Incredible Karyn Finally saved
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I've been checking back every week or so, just because the stupidity was incredible. And yes karyn has finally been saved[^]. Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
You are the intrepid one, always willing to leap into the fray! A serious character flaw, I might add, but entertaining. Said by Roger Wright about me.
You have to admire her ingenuity. I wish someone would have helped me back when I was up to my head in credit-card debt. Nope, I got to face the awful consequences on my own and if it wouldn't have been for a friend who suggested I go into consulting (for about twice the money), I would have had to file bankruptcy. I can still remember the creditors hassling me... what a nightmare! Regards, Alvaro
Well done is better than well said. -- Benjamin Franklin (I actually prefer medium-well.)
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You have to admire her ingenuity. I wish someone would have helped me back when I was up to my head in credit-card debt. Nope, I got to face the awful consequences on my own and if it wouldn't have been for a friend who suggested I go into consulting (for about twice the money), I would have had to file bankruptcy. I can still remember the creditors hassling me... what a nightmare! Regards, Alvaro
Well done is better than well said. -- Benjamin Franklin (I actually prefer medium-well.)
Alvaro Mendez wrote: You have to admire her ingenuity. I do, I just think who gave was a crazy. Alvaro Mendez wrote: I can still remember the creditors hassling me... what a nightmare! I've been through rough patches in business and understand what you are expressing. Consumer Credit Cards are evil in my mind as they influence people to purchase and use funds that they don't have. Every Christmas here people get up to their eyeballs in debt buying people presents that they don't want. The most shocking thing is that so many people don't understand how to now save for something. Often when you csave for something you find when you have the money put together that you don't actually want it anymore. :-) Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
You are the intrepid one, always willing to leap into the fray! A serious character flaw, I might add, but entertaining. Said by Roger Wright about me.
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You have to admire her ingenuity. I wish someone would have helped me back when I was up to my head in credit-card debt. Nope, I got to face the awful consequences on my own and if it wouldn't have been for a friend who suggested I go into consulting (for about twice the money), I would have had to file bankruptcy. I can still remember the creditors hassling me... what a nightmare! Regards, Alvaro
Well done is better than well said. -- Benjamin Franklin (I actually prefer medium-well.)
Alvaro Mendez wrote: You have to admire her ingenuity No Alvaro we don't have to. In fact, she has not learnt a damned thing. This is all funny and haha but look at what lies underneath it... the same irresponsible disease which is spreading through our youth. She took no responsibility, learnt nothing, and will be back in debt within the year, mark my words. You at least had to face it. She faced nothing but a rising PayPal account. You did not just reverse your debt, you reversed the habit inside you. Hers is still there. Anyway, just wanted to say that :)
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
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Alvaro Mendez wrote: You have to admire her ingenuity. I do, I just think who gave was a crazy. Alvaro Mendez wrote: I can still remember the creditors hassling me... what a nightmare! I've been through rough patches in business and understand what you are expressing. Consumer Credit Cards are evil in my mind as they influence people to purchase and use funds that they don't have. Every Christmas here people get up to their eyeballs in debt buying people presents that they don't want. The most shocking thing is that so many people don't understand how to now save for something. Often when you csave for something you find when you have the money put together that you don't actually want it anymore. :-) Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
You are the intrepid one, always willing to leap into the fray! A serious character flaw, I might add, but entertaining. Said by Roger Wright about me.
Colin Davies wrote: Consumer Credit Cards are evil in my mind as they influence people to purchase and use funds that they don't have. I recently bought a laser printer, and took it over 12 months interest free. I was preapproved for $4000, and I could NOT get the sales guy to understand why I was not going to go out and spend the other $2,500. He didn't see the difference between being offered credit, and being given money. They should teach this stuff in schools IMO. Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 Hey, at least Logo had, at it's inception, a mechanical turtle. VB has always lacked even that... - Shog9 04-09-2002 During last 10 years, with invention of VB and similar programming environments, every ill-educated moron became able to develop software. - Alex E. - 12-Sept-2002
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Alvaro Mendez wrote: You have to admire her ingenuity No Alvaro we don't have to. In fact, she has not learnt a damned thing. This is all funny and haha but look at what lies underneath it... the same irresponsible disease which is spreading through our youth. She took no responsibility, learnt nothing, and will be back in debt within the year, mark my words. You at least had to face it. She faced nothing but a rising PayPal account. You did not just reverse your debt, you reversed the habit inside you. Hers is still there. Anyway, just wanted to say that :)
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
I reckon it's more likely that it's a guy in a trailer park who has no debt and is buying drugs with the money. Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 Hey, at least Logo had, at it's inception, a mechanical turtle. VB has always lacked even that... - Shog9 04-09-2002 During last 10 years, with invention of VB and similar programming environments, every ill-educated moron became able to develop software. - Alex E. - 12-Sept-2002
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Colin Davies wrote: Consumer Credit Cards are evil in my mind as they influence people to purchase and use funds that they don't have. I recently bought a laser printer, and took it over 12 months interest free. I was preapproved for $4000, and I could NOT get the sales guy to understand why I was not going to go out and spend the other $2,500. He didn't see the difference between being offered credit, and being given money. They should teach this stuff in schools IMO. Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 Hey, at least Logo had, at it's inception, a mechanical turtle. VB has always lacked even that... - Shog9 04-09-2002 During last 10 years, with invention of VB and similar programming environments, every ill-educated moron became able to develop software. - Alex E. - 12-Sept-2002
Oh my good grief! :wtf::omg::wtf:
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
"Life, as well as software, has bugs." - Roger Wright
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Oh my good grief! :wtf::omg::wtf:
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
"Life, as well as software, has bugs." - Roger Wright
Here, it is all too common. Shops are allowed to throw credit at people who cannot afford it. The people who do the interest free have 30% interest when the period ends, and on $1700 their monthly repayment was $52 first month ( I only paid $100 ) and $47.50 the next. Then when the time comes to pay the balance, they send you a letter offering to consolidate all your other loans, refinance this one, and lend you more. Most people don't seem to realise their credit card is at 12% and happily accept the offer to pay it off at 30%. Then they don't cut it up, and before you know it, they start a web site so other people will pay their debts ( thus bringing me back on topic :-) ) Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 Hey, at least Logo had, at it's inception, a mechanical turtle. VB has always lacked even that... - Shog9 04-09-2002 During last 10 years, with invention of VB and similar programming environments, every ill-educated moron became able to develop software. - Alex E. - 12-Sept-2002
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Megan Forbes wrote: I wonder if the people who supplied credit card details will find rather more than they pledged suddenly dissapearing. They pay with Paypal, she does not get their details. I agree it's all a bit wrong though. However, kudos to her, surely the first woman to use the Internet to solve her financial worries by taking money from idiots, but without the use of a digital camera. Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 Hey, at least Logo had, at it's inception, a mechanical turtle. VB has always lacked even that... - Shog9 04-09-2002 During last 10 years, with invention of VB and similar programming environments, every ill-educated moron became able to develop software. - Alex E. - 12-Sept-2002
Christian Graus wrote: surely the first woman to use the Internet to solve her financial worries by taking money from idiots, but without the use of a digital camera. :laugh:
I knew it would end badly when I first met Chris in a Canberra alleyway and he said 'try some - it won't hurt you'..... - Christian Graus on Code Project outages
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Colin Davies wrote: I hope you are not refferring to those who sent money etc. :laugh: definitely not its the type of idea you kick around jokingly with your buddies at the local pub. I was kind of impressed that she pulled it off. BW "I'm coming with you! I got you fired, it's the least I can do. Well, the least I could do is absolutely nothing, but I'll go you one better and come along!" - Homer J. Simpson
I'm trying to do something similar, but on a much smaller scale (basically trying to get people to send me money so I can buy my housemate a bike, so he can cycle to work rather than getting me to give him lifts all the time!) Clickety[^] -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!
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Alvaro Mendez wrote: You have to admire her ingenuity No Alvaro we don't have to. In fact, she has not learnt a damned thing. This is all funny and haha but look at what lies underneath it... the same irresponsible disease which is spreading through our youth. She took no responsibility, learnt nothing, and will be back in debt within the year, mark my words. You at least had to face it. She faced nothing but a rising PayPal account. You did not just reverse your debt, you reversed the habit inside you. Hers is still there. Anyway, just wanted to say that :)
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
Paul Watson wrote: This is all funny and haha but look at what lies underneath it... the same irresponsible disease which is spreading through our youth. I suppose, but it has brought the issue out into the light, yet again. Paul Watson wrote: She took no responsibility, learnt nothing, and will be back in debt within the year, mark my words. Well I sure hope not, for her sake and the sake of those who sent her money. I actually do believe she took responsibility: she found a way to get out of debt. The way I see it, there are two ways of being responsible in this case: 1. Don't get into debt in the first place -- she didn't do that one. 2. If you get into debt, find a way to pay it back. -- she did that. The irresponsible route would have been to get into debt and then just file for bankruptcy. The reason I admire her ingenuity is because she found a way to collect money (for her debts) without having to sell a damn thing. Regards, Alvaro
Well done is better than well said. -- Benjamin Franklin (I actually prefer medium-well.)