I must admit I was thoroughly entertained by this blog posting that is complete with audio files of the voicemails this guy left when trying to get his date to cover her share of the restaurant bill after he realized she wasn’t interested in him. Oh, and did I mention he is supposedly the CEO of a company? Yeah. You have got to read through
From the “Just a bit too much of a Tightwad” Department
This guy in England didn’t want to spend the money on brake fluid for his car so he decided to just fill the brake reservoir with vegetable oil. He had already rolled up an old carpet and used it as his front bumper. Â
Tips for Bartering (Found on Craigslist)
I was going to link to this but figure that sooner or later Craigslist will be deleting this post so I just pasted it here. I found this in the “Best of Craigslist” section: “You want more barter offers? Here are ten ways, based on the many usual posts found in this section, to get more barters: Pretend to be a Healer, a Psychic or
Inheritance
When Dan found out he was going to inherit a fortune when his sickly father died, he decided he needed a woman to enjoy it with. So one evening he went to a singles bar where he spotted the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Her natural beauty took his breath away. “I may look like just an ordinary man”, he said as he
Keeping Up With the Steins
Here’s a link to the movie trailer for “Keeping Up With the Steins”. I think my favorite quote in the trailer is, “It’s not how much money you have…… It’s how much money you spend”. http://www.apple.com/trailers/miramax/keepingupwiththesteins/trailer/
The Credit Card Commercial that Didn’t Make the Cut
Okay. A couple things to note. Sorry if you aren’t using IE. If you aren’t, you probably can’t see the video player below. If you are easily offended, don’t watch the video. Don’t get me wrong. This video doesn’t have a bunch of people jumping around with no clothes on or anything, but it does have one word in it that might be offensive and
The Big Corporate World
This is what it’s like trying to get people to agree in my big company:
More Money Saving Tips from ELYM
Well, here it is February. The holiday season is over and the debt hangover is finally taking shape. Holy smokes! You spent a lot of money on presents this year. Well, there’s only one way to overcome this hangover. Save LOTS of money on things. With all of the money you’ll save with these groundbreaking ideas, you are sure to pull yourself up and out
Mardi Gras is ON!
Leave it to those New Orleans locals. Mardi gras is one of those festivals that you just can’t “not” do. You’ve heard of the drink down there called the hurricane? Apparently, due to the sensitivity of what’s happened down there they are going to stop serving the “hurricane”. They have started serving a new drink down there though. They call it the “fema”. Apparently it
Who Falls for These?
I got this in my email today. Someone must be falling for these scams or they wouldn’t keep sending them out. I’m going to pass on this, but thought I’d post it here for your reading pleasure. Wow, a 40% cut. That’s pretty generous of him. Dear Friend Greeting to you my dear friend, I am sending you this mail regarding the 31st October 1999