This has to be the most bizarre spam message to have got past the filters in a long time. I now feel guilty for not sending it to Akismet death, but I found it very amusing.

In answer to all the fuss caused by Jeremy Paxman’s comments to M&S’s Stuart Rose concerning his gusset anxiety around the lack of support and quality of their underwear and the job that they do for him, I would like to make the point that you generally get what you pay for in this world. This has always been the case and remains one of lifes golden rules. If you pay peanuts then… etc.

I, as joint owner of Sunspel, would challenge anyone to trial a pair of our underwear and not agree that they have recieved the most comfortable underwear you can get. We have been making underwear in Long Eaton, Derbyshire for the last 150 years and therefore know a thing or two about it. We have made it for all sorts including Johnny Depp, Liam Gallagher, Anthony Hopkins, Daniel Craig as James Bond, Levis 501’s Nick Kamen, even Cyril Smith and Prince Charles.

It is not a simple thing to get right, however years of experience gives our designers a unique, almost boffin-like insight into the essentials of fit and fabric quality. Sunspel’s unique fabrics have been created for softness, lightness and strength – all 100% long staple Egyptian cotton.

To back up this claim if you follow the link http://www.sunspel.com and use the voucher code paxo-challenge, we will offer you a 50% discount on any of the underwear or t-shirts we sell, including all those made for Casino Royale – try it out and see for yourself what Paxo is missing.

No, I shan’t be purchasing underwear from you. I have just sent off this E-mail:

Dear Sirs,

Earlier today I received a comment on my Web site, in particular on a humourous post about Jeremy Paxman’s complaints to M&S about the quality of their underwear. It was posted by a person purporting to be one of your co-owners.

Whilst I have retained this comment, simply because I find it hilariously out of context, please note that such comments are considered as ‘spam’. This is unsolicited advertising on the Internet, and persisting in this matter may cause you to (a) be blocked by Akismet (a global spam filter service) from posting a comment on almost any weblog, ever, and/or (b) be ridiculed in public on people’s blogs, like my own.

I have decided not to pursue the former action, however, I consider it appropriate to showcase this spam on my web site. I collect weird spam, and my readers seem to enjoy it. You are welcome to read it yourself at http://crashedpips.co.uk. If you require any technical details to identify the spammer, then please do not hesitate to contact me via my E-mail address.

Thank you very much for your co-operation in this matter.

Yours faithfully,

Jonathan Rothwell (Mr.)

I await a response eagerly.

Thanks to wicho on Flickr, for the image, entitled Spam. It is licensed under cc-by-nc-sa.