Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
Basically I was cruising a dating site, and drinking. Not a good combination. anyways there was this girl I had messaged a few weeks ago, she messaged back, it wasn't a canned response, she had a real username and her account was like 6 months old. So it didn't seem like a robot. We talked for awhile and she actually responded to me and seemed pretty cool. Well finally she asked me to meet up with her at some point. But she said she wanted me to goto this site and do an ID check first because after all that stuff with the Craigslist Killer you can't be too careful. So I did, it had a "free signup" I googled it, 2 sites said it was a scam...but I tried anyway.
Basically you sign up for a $40 2 day trial, but they don't take the $40 unless you don't cancel the trial. So I did it, and a post amount showed up in my account. I really shoulden't of done it, but being lonely and drinking makes you dumb.
Next day I called the place and talked to a guy, he was pretty nice and remembered my E-mail since according to him theres like 3 people who work there so hes the guy who approves memberships and runs credit cards there. I was like "yeah so if i cancel I get my money back right?" he said yeah and said that usually people don't read the fine print and when I said "I should of known better its pretty much a scam." he just chuckled and said "yeah".
Ahah oh man there were some people going about my apartment complex selling this 'wonder cleaner' or something
One night this old big black dude tries selling it and next thing I know he gets in my apartment. My roommate and I calmly say no and hand him the glass of water he asked for(that's how he got in, see?) and went on with our lives
I know this was a few pages back but this happens a TON out here. Basically theres the areas of Crown Point, Portage, and Valparaiso (and where I live which isn't really a town) full of rich people. About 20 minuets away theres Merrillville, which borders Gary and they have a lot of crime.
One day my dad and I are out front doing some yard work and this large bald black guy walks up to us and starts trying to sell us this wonder clean crap. We decline but my dad asks him if he wants a drink. And he sits there and has a drink of water with us and starts telling us about how he got into this. Basically this company goes and finds all these guys who where in gangs or just got out of jail and can't get a job due to education or being an ex-con. They get something like 30% of the sales they do on this "wonder clean" crap and they also get free bottles. The company gets buses to drive these guys out to the rich neibhorhoods and drops them off and comes to pick them up 8 hours later. They are not allowed back on the bus unless they made at least one sale that day.
Man, that reminds me of those kids that come around trying to sell magazine subscriptions. But they never just come out and say it, it's always them trying to get enough points to go to europe or something. Apparently they live out of a van and seedy motel rooms, and there have been allegations that team leaders will beat the lowest selling kid.
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Not really a scam, but one time I walked past some dude who stopped me and said, "excuse me sir, do you like knowledge?"
Then he launched into a spiel about how he is a monk and a student of knowledge, the kind of knowledge that you cannot obtain at a college campus (which is where we were). He never specified what religion, but he gave me a copy of his holy book and going by the Indian-looking art I would guess Buddhist. Then he asked me for a small donation since that's how he eats and I told him I didn't have anything. He told me I should keep the book anyway, but I gave it back, saying that I really had no plans to read it and that he should save it for someone who might.
Not really remarkable outside of the fact that something about the line "Do you like knowledge?" is funny to me.
Exactly this happened to me on my college campus. I was tempted to give him a couple of bucks just on the strength of the cover art, but I figure I can get enough crazy on the internet for free. You don't happen to go to OU, do you?
Not really a scam, but one time I walked past some dude who stopped me and said, "excuse me sir, do you like knowledge?"
Then he launched into a spiel about how he is a monk and a student of knowledge, the kind of knowledge that you cannot obtain at a college campus (which is where we were). He never specified what religion, but he gave me a copy of his holy book and going by the Indian-looking art I would guess Buddhist. Then he asked me for a small donation since that's how he eats and I told him I didn't have anything. He told me I should keep the book anyway, but I gave it back, saying that I really had no plans to read it and that he should save it for someone who might.
Not really remarkable outside of the fact that something about the line "Do you like knowledge?" is funny to me.
Exactly this happened to me on my college campus. I was tempted to give him a couple of bucks just on the strength of the cover art, but I figure I can get enough crazy on the internet for free. You don't happen to go to OU, do you?
I feel like Mormons are huge scammers. Basically I recently learned about this practice they call "Missionary Dating". So this girl I work with is Mormon, and this guy I work with likes here. Were talking High School kids here. They start dating but the girls family won't let them date unless he becomes Mormon, so he does. He joins the church, has constant meetings with the "Elder Council" who go over his life with a comb making sure hes good enough to be Mormon, and basically changes his whole life the entire time assuring his friends that he doesn't really believe in it, but hes in love. Fast forward a few weeks. Now hes completely alienated from his friends, has become a Deacon in the church, and goes for 4 services a week. He was accepted to Purdue for Engineering (one of the top 5 engineering schools in the country) but now is going to South Utah University so he can be close to this girl whos going to Mormon College for Mormons.
Hes hooked now, totally in and belives all their crazy shit. He has no friends outside the Mormon community now and they have people who watch him to make sure he doesn't stray from his path. When this guy was like 15 he had some stuff on his computer and got in trouble and was tried in a federal court, but it was sealed because he was a minor. Of course the church found out about it, because one of its members is a Federal Marshal who looked this stuff up for the girls dad (the Pasture at the church).
Oh heres the kicker, this girl said she couldn't be with someone who doesn't know charity for others, so she convinced him to go on a 2 year Mission Trip to Japan since he speaks Japanease. She has already said she won't wait for him and will be dating other people while hes gone.
I feel like Mormons are huge scammers. Basically I recently learned about this practice they call "Missionary Dating". So this girl I work with is Mormon, and this guy I work with likes here. Were talking High School kids here. They start dating but the girls family won't let them date unless he becomes Mormon, so he does. He joins the church, has constant meetings with the "Elder Council" who go over his life with a comb making sure hes good enough to be Mormon, and basically changes his whole life the entire time assuring his friends that he doesn't really believe in it, but hes in love. Fast forward a few weeks. Now hes completely alienated from his friends, has become a Deacon in the church, and goes for 4 services a week. He was accepted to Purdue for Engineering (one of the top 5 engineering schools in the country) but now is going to South Utah University so he can be close to this girl whos going to Mormon College for Mormons.
Hes hooked now, totally in and belives all their crazy shit. He has no friends outside the Mormon community now and they have people who watch him to make sure he doesn't stray from his path. When this guy was like 15 he had some stuff on his computer and got in trouble and was tried in a federal court, but it was sealed because he was a minor. Of course the church found out about it, because one of its members is a Federal Marshal who looked this stuff up for the girls dad (the Pasture at the church).
Oh heres the kicker, this girl said she couldn't be with someone who doesn't know charity for others, so she convinced him to go on a 2 year Mission Trip to Japan since he speaks Japanease. She has already said she won't wait for him and will be dating other people while hes gone.
the thing is its Honestly not her fault. Its just what her family does. She has 6 sisters. The eldest brought 5 guys into the faith before she finally married someone.
the thing is its Honestly not her fault. Its just what her family does. She has 6 sisters. The eldest brought 5 guys into the faith before she finally married someone.
the thing is its Honestly not her fault. Its just what her family does. She has 6 sisters. The eldest brought 5 guys into the faith before she finally married someone.
Tossrocktoo weird to livetoo rare to dieRegistered Userregular
edited April 2010
Mormons seriously scare me. Like, I am legitimately afraid of the demographic pressure they're trying to exert. A bunch of magic underwear wearing fruit loops non-stop converting and baby-making, and they all get to vote. It's frightening.
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FishmanPut your goddamned hand in the goddamned Box of Pain.Registered Userregular
edited April 2010
To be fair, I've known a fair few good-looking girls that have made dudes question their faith in God, so perhaps it evens out?
I feel like Mormons are huge scammers. Basically I recently learned about this practice they call "Missionary Dating". So this girl I work with is Mormon, and this guy I work with likes here. Were talking High School kids here. They start dating but the girls family won't let them date unless he becomes Mormon, so he does. He joins the church, has constant meetings with the "Elder Council" who go over his life with a comb making sure hes good enough to be Mormon, and basically changes his whole life the entire time assuring his friends that he doesn't really believe in it, but hes in love. Fast forward a few weeks. Now hes completely alienated from his friends, has become a Deacon in the church, and goes for 4 services a week. He was accepted to Purdue for Engineering (one of the top 5 engineering schools in the country) but now is going to South Utah University so he can be close to this girl whos going to Mormon College for Mormons.
Hes hooked now, totally in and belives all their crazy shit. He has no friends outside the Mormon community now and they have people who watch him to make sure he doesn't stray from his path. When this guy was like 15 he had some stuff on his computer and got in trouble and was tried in a federal court, but it was sealed because he was a minor. Of course the church found out about it, because one of its members is a Federal Marshal who looked this stuff up for the girls dad (the Pasture at the church).
Oh heres the kicker, this girl said she couldn't be with someone who doesn't know charity for others, so she convinced him to go on a 2 year Mission Trip to Japan since he speaks Japanease. She has already said she won't wait for him and will be dating other people while hes gone.
Man got scammed. Hard.
Holy shit
I mean, getting scammed out of 50 bucks must suck pretty bad
But getting scammed out of your entire life and any serious chance at happiness? Damn.
I've got a Mormon friend who won't be back from his mission in Brazil for another year and a half. Before he left he never really took his religion all that seriously, but every time he sends us a letter more and more of it is talking about how awesome it is to be Mormon.
I feel like Mormons are huge scammers. Basically I recently learned about this practice they call "Missionary Dating". So this girl I work with is Mormon, and this guy I work with likes here. Were talking High School kids here. They start dating but the girls family won't let them date unless he becomes Mormon, so he does. He joins the church, has constant meetings with the "Elder Council" who go over his life with a comb making sure hes good enough to be Mormon, and basically changes his whole life the entire time assuring his friends that he doesn't really believe in it, but hes in love. Fast forward a few weeks. Now hes completely alienated from his friends, has become a Deacon in the church, and goes for 4 services a week. He was accepted to Purdue for Engineering (one of the top 5 engineering schools in the country) but now is going to South Utah University so he can be close to this girl whos going to Mormon College for Mormons.
Hes hooked now, totally in and belives all their crazy shit. He has no friends outside the Mormon community now and they have people who watch him to make sure he doesn't stray from his path. When this guy was like 15 he had some stuff on his computer and got in trouble and was tried in a federal court, but it was sealed because he was a minor. Of course the church found out about it, because one of its members is a Federal Marshal who looked this stuff up for the girls dad (the Pasture at the church).
Oh heres the kicker, this girl said she couldn't be with someone who doesn't know charity for others, so she convinced him to go on a 2 year Mission Trip to Japan since he speaks Japanease. She has already said she won't wait for him and will be dating other people while hes gone.
Man got scammed. Hard.
Holy shit
I mean, getting scammed out of 50 bucks must suck pretty bad
But getting scammed out of your entire life and any serious chance at happiness? Damn.
she's probably going to get married when he's gone. but he won't have any trouble at all finding another girl to marry almost immediately after returning, and he's going to come back even more mormon
I've got a Mormon friend who won't be back from his mission in Brazil for another year and a half. Before he left he never really took his religion all that seriously, but every time he sends us a letter more and more of it is talking about how awesome it is to be Mormon.
Should you date one person until he comes to Christ, or should you date lots of people?
Jesus told us to reach the "outermost parts of the world." I mean, I'm not going to fly to Kenya and date some guy who eats worms, but I think for me, "outermost parts of the world" means all the hot guys that live around me here in Fremont, California
Should you date one person until he comes to Christ, or should you date lots of people?
Jesus told us to reach the "outermost parts of the world." I mean, I'm not going to fly to Kenya and date some guy who eats worms, but I think for me, "outermost parts of the world" means all the hot guys that live around me here in Fremont, California
but I know that in all likelihood we're never going to talk again after they get married, unless I run into them in the grocery store and then we'll have an awkward conversation about their kids or something
but I know that in all likelihood we're never going to talk again after they get married, unless I run into them in the grocery store and then we'll have an awkward conversation about their kids or something
mormons: at least they aren't scientologists
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DislexicCreepy Uncle Bad TouchYour local playgroundRegistered Userregular
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Really, it works for most of the posts above it.
Ooh okay I'd heard that as a thing that might have been happening but I never really figured out what was for reals going on
You owed him a duty to not him in the face with a pipe.
By hitting him in the face with a pipe you breached that duty...
You're a sloppy execution.
just fyi
ditto
Basically I was cruising a dating site, and drinking. Not a good combination. anyways there was this girl I had messaged a few weeks ago, she messaged back, it wasn't a canned response, she had a real username and her account was like 6 months old. So it didn't seem like a robot. We talked for awhile and she actually responded to me and seemed pretty cool. Well finally she asked me to meet up with her at some point. But she said she wanted me to goto this site and do an ID check first because after all that stuff with the Craigslist Killer you can't be too careful. So I did, it had a "free signup" I googled it, 2 sites said it was a scam...but I tried anyway.
Basically you sign up for a $40 2 day trial, but they don't take the $40 unless you don't cancel the trial. So I did it, and a post amount showed up in my account. I really shoulden't of done it, but being lonely and drinking makes you dumb.
Next day I called the place and talked to a guy, he was pretty nice and remembered my E-mail since according to him theres like 3 people who work there so hes the guy who approves memberships and runs credit cards there. I was like "yeah so if i cancel I get my money back right?" he said yeah and said that usually people don't read the fine print and when I said "I should of known better its pretty much a scam." he just chuckled and said "yeah".
Got my money back though and 2 days of free porn.
and intentionally committed a tort!
how can you intentionally do something carelessly that is just silly
edit: you should have known better, bucketman
should have
I know this was a few pages back but this happens a TON out here. Basically theres the areas of Crown Point, Portage, and Valparaiso (and where I live which isn't really a town) full of rich people. About 20 minuets away theres Merrillville, which borders Gary and they have a lot of crime.
One day my dad and I are out front doing some yard work and this large bald black guy walks up to us and starts trying to sell us this wonder clean crap. We decline but my dad asks him if he wants a drink. And he sits there and has a drink of water with us and starts telling us about how he got into this. Basically this company goes and finds all these guys who where in gangs or just got out of jail and can't get a job due to education or being an ex-con. They get something like 30% of the sales they do on this "wonder clean" crap and they also get free bottles. The company gets buses to drive these guys out to the rich neibhorhoods and drops them off and comes to pick them up 8 hours later. They are not allowed back on the bus unless they made at least one sale that day.
Sounds like these dudes where getting scammed.
Exactly this happened to me on my college campus. I was tempted to give him a couple of bucks just on the strength of the cover art, but I figure I can get enough crazy on the internet for free. You don't happen to go to OU, do you?
Hell yes. Meet me downtown with a fake moustache, a collection of costume jewelry, and a beat-up old violin. Wear a suit.
Sounds like candy.
I made a TD for iphone and windows phone!
http://www.audioentropy.com/
The fiddle game? It was in American Gods.
Hes hooked now, totally in and belives all their crazy shit. He has no friends outside the Mormon community now and they have people who watch him to make sure he doesn't stray from his path. When this guy was like 15 he had some stuff on his computer and got in trouble and was tried in a federal court, but it was sealed because he was a minor. Of course the church found out about it, because one of its members is a Federal Marshal who looked this stuff up for the girls dad (the Pasture at the church).
Oh heres the kicker, this girl said she couldn't be with someone who doesn't know charity for others, so she convinced him to go on a 2 year Mission Trip to Japan since he speaks Japanease. She has already said she won't wait for him and will be dating other people while hes gone.
Man got scammed. Hard.
my favoite one from that book was the Bank Security Guard one.
fucking mormons.
I made a TD for iphone and windows phone!
it can't be real, but they have some bitchin t-shirts
the thing is its Honestly not her fault. Its just what her family does. She has 6 sisters. The eldest brought 5 guys into the faith before she finally married someone.
Oh yeah that was the one. I liked that one
I kind of want the one with the list of tips
you know, ironically
this should be illegal or something, jesus
But...its for Jesus
o_O
:?:
:?
only instead of dumping them once I've converted them away from Christianity
I'll just stick a knife in them and pour their blood over some church doors
Holy shit
I mean, getting scammed out of 50 bucks must suck pretty bad
But getting scammed out of your entire life and any serious chance at happiness? Damn.
http://www.audioentropy.com/
I like the way you think. You're hired.
she's probably going to get married when he's gone. but he won't have any trouble at all finding another girl to marry almost immediately after returning, and he's going to come back even more mormon
you've most likely lost him, sorry
oh, fuck, fremont?
i should look her up
http://www.audioentropy.com/
I know several pretty cool mormons!
but I know that in all likelihood we're never going to talk again after they get married, unless I run into them in the grocery store and then we'll have an awkward conversation about their kids or something
mormons: at least they aren't scientologists
What kind of...stuff?
yeah uh wow guy
must've been some... stuff