you can thank me for not subjecting you to this.
Grades are done…time to celebrate!
you can thank me for not subjecting you to this.
from the strange happy world of the hopelessly stupid
Sometimes I think critical thinking is a curse.
If I could while away the hours sitting in an airport watching people, I’d be a very happy camper. The human condition has more natural drama than any of the fictionalized goofiness that passes for entertainment on TV. When the behavior is pathetically stupid, it introduces a whole new level of entertainment for me, but inevitably, I am left feeling frustrated and not a little bit annoyed.
The truth is, I hate stupidity with a passion. It’s not very Christian, I know. It’s not very compassionate, or empathetic, or anything else that would be a nice thing to say. No. It’s a downright ugly part of my personality. I admit it, and have no immediate plans to change it.
Sadly, I don’t need to go to the airport to see astounding displays of stupidity. I don’t even have to go down the street to the community Waffle House. I just need to take a peek outside my door every once in a while.
I just saw someone go up to a locked office with the lights out and no sign of anyone inside, and proceed to knock loudly and repeatedly. And then stand there and look inside (the 10 x 12 box) and knock again. As if the occupant had anywhere to hide.
Quid?
I won a lottery that I didn’t even enter!
Check out this lame scam complete with disclaimer at the end. My personal favorite part of it? The scammer “works” for Yahoo and uses a gmail account:
Yahoo Awards Center
124 Stockport Road, Longsight, Manchester M60 2DB – United Kingdom
This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Eight Hundred, Twenty Thousand Great Britain Pounds (Ј820,000,00.) for the month of August/ September, 2008 Prize promotion which is organized by YAHOO AWARDS & WINDOWS LIVE.YAHOO collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and Hotmail and few from other e-mail providers. Six people are selected monthly to benefit from this promotion and you are one of the Selected Winners.
PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM
Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre. Yahoo Prize Award must be claimed no later than 15 days from date of Draw Notification. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.
Stated below are your identification numbers:
BATCH NUMBER: MFI/06/APA-43658
REFERENCE NUMBER: 2008234522
PIN: 1206These numbers fall within the London Location file, you are requested to contact our fiduciary agent in London and send your winning identification numbers to him;
Below you will find a Documentation Form, requesting you’re required Particulars.
YAHOO ONLINE DOCUMENTATION FORM
FULL NAMES:__________________________________
ADDRESS: _________________________________________________
CITY:_________________________
STATE:__________________________________ ZIP: _____________________
PHONE:/FAX__________________________________
COUNTRY________________________________
SEX:_______________
AGE:__________________
MARITAL STATUS: _________________
OCCUPATION: ________________________
E-MAIL ADDRESS: _____________________________
NATIONALITY_________________________
You are required to fill and submit the above particulars to our Overseas Claims/United Kingdom Payment Unit with the below email address.
Overseas Claims/Exchange Online Payment Unit
Lottery Fiduciary Agents:
Dr. Tony Don (Foreign Service Manager
Overseas Subscribers Agent
62 Islip Road Oxford, London OX2 7SP
United Kingdom
Tel: + 44 702 406 2858Email: info.overseasclaim@gmail.com
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
At your disposal, I remain.
Yours in service,
Dr. (Mrs.) Monica Martin
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WARNING!
Do not tell people about your Prize Award until your money is successfully handed over to you to avoid disqualification that may arise from double claim.You may also receive similar e-mails from people portraying to be other Organizations or Yahoo Inc. This is solely to collect your personal information from you and lay claim over your winning. In event that you receive any e-mail similar to the notification letter that was sent to you, kindly delete notify us and give no further correspondence to such person or body.
Yahoo shall not be held responsible for any loss of fund arising from the above mentioned!