Andrew Biliter

Video Of The Week: Spam Nation

Last month, we celebrated the news that Russia is the world’s leading producer of spam e-mail. This week, The Onion riffs on that same idea with a video report about the fictional spam-producing nation of Koy4goff, capital Affordable Paradise.

Ninety percent of all spam apparently originates in Koy4goff, nestled just northwest of Kazakhstan, where the main exports include free iPods, penis enlargers and “Scarlett Johannsson upskirt photos.” The best part is hearing the actors do deadpan readings of spam text in surprisingly decent Russian accents. In fact, some of these guys might be the real thing. For once.

Spam Crackdown Threatens Koy4Goff's Penis Enlarger, Free iPod Industry

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