Tuesday, November 9, 2004Beware of Flat Tires at the Mall?Okay, I get this one an average of once a month, and if you're female, you've probably gotten a lot from concerned friends and family members----unless they are savvy and go to about.com or snopes.com to check stuff out before they forward it. The story goes that a woman who had been shopping in a... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, November 8, 2004More on the Nigerian Bank Scam...Give You My WHAT?!?!?!?! There must be a couple dozen permutations of this particular scam, which I call the "Nigerian Bank Scam." I have also read of it as the "419 scam" and a few unprintable nicknames. About.com lists at least ten versions at its Urban Legends site. The basic scam is a letter,... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, November 6, 2004Forward This Message and Get Money...Or Not...I know you've gotten this one. It says that this or that company is testing a new e-mail tracking program and will pay everyone who participates in the process by forwarding the e-mail to at least ten people. I've gotten so many different versions of this one that I wish it were true. I've also seen... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, November 5, 2004On Friendship and LoveLove starts with a smile, grows into a kiss,and ends with a tear. Don't cry over anyone who won't cry over you. If love is not a game, why are there so many players? Good friends are hard to find, harder to leave, and impossible to forget. You can only go as far as you push. Actions speak louder... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, November 4, 2004Friends ~~~ Best FriendsFriend: calls your parents Mr. and Mrs. Best friend: calls your parents Dad and Mom. Friend: has never seen you cry Best friend: has always had the best shoulder to cry on Friend: never asks for anything to eat or drink Best friend: opens the fridge and makes herself at home Friend: asks you to... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, November 3, 2004Guinness Record for Most Get-Well Cards?Maybe you've seen the plea for the 7-year-old cancer victim who wants to have his name in the Guinness Book of World Records as the recipient of the greatest number of get-well cards before he dies? This was not a hoax...in the beginning. But now, well, now it's an outdated and undesired appeal that... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, November 2, 2004It's Good to be the Queen....or at least a woman. Why we have it better: We got off the Titanic first. We can scare male bosses with mysterious gynecological disorder excuses. Taxis stop for us. We don't look like a frog in a blender when dancing. No fashion faux pas we make could ever rival the Speedo. We don't have to pass... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, November 1, 2004The "Teddy Bear" VirusTHIS IS A HOAX! DO NOT DELETE THAT FILE! It is important to check out, on a reputable antivirus or urban legends site, any rumour you hear or e-mail you receive about a virus. There are several hoaxes out there that will scare the goobers out of you by telling you that when you find some little file... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, October 30, 2004What the FBI Told MeAbout the Nigerian Bank Scam, which comes in various permutations from other countries, but started in Nigeria.... October 29, 2003 Dear "editormum", THIS IS NOT AN AUTOMATED REPLY Thank you for your submission of information via the FBI.Gov Web site. In as much as the FBI receives reports of this... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, October 29, 2004Ten Ways to Handle a HeadacheJust because...because I have one today. Bang your head against a brick wall. Take a hot bath. Drink rosemary tea. Drink crushed nutmeg steeped in hot water. Take aspirin. Take a good stiff drink. Take a long nap. Sunbathe. Slam your finger in a doorway. Stand on your head. Sign in to see full entry. |