Did You Pass Math? is a blogware plug-in that “restricts comment spam by throwing the commenter a simple math question.” It works about 100% of the time against automated coments. Unfortunately, it also works about 50% of the time against real coments. When it fails, it eats your comment. I think it fails most often around suppertime.
Here’s the scoop. Either include a nice, Dunning-sized scoop of rum raisin ice cream with your comment or write your comment in a separate app like Notepad or your word processor of choice, then copy and paste it into the comment field.
Thanks!
I had a difficult time with three and zero. I kept wanting to use 30, but the machine rejected it. So I posted my cogent commnet to a sex blog instead. My comment had to do with a very greasy western saddle and a spirited three-year old horse named Whoa. It was really funny.
— George
See, the appropriate technique for you young octogenarians is to photocopy your sexblog comment before squirting onto the Internoodle, then paste it directly on your screen over here.
I pasted my comments to my screen one time, and Mrs Poleczech said if I ever did it again I could dam well scrub the sumbich off.
North Puffin’s first Town Manager was well liked and good at his job but a little behind the technology times. He kept a bottle of whiteout next to the screen, see…