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"John Galban" wrote in message
ups.com... John Galban wrote: They probably realized very quickly that the absence of the disclaimer would give them a much better bang for their hoax buck. BTW - This hoax is not even that original. Anyone remember the National Lampoon cover from the '70s? It had a picture of a cute dog with a revolver pointed at its head. Caption : Buy this magazine, or we'll shoot this dog. John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180) Yeah, I remember that one. Also, Saturday Night Live once had Eddie Murphy threatening to boil "Larry the Lobster" if people didn't call in to save him. "Call now or we'll boil his little butt..." Jay B |
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("John Galban" wrote)
BTW - This hoax is not even that original. Anyone remember the National Lampoon cover from the '70s? It had a picture of a cute dog with a revolver pointed at its head. Caption : Buy this magazine, or we'll shoot this dog. http://www.marksverylarge.com/issues/7301.html I liked the cover with the cheerleaders twirling their skirts :-) Couldn't find it on the web :-( Hey, I was 13! Montblack |
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"Jay Beckman" wrote in message news:VPtde.3501$D91.2313@fed1read01... "John Galban" wrote in message ups.com... John Galban wrote: They probably realized very quickly that the absence of the disclaimer would give them a much better bang for their hoax buck. BTW - This hoax is not even that original. Anyone remember the National Lampoon cover from the '70s? It had a picture of a cute dog with a revolver pointed at its head. Caption : Buy this magazine, or we'll shoot this dog. John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180) Yeah, I remember that one. Also, Saturday Night Live once had Eddie Murphy threatening to boil "Larry the Lobster" if people didn't call in to save him. "Call now or we'll boil his little butt..." Jay B Our son wrote to us last night....... "Can you just BELIEVE the total IDIOTS who sent their hard earned money into this absolutely STUPID and RIDICLOUS scheme?" I wrote back, "All RIGHT already..........we'll cancel the check!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Dudley |
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Jay Beckman wrote:
Also, Saturday Night Live once had Eddie Murphy threatening to boil "Larry the Lobster" if people didn't call in to save him. I enjoyed Blazing Saddles' approach to this (when the sheriff first faced the town, lest you've forgotten) which (as far as I recall) was done in the mid 70s. - Andrew |
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"Dudley Henriques" dhenriques@noware .net wrote: "John Galban" wrote in message oups.com... Dudley Henriques wrote: Would you believe this guy already has made enough to buy himself a fairly low time S1S Pitts? :-))))) No, I wouldn't necessarily believe it. The original site had a hoax disclaimer that has been removed. Check out : http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/savetoby.asp John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180) Already know about this. Word is it's still out for grabs on this. Could be a hoax but no one seems absolutely certain as yet. It's probably a couple of college kids playing games. If so, it's a good stunt. PETA is going NUTS!!! :-) DH Does PETA stand for "People for Eating Tasty Animals"? -- Remove _'s from email address to talk to me. |
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"ORVAL FAIRBAIRN" wrote in message news In article et, "Dudley Henriques" dhenriques@noware .net wrote: "John Galban" wrote in message oups.com... Dudley Henriques wrote: Would you believe this guy already has made enough to buy himself a fairly low time S1S Pitts? :-))))) No, I wouldn't necessarily believe it. The original site had a hoax disclaimer that has been removed. Check out : http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/savetoby.asp John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180) Already know about this. Word is it's still out for grabs on this. Could be a hoax but no one seems absolutely certain as yet. It's probably a couple of college kids playing games. If so, it's a good stunt. PETA is going NUTS!!! :-) DH Does PETA stand for "People for Eating Tasty Animals"? It sure does at OUR house!!! :-)) D |
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"ORVAL FAIRBAIRN" wrote in message news In article et, "Dudley Henriques" dhenriques@noware .net wrote: "John Galban" wrote in message oups.com... Dudley Henriques wrote: Would you believe this guy already has made enough to buy himself a fairly low time S1S Pitts? :-))))) No, I wouldn't necessarily believe it. The original site had a hoax disclaimer that has been removed. Check out : http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/savetoby.asp John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180) Already know about this. Word is it's still out for grabs on this. Could be a hoax but no one seems absolutely certain as yet. It's probably a couple of college kids playing games. If so, it's a good stunt. PETA is going NUTS!!! :-) DH Does PETA stand for "People for Eating Tasty Animals"? I thought it was "Please Eat The Animals." -- Remove _'s from email address to talk to me. |
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Dudley Henriques wrote:
PETA is going NUTS!!! :-) Wrong tense. George Patterson There's plenty of room for all of God's creatures. Right next to the mashed potatoes. |
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Montblack wrote:
I liked the cover with the cheerleaders twirling their skirts :-) Couldn't find it on the web :-( I don't recall any of the covers, but I'd *love* to get a copy of the fake Volkswagen ad. George Patterson There's plenty of room for all of God's creatures. Right next to the mashed potatoes. |
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On Sun, 01 May 2005 22:19:53 -0500, John T
wrote: Dang...if he actually has that much in paypal, I've gotta come up with a similar scam...that'd pay for a kit plane! How can you call it a scam if he gets the money and releases the rabbit? Now if he has rabbit stew after getting all the money, that's a scam. This way it's just extortion of the gullible. Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com John |
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