Seven (dozen) dirty words you can’t say on my blog

I got this in my e-mail today, and it just seemed so wonderfully vague that I had to laugh:

The primrose path is hereabout with Cial!s!

However, funny as that is, it reminds me that I’ve been meaning to post something for quite a while. To cut down on the already overtaxed comment management ability of the software here, I’ve put several frequently-spammed words into a list which basically auto-filters incoming comments. Basically, if a comment contains any of these words, it goes nowhere. It isn’t set aside so I can manage it, it’s just auto-deleted.

effexor, valium, casino, ephedrine, phendimetrazine, bowflex, zoloft, ephedra, cymbalta, zoloft, adderall, refinance, mortgage, rolex, viagra, xanax, phentermine, hoodia, cialis, alprazolam, singulair, adipex, protonix, carisoprodol, diazepam, ativan, vicodin, tramadol, taladafil, xenical, fioricet, hydrocodone, levitra, keno, baccarat, paxil, propecia, butalbital, celexa, albego, acyclovir, tadalafil, wellbutrin, refinancing, oxycodone, percocet

I’m providing this list as a courtesy to my friends, so they know…well…what not to say. I don’t normally go in for censorship of any kind like that, but (A) these show up way too often in spam comments that I delete before you can ever see (so they’re good tools to help weed out spam to a manageable level), and (B) I don’t see these things coming up in casual conversation around here. They’re all words that have appeared in spam comments here before.

Anyway, now you know…and knowing is approximately 47.2% of the battle. (Little known fact: approximately 6% of the battle is post-consumer recycled fibers.)