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Re:France Gives in to the Hashtag by reblochon on Wednesday April 01, 2015 @11:20AM (#9304298)
Don't forget the wonderful "pourriel" mixing "poubelle" (trash can) and e-mail to designate spam, If only it would have crossed the ocean.
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Re:France Gives in to the Hashtag by vmarsy on Wednesday April 01, 2015 @11:35AM (#9304400)
I always thought pourriel was from "pourri" (rotten/lousy) + "courriel".

Both convey a correct meaning for spam!

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