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Re:When the rules prevented Kenneth Cole from launching, he ... by rada on Monday September 26, 2011 @01:37PM (#3039910)
This is nothing more than a bricks-and-mortar version of spam. Misleading subject? Check. Message scrambled so it can pass through the spam filter? Check. Exacerbating traffic congestion at pipe owner's expense? Check. Millions of people's time wasted? Check.

Ok, spam is not genocide, and ok, it moves product. But to make it into an inspiring Young-Entrepreneur-Breaking-The-Rules story? Give me a break.

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Re:When the rules prevented Kenneth Cole from launching, he ... by georgieporgie on Monday September 26, 2011 @01:53PM (#3039978)
What is it spam for? The newsletter link at the bottom?
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Re:When the rules prevented Kenneth Cole from launching, he ... by DanLivesHere on Monday September 26, 2011 @02:04PM (#3040026)
No, he's saying that Kenneth Cole was a spammer. Just a brick-and-mortar one.
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Re:When the rules prevented Kenneth Cole from launching, he ... by georgieporgie on Monday September 26, 2011 @03:26PM (#3040346)
That seems like a heavily stretched metaphor.
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