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Philippe C. Martin philippe at philippecmartin.com
Sat Jun 25 16:14:55 EDT 2005


Woof!

And I thought my english was improving !

I'm laughing very hard right now, thanks !

Philippe




Skip Montanaro wrote:

> 
>     Philippe> Not being from anglo-saxon heritage, I keep wondering why
>     Philippe> spammers always (or very often) get called 'trolls' ?
> 
> Fishing from a boat that is moving slowly is called "trolling".  You're
> slowly dragging bait or a lure through the water to entice a fish to bite
> your hook.  Similarly, when someone posts a provocative message to a
> mailing list or Usenet newsgroup (or other discussion forum, I suppose)
> they are often trying to get someone else to "take their bait".
> 
> See also: http://www.answers.com/troll
> 
> Skip




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