Spam Kills: Just Ask The “Black Widow”

Russian officials are now saying that the suicide bomber called the Black Widow who died on New Year’s Eve was the result of an unexpected text message that set off her bomb too early. It may be the first case of death by spam ever recorded.


The woman is believed to be part of the same group that killed scores of people at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport. The message was from her mobile phone operator who wanted her to have a great New Year. She didn’t quite make it. She had already activated the bomb with only a couple hours to go until the attack.

I am not sure of the text nomenclature for such an occasion but time was clearly of the essence. She could have tried to type out “ROTFBMAO” (Rolling On The Floor Blowing My A– Off) or “TMI WYWH.”

10 Responses to “Spam Kills: Just Ask The “Black Widow””


  1. 1 Anonymously Yours 1, January 31, 2011 at 8:06 am

    Time was not on her side….no it wasn’t….

    I suppose it is a sleeper cell…

  2. 2 M. Wrytter 1, January 31, 2011 at 8:25 am

    Nice to see just how well technology it touching us all. I guess the term, ” Reach out and touch someone.” takes on a whole new meaning now eh.

  3. 3 Stamford Liberal 1, January 31, 2011 at 10:00 am

    Whoopsie!

  4. 4 Buddha Is Laughing 1, January 31, 2011 at 11:02 am

    “It may be the first case of death by spam ever recorded.”

    Only if one doesn’t count the deaths by coronary disease in Hawaii – the Spam consumption capital of the world.

  5. 5 rafflaw 1, January 31, 2011 at 11:10 am

    “missed it by thaaaat much”!!

  6. 6 Spam A Lot 1, January 31, 2011 at 11:13 am

    Gosh that Buddha is smart. Who else knew that Hawaii is the spam capital of the world.

  7. 7 Buddha Is Laughing 1, January 31, 2011 at 11:22 am

    raff,

    Just because you mentioned it . . .


    _____

    Spam A Lot,

    Sarcasm is a precision tool, unlike yourself.

    You should not use it without proper training.

    If spam jokes are too sophisticated for you?

    Might I suggest a large plate of spam egg sausage and spam . . . that’s not got much spam in it. Or perhaps the Lobster Thermidor au Crevette with a Mornay sauce served in a Provencale manner with shallots and aubergines garnished with truffle pate, brandy and with a fried egg on top and spam.

  8. 8 Blouise 1, January 31, 2011 at 11:44 am

    Hoisted with her own petard …

  9. 9 buy game goal 1, July 11, 2011 at 3:50 am

    It was dark when I woke. This is a ray of.


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