Elderly Amish Man Caught on Film With Prostitute, Blackmailed
When a 75-year-old Amish widower slept with a prostitute, he -- we feel certain -- felt pretty bad about it the next morning. As if that guilt weren't enough for the old man, the prostitute and her boyfriend demanded $67,000 from him, claiming that they had filmed the scene with wall-mounted cameras and would upload the recording to the Internet. The pair was later arrested and, we can only imagine, the Amish man abhorred technology more than ever.
Bank Robber Gets Away With the Help of Craiglist
In October, a bank robber -- wearing a safety vest, blue shirt, face mask and goggles -- eluded police with the help of Craiglist. Just outside the bank, while the robbery was in progress, stood a group of men who were responding to a Craiglist day labor opportunity. As the advertisement required, they were all wearing safety vests, blue shirts, face masks and goggles.
Nude New Zealander Arrested After Responding to Fake Sexy Text Message
Late in 2007, a Wellington, New Zealand man received a racy text message from two anonymous "ladies," giving him only an address and a request that he show up naked. Well, he indeed showed up naked... at the home of one appalled, unsuspecting New Zealander. Both the nude Romeo and the sadistic texter were arrested, though neither were prosecuted.
Fake Craiglist Ad Costs Man Most of What He Owns
Last Spring, a post appeared on an Oregon Craigslist board stating that the owner of a specific house was leaving all of his worldly possessions (still in said house) to whoever wanted them. When homeowner Robert Salisbury rushed home -- on a tip from a woman suspicious about the offer of a free horse -- he found his house being ransacked by 30 strangers. We suggest he take that horse and collect some vengeance Clint Eastwood-style.
17-Year-Old Jailed for Stealing Virtual 'Furniture'
When a 17-year-old Dutch boy hacked into several accounts on the Second Life-style site 'Habbo' in 2007, the the law got involved. The boy was discovered to have stolen $5,800 worth of virtual furniture and knick-knacks. Apparently, crime -- whether actual or virtual -- does not pay.
Phishers Going After Your Phones in New 'Vishing' Trend
Over the past year, sneaky spammers have begun to forsake the worn-out territory of e-mail in favor of cell phones' fertile frontier. The result? "Vishing." Get it? Voice mail phishing. It might be more ominous if it didn't sound like a James Bond villain saying, "Wishing."
Burglars Break Into Restaurant, Steal HDTV, Leave Money / Food Behind
Around Halloween of last year, a truckload of thieves drove into -- that's right, into -- a Pennsylvania Mexican restaurant, where they -- apparently uninterested in the cash register -- stole a mid-grade 47-inch HDTV and fled the scene. We've all heard about how this generation is lacking in ambition, but this generation's thieves, too?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
betgod6 said 5:42PM on 12-26-2007
This might be a good way to learn the game better. I always lose to my grandchildren when playing face-to-face. Would playing this online then aid me in become a better player? Perhaps this information will turn out to be very helpful to me. Thanks.
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Brockeim said 9:42PM on 12-26-2007
Good words are hard to find, and, if only as a training device, why not? But, if the opponent believes he or she is being taken seriously in a battle of verbal strength and creativity, then is just another bit of cheating in this generation.
Barry Bonds.
Marion Jones.
That NYT reporter.
That Boston Globe reporter.
And this one here.
--Brockeim
http://Brockeim.com
http://brockeim-nonsense.blogspot.com/
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yapiyo said 11:38PM on 12-26-2007
goood...
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Simzeeee said 9:37AM on 12-27-2007
I don't cheat even though I always lose. It's a good thing I love to lose.
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Don said 3:46PM on 1-01-2008
like who really cares...it's a game.
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offoa said 4:23PM on 1-01-2008
Its just a game....
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carol said 4:28PM on 1-01-2008
I could never figure out the scrabalicious site but isc.wordbiz has a program running in the background that ferrets out those using anagram progrms. Don't know about the one she used but what's the fun when you cheat?
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tellitall said 5:26PM on 1-01-2008
hey Brockeim let's not forget about Roger Clemens
Pete Rose,Randy Pettite,Mark Mcguire, Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton. I could go on you get the message.
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Kathy said 6:14PM on 1-01-2008
I play scrabble online. I have 12 games going right now. I don't cheat by using word generators like the one mentioned here. I quit games against players who do cheat by using them. You can always tell the cheaters because the consistantly use obscure words. It's no fun to play a cheater.
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Christi said 1:03PM on 4-07-2009
Started playing a few weeks ago with a neighbor. First few games were fun. Then my neighbor started using very obscure words and getting mega points with those words and that mingled with 2 letter combos (which aren't words in my book--granted my book is a 1965 edition of Webster's). When I asked where she had ever seen these words, the response was "in an online dictionary". The next game I played with her, I used Scrabble Word Finder, which is what she was probably using as well. Amazing how our scores were very competitive. I don't care for cheaters, so I won't be playing with her anymore.
I'll stick with someone willing to play with real words--maybe even a real board and real tiles and a dictionary--the good old fashioned way.
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