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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social

I've been getting a lot of spam chat requests lately. Most of them are the typical sort of thing. This one, though, appears to be from "White Jazz"-era James Ellroy.

Spam message that reads
aug 27, 2025, 11:57 am • 14 1

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Bob Beatty @drunclebob.bsky.social

I read this in the announcers voice from the old Batman TV show

aug 27, 2025, 12:02 pm • 1 0 • view
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Tantric Worrier @kaysertommasi.bsky.social

If it was AI slop there would be at least one period, right?

aug 27, 2025, 12:13 pm • 0 0 • view
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Molten Berle @moltenberle.bsky.social

hi, writing expert here! this is not funny, crime fiction writers only do this when they're in extreme distress

aug 27, 2025, 12:04 pm • 3 0 • view
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thegetup814.bsky.social @thegetup814.bsky.social

Looks like it was written by TS Eliot or William Burroughs. You should see if some alternative band can turn it into a song.

aug 27, 2025, 12:15 pm • 0 0 • view
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Colm Atkins, PhD @atkinscolm.bsky.social

the etc really sells it.

aug 27, 2025, 12:00 pm • 0 0 • view