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The last time I saw Tony Robinson, he was running around the stalls of a theatre naked, rehearsing for a roadshow based on a TV show that I can't recall the name of.
I'm having a hard time equating that with kneeling before the Queen.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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So a few weeks ago I get a phone call from a guy (“David”) that claims I’ve won $750,000 and a new car from the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. I had been to Las Vegas earlier this year, but I couldn’t remember if I had gone the MGM Grand or not, let alone entered a drawing there. (To be honest, there are a lot of things I don’t remember about that trip.) Of course the catch was that I would have to first pay some taxes and processing fees at the tune of something like $5000, which as he pointed out was relatively cheap as far as taxes go. Normally I would have hung up at this point, but I was in a good mood that day and decided to play along. I played the role of the excited winner and got all of the information so I could send him the money which was to an address in New Jersey. After hanging up, I reverse-searched for the phone number which turned out to be from Jamaica. I figured that was the last of that.
However, a week later “David” calls me back wanting to know if I sent the money because he had not received it yet.
“Of course”, I replied.
“Well, how did you send it?” he asked.
“In quarters…my latest winnings. Three big boxes worth,” I said.
“Quarters? Really? OK, did you send them by UPS?” I could tell he was bit impatient to get his money.
“Actually, I used the Pony Express. It was cheaper,” I said.
“Oh, OK. Do you have a tracking number?” he asked.
“Ah, let’s see. Here it is: ‘u-r-a-m0r0n’.” To this day, I don’t think he actually figured that one out.
And after a little more friendly banter he politely said thank you and hung up. Again, I figured that was the last of that.
But nope, a week later “David” calls again, obviously upset with me and actually demanding his money. Again I play along. But it becomes obvious that he is on to me. So finally I ask him to admit that it is just a scam. And after a few denials he finally caves in and admits it. Then he asks how I knew it was scam and what could he do better to make it more believable…like this was job interview or something. Unbelievable! And on top of that, he then asks if I have any names and phone numbers that I could give him of people who might fall for this scam, and that he would split the money with me.
“Well, sure,” I said. “You wire me $1000 and I’ll send you a list of names and numbers.”
I’m still waiting for my money. I think I might call “David” today and see where it is.
-NP
Never underestimate the creativity of the end-user.
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Pony Express[^]... are they any good?
I've always had the urge to try this, but never bothered. Well played? 
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I'd vote +10 just for that turn-around at the end, putting it back on him
NickPace wrote: “Well, sure,” I said. “You wire me $1000 and I’ll send you a list of names and
numbers.”
I’m still waiting for my money. I think I might call
“David” today and see where it is.
lol !!
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I had a similar experience a few months ago. A person claiming to be from abroad texted me. The usual introduction of these scammers was that they will text as if they are your relative and will tell you that they have sent some package for us. Like you, I decided to play along. After a few texting, she was offering me a prepaid card business. The system was that I'll buy the cards and will text the PIN to her. At that time, she was asking me to buy 10 cards, each amounting to Php500($11.5).
After one hour, another text came from her asking if I already texted the PIN of the cards. I told her yes, and said I will text it again in case she hasn't received the message.
After a few exchanges of messages, I think she got tired and found out that there was really no text message containing the PIN numbers of the prepaid cards.
Signature construction in progress. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Damn you have the perfect signature - CBadger
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I did[^]
I got first place in the no-gi, and third place in the gi in the chicago NAGA last weekend.
I think I would have gotten first or second in the gi, but there was a questionable call by a ref. I grunted when sweeping the guy, and the ref stopped the match. He said grunting is "verbally tapping", and if I were in a submission hold he couldn't tell if that was asking for help...... but I wasn't in a submission hold.
Either way, was a great event. I had lots of fun. I need to diet though, been getting too big from weight lifting. I'd like to be lighter for competitions.
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Probably most folks don't know what NAGA is, so I'll definitely say CONGRATS!
I've been slammed before, and grunted, and the match didn't stop. I've been in a choke hold and grunted, and the match didn't stop. I have verbally tapped once, and the ref was very slow to stop the match.
So, I'm with you... that was a questionable call.
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Justin Bieber is travelling at a constant velocity of 162 km/hr for 3.2 hours until he plows into a brick wall. How far did he travel before his well deserved death.
I would post the link to this but the site is not safe for work.
Every day, thousands of innocent plants are killed by vegetarians.
Help end the violence EAT BACON
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No I didn't see it there I looked at a site called the chive and it was on there.
That site isn't Safe for work
Every day, thousands of innocent plants are killed by vegetarians.
Help end the violence EAT BACON
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The question is, how far will I go to celebrate afterwards?
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Simon_Whale wrote: How far did he travel before his well deserved death.
Too far. It didn't come quick enough!
Marc
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Long enough. The wall was too far away.
"Bastards encourage idiots to use Oracle Forms, Web Forms, Access and a number of other dinky web publishing tolls.", Mycroft Holmes[ ^]
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Your score please.
I only got a 26. 
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32. Fewer than I'd have liked.
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I'm assuming he was in a vacuum, so he was well-dead before he hit the poor innocent unsuspecting wall.
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What? You wanna leave vacuum alone with JB? That would make vacuum gasp for breath.
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That's not your shirt, Dave...[^] 
(SFW)
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
English doesn't borrow from other languages.
English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.
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Man, I have NEVER been that drunk!
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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I don't THINK I have. But my early 30s were pretty exciting.
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Dalek Dave wrote: I have NEVER been that drunk...
... yet!
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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If you had been that drunk, would you know it?
Politicians are always realistically manoeuvering for the next election. They are obsolete as fundamental problem-solvers.
Buckminster Fuller
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Dalek Dave wrote: Man, I have NEVER been that drunk thin!
ftfy
speramus in juniperus
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My racing snail is not winning races any more so I decided to remove his shell - to make him more aerodynamic. It didn't work.
If anything it made him more sluggish.
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
English doesn't borrow from other languages.
English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.
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