Are these “Us” or “Them”?

Received the folllowing e-mail: ” You post in a fairly civilized venue, so you may not be familiar with all the types described here…yet!” Well, I figure we try to be civilized, but some do seem familiar.

What do YOU want for Christmas??

If money were no object, and you could have anything you wanted for Christmas, what would you choose? What have you seen that made you think, “I’d love to have something like that. Just for the sheer, unadulterated pleasure of it.”

I’d get one of these. Of course, then I’d need one of these. I would have so much fun. What a life.

Very Weird Spam

Subject: Warning, Tsunami

From: “Tsunami Centre” [email address]

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THIS IS AN OFFICIAL WARNING!

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A huge 300 ft. high ocean wave is
moving towards your continent.
Your and many other cities are in a real danger.
Approximate
wave moving speed is 700 km/h.

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tboxjp

Please read more about this catastrophe here: [bogus tsunami website]

We are strongly urging you to evacuate yourself and your family as soon as
possible,
even though you may live far away from your city.
The tsunami will reach the
continent in approximately FOUR hours.

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wowklt

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

Dude, give it a break. The election’s over.

UPDATE: OK, I see what’s going on. The website listed was not, as it first appeared to be, an Australian govt tsunami-warning website. I assume it’s a popup/spyware deal. Apologies to anyone who visited it and had problems.

Where Glenn Reynolds Really Spent Thanksgiving

Any fool can see that the Thanksgiving photo on his blog is fake. I mean, just look at that ridiculous background and tell me it wasn’t photoshopped in. It’s just too obvious.

Here’s where he really was:

Instapundit in Iraq

On a more serious note, though not an unrelated one: I am especially thankful this year for the courage and dedication of the members of our armed forces. Thank you all very much for your service.

(Original Army photo: here.)