. And so easy to build as well.
I have heard people eat most heartily of another man's meat, that is, what they do not pay for.
What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
Such is the human race. Often it does seem such a pity that Noah and his party did not miss the boat.
Burt Reynolds once asked me out. I was in his room.
Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.
The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them away.
Live so that you can at least get the benefit of the doubt.
Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.
Corpses are more fit to be thrown out than is dung. -
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Re: Burroughs Meets Spam
Fri, April 20, 2007 - 2:07 PMim just curios, what was this spam for, and please dont say porn.....that would just be scary -
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Re: Burroughs Meets Spam
Sat, April 21, 2007 - 1:57 PMIt was a downloadable software website, OEM-yo.com -
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Re: Burroughs Meets Spam
Wed, April 25, 2007 - 8:11 AMThat is the oddest sales pitch I have ever heard. -
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Re: Burroughs Meets Spam
Wed, April 25, 2007 - 10:41 PMStephen Colbert used the cut-up method on Wednesday's show to come up with a new name for the war. He had a kid pull pieces of paper out of a hat.
The result was: "Freemerican Victernity Made in China." (The last part of the phrase he said must have been the hat tag.)
It might have been all staged, but it was funny nonetheless.
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