Maybe It's a Guy Thing

This pic is making the email rounds. Thought I'd post it in case you missed getting it. If your Browser has the pic under the right hand panel you might be able to right click on it and click 'view image'.

Tag line is:

Why Texas had no looting during Hurricane Rita

I'm willing to bet that whoever held the camera had a gun too...

I Hear but Don't Believe

On the news tonight I heard concerning the threat of BOMBINGS on New York subways, "'High level officials' downplay the threat..."

I ask, "What are the names of these 'High level officials'?

The TV News did not say...

Do the 'High level officials' really know more than I do? Do the NewsReaders know more than I do?

I place these 'High level officials' in the same categories as I mentally place whatever groups give out the medals and ribbons in the 'Award Winning Newscasts' from which I heard this tidbit of news. Three steps down from Used Car Salesman Awards...

Personally I place more faith in the awards given out by Road and Track Magazine than I do with the TV News Awards.

Perhaps I've become a bit too cynical but I would be more apt to believe that the TV NewsReaders would prefer the subways be full to capacity and have the bombs go off so they can report it than to have the people be wary, the bombers captured and no-one hurt.

I would blame Dan Rather for my cynicism but it started long before his getting caught doing what he did best. That is, fooling his avid fans (They still say the memo's were forged but the info was true. And we are supposed to nod our heads yes...). I knew they were lying to me in the 70's but since I'm conservative I'm evil and want to control the world with cameras in every bedroom and guns for every one who is not a southpaw. Why should I be listened to?

I'd rather trust a liberal blogger than a NewsReader on TV. They may both be lying but with the liberal blogger you at least have it in writing. Unless you record the newscast there is no proof of what they said and your head is too full of mush to really put it together. Unless you walk out in the middle of a sentence as I did.

"'High level officials' downplay the threat..."

I ask again, "What are the names of these 'High level officials'?

Film at 11!

Caught in a Scam!

Ok, the deal so far is this. I received a 419 Nigerian scam letter. I answered and signed the email as Winn D. Seety. The scammer has replied.

His first letter said that MY money was in jeopardy because some woman controlled by criminal forces had come forward to claim it. I replied that the email was sent to me by mistake, the money was not mine, the situation sounded important and he should go through his records to find the true owner.

Second letter A paltry $850,000 USD is involved and the real owner cannot be found. IBRAHIM DURU wants me to claim the money so a hospital can be built near his poor hometown. I replied that I had no claim to the money and he should do his job and find the true owner.

Third Letter - quote -

ATTN:PAUL.

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

I ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECIPT OF YOUR MAIL AND I MUST TELL YOU TRHAT DISPITE THE CONTENT IT GLADENS MY

HEART THAT YOU ARE SO SINCERE.

BUT MY FRIEND THE REASON I MADE THE PROPOSITION IN THE FIRST PLACE WAS THAT WE HAVE TRIED OUR

POSSIBLE BEST TO LOCATE HIM WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS.

YOU SEE I COME FROM THE POREST REGION IN MY COUNTRY AND I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO BUILD A COMMUNITY

HOSPITAL FOR MY PEOPLE AND THAT I CAN NOT DO WITH MY EARNING.

YOU NOW SEE WHY I CHOOSE THIS GOLDERN OPPURTUNITY TO ACHIVE THAT GOAL. ALL I WANT IS YOUR

ASSISTANCE TO MAKE THIS A REALITY AS IF I DONÂ’T DO ANY THING OTHERS WILL USE THAT WOMAN AS A STOGE TO

CLAIM THE FUND AS HER NAME IS ALREADY ON OUR PAYING COMPUTER SYSTEM.

PLEASE I WILL BE VERY GREATFULL IF YOU ASSIST ME AS I HAD ALREADY TOLD YOU THAT I WILL PROVIDE YOU

WITH ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO FACILITATE YOUR CLAIM AND WITH MY POSITION AS A DIRECTOR YOU

WILL ENCOUNTER NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CLEARANCE.

PLEASE DO GET BACK TO ME AS I AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE

REGARDS,

IBRAHIM DURU

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Note the "Attention Paul" - I had forgotten my emails went out with my first name in the from email bar. I had stopped it in my signature but... Oh Well! Liver and loin as the butcher says.


My Reply -

Good News!

I did an online search for "**** ****" and found him
for you.

If you click on this link you will see that he is
playing football/soccer for the Grimthorpe City team.

**** Google Search cache link was here ****

I'm certain that his gratitude for your protecting his
money will extend to sharing part of his 850 million
dollars to help you build the hospital. Let me know
when it is built. Hoping your doctors will be able to
help my daughter. - Winn D. Seety -

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Since he wants to build a hospital I figure he will need patients hence the daughter is brought into the picture. And perhaps I can get a discount for helping him find the real owner.

I have plans to let this person know that my daughter suffers from Groschnozzosis - Unusual growths on the end of the nose causing it to extend daily. - Also known as Pinochiosis -

Don't laugh. Groschnozzosis (Pinochiosis) is very painful and the growth must be removed weekly (A painful process that involves putting the nose to a grindstone) or else the nose will extend into other peoples business. -

I'm also hoping that by taking time from his busy day to answer my emails he might not take the time to advance other scams to the unwary.

Terminating Identity Theft!

Once again I find a new internet friend's blog post a real must read for anyone that ever thinks about or worries about, or has been a victim of Identity Theft. Here is a real opportunity to do a bit to help yourself and others. Fraud, Phishing and Financial Misdeeds, a blog by Ted Richardson has come up with a great post about the matter. Entitled, Terminating Identity Theft in California this post has some great news from a corner of politics I have never voted for. That is, Dianne Feinstein (D. CA). She is the second to least favorite politician in the score book I keep in my head. Barbara Boxer is first. However Feinstein has come up with some doozies of laws to combat identity theft and I support her efforts...

Quote - "The Privacy Act - A comprehensive bill that would set a national standard for protecting personal information such as Social Security numbers, driver's licenses, and medical and financial data, including information collected both online and offline. Modeled on California'’s financial privacy law, it requires companies to let consumers “"opt in" before their most sensitive information is shared."

"The Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act - This bill would regulate the use of Social Security numbers by government agencies and private companies by prohibiting the sale or display of Social Security numbers to the general public, and by requiring Social Security numbers to be taken off of public records published on the Internet."

"The Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act - Modeled on California's database security law, this bill would define as personal data an individual's Social Security number, driver'’s license number, state identification number, bank account number or credit card number; require a business or government entity to notify an individual when it appears that a hacker has obtained unencrypted personal data; levy fines by the FTC of $5,000 per violation or up to $25,000 per day while the violation persists; and allow California's privacy law to remain in effect, but preempt conflicting state laws."

The post also has a list of laws The California Governator is working on and should be coming to a state near you. They can if you bring this to the attention of your local politicians. Please check out this post and put a few minutes work into forwarding the link to your favorite (or least favorite) politician. Let them know that you think this is important. Links for U.S., U.K. and Governor Schwarzenegger's site are in the title and at the bottom of Ted's post.

You might also consider sending the link to all on your email friends. I did and am getting quite a response!