Ask dcr: Multiple Questions
As you know, I started this little “Ask dcr” segment two years ago. To date, it’s only been used once, when Pete asked “Why is American Cheese yellow?” Actually, there was another question that I think I never answered. Well, publicly anyway.
While there’s been no one asking questions in a long time, as of late, they suddenly started to pile in. So, I’ve developed a bit of a backlog of them. I’ll clear them out by answering them here.
First off, Jodie who signs her eMail as Ricky, has this question: “Please forgive us to disturb your precious time. We are … one of the biggest international trading wholesalers in China.We mainly sell electrical products. … Do you have a story that started on Hotmail? Tell us now.”
Please note that the question was edited for brevity. Anyway, thank you Jodie/Ricky for your question. As a matter of fact, no, I do not have a story that started on Hotmail. I do have stories that started as dreams and stories that started as scribbles on a notepad, but none that started on Hotmail.
Our next question comes from Caviar who asks “Es actual su sitio Web?” The answer is “Sí” which is something Caviar would probably realize if he visited this blog regularly.
Hadley asks “Do you want to have an access to a huge database of real, verified companies, looking to hire individuals willing to work at home?” Thanks for the question, Hadley. I’m not sure what I’d do with such a database. It’d probably just gather dust.
Finally, Collins writes: “I‘am sure this e-mail will get to you like a surprise but it’s true.
I’m at a routine check in my bank where I work; encountered in an account that has not been claimed, which is currently $ 14.300,000 ((Fourteen million U.S. Dollars) are credited….”
(Again, the message was edited for brevity.) This is quite a coincidence, Collins. I’m sorry about the unfortunate passing of your customer. Even though you expressed no explicit question, I felt I needed to respond to your message. By some coincidence, I happened to have recently lost $14,300,000. Just a few short months ago, I won that amount in an international lottery. Unfortunately, due to some clerical error, money was removed from my account instead of being put into it after I replied to the International Lottery commission with my account information. It just so happens that the amount taken from my account plus my lottery winnings plus the amount of interest I would have likely earned over the past few months is $14,300,000. So, I find it an extraordinary stroke of luck–not a surprise–that your message comes to me. I believe that your deceased client may have been the agent of the International Lottery that made the supposed clerical error on my account transaction. I see now that he took my money and my winnings and kept them for himself. I greatly appreciate you bringing this to my attention, Collins. If you could facilitate the transfer of these funds from your institution back to me, I would be greatly appreciative. In fact, I am willing to allow you to keep 20% of the $14,300,000 for your time and trouble in facilitating the transfer. You’ll understand, of course, if I am reluctant to transfer my account information. You never know who may be reading. You may, of course, remit these funds to me by a certified international money order or PayPal.
Send your questions to: askdcr@dcrblogs.com. That address, of course, may change one day if I start getting a bunch of “Official [insert name of little blue pill]” junk mail.
Disclaimer for the Humor-Impaired that May Be Employed by Government Agencies: This post is intended as humor, poorly implemented though it may be. I am not actually soliciting anyone to send me millions of dollars. I realize the message received is spam and a scam. Now, get off my blog and go do your freakin’ job by finding genuine criminals.
hmmm - the added period at the end is VERY sneeeekie. Yoos a geeniouss DCR