the random musings not worthy of new thread thread

[Diomedes]

glad you enjoy him

[Eagaholic]

I recently read an article on Philly.com that a 101 year old man died in an apartment fire in Atlantic City. Sad. They said the name was being witheld until relatives were notified. I thought that was considerate. You wouldn't want to hear about some 101 year old man in an apartment in AC dying, and then they identify him by name, and you suddenly realize holy shtein, that's my 101 year old male relative in an apartment in Atlantic City. Farg!

[ice grillin you]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/25/AR2008022502612.html?referrer=emailarticle

If only real hit men were so courteous.

In recent months, authorities said, about a dozen Fairfax and Stafford county residents have received e-mails telling them that they are about to be killed. There is a twist: The killer offers a way out.

"The sender tells the receiver, 'I've been hired to kill you, it's one of your friends, I'm watching you. However . . . I don't believe you did what they said, and I'm going to give you a chance to pay me, and I won't kill you,' " Fairfax police spokeswoman Camille Neville said.

[Phanatic]

Played basketball again this morning. Been playing a couple of mornings a week for three weeks now.

When do I stop spitting up lung cookies? 

[BigEd76]

Enzyte Maker Found Guilty of Fraud

CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal court jury on Friday found the owner of a company that sells "male enhancement" tablets and other herbal supplements guilty of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, bank fraud and money laundering.

Steve Warshak, whose conviction was reported Friday by The Cincinnati Enquirer, is founder and president of Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals, which distributes Enzyte and a number of products alleged to boost energy, manage weight, reduce memory loss and aid restful sleep.

Television ads for Enzyte feature "Smiling Bob," a goofy, grinning man whose life gets much better after he uses the product, which allegedly boosted his sexual performance.

Warshak, 40, could face more than 20 years in prison and his company could have to forfeit tens of millions of dollars.

Messages seeking comment from Warshak's Boston attorney Martin Weinberg and Assistant U.S. Attorney Anne Porter were left at their offices Friday night.

Prosecutors claimed customers were bilked out of $100 million through a series of deceptive ads, manipulated credit card transactions and the company's refusal to accept returns or cancel orders. They said unauthorized credit card charges generated thousands of complaints over unordered products.

Warshak's mother, Harriett Warshak, also was convicted of conspiracy, bank fraud and money laundering.

The government also alleged the defendants obstructed investigations by two federal agencies.

Some former employees, including relatives of Warshak, pleaded guilty to other charges and cooperated with prosecutors. They testified that the company created fictitious doctors to endorse the pills, fabricated a customer-satisfaction survey and made up numbers to back claims about Enzyte's effectiveness.

Defense lawyers characterized that testimony as tainted because it was forced by the threat of prosecution.

The defense contended in the trial that Berkeley suffered from customer service that didn't keep pace with the company's rapid growth from a one-person startup in 2001 to 1,500 employees in 2004.

Weinberg also had told jurors that Berkeley had been targeted by the government in "a relentless criminal investigation."

[Father Demon]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/25/AR2008022502612.html?referrer=emailarticle

If only real hit men were so courteous.

In recent months, authorities said, about a dozen Fairfax and Stafford county residents have received e-mails telling them that they are about to be killed. There is a twist: The killer offers a way out.

"The sender tells the receiver, 'I've been hired to kill you, it's one of your friends, I'm watching you. However . . . I don't believe you did what they said, and I'm going to give you a chance to pay me, and I won't kill you,' " Fairfax police spokeswoman Camille Neville said.

He's a blood for sure.

[SD_Eagle5]

I just spent 3 hours at the DMV waiting to get my photo taken. They only have 2 people taking photos but that translated into 1 when the guy couldn't get his pritner working. So the one guy spent an hour on the phone with Harrisburg trying to get his machine fixed while the other lady did her best to move the line. They were 50 deep by the time I left. Thanks Ed.

[PhillyGirl]

Facebook is the best invention ever.

MySpace gives you a headache, but Facebook is awesome. In one week, I've found:

1. My best friend from middle-highschoo-part of college. We lost touch sophomore year because of her coke habit, but 18 years later, she found me on Facebook.

2. My best friend from GRADE school who moved away in 4th grade. We kept in touch for like a year, but she was in Atlanta, etc. We haven't talked since 1983. No joke. I found her on Facebook and she and I have been yapping it up for a week now. She looks exactly the same. lol

3. I was an overnight (2 months) camp counselor in 1988 for kids that were 7 and 8 years old. I found most of them on there. Most of them are married with kids now. Yup, talk about making you feel old? LOL

4 . Numerous other high school friends I lost touch with when I left for college....numerous other camp friends and college friends.

All very cool.

[Sgt PSN]

2. My best friend from GRADE school who moved away in 4th grade. We kept in touch for like a year, but she was in Atlanta, etc. We haven't talked since 1983. No joke. I found her on Facebook and she and I have been yapping it up for a week now. She looks exactly the same. lol

Right now she's busy telling her friends the same story except it probably goes something like this:

My best friend from GRADE school .........We haven't talked since 1983. .........She hasn't grown an inch.

[Diomedes]

I don't have any desire at all to be in touch with people from grade school high school or college if I'm not already in touch with them

[SD_Eagle5]

I don't have any desire at all to be in touch with people from grade school high school or college if I'm not already in touch with them

Couldn't have said it better myself

[Susquehanna Birder]

I just spent 3 hours at the DMV waiting to get my photo taken. They only have 2 people taking photos but that translated into 1 when the guy couldn't get his pritner working. So the one guy spent an hour on the phone with Harrisburg trying to get his machine fixed while the other lady did her best to move the line. They were 50 deep by the time I left. Thanks Ed.

One great thing about working 5 minutes away from PennDOT HQ: Their operations run really smooth there. I've pretty much stopped using the mail for their stuff. I can leave work, get my registration renewed, and be back in maybe 20 minutes. The photo thing works almost as well...but they do still have the obligatory workers with lousy attitudes.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I have enough friends already.  Pretending to care about anyone else's life would be a strain.

[Rome]

Turkey Point nuclear power plant in South Florida shut down this afternoon.  2-3 million customers from Miami to Daytona Beach were without power for a while but it looks like things are up and running again.  Some streets were down here in Daytona while others were working fine.  I didn't lose power but I did lose cable at the same time. 

Weirdness.

[Munson]

I have enough friends already.  Pretending to care about anyone else's life would be a strain.

The best part about Facebook is you get updates on everyones life without having to put in any effort. It all just shows up for you there on the home page.