Even though I applaud AOL’s recent Spam lawsuits, catbird points out the irony:

“As much as I detest spam, I am having trouble cheering for a company that sends me unsolicited CDs in expensive and non-biodegradable tin cases every month. Which is worse, email spam or polluting the earth with waste?”

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