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S.P.A.M. Theater, Vol. III: "Love Song of Kseniya"



Boing Boing tv presents a new installment of "Spam Theater," in which we bring to dramatic life actual, unadulterated spam emails we've received -- word for word, exactly what plopped in our in-box.

Today, a classic Romance Scam enticement from the fictional spamtress "Kseniya," written in mad heroine prose worthy of a Tennessee Williams play. Voiced by Xeni Jardin, who received the message.

In part two of today's episode, '80s electrobeats and word salad merge as one.

Full text of the email from "Kseniya" after the jump, along with photo and video credits.

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S.P.A.M. Theater, Vol. II



In today's edition of Boing Boing tv, dramatic readings of real-life unsolicited emails. Part one, FOR MY DAUGHTER'S SAKE. If one were pitching this to a movie studio, you might describe the plot as Grapes of Wrath meets Spanish Prisoner meets an ATM. Part two, DE@L OF A LIFETIME, a tasty dish of word salad.

Previously: S.P.A.M. Theater, Vol. I

Credits for Creative Commons-licensed video and photos used in this ep, after the jump.

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S.P.A.M. Theater, Vol. I



In today's edition of Boing Boing tv, dramatic readings of real-life unsolicited emails. Part one, HOWITZER CANNONPANTS, a spiritual and pharmaceutical parable that ends not with ressurection, but erection. Part two, THANKS, MAURICE, one of dozens of emails received by Boing Boing editors from a disturbed man in Canada who sought cash, justice, and an end to "Mind Controlled Hatred." Credits for Creative Commons-licensed video and photos used in this ep, after the jump.

Continue reading S.P.A.M. Theater, Vol. I.