Stupid People - Page 2

wolf · 11-05-2007, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by freshnesschronic

I'm pretty sure I got conned today.

You did.

But now you know.

Go forth and sin no more.

Since I deal with sad looking homeless people pretty much all the time, I'm pretty immune. Most of them are with it enough not to try hitting me up for anything other than cigarettes.

Chances are you're going to see this lady again and again ... probably not pregnant. Nice touch, though, that she's asking for an odd amount. Bad on her that she's harassing people into coming across with more than a buck. Beggars used to have standards.

11-05-2007, 03:07 PM

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"sir you can help me out more than that (with some attitude!)"

Bill goes back in my wallet and I give her .50 at that point.

Sundae · 11-05-2007, 03:42 PM

Fresh you probably were conned, but you weren't stupid.
I gave the last money out of my purse to someone a couple of weeks ago and I figured he needed it more than me as he was desperate enough to be asking strangers. He only got about 63p (just over a dollar) but it made me feel good for quite a while.

Just remind yourself how lucky you are that $10 doesn't mean that much to you that you have to try and scam strangers for it. And next time stick to what you said to the Baptist scammer. Or offer to buy some take-out food if you think they might be genuine.

Clodfobble · 11-05-2007, 04:03 PM

I wish I could find an embeddable clip for this, but no. So here's a link.

http://www.cmt.com/loaded/index.jhtml?vid=175391

This is from the second season of the show "Making the Team: The Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders." Among other show segments, it contains the interview portion of the auditions. Give it time to buffer, then skip ahead to 3:45 minutes remaining. If you really can't wait for the setup, the pure comedy gold starts at 2:55 minutes remaining.

Guilty confession: I love this show. There is no earthly reason why this show should entertain me, but God help me, I am addicted.

Sundae · 11-05-2007, 04:55 PM

That made my day, thanks Clod.

Clodfobble · 11-05-2007, 05:18 PM

Hoof, the rest of the episodes can all be found in the menu on the right, if you find yourself craving more hot cheerleader action.

Spoiler: the deaf girl is one of the best, she makes the team easily and I believe is the first deaf team member they've ever had.

HungLikeJesus · 11-05-2007, 08:37 PM

I was just in a meeting in South Tahoe and someone mentioned the South Tahoe Public Utility District, which is abbreviated STPUD, but the locals pronounce it Stupid (http://www.stpud.us/). When I was driving back to Sacramento (California), I saw a political sign beside the road saying "Joe Smith for STPUD Director."

HungLikeJesus · 11-05-2007, 08:42 PM

Early in my career, I had a fax to send to five people and it was the first time I ever used a fax machine. I made five copies of the document I needed to send and gave them to the secretary, along with the list of names and numbers.

lumberjim · 11-05-2007, 10:30 PM

you didn't get conned. you got spare changed. conned is when they play upon your greed....

I gave a guy $20 outside a liquor store not too long ago. I knew the bullshit about his car breaking down with his kids in it was a come on.....I knew that although he promised to mail it back to me at the dealership, I'd never see it again. fuck it. not stupid.....weak. the guy caught me at a moment of low will power. he had a good sales pitch. i paid him to shut up and let me get in my car. chalk it up, babe!

ZenGum · 11-05-2007, 10:53 PM

Well if it's confessions time:
In my mid-teens I bought a watch from a mail-order add. The add suggested (but on later close examination, didn't actually promise) a combination digital and analogue display.
What arrived was an incredibly cheap digital display .. behind a PRINTED analogue face with the hands PAINTED ON! And the whole thing fell apart within a month anyway.
I paid about $12 for a valuable lesson about marketing and mail order crap. A good price, I think.

ViennaWaits · 11-05-2007, 10:55 PM

I've been caught weak by just about every story mentioned in this thread so far. Car broke down with kids (in my case it was grandkids, and I gave the man my jumper cables, 5 cigarettes, and the whole $1.62 in my wallet), a woman trying to get "home." Once I even "loaned" a woman $80 for a tow truck. Oh yea, I'm a sucker for a sob story; maybe because I've been the subject of a few (though never enough to ask strangers for money). I also pledge to most of the Police/Fire/EMT solicitors that call, although that is seeding, so a different situation.

I've also been out of it enough to have a similar experience as the one wth the creamer caraffe, and stretching across to hold the door. Oh yea, I have my moments.

As to the smartass who was nervy enough to ask for more than you gave... at that point I may very well have taken the dollar back and walked away. Asking is one thing - demanding is another. Bitch.

lumberjim · 11-05-2007, 10:58 PM

maybe you were a beggar in a previous life?

lumberjim · 11-05-2007, 11:03 PM

anyone ever buy speakers out of a van? UT?

freshnesschronic · 11-06-2007, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

anyone ever buy speakers out of a van? UT?

Twice, both at the grocery store I worked at in high school, Jewel Osco (yeah Midwest!).
For the low, low price of $2500.

kerosene · 11-08-2007, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

anyone ever buy speakers out of a van? UT?

Guilty. They seemed like good speakers. I fell for the "My boss wants me to get rid of these" line. I was 19.

11-05-2007, 03:42 PM	#3
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Fresh you probably were conned, but you weren't stupid. I gave the last money out of my purse to someone a couple of weeks ago and I figured he needed it more than me as he was desperate enough to be asking strangers. He only got about 63p (just over a dollar) but it made me feel good for quite a while. Just remind yourself how lucky you are that $10 doesn't mean that much to you that you have to try and scam strangers for it. And next time stick to what you said to the Baptist scammer. Or offer to buy some take-out food if you think they might be genuine. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

11-05-2007, 04:55 PM	#5
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	That made my day, thanks Clod. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

11-05-2007, 08:37 PM	#7
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	I was just in a meeting in South Tahoe and someone mentioned the South Tahoe Public Utility District, which is abbreviated STPUD, but the locals pronounce it Stupid (http://www.stpud.us/). When I was driving back to Sacramento (California), I saw a political sign beside the road saying "Joe Smith for STPUD Director." __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

11-05-2007, 08:42 PM	#8
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	What's stupid about that? Early in my career, I had a fax to send to five people and it was the first time I ever used a fax machine. I made five copies of the document I needed to send and gave them to the secretary, along with the list of names and numbers. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

11-05-2007, 10:30 PM	#9
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	you didn't get conned. you got spare changed. conned is when they play upon your greed.... I gave a guy $20 outside a liquor store not too long ago. I knew the bullshit about his car breaking down with his kids in it was a come on.....I knew that although he promised to mail it back to me at the dealership, I'd never see it again. fuck it. not stupid.....weak. the guy caught me at a moment of low will power. he had a good sales pitch. i paid him to shut up and let me get in my car. chalk it up, babe! __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

11-05-2007, 04:03 PM	#4
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I wish I could find an embeddable clip for this, but no. So here's a link. http://www.cmt.com/loaded/index.jhtml?vid=175391 This is from the second season of the show "Making the Team: The Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders." Among other show segments, it contains the interview portion of the auditions. Give it time to buffer, then skip ahead to 3:45 minutes remaining. If you really can't wait for the setup, the pure comedy gold starts at 2:55 minutes remaining. Guilty confession: I love this show. There is no earthly reason why this show should entertain me, but God help me, I am addicted.

11-05-2007, 05:18 PM	#6
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Hoof, the rest of the episodes can all be found in the menu on the right, if you find yourself craving more hot cheerleader action. Spoiler: the deaf girl is one of the best, she makes the team easily and I believe is the first deaf team member they've ever had.

11-05-2007, 10:53 PM	#10
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Well if it's confessions time: In my mid-teens I bought a watch from a mail-order add. The add suggested (but on later close examination, didn't actually promise) a combination digital and analogue display. What arrived was an incredibly cheap digital display .. behind a PRINTED analogue face with the hands PAINTED ON! And the whole thing fell apart within a month anyway. I paid about $12 for a valuable lesson about marketing and mail order crap. A good price, I think. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

11-05-2007, 10:55 PM	#11
ViennaWaits That's some bad hat, Harry. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 83	I feel so INCREDIBLY stupid.... I've been caught weak by just about every story mentioned in this thread so far. Car broke down with kids (in my case it was grandkids, and I gave the man my jumper cables, 5 cigarettes, and the whole $1.62 in my wallet), a woman trying to get "home." Once I even "loaned" a woman $80 for a tow truck. Oh yea, I'm a sucker for a sob story; maybe because I've been the subject of a few (though never enough to ask strangers for money). I also pledge to most of the Police/Fire/EMT solicitors that call, although that is seeding, so a different situation. I've also been out of it enough to have a similar experience as the one wth the creamer caraffe, and stretching across to hold the door. Oh yea, I have my moments. As to the smartass who was nervy enough to ask for more than you gave... at that point I may very well have taken the dollar back and walked away. Asking is one thing - demanding is another. Bitch. __________________ There is no smoking on this flight, but you can light up whatever you like once we land in Jamaica.

11-05-2007, 10:58 PM	#12
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	maybe you were a beggar in a previous life? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

11-05-2007, 11:03 PM	#13
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	anyone ever buy speakers out of a van? UT? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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