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| 16 JUL 2006 at 10:01pm |
RevliskciPrivate Detective
Posts : 724
Joined: 9 NOV 2002
Status : Offline | Nuts! Now if you needed a dishonest partner...
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| 16 JUL 2006 at 10:48pm |
ShadowWalkerJourneyman
Posts : 997
Joined: 27 JUL 2005
Status : Offline | SEEKING THE HONEST MAN
By -Daniel-
Before the sacred Throne of Being stood the Angels of Life and Death
as the fate of all dwelling in the Land of Deceit was to be judged.
And the Angel of Death declared that man had wasted the holy gift of Life
in the pursuit of sin, seeking to deceive his very God with the mask of his lies.
And the Angel of Death now sought to end the reign of man and to destroy the
world that his deceit had caused.
But the Angel of Life pleaded for the life of man,
saying that death could not right the wrongs committed;
But that only by living the honest life could man be restored to his rightful place.
And the Angel of Life begged his brother, the Angel of Death for mercy to be
shown unto the world of man.
Now the Angel of Death loved his brother, the Angel of Life,
and relented saying only…
“Bring unto me the one honest man dwelling in the Land of Deceit and I
shall spare all mankind and the world which he has chosen to create.”
So down into the Land of Deceit went the Angel of Life,
seeking to find just one honest man by which to save the world.
But everywhere he went, deception and deceit paved the way
and the Angel of Life grew despondent as he witnessed friends betraying friends
in order to attain positions of earthly power;
Lovers, professing the lies of their undying love, and the adulterous way
in which husbands and wives trampled upon their sacred wedding vows.
He listened as the politicians mumbled meaningless promises to the multitudes,
and he was there as the buyers and sellers of the marketplace greedily
cheated one another for their ill-gotten gains.
Into the courts did he go, seeking to find a single honest man,
but he only found men pretending to love the honest spirit of the Law,
while twisting and perverting its Truth to suit their own selfish needs.
Within the temples of worship did he sit, hoping to know that
the honest man lived within these sacred walls;
But the Angel of Life was sickened unto the very core of his Being
as he beheld the priests leading their faithful in holy prayer,
while preying upon the young and innocent for their own unholy desires.
Out into the streets did the Angel of Life flee, outraged by all that he had seen.
In disgust did he sit, contemplating his brother’s prophetic words concerning
the fate of those living in the Land of Deceit.
But as he sat in quiet reflection over the judgment that was about to be,
he looked up to behold the shadowy figure of a man standing before him.
And the man asked of the Angel why he was there in this lonely,
isolated place, saying…
“Know you not that it is unsafe for you to be here all alone?”
Then the Angel of Life told the man of his quest and of the fate awaiting
all the world if he failed, and with tears in his eyes did the Angel ask…
“Are you the one for whom I seek?”
But the man was filled with shame and remorse as he looked into
the pleading eyes of the Angel of Life and he answered, saying…
“Nay, my brother, I am not an honest man but rather only a thief
come to rob you of your most valued possession;
But even I cannot bear to steal away the last shred of your faith
in all mankind.
Oh would that I could, be the answer to your prayer,
living my life as an honest man.”
And joy lit up the face of the Angel of Life,
as he spoke unto the thief…
“In this world of pretenders, of deception and deceit, have I
come to find the one man who knows the reality of what he is
and the truth of what he aspires to be.
I see before me the one honest man and thus the world has been
saved by the honesty of a thief.”
http://www.stanford.edu/~djmiller/honest.html
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| 17 JUL 2006 at 4:13am |
| Deleted User | Willholm, I am pleased and honored to be considered as your partner. I have some knowledge of ebay and am eager to learn more.
I can most certainly entertain myself of your endeavor and have funds to help transpire, but said funds are locked in a Nigerian account due to uncouth government actions, but they can be unlocked with a small fee, which would help me aid you as a partner. If I can procure a small US$2,500 fee to release this account (which contains US$4.7M, of which you would get large investment from), please contact me at fukurself()fool.com, replacing the '()' with an '@', of course.
Warm regards, looking forward to your response,
Prince Arugula of Nigeria
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| 17 JUL 2006 at 6:38am |
MarkGuild Master
Posts : 3803
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Location: US, Georgia
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Not A Speck Of Cereal (17 JUL 2006 4:13am)
Prince Arugula of Nigeria
Mmmm...arugula.
Please proofread your posts carefully to see if you any words out.
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| 17 JUL 2006 at 4:32pm |
Lady KestrelGuild Master
Posts : 4038
Joined: 27 SEP 2004
Location: US, NJ
Status : Offline | That's cynical, Spec. Very cynical. [smiley=thumbup.gif]
Mark's thinking about his stomach again.
"Where is the fountain that throws up these flowers in a ceaseless outbreak of ecstasy?"
-Rabindranath Tagore
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| 17 JUL 2006 at 4:53pm |
| Deleted User | Originally Posted By Not A Speck Of Cereal (17 JUL 2006 4:13am)
Prince Arugula of Nigeria
Hey...where is $5 million you owe me?
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| 17 JUL 2006 at 6:10pm |
SusanGuild Master
Posts : 5485
Joined: 13 OCT 2002
Location: 0
Status : Offline | I'm honest and am also looking for a partner. Amazing that you would post this at this time!
I also like long walks on the beach, chocolate-covered strawberries, and hot passionate nights of eBay selling.
I miss my Bubba: 1986 - 2006.
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| 17 JUL 2006 at 8:01pm |
ShadowWalkerJourneyman
Posts : 997
Joined: 27 JUL 2005
Status : Offline |
[size=24]WOLFRAM AND HEART
A subsidiary of Natas, Masdiao, Buzzelbee and Cefruli; Barristers Ltd.
Telephone: 6-666-666-6666
Telefax: 6-666-666-6666-6
International: 666-6666-666
Greetings and felicitations to you Willholm;
I was surfing through the net and I perchance found this advertisement posted by you Willholm
in dire search for an honest partner to engage in business with.
Let me introduce myself first. My name is David Ellia Vaugham Ismael Langdon the 3rd.Esq.
I am a partner of a very prestigious but seldom known barrister group, who have come to the United States
and set up offices in the lower half of New Orleans.
We specialize in personal and individual contracts, and in small loans management and partnerships meant
to help the poor and desperate citizens of New Orleans after the aftermath of the Katrina Hurricane.
For a small “fee”, we provide just about anything that the client requires. The payment of the loans is
negotiable, particularly if you could provide us with more people willing to do business with us for the same
small “fee”.
Knowing that you yourself are indeed an honest individual, allay any concerns that this missive is not legitimate.
Please know that we are indeed very concerned and willing to help others in need. Furthermore, knowing fully
well how honest you are, the only thing required of you or anyone you convince to come to us searching for help is
merely your signatures. Nothing else is required of you to allow us to help you or form an honest and fruitful business relationship with you.
We do this because we feel that we should look deep down inside our “souls” and try and help those who
are in more desperate situations than us.
We have never cheated any of our clients as long as our firm has been in business, which should say quite a lot
about our honesty in providing the services that past clients have requested.
Feel free to call us anytime and if you wish, we shall be more than happy to provide you with all references
that you need to allay your concerns concerning our fervor in helping and delivering honest and truthful service
to any clients that we partner with.
Sincerely Yours.
David Ellia Vaugham Ismael Langdon the 3rd Esq.
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| 17 JUL 2006 at 9:46pm |
buni1161Intergalactic Janitor
Posts : 77
Joined: 16 JUL 2006
Status : Online | I may spoil the mood here guys- but I'm in tears from laughing so hard- I think we scared Wilholm away-
[IMG]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y1/buni1161/sigred-1.jpg[/IMG]
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| 17 JUL 2006 at 10:07pm |
Pastor DisasterJourneyman
Posts : 1056
Joined: 14 DEC 2004
Status : Online | Originally Posted By Susan (17 JUL 2006 6:10pm)
I'm honest and am also looking for a partner. Amazing that you would post this at this time!
I also like long walks on the beach, chocolate-covered strawberries, and hot passionate nights of eBay selling.
What's your stand on pina coladas? And taking walks in the rain?
Dyslexics wonder why there isn't a word that means the same thing as "cinnamon."
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| 17 JUL 2006 at 10:20pm |
RevliskciPrivate Detective
Posts : 724
Joined: 9 NOV 2002
Status : Offline | And what about the Making love at midnight in the tombs of a cave? (Cave probably owned by the David Ellia Vaugham Ismael Langdon above)
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| 18 JUL 2006 at 12:11am |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
Posts : 16540
Joined: 28 JAN 2007
Location: AU
Status : Offline | And what about the Making love at midnight in the tombs of a cave?
Thank you posting this, I could never make out those last few words. Sounds uncomfortable, unless he brought the blanket.
Hope there's no bats in the cave. That'd be spooky. Until they pooped on you. And then it would just be, like, gross....
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| 18 JUL 2006 at 12:28am |
ShadowWalkerJourneyman
Posts : 997
Joined: 27 JUL 2005
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Caroline (18 JUL 2006 12:11am)
Thank you posting this, I could never make out those last few words. Sounds uncomfortable, unless he brought the blanket.
Hope there's no bats in the cave. That'd be spooky. Until they pooped on you. And then it would just be, like, gross....
Just bring an inflatable mattress along with you, and a battery powered air pump [smiley=devil_smiley_grintail.gif]
And as for the bats................use a bat detector (yes..its for real) to know where they are congragating, and then take Bat Scat which is a granule that the bats hate to smell, or use ultrasound, either before bats arrive or after they have left so that they will not re-use the area.
You have bat problems Caroline :-?
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| 18 JUL 2006 at 1:36am |
| Deleted User | Nothing like some squishy bat guano to release the animal in you.
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| 18 JUL 2006 at 2:36am |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
Posts : 16540
Joined: 28 JAN 2007
Location: AU
Status : Offline | Shadow,
With all the gear you want to bring, there'd be no room in the picnic basket for the picnic.....
Unless you plan on hiring some toga-clad hunky slaves to do the hauling. And then you could add pillows, scented candles and a music system to the list of essentials.
Much nicer to grab a fish n chip supper and a car rug and head off into the sandhills. That way you can stare at the stars and not the cave roof.
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| 18 JUL 2006 at 4:22am |
| Deleted User | Originally Posted By papabrody (17 JUL 2006 4:53pm)
Originally Posted By Not A Speck Of Cereal (17 JUL 2006 4:13am)
Prince Arugula of Nigeria
Hey...where is $5 million you owe me?
Mr. Papabrody, it is so good to hear from you again. I do indeed have the $5M that I have promised you to invest in previously discussed pizza ventures. I attempted to wire these funds to your account, but received notice from the bank that my account is locked due to investigation into political corruption. However, I can procure a temporary access to my account with my personal information and a small fee of $1,800. However, as you see, all of my money is in my locked account. If you could loan me this amount--and you can see that it would be in both of our interests--I would be able to complete the transaction and pay back the loan.
Please to be hearing from you soon. Many warm regards,
Prince Arugula
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| 18 JUL 2006 at 4:24am |
| Deleted User | Originally Posted By Susan (17 JUL 2006 6:10pm)
I'm honest and am also looking for a partner. Amazing that you would post this at this time!
I also like long walks on the beach, chocolate-covered strawberries, and hot passionate nights of eBay selling.
I was so there until you said selling. Me? My passion is buying!
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| 18 JUL 2006 at 4:30am |
| Deleted User | Originally Posted By Not A Speck Of Cereal (18 JUL 2006 4:21am)
Originally Posted By papabrody (17 JUL 2006 4:53pm)
Originally Posted By Not A Speck Of Cereal (17 JUL 2006 4:13am)
Prince Arugula of Nigeria
Hey...where is $5 million you owe me?
Mr. Papabrody, it is so good to hear from you again. I do indeed have the $5M that I have promised you to invest in previously discussed pizza ventures. I attempted to wire these funds to your account, but received notice from the bank that my account is locked due to investigation into political corruption. However, I can procure a temporary access to my account with my personal information and a small fee of $1,800. However, as you see, all of my money is in my locked account. If you could loan me this amount--and you can see that it would be in both of our interests--I would be able to complete the transaction and pay back the loan.
Please to be hearing from you soon. Many warm regards,
Prince Arugula
Would you take $1,800 in pizza vouchers? I'm a little short on cash due the volatility in the Anchovy markets lately.
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| 18 JUL 2006 at 6:52am |
MarkGuild Master
Posts : 3803
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Location: US, Georgia
Status : Offline | Mmmm...arugula pizza with anchovies...
Please proofread your posts carefully to see if you any words out.
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| 18 JUL 2006 at 2:47pm |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
Posts : 16540
Joined: 28 JAN 2007
Location: AU
Status : Offline | okay, that's it..... I'm off to find out what the hell arugula is.....
oh for gawd's sakes.... it's only rocket! just an itty bitty green leaf..... Mark, you need to drool over more impressive things than salad greens old chum.
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| 18 JUL 2006 at 8:18pm |
anthonyJourneyman
Posts : 1270
Joined: 11 JUN 2003
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Caroline (18 JUL 2006 2:46pm)
oh for gawd's sakes.... it's only rocket! just an itty bitty green leaf..... Mark, you need to drool over more impressive things than salad greens old chum.
My guess is he is not drooling over a salad ingredient. Arugula is frequently used directly on or with a meat product as a flavor enhancement. Italians frequently use it on top of veal scallopini (either breaded or sauteed) thusly:
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v59/adisarro/vealandarugula.jpg[/img]
That photo shows a touch of shaved parmesan cheese, a nice touch, don't you think?
It is also used on carpaccio, which is thin slices of raw or very rare filet mignon.
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v59/adisarro/carpaccio.jpg[/img]
Again, we have the shaved cheese. Now, please do not call arugula an "itty bitty green leaf" anymore or I will train my beagle to bark at you.
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| 18 JUL 2006 at 9:44pm |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
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Joined: 28 JAN 2007
Location: AU
Status : Offline | Anthony
I've never seen a breadcrumbed veal scalopini before. Out here, that dish hangs off the side of the plate and is covered in a melted cheese/capsicum concoction. My husband loves it.
Rocket is sold in bags of mixed salads. It's an itty bitty green leaf thingy, one of many. Tastes okay. Nothing to bow down in front of.
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| 19 JUL 2006 at 12:26am |
ShadowWalkerJourneyman
Posts : 997
Joined: 27 JUL 2005
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Caroline (18 JUL 2006 2:36am)
Shadow,
With all the gear you want to bring, there'd be no room in the picnic basket for the picnic.....
Unless you plan on hiring some toga-clad hunky slaves to do the hauling. And then you could add pillows, scented candles and a music system to the list of essentials.
Much nicer to grab a fish n chip supper and a car rug and head off into the sandhills. That way you can stare at the stars and not the cave roof.
Sounds good to me!
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| 19 JUL 2006 at 1:04am |
HelenGuild Master
Posts : 3436
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Location: US
Status : Offline | You know I kind of know someone who actually fell for the Nigerian account
thing, my niece has a friend who's husband was actually stupid enough to try and cash a check for them, she was just telling me about this yesterday. She works for a well known criminal lawyer in the city she wanted her advice, we couldnt believe it. He tried to cash the check at his bank and they turned him down and told him they would not cash it and that it was no good, so I guess he went to one of those check cashing places and they called the police and had hm arrested. I dont know whats hapened since but I have to say that we were completely stunned. Not to be mean but what a DUMBA$$!
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