rotting electrons

[sergebroom]

Yesterday, I wrote to my friend Élisabeth Vonarburg to ask what 'spam' is in French. The word is 'pourriel'. It comes from 'pourri', which means 'rotten', and 'el' is the abbreviation for 'electronique'. In other words, it's electronic rot. And it sounds like the name of Galadriel's no-good sister.