I received this email yesterday and wanted to post it here. I have filed this invitation under the way too good to be true category, and kind of wanted to warn others about this. Why it bugs me. ...panel of qualified judges selected by Zimbo Books in its sole discretion shall determine the first  prize winner.     Competition details at   http://www.zimbo.com.au/ pages/books.cfm  

so i read an article today talking about how ebay is experiencing a drastic downturn in the amount of sales their site generates.  they're saying the ebay may be experiencing the beginnings of the companies...list now.  craig's list has it's problems, but i haven't experienced any myself.  pay with cash, accept only cash, meet at a public location, etc.  those things make craig's list superior in my opinion.

This message was forwarded to me from a contact in the FBI. ABOUT AREA CODE 809 We actually received a call last week from the 809 area code. The woman said 'Hey, this is Karen. Sorry I missed you...of this scam Sandi Van Handel AT&T Field Service Manager (920)687-904 Additional information on these area codes can be found from ATT at: http ://www.consumer.att.com/consumertips/areacode.htm

I finally got to the mall today.  Hooray!  Took me long enough.  I went there with three goals: 1) Get new headphones for my phone. 2) Get new shoes for my feet. 3) Since I would be there, indulge in...enough, a coworker couldn't believe yesterday that I'm only 35; she thought I looked more in my mid-20's.  So maybe there is something youthful about my appearance. Oh well.  Time for a truffle.

So, I remember months ago I was listening to Mancow's Morning Madhouse (a morning radioshow they used to carry here), and among the other guests, they had this lady on who claims that she goes to bars...who "heal" people on TV, knowing damn well they have no such ability, to the corporate scumbags who encouraged everyone to buy more stock when they knew the company was sinking, I despite them all.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/financialcrisis/3150319/Richard-Fuld-punched-in-face-in-Lehman-Brothers-gym.html Look, it's this simple: 1. Financial Institutions go belly-up. 2....schemes get short-circuited. 4. Fat-cat underworld characters can't get their money. 5. Someone (bankers) are gonna pay with their lives. It's a question of whose underworld backers are stronger

Date: 2008-10-06, 9:45PM PDT i'm a 21 single white female. i'm about 5'4" and around 196 lbs. i'm not fat, i'm far from fat. i also am about three months pregnant with a little belly to show. what i'm...from stupid_shit_cl : 1. Fat, in denial about being fat. 2. Pregnant, baby daddy BOUNCED. 3. Can't drink. 4. No job. 5. Not serious about school. 6. Lives with mom. She better have DSL

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Two quick questions: 1) What website do you use to find out if a place is a scam. You know like all the places that advertise a digital camera for $800 when everyone else is selling it for $1300 and...myself nabbing the same 4AD (This Mortal Coil, Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance) bands that first started sleeping to in the 80s. Either that or Nick Drake. Or sometimes Low and that borecore ilk. You