OK, the Nigerian scam emails aren't even trying anymore, just got one saying, "I'm Mrs. Bintu Mahmood, contact my lawyer So-and-so." That's it. Please, if you're going to scam me, at least put together a clever cover story of political unrest, hidden gold shipments, and weeping orphaned children.
No. And yes. It's always sudden.
Tara ,'Storyteller'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Connie Neil - May 28, 2010 8:31:20 am PDT #2198 of 30001
brillig
tommyrot - May 28, 2010 8:33:28 am PDT #2199 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Now I wanna see an Onion article on existentialist Nigerian scammers....
Jesse - May 28, 2010 8:34:16 am PDT #2200 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
See's Candy is a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary, and has been since 1972.
I didn't know that either! But I'm not at all surprised. I am surprised I didn't know it, though.
Lee - May 28, 2010 8:36:03 am PDT #2201 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I am surprised I didn't know it, though.
Pretty much this, yes.
§ ita § - May 28, 2010 8:36:18 am PDT #2202 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My sister got a Nigerian-scam-style email in the name of one of our cousins. That's creepy on a number of levels. I didn't know they did them with non-Africans, to start off with.
§ ita § - May 28, 2010 8:36:55 am PDT #2203 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
banana nut muffin:
Pretty much this, yes.
You guys are wonks. I had to google Berkshire Whatsawhosits.
tommyrot - May 28, 2010 8:37:13 am PDT #2204 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I am surprised I didn't know it, though.
I'm not surprised you're surprised you didn't know.
Connie Neil - May 28, 2010 8:39:15 am PDT #2205 of 30001
brillig
I like what I've heard of Berkshire Hathaway: "You're making money, I want to buy your company so you can continue doing exactly what you're doing so you can make more money that we can share."
Jesse - May 28, 2010 8:44:27 am PDT #2206 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
He totally buys companies that make products he likes.
Amy - May 28, 2010 8:45:48 am PDT #2207 of 30001
Because books.
I have never heard of Berkshire Hathaway.
ita, everyone needs to lay off your family, for real.