A heads up for you buying Christmas gift cards.....
....even for boating related purchases.I received this email today from a friend. The scam is real so be careful
when purchasing gift cards: ==
Yes this is true. Here is the link that has the information to back up this
email: http://www.snopes.com/fraud/sales/giftcard.asp "Well the crooks have found a way to rob you of your gift card balance. If you buy Christmas Gift Cards from a display rack that has various store
cards, you may become a victim of theft. Crooks are now jotting down the
card numbers in the store, and then wait a few days and call to see how much
of a
balance THEY have on the card. Once they find the card is "activated", they
go online and start shopping.
You may want to purchase your Christmas gift card from a customer service
person, where they do not have the Christmas Gift Cards viewable to the
public.
Please share this with all your family and friends. ======
Those who buy *Holiday* or *xmas* gift cards need not worry and should
disregard this warning. ;-) |
Nov 29
2006
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| Just like Jesus, there's written accounts of Harry Potter, so you must
believe in him, also... |
basskisser
Nov 30
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| I'm sure digital is fun, but alas, I'm still in the 35mm days. "You run, what you brung" |
Tim
Nov 30
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| Please go back and read the entire thread. Blatant troll that was,
after about two replies, indeed "blasting a partisan agenda". Or, do
you REALLY not understand the underlying messaged troll about "Happy
Holidays and an elf gutted? |
basskisser
Nov 30
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| Elves are mythical creatures, sort of like fairies, leprechauns,
unicorns, etc. Trolls, however, are real. |
Chuck
Nov 30
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| LOL!
--
John H **** May your Christmas be Spectacular****
******and your New Year even Better!****** |
JohnH
Nov 30
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| that was funny. Not only are they real, but one of them spends a lot of
time in rec.boats. |
Reginald
Nov 30
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| Yes, you do. |
basskisser
Nov 30
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| I figured you'd stick your head in the sand. As usual. |
basskisser
Nov 30
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| I bought the wife a D50 today. Got her all set for a class in a couple
months. I suppose she'll start wanting my lenses soon.
--
John H **** May your Christmas be Spectacular****
******and your New Year even Better!****** |
JohnH
Nov 30
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| Did you own any lenses? I give her 1 month before she is going to want
you camera. I now have the 18-200 and it is a great lens. |
Reginald
Nov 30
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| Where's Harry Potter when we need him? |
Calif
Nov 30
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| I've got two zoom telephotos besides the 18-70 that came with the D70. I
want the 18-200, but can't justify it since I've already got the big 70-200
VR, and the 70-300 (without VR).
--
John H *Have a great Christmas and a spectacular New Year!* |
JohnH
Nov 30
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| Here's another thing to worry about. Penguins. |
Short
Nov 30
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| Go see "Happy Feet", then you'll feel better about penguins. I took the
grandkids over the Thanksgiving weekend.
--
John H **** May your Christmas be Spectacular****
******and your New Year even Better!****** |
JohnH
Nov 30
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| I heard that the underlying "message" was over fishing the oceans. Any truth to that? |
Short
Nov 30
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| Last I heard the Penguins were doing OK. Nothing really to worry
about. They are 3rd in their division. We do have to worry about their
demands for a new Arena, though. Personally I would tell them to go to
hell as far as any public financing and if they want to leave
Pittsburgh, so be it. ;-) Dave Hall |
Dave
Nov 30
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| Yes. But it was done well, not a Greenpeace or tree hugger movie at all.
I'd give the movie about 2 out of 5 stars. It had its cute spots.
--
John H **** May your Christmas be Spectacular****
******and your New Year even Better!****** |
JohnH
Nov 30
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| Chuck, why are you participating in a "blatant troll"? |
basskisser
Nov 30
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| You don't see the difference between a silly remark about elves and a
cut 'n paste editorial blasting some political figure or promoting a
partisan agenda? Oh, yeah. That's right. You don't. After all, if you
admitted to being able to do so, you could no longer fantasize that
you're avoiding accountability for your choices. Have a pleasant day. |
Chuck
Nov 30
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| Thanks for distributing this far and wide so more crooks have a new idea. Moron. |
Alotta
Nov 30
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| If you read the Snopes article you would see they really do not consider
this a big deal, for this scam to be a problem the card has to be able
to be used when the "CARD IS NOT PRESENT" and the card does not have
additional security info. I personally don't know why anyone gives gift
cards, cash is so much easier to spend. But for those who worry about non issues and other "problems" such as
"xmas", it gives them one more thing to worry about. The abbreviation of "Xmas" for Christmas, long reviled by many
conservative and Low Church Christians, is not nearly as blasphemous as
many contend. Rather
than a sacrilegious removal of "Christ" from Christmas and replacing him
with an
unknown, as some claim, the "Xmas" abbreviation has a long history in
the church.
In Greek, the language in which the New Testament was first written,
"chi" (c or C),
which is almost identical to the Roman alphabet "X," is the first letter
of the word
"Christ" (cristoV, or as it would be written in older manuscripts,
CRISTOS).
In fact, the symbol of the fish in the early church came from using the
first letter
of several titles used for Jesus (Jesus Christ Son of God Savior) that
when combined
spelled the Greek word for fish (icquV, ichthus). In the early days of printing when typesetting was done by hand and
was very tedious
and expensive, abbreviations were common. The church began to use the
abbreviation "X"
for the word "Christ" in religious publications. From there, the
abbreviation moved
into general use in newspapers and other publications, and "Xmas" became
an accepted
way of printing "Christmas." see > http://www.cresourcei.org/symbols/xmasorigin.html |
Reginald
Nov 29
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| How many times did it take you to finally pass 6th
grade..Alotta? I think so. ;-) |
JimH
Nov 29
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| Oh yeah? Well...poof on them. |
Short
Nov 30
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| In that case, allow me to be the first to wish you a Merry Fishmas. :-) |
Chuck
Nov 29
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| Well that is just another thing we can worry about, whom is poofing on whom. |
Reginald
Nov 29
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| Thank you for your kind wishes. and Happy Holidays to you. |
Reginald
Nov 29
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| Every time someone says "Happy Holidays," an elf is eviscerated. |
mholt
Nov 29
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| Not to get this thread even more off subject, but I believe it's "WHO is
poofing on whom." --Mike |
Mike
Nov 30
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| Mike,
Well that is one more thing to worry about .. |
Reginald
Nov 29
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| LOL! --Mike |
Mike
Nov 30
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| Gutless wonders, each and every one. |
Chuck
Nov 29
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