Meeting Up With Internet Dates Can Be Dangerous
Monday, August 13th, 2007
Here at the Chad’s News Command Center, we’ve heard quite a few stories about online lovers finally taking the plunge and meeting in person for the first time—usually to dismal results. And while the man in the linked article is an extreme case, it pays to be careful with any romantic prospect that you meet on the internet. I’ve heard of mothers sending pictures of their college-age daughters and claiming them to be their own pictures. And don’t believe anyone who says they’re a minor—most likely it will be some sort of law enforcement official working a sting operation to catch child molesters.
Link: http://www.smh.com.au/…
(via Kim Komando)
Here at Chad’s News, we don’t give out the “Absurd” label for just anything. No—you have to work hard to get it. And this story definitely fits the bill. Locals of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America union are having a difficult time finding members to perform picketing duties, so they’re hiring homeless people to do it instead.
A man named Didier Stevens put up an advertisement on Google for 6 months and got an amazing 409 clicks. Now most people wouldn’t consider 409 clicks out of 260,000 page views to be significant, but the ad said, “Is your PC virus-free? Get it infected here!”
From the article: “In Florida, Utah, and soon in Rhode Island and Wisconsin, selling your used CDs to the local record joint will be more scrutinized than then getting a driver’s license in those states.” For example, in Florida, the CD store is required to copy your identification and take your fingerprint. Just to sell a used CD?!? I think the author of the linked article hit it on the head when he suspects the music industry of being a force behind these laws.
Penn and Teller played a joke on some environmentalists, getting them to sign a petition demanding that dihydrogen monoxide be banned. Dihydrogen monoxide is more commonly called water.
Man bets wife in poker game and loses. Wife finds out, gets angry at man, and divorces him. Just to spite him, she starts dating the “winner.” The winner turns out to be better husband material, so she marries him. Guess you shouldn’t bet what you aren’t prepared to lose.