Sweet, I got a new Rolex.

[AggieDave 6]

Fresh from Russia, sold to me via e-mail. Even though it was an expensive watch at $29.95, I'm not sure if it really is a Rolex, its spelled with a W and it tickets, but that means its a special edition right?




its been a while since the pharmacy/penis/boobs/viagra e-mails had made it through my filters, but the new Rolex spam is getting way the fuck out of hand! Who the fuck buys this stuff?

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[freakyrat 1]

I've got a ton of spam (Rolex) messages like this to. Are these clods targeting Texas or something?

Chris
Skydive Houston

[AggieDave 6]

Apparently. Next we'll have Cadillac and rhine stone spam, since apparently these assholes are making some large assumptions.

Assumption 1:

I want spam.

Assumption 2:

I actually like rolexs.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[indyz 1]

I've been getting the occasionaly Rolex ad, but I'm just getting hammered by "photo cop" prevention schemes to the tune of 15-20 a day.

[AggieDave 6]

Photo Cop?

Hadn't gotten that one yet.

I'm thinking that in a another decade or so society's history will be timelined by the evolution of spam and what was in the messages. Eventually, as we all know, in 2089 the spam wars will start...after that bloody holocost we'll all be safe from spam...although the spam meat product will be the only food source that will survive the nukes.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[Fast 0]

haha I just added rolex to my exchange server filter yesterday

I was getting at least 30 of them a day. over 500 to the whole office.... what a bunch of crap

~D
Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops That's where you'll find me.
Swooping is taking one last poke at the bear before escaping it's cave - davelepka

[flyingferret 0]

I always wonder what kind of dirty nasty things you people do to reap this spam

I have about 15 email addresses (not counting aliases at work) and I get maybe 15-20 spams a day. I even have one called spam@ that I use for all my registration needs.

You guys must be really really trying.

If it makes you feel any better, I have never even seen a rolex spam. I get cheap software and cheap drugs spam.

--
All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.

[Douva 0]

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Fresh from Russia, sold to me via e-mail. Even though it was an expensive watch at $29.95, I'm not sure if it really is a Rolex, its spelled with a W and it tickets, but that means its a special edition right?

I make it a point to see that all my fake Rolex money goes to hard working "mom and pop" street vendors, not mass marketing corporations. The online sellers just lack that personal touch. Without the face-to-face negotiating process, you don't walk away with the feeling that you got a real deal.

I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

[Fast 0]

I get spam on my work server because people insist that everyone's email be listed on our website. Fucking dumb if you ask me but I am only the sys admin. Its not like my opinion matters


The average employee where I am has a 10 day rotating spam folder that has around 1300 messages in it.

~D
Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops That's where you'll find me.
Swooping is taking one last poke at the bear before escaping it's cave - davelepka

[flyingferret 0]

Yeah, I hear you. I manage about 50 email accounts at work. Some of them get 200-300 a day. Thankfully most use Norton Anti-Spam and I never hear about it (we are POP3, with some remote employees)
It still baffles me how it happens. Our 'support' email is plastered all over the place and in hundreds of clients address lists, and yet it is almost pristine. There must be a couple really nasty honeypots out there that generate most of it.

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All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.

[BoostedXT 0]

A easy way to tell a real rolex from a fake is the movement of the hands...If the second hand ticks second by second its fake....if it moves smooth around the face then its real.

I Love my Rolex. Honestly though I like my Movado even more.
Joe

For long as you live and high you fly and smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry and all that you touch and all that you see is all your life will ever be.
Pedro Offers you his Protection.

[bob.dino 0]

There's one reason I'd never buy a Rolex: everyone will just assume it's fake .

Oh, and it's also a hell of a lot of jump tickets .

[peregrinerose 0]

My uncle has a Rolecks.

Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda

[usedtajump 1]

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A easy way to tell a real rolex from a fake is the movement of the hands...If the second hand ticks second by second its fake....if it moves smooth around the face then its real.

I Love my Rolex. Honestly though I like my Movado even more.
Joe

The other way to tell is when your wrist turns green from the plating rubbing off.

The older I get the less I care who I piss off.

[jumperconway 0]

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A easy way to tell a real rolex from a fake is the movement of the hands...If the second hand ticks second by second its fake....if it moves smooth around the face then its real.

I Love my Rolex. Honestly though I like my Movado even more.
Joe

My Rolex is 15yrs. old and it was a company gift for 10yrs. of service. Now we give Tag Hauers for 10yrs. I joke about mine, it's always gained time. When someone asks what time it is and they see it and I tell them 35 miutes earlier than the face says, I tell them it's just a piece of jewelry that gives an estimate of the real time!

[sunshine 2]

I don't get spam. Yahoo spam filter rocks.

___________________________________________
meow

I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug!

[winsor 187]

I have the same Omega Speedmaster Professional I've had for the last 25 years (I don't think they make an Amateur model...).

The one I'm wearing right now is the one Mike Mullins had in Vietnam. IIRC, he got his at about the same time as did Neal Armstrong for his trip to the moon.

Though NASA now issues Timex Iron Man to their astronauts, the Omega is the ONLY watch worn on the moon. Any that aren't engraved with that trivia predate the first moon landing - the one I got from Mike has the original back, and my graduation present has the "first watch worn on the moon" back.

The value of an expensive watch is similar to that of an expensive pen. A BIC might actually work better, but I have had the same Mont Blancs for many years and know exactly where they are at all times. The BIC I will "loan" to someone and walk away without a thought, but the overpriced one will not leave my sight. Similarly, I could get watches that do a better job of timekeeping for next to nothing, but they come and go. The overpriced dinosaurs will be around long after I'm gone because their cost warrants keeping them secure and in good repair.

I don't want another overpriced watch, since I already have more than I need.


Blue skies,

Winsor

[rehmwa 2]

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I make it a point to see that all my fake Rolex money goes to hard working "mom and pop" street vendors, not mass marketing corporations. The online sellers just lack that personal touch. Without the face-to-face negotiating process, you don't walk away with the feeling that you got a real deal.

I'm in Bangkok next week - I'll see what the self-winding fakes are costing. Bet they are up over $20 by now.

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Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants

[Ron 7]

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My Rolex is 15yrs. old and it was a company gift for 10yrs. of service. Now we give Tag Hauers for 10yrs. I joke about mine, it's always gained time.

My Rolex is the worst watch I have ever owned. It gains time about 1 min a week. My Tag was fantastic. I bought the Rolex for my Dad when he retired....He would not accept it, so I gave him my Tag...I wish he had taken the Rolex...He is retired and can be on "Rollie time".

"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

[Ron 7]

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I have the same Omega Speedmaster Professional I've had for the last 25 years (I don't think they make an Amateur model...).

I want an Omega Seamaster Chroograph....Very nice watch...But I have a hard time justifying it with the Rolex I have now.

If I had known Rolex's were crap at keeping time, I would have bought the Seamaster.

"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334