August 7, 2003
The Top 15 Historical Spam Subject Lines
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- Augmenteth Thy Codpiece!
- Can't start smoking? We can help!
- Buy Your OWN Island with NO TRINKETS DOWN!!
- Strumpets, Harlots and Unrepentent Slatterns Desireth 2 Meet Thou!
- URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED BY MRS. JULIUS CAESAR WITH 800,000 SESTERCES GOLD
- Discount maile-order leeches delivered by plaine browne buggy to your home -- without a barber's prescription!
and the Number 1 Historical Spam Subject Line...
- URGENT VIRUS ALERT! Don't Open Your City Gates for Giant Wooden Horses!
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runner up submissions for this list.
Selected from 89 submissions from 34 contributors.
Today's Top Five List authors were:
- Slick Sharkey, Miami, FL -- 1 (37th #1) Hall of Famer
- Kevin Freels, Walnut Creek, CA -- 2, 10, RU list name Email / Website / Hall of Famer
- Joseph Prisco, Ithaca, NY -- 2, 11 Website
- Ken Shinodo, Bend, OR -- 2, 7 Hall of Famer
- Greg Preece, Toronto, Canada -- 2
- Chris Walker, Calimesa, CA -- 2 Email / Website
- Larry Baum, Hong Kong -- 3 Email
- Ann Bartow, Bartow, FL -- 4, 7 Hall of Famer
- Bill Muse, Seattle, WA -- 4, 7 Email / Hall of Famer
- Bob Mader, Knoxville, TN -- 5
- Sandra Hull, Arlington, VA -- 6 Email / Website / Hall of Famer
- Steve Hurd, Oakland, CA -- 7 Hall of Famer
- Chuck Smith, Woodbridge, VA -- 7 Email / Hall of Famer
- Mark Schmidt, Paris, France -- 8, 14 Email / Hall of Famer
- Michael Sheinbaum, King of Prussia, PA -- 9 Email / Website
- Donald Junter, New Haven, CT -- 10, Banner Tag
- Dave Wesley, Pleasant Hill, CA -- 12 Email / Hall of Famer
- Joseph Moore, Concord, CA -- 13 Email
- Spike Jones, Atlanta, GA -- 15, Topic
- Tristan Fabriani, Passaic, NJ -- Honorable Mention list name Email
- Chris White, Los Angeles, CA -- List owner/editor Email / Hall of Famer
- Buddy Miles, Omaha, NE -- Ambience (explanation)
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