From time to time, we have received complaints from readers who would like to comment on a post but have been daunted by the complex mathematical problems required in order to do so. I feel your pain. My decision to major in English was as deeply rooted in fear of numbers as it was in love of words.

But…I’ll have you know that I placed a comment yesterday, and encountered the following.

For those of you who find double-digit addition problems too taxing, perhaps you will take heart in knowing that our spam filter will throw an occasional softball.