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Have you seen the Supernanny programmes?

Lots of great advice in them for when they get a little bit older.


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By handling: It.


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I was sitting at the front of the bus from Columbo to Columbo airport minding my own business when a young local man sat next to me.

We had one of those brief friendly conversations.

The bus was very crowded.

He asked me for my bus fare in a way that made me assume he worked for the bus company - I'd seen him chatting to the conductor earlier.

So I handed over the $10 bus fare to him - in full view of the driver.

A few minutes later he got off and reached his hand through the window to shake mine. "Nice chap" I thought.

When we got to the airport the conductor asked me for the fare.

I explained that I'd already paid and then the penny dropped that I'd been scammed.


I was furious because someone had got one over on me in such a stupid, petty, cheap, childish way.

I guess being in a foreign land in the middle of a 22 hour journey from Bombay to London partially explains me letting my guard down

First and last time I got scammed - as far as I know.


Looking back on it now, that incident was no big deal.




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I am the sole beneficiary of my uncle Albert, who was the Minister of Tribbles in my country, and who was brutally murdered by kidnappers. Through various leaseback deals with foreign investors to my country he was able to deposit 18.7 million dollars US in his Post Office savings account.

I am looking to transfer this money abroad and am looking for someone that I can trust who has a bank account that I can transfer this money to.

This transaction is 100% legal and risk free.


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My pet buffalo's died.


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The 419eater scambaiter website is hilarious. Check out the Letters Archive page on that site.


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There's also "my sister's got one I want one too."

Or "I looked after my nieces and nephews the other day. We had a great time. I want children of my own."

We often desire what other people have.



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Until they come up with an innoculation for AIDS, I love condoms.


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I received a message from Konami too.

Reported her, or him, straight away as a probable spammer and scammer.


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Food and clothing comes to less than $50,000.

Shelter? Surely that depends whether you buy or rent your property?

If you buy your property, you'll have an asset that will go up in value over a period of 21 years.

A lot of costs are childcare and education - with a big chunk at the end for university costs. What, so nobody's children contribute to their University costs???


And don't you get tax rebates / some form of child benefit in the USA, like we do in the UK?


Sure you can spend over $190,000 on your children.

Or you can do it the more economical way for less than $40,000.

Maybe I should start a separate thread explaining how to do it?


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Sorry for my last comment.

What I really meant to say was:

"Why don't we start a bank with a new business model?"

What does it take to start a new bank?

From what you've said, there's every chance that we could start a bank with lower charges, just as good - if not better service - and still make a profit.

I'd also like to start a new insurance company. Initially that company would have only 1 customer: me. I know I'd be a good insurance risk and I'm sure I could reduce my car insurance premiums.


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I use my PC for gaming.

I prefer the better graphics from a PC and cheaper games.

Wolfenstein Enemy Territory is a great free FPS. Hundreds of different maps and a thriving online community. Doesn't need a high spec PC either.

Supreme Commander (including Forged Alliance). Probably the best RTS.


The best games are where you play against other people instead of some stupid artificial intillegence.


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The last pic reminds me of a labourer who worked at the manufacturing company where I used to work.

He was a similar age to the gentleman in the last photo, but bald headed and with a much larger beer gut.

He was sitting in his thong in his front garden when the police came and asked him to cover up.

Why?

He was causing a major motor vehicle hazard.


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All those bank branches in all those prime town centre locations cost money.

All those people working in all those branches and head offices expect to be paid too.

Banks don't charge for using their cash machines.

Personal current accounts are free - as long as you keep them in credit.

Using your credit card is free as long as you pay back the money within a month.


Banks ramp up their charges in certain areas to subsidise the services they give away for free.

They'll also charge what the market will stand - like any well run business.

If you don't like it, why don't you start a bank with a different business model?


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Lovely brother you had.

We didn't do the typewriter in my family.

There was the noisebox though - which is a variation on the typewriter.

Press the nose for a car horn sound. Twist the ear for another sound...


I suppose my dad was a wise man. He used to buy us lots of boardgames to distract us from games like the noisebox or typewriter. The games would keep us quiet for hours on end before an argument would erupt over the rules, or my 2nd oldest brother cheating. Or the game would end and we'd argue over who would pack it up.



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1 Monotheism = worship of 1 god. EG Judaism, Christianity, Islam.
Polytheism = worship of many gods.

2. The Iraqi's practised year round farming in 5300BC, and had the first known cities. Of course with history this ancient it's difficult to know if they were really the first, or if their culture and technology was based on anyone elses.

3. The Roman legal system is the basis of the British legal system. Roman citizens had the right to a "fair trial" - as opposed to the people in charge being able to do what they wanted with the people under them.

4. Chinese = gunpowder, paper, printing, compass, paper money, windmills...

5. British = James Watt - significant improvements to steam engine. The Stephensons - first proper railways. Jethro Tull, Turnip Townshend and others for agricultural reforms. Hargreaves and others who developed mechanised wool and cotton production. This all happened in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

America was a British colony till 1783. It didn't develop industrially until the mid to late 19th century and only overtook Britain for industrial output at the end of the 19th century.

7. Japan has limited natural resources. After the 2nd World War, to rebuild their country they concentrated on manufacturing. Toyota introduced some good common sense manufacturing practises. They weren't the first to introduce mass production - that was done by the Springfield Armoury for making guns. But it was the Japanese who perfected the art of mass production and worldwide distribution: cars, electronic goods, motor bikes etc etc. How many Japanese products do you have inside and outside your home?

8. The Egytians continued what the Iraqis started.



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Ur's in Iraq.

Sumer's in southern Mesopitamia in Iraq.


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What, you used to be his secretary?

He made you type his memos?


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So many to choose from:

The Iraqis. Ancient Mesopotamia. The first civilisation. The first people to drag mankind out of the hunter gatherer existence and into organised cities and agriculture.

The Greeks. Ancient Greeks. First known democracy. Contributions to philosophy. Provided a lot of the technology that the Romans used.

The Italians. Ancient Rome. Their organisation. Legal system.

The Israelis. Monotheism.

The Chinese. So many Chinese inventions. Paper, gunpowder...

The British. The industrial revolution. The start of mechanisation.

USA. First aeroplane. The PC...

The Japanese. Mass production and worldwide distribution of consumer goods.


My vote would go to the Iraqis for being the first civilisation. Without that first step, none of the others would have followed.



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Playing Millionaire with my older brothers when I was 3 years old. Earliest gaming memory.

I couldn't count so I didn't realise I had well over a million pounds and had won the game.


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