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About this quote

What does it mean?
A brief insult suggesting the person is unwanted or irrelevant like junk mail.
In plain terms
This person is annoying and unwanted.
What can you take from it?
Some people feel like spam to others.

Where it applies

  • roasting a celebrity
  • critiquing fame
  • casual banter

Putting it to work

  • writing a roast
  • expressing dislike concisely

Questions to consider

  • What makes someone feel like spam?
  • How do we judge public figures?

Another view

It's a shallow critique without context.

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