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zeroskater123
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i mean realy who thought of it isint it like a fake ham in a can or sompthin why do they call it that why dont they call it sompthin that tastes good like turkey its just kinda wierd and if you no tell me cause i want to no

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Zophia
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Stupid Pointless Annoying Messages?

Look it up on Wikipedia, I believe I saw a good explanation there...

juan999999
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Stupid Pointless Annoying Messages?


Wow what about flaming?
raigeki
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i think he is referring to the spam posts in the forums.

rougie
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Maybe because nobody likes it but it's everywhere? And despite popular dislike, it's still mass-produced and distributed?
I like Zophia's response. That one's good too.

Cenere
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SPam, because of the advertising of very urky ham called spam, if I recall.

Ah. Spiced Pork and hAM, being fake meat. In the 1990'es there was mass advertising with this product, thus the word gaining its popularity.
Also known as "Sh*t Posing As Mail".

Flaming:
The term "flaming" is believed to be a reference to the Marvel Comic superhero the Human Torch of the Fantastic Four. After the accident which gave Johnny Storm the ability to become a human torch, he was initially unable to control when he would burst into flames. He learned to control his powers by saying "Flame on" which would initiate the transformation into a human torch and he would return to his normal state by saying "Flame off." [2] Since early users of the asynchronous text communication wanted to distinguish their angry/insulting/sarcastic portions of their response from their serious statements, they would prefix their angry/insulting/sarcastic text with "Flame on" and indicate the end of such statements with "Flame off".

Thank you, Wiki.

zeroskater123
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so thats why i didnt no there was a defintion to it thank you but i was soposed to be funny

Cenere
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Just for the random information. Sorry, it is a gift as well as a blessing, this.
But I agree with Zophia's definition. Or the S*** Posing As Mail one.

The_Winner
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[quote][i]Stupid Pointless Annoying Messages?


Wow what about flaming?[/i][/quote]

There is no F in spam.
theone99
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Ok spam is really un-needed posts that take up space and do no good for anybody.

kinda like going to a forest and starting a small fire.

juan999999
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No i mean what do the letters stand for?

I'm testing this. Ignore it.
~~ArmorGames Ranks~~
Wood Serf:10 Wood Squire:225 Wood Knight:1200
Silver Serf:25 Silver Squire:400 Silver Knight:1750
Gold Serf:100 Gold Squire:625 Gold Knight:2250

Wood Lord/Lady:3000 Wood Duke/Duchess:4500
Silver Lord/Lady:3500 Silver Duke/Duchess:5200
Gold Lord/Lady:4000 Gold Duke/Duchess:6000

Wood Prince/Princess:7250 Wood King/Queen:12000
Silver Prince/Princess:8500 Silver King/Queen:14500
Gold Prince/Princess:10000 Gold King/Queen:17500

dp6669
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whats the point of that?
and i've got one of those on my profile

juan999999
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whats the point of that?
and i've got one of those on my profile



Did you read what i said?

BTW mine is smaller so users wont have to scroll so it makes it unique.
Cenere
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Well, you go make something up?
F*****g Lame A*****e Mets Infertil Noob Guy/Gay??

juan999999
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How about this?

Fudging Lame Annoying Messages that are Made In by a Nooby Gaywad?

dp6669
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lol
calm down
does anyone know why they call it spam?

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