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Spam One Liners Transformed

Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Linzie Hunter takes the cryptic messages of her email spam and transforms them into amazing prophetic and poetic artworks. Out of context, the words that spammers use to entice and tempt us (and get past spam filters) have a beautiful and strange resonance. Hunter's folky, hand-drawn typography also has a jaunty beauty of its own which adds a sincere and sweet edge to the project. Linzie Hunter Website

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Weebirdy New citizen Weebirdy ON 27 May 2008 12:57:33AM This is genius. Really beautiful stuff. I'm also a sucker for hand-drawn typography.

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SimoneMitchell Royalty SimoneMitchell ON 27 May 2008 09:51:52AM Oh I DO like this. Very much.

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Bongoqueen New citizen Bongoqueen ON 27 May 2008 03:36:20PM This is so sweet.

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neeko Citizen neeko ON 27 May 2008 05:56:40PM ha, we keep an interchangeable top 10 list of spam subject titles at work. current top position: ANY BIGGER AND I WILL END UP IN CIRCUS.

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LouPardi Royalty LouPardi ON 27 May 2008 09:13:33PM This Has Won an Honourary Doctorate

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JiMBOB Royalty JiMBOB ON 28 May 2008 11:23:43AM My name is Mrs. JimBob, from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Am 58years old, suffering from long time cancer of the breast. From all indications my condition is really deteriorating and it's quite obvious that I won't live more than 2 months according to my doctors. This is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage. My late husband died early last year from heart attack, and during the period of our marriage we couldn't produce any child. My late husband was very wealthy and after his death, I inherited all his business and wealth. The doctor has advised me that I will not live for more than 2 months because of the stage, so I have now decided to spread all my wealth, to contribute mainly to the development of charity in Africa, America, Asia and Europe. Before my late husband died he was a major oil tycoon, in dubai and deposited the sum of 20 million dollars (Twenty million dollars) in a security company in europe some years ago, thats all I have left now, I need you to collect this funds and distribute it yourself to charity. so that when i die my soul can rest in peace. the funds will be entirely in hands and management. I pray God gives you the wisdom to touch very many lives,that is my main concern. 20% of this money will be for your time and effort, while 80% goes to charity. Just send me your bank details and pass word so I is putting 20 million dollars (Twenty million dollars) in you account God bless you. JimBob

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CaptainAwesome Royalty CaptainAwesome ON 28 May 2008 12:23:16PM Dear Mrs JimBob, I am so sorry to hear about your stage! Please get in touch with me via my website, http://www.419eater.com/ so that I may assist you.

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Gemma Jones is a pop art painter, curator at Outré Gallery and founder of the renegade Melbourne craft group - the Kaotic Kraft Kuties. She blogs about art, craft and the creative moments in everyday life.