So today is my returning emails, comments, etc. day.  I've had to have sent over 20 different emails on Myspace today, and when I sent the last one it sent me to a screen that had me verify a "secret" coding.  If you have never fallen to the depths of sending that many emails in one day and don't know what I`m talking about, here's a picture:



Naturally, my question is has this "spam verification" prevented ANYONE from sending the email?  Ever?  You write a big "fuck you" letter to the ex girlfriend--you pulled out the dictionary, thesaurus, even the encyclopedia. It's all built up and ready to send, then...fuck.  Verification?  What the fuck?  I'm OUT of here.  [click "Signout"] 

What does this prevent?  Are there people having a tough time with this?  "Ok.  Ok.  I can do this.  That first letter kinda looks like a "K"...but...hmm, it has some kind of horizontal line above it.  Hya.  This obviously isn't a "K" that I've seen before.  Ok, I'll take a chance and put "K"...but I definitely don't feel confident about it.  Moving on.  Ok, the next two are obviously a lower-case "c" and capital "A".  They tried to trick me with the diagonal line in between, but I once took that psychological exam where you look at the picture and you either see the young woman or older woman.  Well, I saw both.  So my eyes are not easily tricked.  Moving on...what the shit is that?  A "7" with a line crossed THROUGH it?!  This is mind bending.  It could also be a Polish "Z".  Zoinks.  I knew it wouldn't be this easy."

[fart noise]

So then you fail it...so, surely the email is regarded as spam, yes? 

No! 

You get a second chance with a whole new "puzzle" to try and extrapolate.  Weeee!  And if you're not Mensa and can`t figure out on the second, or third, or fourth try like the rest of us can't, then you get to keep going until you DO get it!  Whew.  Thank you, spam blockers, for guarding my inbox so thoroughly. 
You think it's run by the same security they use at the airport?