Grab Bag Fridays: One Down, Fifty-One To Go
(1 Cent): Who's Reading Me Now?
Last week's reader response, which featured some dude wanting me to post a link to his political website, made me wonder who was reading this blog. Now, I'm really curious. I will post another e-mail I received (weirdo spam?) which is funny to me ... and then a real reader's question:
Q: "Hello Dear,
I am Mr Young Sliva from sierra leone but residing in Ivory Coast in west Africa. It is my desire to contact you on honesty and sincerity to assist me in transferring the sum of $18,000,000(Eighteen Million United States Dollars) inherited from my late father Mr. Sliva Duku to your country for investment. I am motivated in contacting you and hope to gradually build trust, relationship and confidence in you as I get to know you better. So please I want to know if you will be of assistance to me, but first I want to get to know you better. I am willing to offer you $3,600,000(Three Million Six Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) for your effort input after the successful transfer of this money for investment. Indicate your interest towards assisting me by sending your phone # and address to me so that I can communicate with you at any time.
I will be waiting for your response
Thanks
Young Sliva"
HCP: Sure, Young Silva. Would you like my Social Security number and a list of my fears to go with that too? Please. These e-mails are so lame ... not because they're grammatically inept but because someone somewhere thinks it can work OR someone somewhere falls for it. I love it. How about this, Young'n: you send me the $18 million to an account I'll open just for you and then we'll go from there. Hey, if you can't trust a complete stranger from the Internet with millions of dollars, who can you trust?
Oh, another thing I enjoyed was the title of the e-mail: "In confidence / Young." Am I supposed to think, "Well, it says confidence so ... yeah, sounds legit!"
So, some dude in Africa -- pardon me, the Ivory Coast in Africa -- will throw $3.6 mill my way? Just for helping a brotha out? Sweet! Sign me up! One question, though ... uh ... how did you come to the figure of 3.6? Why not a cool $4 mill? Why not less? Why the point six? And why do I have to show my interest by giving you my phone number and address? Couldn't I show my interest by saying something crazy like, oh I don't know, "I'm interested in your drug money?"
I don't know ... my advice to all the e-mail creators out there: pay someone $3.60 (U.S.) and have them edit and spell check for you. Seriously. Also, your last name is Silva and your dead father's first name was Silva? Hmmm ....
My favorite line of the e-mail: "It is my desire to contact you on honesty and sincerity to assist me in transferring the sum of $18,000,000(Eighteen Million United States Dollars) ...." So, maybe I'm rollin' with the wrong homies, but transferring $18 million from Africa to America doesn't sound too "honest" or "sincere" to me. What, do you have some blood diamonds or something? Also, thank you for spelling out $18 million in words. Very helpful indeed, Mr. Silva.
Lastly, don't address me as "dear" ... sicko. Okay, enough bagging on a fake e-mail. Now for a real comment.
Q: "lol at the political blog spam. Hey, at least you're making the rounds in the Israeli political arena...hmm...*strokes chin*...perhaps that should be your next career move. Seriously though, the GRE's are pretty insane from what I hear, don't beat yourself up over it. Maybe you should demand a recount, Al Gore-style. Then again it didn't really work out so well for him..." -- ax9
HCP: Yes, Two And A Half Cents is going global, baby. First was the Western United States, then it was Israel and the Middle East ... next, is the world! Word on the street is those Israelis can't get enough of my Pet Peeve Thursdays.
I suppose the GRE's were pretty insane ... but more so my results than the exam itself. Whatever. It just wasn't meant to be (kind of like the NBA Playoffs '06, when the Lakers were up 3 games to 1 in a best of 7 and lost) ... it's just not my time. I like your idea of demanding a recount, but I won't because I fear my scores would actually be lower. However, I will get my results on the written part of the exam by next week (or in two weeks, not sure). I'll let everyone know how horrible I did on that baby, too.
(2 Cent): New Year's Rez
Just wanted to keep tabs on my resolutions for '07 ... maybe if I let them out in cyberspace, I'll be highly motivated to keep 'em (I know, I'm kidding myself). Uhm ... come to think of it ... I don't really know what I even want to do as a resolution. Hmm ... the only one I can think of off the top of my head is to make the gym at least 3 times per week (the goal is 5). I missed about 3 weeks scattered through out last year ... barring sickness or injury, I've gotta go (yes, I did make it 3 times Christmas weekend ... good for me).
How about ... waking up when my alarm goes off. It might be harder to do in the winter time (since there's basically no sunlight for 3 months straight here) but I've gotta get my buns out of bed when I hear that sound.
There's also ... uh ... I got nothin'. Maybe the readers can suggest a resolution or two that I should try out ... and let me know what you plan to do for your New Year's Resolutions. I'd be intrigued.
(1/2 Cent): Say It Ain't So!
Yesterday was a crazy day. First, my friend tells me that the OC is going to be cancelled and backed it up with a Yahoo! article to prove it ... then I watch my Lakers blow a 21 point lead, only to pull it out in OT in Sacramento. Phew.
The main thing is that one of my favorite shows is cancelled. Why? 4 million viewers isn't enough?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070104/ap_en_tv/tv_the_o_c__canceled
I'm sure that's a lot more viewers than other shows that are still on air ... isn't it? I haven't been this disappointed since '99 when Family Guy was cancelled ... but you all know how that turned out.
Well, I guess I'll have to fill that void with something else pretty soon ... any suggestions? I already had one for Lost ... it's alright, but I don't think it's a show that I can be obsessed with.
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Thanks for the read ... sorry last month was kind of hit or miss (including the 1st of this month). Check back for the latest in sports, music, and music this Monday. Have a great weekend!
HCP
Last week's reader response, which featured some dude wanting me to post a link to his political website, made me wonder who was reading this blog. Now, I'm really curious. I will post another e-mail I received (weirdo spam?) which is funny to me ... and then a real reader's question:
Q: "Hello Dear,
I am Mr Young Sliva from sierra leone but residing in Ivory Coast in west Africa. It is my desire to contact you on honesty and sincerity to assist me in transferring the sum of $18,000,000(Eighteen Million United States Dollars) inherited from my late father Mr. Sliva Duku to your country for investment. I am motivated in contacting you and hope to gradually build trust, relationship and confidence in you as I get to know you better. So please I want to know if you will be of assistance to me, but first I want to get to know you better. I am willing to offer you $3,600,000(Three Million Six Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) for your effort input after the successful transfer of this money for investment. Indicate your interest towards assisting me by sending your phone # and address to me so that I can communicate with you at any time.
I will be waiting for your response
Thanks
Young Sliva"
HCP: Sure, Young Silva. Would you like my Social Security number and a list of my fears to go with that too? Please. These e-mails are so lame ... not because they're grammatically inept but because someone somewhere thinks it can work OR someone somewhere falls for it. I love it. How about this, Young'n: you send me the $18 million to an account I'll open just for you and then we'll go from there. Hey, if you can't trust a complete stranger from the Internet with millions of dollars, who can you trust?
Oh, another thing I enjoyed was the title of the e-mail: "In confidence / Young." Am I supposed to think, "Well, it says confidence so ... yeah, sounds legit!"
So, some dude in Africa -- pardon me, the Ivory Coast in Africa -- will throw $3.6 mill my way? Just for helping a brotha out? Sweet! Sign me up! One question, though ... uh ... how did you come to the figure of 3.6? Why not a cool $4 mill? Why not less? Why the point six? And why do I have to show my interest by giving you my phone number and address? Couldn't I show my interest by saying something crazy like, oh I don't know, "I'm interested in your drug money?"
I don't know ... my advice to all the e-mail creators out there: pay someone $3.60 (U.S.) and have them edit and spell check for you. Seriously. Also, your last name is Silva and your dead father's first name was Silva? Hmmm ....
My favorite line of the e-mail: "It is my desire to contact you on honesty and sincerity to assist me in transferring the sum of $18,000,000(Eighteen Million United States Dollars) ...." So, maybe I'm rollin' with the wrong homies, but transferring $18 million from Africa to America doesn't sound too "honest" or "sincere" to me. What, do you have some blood diamonds or something? Also, thank you for spelling out $18 million in words. Very helpful indeed, Mr. Silva.
Lastly, don't address me as "dear" ... sicko. Okay, enough bagging on a fake e-mail. Now for a real comment.
Q: "lol at the political blog spam. Hey, at least you're making the rounds in the Israeli political arena...hmm...*strokes chin*...perhaps that should be your next career move. Seriously though, the GRE's are pretty insane from what I hear, don't beat yourself up over it. Maybe you should demand a recount, Al Gore-style. Then again it didn't really work out so well for him..." -- ax9
HCP: Yes, Two And A Half Cents is going global, baby. First was the Western United States, then it was Israel and the Middle East ... next, is the world! Word on the street is those Israelis can't get enough of my Pet Peeve Thursdays.
I suppose the GRE's were pretty insane ... but more so my results than the exam itself. Whatever. It just wasn't meant to be (kind of like the NBA Playoffs '06, when the Lakers were up 3 games to 1 in a best of 7 and lost) ... it's just not my time. I like your idea of demanding a recount, but I won't because I fear my scores would actually be lower. However, I will get my results on the written part of the exam by next week (or in two weeks, not sure). I'll let everyone know how horrible I did on that baby, too.
(2 Cent): New Year's Rez
Just wanted to keep tabs on my resolutions for '07 ... maybe if I let them out in cyberspace, I'll be highly motivated to keep 'em (I know, I'm kidding myself). Uhm ... come to think of it ... I don't really know what I even want to do as a resolution. Hmm ... the only one I can think of off the top of my head is to make the gym at least 3 times per week (the goal is 5). I missed about 3 weeks scattered through out last year ... barring sickness or injury, I've gotta go (yes, I did make it 3 times Christmas weekend ... good for me).
How about ... waking up when my alarm goes off. It might be harder to do in the winter time (since there's basically no sunlight for 3 months straight here) but I've gotta get my buns out of bed when I hear that sound.
There's also ... uh ... I got nothin'. Maybe the readers can suggest a resolution or two that I should try out ... and let me know what you plan to do for your New Year's Resolutions. I'd be intrigued.
(1/2 Cent): Say It Ain't So!
Yesterday was a crazy day. First, my friend tells me that the OC is going to be cancelled and backed it up with a Yahoo! article to prove it ... then I watch my Lakers blow a 21 point lead, only to pull it out in OT in Sacramento. Phew.
The main thing is that one of my favorite shows is cancelled. Why? 4 million viewers isn't enough?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070104/ap_en_tv/tv_the_o_c__canceled
I'm sure that's a lot more viewers than other shows that are still on air ... isn't it? I haven't been this disappointed since '99 when Family Guy was cancelled ... but you all know how that turned out.
Well, I guess I'll have to fill that void with something else pretty soon ... any suggestions? I already had one for Lost ... it's alright, but I don't think it's a show that I can be obsessed with.
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Thanks for the read ... sorry last month was kind of hit or miss (including the 1st of this month). Check back for the latest in sports, music, and music this Monday. Have a great weekend!
HCP
posted by HCP @ 11:00 AM
1 Comments:
At 10:10 AM,
Trichotillomaniac said…
yeah that money transfere is a well documented e-mail scam. There have been literally millions of dollars lost on that one. What happens is that someone needs to transfere money (usually from some sort of oil company) into the U.S. but doesn't have a U.S. account so they need someone else's account to "help them out". What happens is that there actually ARE people stupid enough to give the person their account info and somehow the account suddenly gets sucked dry and the contact phone number is suddenly disconnected. I wonder how that happened?
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