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Identity theft is I would think is a bad for most people, meaning that it certainly isn't something for which you want to pay. But the Hillsdale, Michigan branch of Cashland is selling ID theft for only $4.95 with a loan. My guess is that the loan provides Cashland the information needed to steal your identity.
BERLIN (Reuters) - Business is booming for a Berlin entrepreneur's unique service -- delivering break-up messages for a fee.
Bernd Dressler, who charges 50 euros ($68) to tell people they have been dumped, says he has helped end 200 relationships in the last 11 months.
"I almost never get invited in for a coffee," he told the Berliner Morgenpost newspaper on Monday. "Most of the time they're totally surprised."
Breaking the bad news only takes about three minutes and often leaves the message recipients in a state of shock, said Dressler, a trained economist.
People wanting to dump their partners in person can make use of coaching sessions given by Dressler, who also offers help for those wanting to save their relationships or apologize for going astray.
Talk about the division of labor!
Story here. Link via Fark.
FORT WORTH — The missing clock didn't stop postal customer Al Cunningham from noticing the amount of time spent waiting for service.
"It's always long here," said Cunningham, 49, an insurance adjuster and former postal employee who was standing in line at the Watson Post Office in Fort Worth.
The Watson Post Office is one of the nation's 37,000 post offices in which clocks have been removed from retail areas as part of a "retail standardization program" launched last year. The effort is designed to give the public-service areas a more uniform appearance, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported in Thursday editions.
"We want people to focus on postal service and not the clock," said Stephen Seewoester, Dallas spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service.
At the Fort Worth post office, the hook that once held up the small battery-powered clock now protrudes from a plaster wall. The clock was taken down months ago.
A customer-service expert at Texas A&M University was not impressed with the decision to take down the timepieces.
"It's silly," said Leonard Berry, holder of the M.B. Zale Chair in Retail and Marketing Leadership. "I guess they think people don't have watches."
Story here.
And I guess if we ever get nationalized health care we can ban calendars.
Things people have tried and failed to bring on commercial flights:
Items seemingly innocuous before September 11, 2001 but caught in the tightened security net following the attacks also clog the warehouse: large flashlights, snow globes filled with liquid, handcuffs, toy guns and pointy belt buckles. Red bricks, a bottle of perfume shaped like a grenade, food processors, electric drills, horseshoes and a snow shovel are also among the banned booty.
“And we also have our hall of fame,” Enggren said. On the wall hang a bow and a quiver of arrows, a wooden saber, an old wooden pistol, a realistic-looking plastic grenade, a 30-cm (12-inch) metal pipe wrench and a good-sized machete.
Mike Hooks, one of the employees who sorts the merchandise for sale, has his favourite: “What surprised me the most up till today was a semi-automatic pistol, 40 calibre.”
Spell to Banish Poverty
Spell to Keep Love True
Spell to Bind Two Lovers
Spell to get a Marrige Proposal
Spell to Keep a Rival away
Spell to Silence Gossip
Spell to have a Wish Come True
Spell to Restore a Lover's Affection
Spell to Get a Raise
Spell to Overcome Shyness
Spell to Mend a Broken Heart
Spell to Stop Infidelity
Spell for Willpower (Dieting, Quit Smoking, etc.)
Spell for Good Riddance to a Third Party
Spell to Attract Friendship
Spell for Happiness in Marriage
Spell to Make You Irrisistable to Opposite Sex
Spell to Make You Irrisistable to Same Sex
Spell for Fertility
Spell to Incite Passion
Spell for Gambling Luck
Spell for Sexual Magnetism
Spell to Attract a Wealthy Mate
Spell for Forgiveness
Spell to Ward off Stress
Spell to Find a Good Job
Spell to Get an Ex to Return
Spell to End Depression
Spell to Win in Court
Spell to Spice up your Love Life
Spell to Meet Your Intended
Spell to Protect a Loving Relationship
Spell to Get Money from Scratch Tickets/Lottery
Spell for Good Luck
Only $7 each with $2.50! Ouanga Bags vary in color. This listing! Holiday Special!
Listing here. What caught my eye was her caveat:
Remember that all spells are only as powerful as the energy and focus one puts into them.
Scott Adams notes:
That’s why I invented the Downer Ratio. It’s a simple measurement of how much of the movie is a downer. So, for example, Brokeback Mountain would be a 90% downer whereas Click would be a 2% downer at most. I hated Brokeback Mountain and loved Click. Guess which one got the critical acclaim and Academy Awards?
I wish I had thought of this before watching this hugely overrated movie.
Update: By the way, it's not the "downer" part that makes for a poor movie viewing experience; some of my favorite movies would be categorized as downers. (See here and here and here.) What makes for a poor movie is poor acting, a movie that doesn't flow (Catch-22 can never be transormed into a meaningful movie. I guess the same could be said of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. It was a great movie, but can't depict the same energy as the book.), a poorly devised or developed plot, or a movie that's too formulaic. (As Carol recently questioned, how many movies will be made of a naive rookie teacher who transforms a classroom full of incorrigible hoodlums?)
Man accused of killing wife, baby seeks bail
To be fair, I have offended a few actual people too. But it’s rare. For example, when Asok the intern first appeared I got angry letters from African Americans who were personally offended that I portrayed the “only black character” in my strip as being naïve and abused in the office. They threatened to complain to the newspapers and get me kicked out. I could have responded that being naïve and abused is an intern’s job description, so it’s not really an insult. But I went with the more direct defense that Asok isn’t African American. He’s Indian. And how do you think my correspondents responded to that information?
“You should add an African American to the comic.”
Commentary here.
The Free Lunch Project is an effort to recruit 20,000 dependence-loving people to move to Massachussetts or perhaps California, Venezuela, Illinois or Wisconsin. We are looking for progressive reformers, communitarian activists, and folks from all walks of life, of all ages, creeds, and colors who agree to the political philosophy expressed in our Statement of Intent, that government exists to provide jobs, and should punish those who interfere with the redistribution of wealth.
Story here.
HT: Cato-at-liberty
A very creative improv skit. What about it Hillsdale College students? Want to try it?
