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[UoN]Sentinel
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States11320 Posts
December 29 2011 02:50 GMT
#1
Hi there. How are you all today?

Anyways, about 6 months ago I read this book:

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The author basically goes around Craigslist looking for stupid ads and trolls the creators. Usually they're asking for unreasonable prices on goods (like free cars) and the like. Others are just services they shouldn't be asking for.

As an example, here's one where a woman is asking for a stranger to driver her kid home from practice.

+ Show Spoiler +

Original ad:
I am in need of a reliable and SAFE driver to take my 10-year-old daughter home from after-school soccer practice starting in September and ending in late November. She needs to be taken from school in Exton to home in Bryn Mawr. It should take about an hour each day. You will be needed Mon, Tues, Thurs, and Fri. Looking for a safe driver with a clean driving record. E-mail at ***********@comcast.net with references. We can discuss compensation. Thanks!

From Me to ************@comcast.net

Good afternoon.

My name is Mike Partlow and I am very interested in this job. I have a lot of experience driving under dangerous conditions and guarantee your daughter will arrive safely at home every day.

If you are still looking for a dependable driver, please write back.

Sincerely,

Mike Partlow

From Kate ******** to Me

Mr. Partlow (can I call you Mike?),

I still am looking for a driver. Good to know you can handle dangerous conditions...but there probably will not be any dangerous conditions; you are just taking my daughter down Rt 3.

Tell me about yourself - are you a professional driver? Do you have any references from past jobs? What kind of car do you own? Is it reliable?

- Kate

From Me to Kate ********

Kate,

You can call me Mike. I was never one for formalities.

A little about myself, I am 37 years old, and worked as a mercenary driver in the Middle East. I have escorted important clients through high-risk areas in Iraq and Afghanistan for five years. I have seen a lot of action, and have ensured the safety of my clients. Out of all the jobs I have done, 90% of my clients arrived at their destination unharmed.

I have several references. I'll have one of them e-mail you.

My car is very safe and reliable - perfect for your daughter. It is an armored 2007 Chevy Suburban. All glass has been replaced with multi-layered ballistic glass capable of stopping a 7.62 x 39 bullet dead in its tracks. The doors, roof, and floor have been reinforced with ballistic steel/composite that can withstand IED blasts and stop grenade fragmentation. This car has been put to the test and will always deliver.

Safety and protection is my #1 priority. The car is fully loaded with an HK416 assault rifle that fire under the toughest conditions. The roof has a 40mm MK-19 automatic grenade launcher turret installed. Hopefully we won't have to use it, but it is good to have. I can't tell you how many times I've had to return fire against an enemy APC. I assure you that nobody will mess with your daughter as I escort her home from soccer practice.

Now lets discuss pay. I have various security packages I offer, and for your daughter I recommend my medium package which will run you $200 an hour. I also have a minimal package which is only $125 an hour. It is entirely up to you.

Let me know,

Mike Partlow

From Kate ******** to Me

This has to be a joke. This isnt Bagdad, it's suburban PA...

Are you just being sarcastic? What do you really drive? I want to pay 30 bucks a day, tops.

From Me to Kate ********

Kate,

Safety/protection is no joke. For $30, you are likely to get some 17-year-old kid who just got his license and will drive your daughter in his unarmored Ford Focus. I've seen an IED blow a Ford Focus into thousands of pieces, none larger than a golf ball.

My security package is well worth the $200 per trip. We will pick your daughter up in a random Suburban. Four trucks will pull up, and she will get into a random one every day. This is so the enemy does not know which one to attack. The Suburban she is in will have an armed security detail of men I have worked with in Iraq. We know what we are doing. She will be escorted in our convoy down the highway at a high rate of speed to avoid stopping in "kill zones." All vehicles are equipped with an MIRT which is used to change the traffic lights to green so we will not have to slow down. Your daughter will arrive safely in your arms no later than 20 minutes from when she is extracted from the soccer field.

Please reconsider my offer. You can't put a price on your daughter's safety.

From Kate ******** to Me

Stop wasting my time. Don't e-mail me again.


(later, from another e-mail account)

From Nick Walken to Kate **********

Dear Kate,

I am an old client of Mike Partlow. He told me that you wanted a reference for a job you are considering him for. Let me start off by saying, you could not have made a finer choice. Mike is the best there is. He literally saved my life countless times in Iraq. Whatever you are using him for, you have made the right choice. You will be 100% safe.

When I think about my experience Mike, one time stands above the rest. Back in 2005, I was a contractor in Iraq and had hired Mike's security detail to escort me through Fallujah. Everything was going fine until our convoy was hit by an IED. I don't remember much, but next thing you know, I woke up in a Republican Guard prisoner camp with Mike. I thought we were goners. They took me and Mike into a hut, where there were at least eight armed soldiers placing bets. They were going to make Mike and I play Russian Roulette. Mike convinced a soldier to let him play with three bullets, instead of one, which I thought was crazy. Mike even put the gun to his head once and pulled the trigger. He started laughing, and the soldiers started laughing too. When they let their guard down, he immediately shot three of them in the head, grabbed one of their AKs, and gunned down the other five soldiers. I didn't think we would make it out of that one alive, but thanks to Mike's heroic actions, I am here today.

You cannot go wrong with Mike Partlow. He is the best of the best. One time he killed an entire truck of insurgents using just a fork from his salad. He makes do with what he has and will survive the worst of situations.

If you have any more questions about Mike, please don't hesitate to contact me. I owe the man my life.

Nick

From Kate ******** to Me

what in the hell...


Basically taking their idiocy so far that it makes the OP reconsider their offer or need.

So, I've been trying a few of these myself (Personally the only damage I might have done is gotten some poor guy's tree chopped down.) and I'm wondering, is it worth it to make these posts? Like, it's good intentions, but it involves screwing with people who might just be stupid and wanting to make a quick buck or save some time in the day. Not ALL craigslist posters, just the ones like Kate.

So yeah.

****
Нас зовет дух отцов, память старых бойцов, дух Москвы и твердыня Полтавы
BroboCop
Profile Joined December 2010
United States373 Posts
December 29 2011 03:02 GMT
#2
you're a dick. (i voted u a 5 for what it matters)
but on the bright side, it makes me laugh.
i dont remember the link and too lazy to find it but there is an austrailian guy who trolls people as well. i remember his "spider picture" to a bank.
Gummy
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States2180 Posts
December 29 2011 03:04 GMT
#3
Happy Holidays! Now stop being mean and pay forward some good holiday cheer. <3
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mYiKane
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Canada1772 Posts
December 29 2011 03:05 GMT
#4
ROFL this is hilarious. personally i would LOVE to see your trolling experiences,
UrASofty
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
Canada772 Posts
December 29 2011 03:07 GMT
#5
holy shit

im dying here

hahahahahaha
i be that pretty motherfucker
CrazyF1r3f0x
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States2120 Posts
December 29 2011 03:07 GMT
#6
He is the best of the best. One time he killed an entire truck of insurgents using just a fork from his salad.

Omg I literally died at this part. but the entire thing was hilarious too, well played sir
On a more serious note, as long as you are not scamming people or legitimately harming anyone, these are merely innocent prank emails--I don't see what harm they could really do.
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Gummy
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States2180 Posts
December 29 2011 03:10 GMT
#7
On December 29 2011 12:07 CrazyF1r3f0x wrote:
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He is the best of the best. One time he killed an entire truck of insurgents using just a fork from his salad.

Omg I literally died at this part. but the entire thing was hilarious too, well played sir
On a more serious note, as long as you are not scamming people or legitimately harming anyone, these are merely innocent prank emails--I don't see what harm they could really do.

His dark work has already resulted in the death of one innocent tree. It's all fun and games until somebody gets chopped down.
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aphorism
Profile Joined February 2011
United States226 Posts
December 29 2011 03:13 GMT
#8
This one is a personal favorite of mine.
Flamingo777
Profile Joined October 2010
United States1190 Posts
December 29 2011 03:14 GMT
#9
I wasn't aware of the book, or when it was published, but I did visit the site a year or two ago and found it absolutely hilarious! I recall extremely funny ones with regard to drugs. Also, I don't know if it was the same guy, but one site like this extensively 'trolls' scam artists, some so far that the guy actually got personal information from these very stupid criminals!

I believe that it is cool to stop stupid people from doing stupid things, like you included in the OP. However, some people are unfortunately dumb, and I don't think you should make their unfortunate circumstance worse, ie. somehow getting someone's tree cut down; perhaps they are really hurting for money and went out of their way to cut it down for firewood for a potential sale.. That's extrapolation though, I don't know the specifics of your circumstance.

If you'd like to be an internet vigilante, why not simply enlighten people as a result of these hilarious exchanges? I still believe that the result can be extremely rewarding in both humor and circumstance.
rabidch
Profile Joined January 2010
United States20289 Posts
December 29 2011 03:17 GMT
#10
On December 29 2011 12:13 aphorism wrote:
This one is a personal favorite of mine.

genius LOL
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[UoN]Sentinel
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States11320 Posts
December 29 2011 03:17 GMT
#11
Flamingo, you are absolutely right, but I think after trying to charge $200 to escort their kid home in an armored convoy, people will be less than happy to listen to an enlightening moral

Although maybe one day I'll try.
Нас зовет дух отцов, память старых бойцов, дух Москвы и твердыня Полтавы
blade55555
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States17423 Posts
December 29 2011 03:19 GMT
#12
On December 29 2011 12:13 aphorism wrote:
This one is a personal favorite of mine.


Oh mah god LOLOLOL. That one made me laugh so hard jesus christ rofl.
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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24640 Posts
December 29 2011 03:25 GMT
#13
It took some effort not to respond to this but I am not an asshole.
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Terranist
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States2496 Posts
December 29 2011 03:31 GMT
#14
On December 29 2011 12:13 aphorism wrote:
This one is a personal favorite of mine.


got any more of these? hilarious stuff!
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Alejandrisha
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States6565 Posts
December 29 2011 03:34 GMT
#15
WOW that sample is hilarious hahahahaha
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Arterial
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Australia1039 Posts
December 29 2011 03:38 GMT
#16
Bahahaha.

"Mike convinced a soldier to let him play with three bullets, instead of one, which I thought was crazy. Mike even put the gun to his head once and pulled the trigger."

What a hero =P
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Spray
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States402 Posts
December 29 2011 03:48 GMT
#17
This is great. At first when i saw this i was like wow this is not funny its mean. Then i saw how fucking idiotic "Kate" is...these people deserve to be trolled.
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TheToast
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States4808 Posts
December 29 2011 03:49 GMT
#18
Funny, but I'm thinking fake. I wasn't sure until I got to the end and read this: "what in the hell..."

Why would anyone respond with that? If you thought they were a creep you wouldn't respond, if you thought they were joking you would call them out on it. The grammar is also too good. No one stupid enough to let some total stranger drive their kid across the city alone would use that good of grammar (including the correct usage of semicolons). The only mistake was the misspelling of Baghdad (which proves errors were left in the copy). Also, Route 3 does not appear to be the most direct path between the two destinations, considering the Interstate seems much more direct. (from what I can tell on Google maps). Writing style between the two seems oddly similar as well.

On December 29 2011 12:02 BroboCop wrote:
you're a dick. (i voted u a 5 for what it matters)
but on the bright side, it makes me laugh.
i dont remember the link and too lazy to find it but there is an austrailian guy who trolls people as well. i remember his "spider picture" to a bank.


If it is real, there's nothing dickish about this. Anyone willing to let someone on Craig's List drive their child around (references can be faked) deserves to be trolled. Talk about opening the door for child molesters...

I like the way the walls go out. Gives you an open feeling. Firefly's a good design. People don't appreciate the substance of things. Objects in space. People miss out on what's solid.
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States44102 Posts
December 29 2011 03:52 GMT
#19
These are amazing lol.

Ask for stupid things, you deserve to get trolled :D
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Chef
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
10810 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-29 04:01:15
December 29 2011 03:54 GMT
#20
I am not understanding why wanting to hire a driver for your daughter makes you stupid. You know people actually do that. Pay people to drive places. That's a real job.

Her reaction seems pretty legit and normal. Maybe not too used to computers if she doesn't realise that he is poking fun and wasting her time, but it seems like she pretty much understood.

If you think being a pest is hilarious (and indeed, when I was a kid I used to think Tom Green was funny), fine, but there's nothing stupid about the person he emailed. There is no need to justify being a twat.

On December 29 2011 12:49 TheToast wrote:
If it is real, there's nothing dickish about this. Anyone willing to let someone on Craig's List drive their child around (references can be faked) deserves to be trolled. Talk about opening the door for child molesters...

Look at the types of questions she asked. If he'd been with a driving agency before, had a track record, etc. A reference from a previous employer is pretty much all you get (and you will know that it is a real agency because it will exist as a service lol). It's not like you can just get your friend to pretend to be your reference lol. It would be fairly standard to ask for a criminal record check. Yeah, it's not perfect, but you probably aren't staying up at night worrying about the possibility of a teacher suddenly raping your children, and they don't have much more credentials than this. All I need to teach children is a criminal records check. The soccer coach where her daughter needs to be driven to doesn't have more credentials than this.
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Hikko
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States1126 Posts
December 29 2011 04:00 GMT
#21
On December 29 2011 12:13 aphorism wrote:
This one is a personal favorite of mine.



HOLY COW...I CAN'T...BREATHE!!!

hahahahahahaahahahaha
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blade55555
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States17423 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-29 04:14:01
December 29 2011 04:04 GMT
#22
I started reading others from the site (top rated) rofl some of these are so fucking funny and the responses from these people make me wonder how you can be so dumb lololol.

Not in all of them are they dumb but here are some ones I laughed at:

http://dontevenreply.com/view.php?post=13

http://dontevenreply.com/view.php?post=32

http://dontevenreply.com/view.php?post=31

(the 31/32 ones that girl is dumb lol)


http://dontevenreply.com/view.php?post=89

http://dontevenreply.com/view.php?post=96

Ok i'll stop linking them sorry just fuck thank you for the link for that site rofl.
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Balfazar
Profile Joined November 2008
Australia483 Posts
December 29 2011 04:14 GMT
#23
I don't understand the stress about getting a 'stranger' (who will be thoroughly vetted by the parent) to drive a kid around, it's no riskier than a babysitter which is commonplace.
TheToast
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States4808 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-29 04:21:39
December 29 2011 04:18 GMT
#24
On December 29 2011 12:54 Chef wrote:
Look at the types of questions she asked. If he'd been with a driving agency before, had a track record, etc. A reference from a previous employer is pretty much all you get (and you will know that it is a real agency because it will exist as a service lol). It's not like you can just get your friend to pretend to be your reference lol. It would be fairly standard to ask for a criminal record check. Yeah, it's not perfect, but you probably aren't staying up at night worrying about the possibility of a teacher suddenly raping your children, and they don't have much more credentials than this.


I feel the need to point out that Jerry Sandusky would meet all of these requirements and more. Child molesters do not walk around with signs on their backs, and many (like Sandusky and countless Catholic priests) are very adept at avoiding getting caught. Anyone who would leave their child alone for long periods of time with a perfect stranger is insane. The world is too full of far too many bad people, and it only takes one to completely ruin your child's life forever.

All I need to teach children is a criminal records check. The soccer coach where her daughter needs to be driven to doesn't have more credentials than this.


Key difference is that the soccer coach is usually never completely alone with a single child. There are other children and usually some parents present at the same time. Though, again, I need to point out that there have been a number of sports coaches who have turned out to be serial child molesters. Here is a good example from my home town. Parents cannot ever be too careful. I reiterate, leaving your child alone for long periods of time with a complete stranger is insane and stupid. Maybe some TL parents can back me up on this?

Edit:
On December 29 2011 13:14 Balfazar wrote:
I don't understand the stress about getting a 'stranger' (who will be thoroughly vetted by the parent) to drive a kid around, it's no riskier than a babysitter which is commonplace.


Ever notice that young females seem to have the market cornered on baby sitting, even though they are almost certainly the least responsible and experienced? How many people do you know would hire a 40 year old man to sit with their children, even if they had done a background check? This is not a situation where reasonable precaution is adequate, this in some cases is literally a life or death situation.

+ Show Spoiler +
so in summary.... ah... trolling is... uh... reasonable
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NuKedUFirst
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada3139 Posts
December 29 2011 04:25 GMT
#25
These are hilarious! Thanks for sharing and do show us your emails that you do get!
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brachester
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia1786 Posts
December 29 2011 04:40 GMT
#26
hiring strangers to drive your daughter can sounds stupid to some people but that's pretty common in some asian country but the email is funny as hell lol
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Sky101
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
United States1758 Posts
December 29 2011 04:42 GMT
#27
No this isn't about trolling stupid people. From the first glance, it's just some guy being an idiot and tries to troll craigslist people. Most of the ads that I read in the website are legitimate ads, nothing stupid about them.

This moron has too much time on his/her hand.
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Seeker *
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
Where dat snitch at?36999 Posts
December 29 2011 04:44 GMT
#28
Greates blog ever..... EVER!!! And that site is pure gold!

5/5. Laughed so hard and for so long
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MaZza[KIS]
Profile Joined December 2005
Australia2110 Posts
December 29 2011 04:52 GMT
#29
When I think about my experience Mike, one time stands above the rest. Back in 2005, I was a contractor in Iraq and had hired Mike's security detail to escort me through Fallujah. Everything was going fine until our convoy was hit by an IED. I don't remember much, but next thing you know, I woke up in a Republican Guard prisoner camp with Mike. I thought we were goners. They took me and Mike into a hut, where there were at least eight armed soldiers placing bets. They were going to make Mike and I play Russian Roulette. Mike convinced a soldier to let him play with three bullets, instead of one, which I thought was crazy. Mike even put the gun to his head once and pulled the trigger. He started laughing, and the soldiers started laughing too. When they let their guard down, he immediately shot three of them in the head, grabbed one of their AKs, and gunned down the other five soldiers. I didn't think we would make it out of that one alive, but thanks to Mike's heroic actions, I am here today.


Rambo?
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Amornthep
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Singapore2605 Posts
December 29 2011 04:55 GMT
#30
That was such a hilarious read.
cmen15
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States1519 Posts
December 29 2011 05:01 GMT
#31
LOL This is freakin amazing and i almost skipped this blog : ) Brought tears to my eyes haha!!!
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getSome[703]
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States753 Posts
December 29 2011 05:03 GMT
#32
LOLLLLL.

Oh man the first one and some of the ones linked made me die of laughter.

Thank you for bringing this to my attention
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Profile Blog Joined April 2005
Where dat snitch at?36999 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-29 06:33:34
December 29 2011 05:29 GMT
#33
My TOP ones (that haven't already been introduced in this thread) :

http://dontevenreply.com/view.php?post=77
http://dontevenreply.com/view.php?post=6
http://dontevenreply.com/view.php?post=108
http://dontevenreply.com/view.php?post=107 *****
http://dontevenreply.com/view.php?post=105
http://dontevenreply.com/view.php?post=104
http://dontevenreply.com/view.php?post=103
http://dontevenreply.com/view.php?post=102
http://dontevenreply.com/view.php?post=101
http://dontevenreply.com/view.php?post=100
http://dontevenreply.com/view.php?post=98
http://dontevenreply.com/view.php?post=94
http://dontevenreply.com/view.php?post=93 ****
http://dontevenreply.com/view.php?post=87
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Balgrog
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States1221 Posts
December 29 2011 05:42 GMT
#34
Haha I thought it was a little lame and tacky at first, but that last email had me rolling on the floor laughing, awesome stuff man, keep them coming!
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dartoo
Profile Joined May 2010
India2889 Posts
December 29 2011 05:43 GMT
#35
OMFG, literally dying of laughter here, 5/5.

"He killed a whole truck of insurgents with the fork from his salad." Rofl...
OmniEulogy
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada6592 Posts
December 29 2011 05:51 GMT
#36
I'm laughing so hard after reading this... oh man... 5/5. Good luck in your endeavors
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Subversive
Profile Joined October 2009
Australia2229 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-29 06:04:32
December 29 2011 06:03 GMT
#37
On December 29 2011 12:54 Chef wrote:
I am not understanding why wanting to hire a driver for your daughter makes you stupid. You know people actually do that. Pay people to drive places. That's a real job.

Her reaction seems pretty legit and normal. Maybe not too used to computers if she doesn't realise that he is poking fun and wasting her time, but it seems like she pretty much understood.

If you think being a pest is hilarious (and indeed, when I was a kid I used to think Tom Green was funny), fine, but there's nothing stupid about the person he emailed. There is no need to justify being a twat.

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On December 29 2011 12:49 TheToast wrote:
If it is real, there's nothing dickish about this. Anyone willing to let someone on Craig's List drive their child around (references can be faked) deserves to be trolled. Talk about opening the door for child molesters...

Look at the types of questions she asked. If he'd been with a driving agency before, had a track record, etc. A reference from a previous employer is pretty much all you get (and you will know that it is a real agency because it will exist as a service lol). It's not like you can just get your friend to pretend to be your reference lol. It would be fairly standard to ask for a criminal record check. Yeah, it's not perfect, but you probably aren't staying up at night worrying about the possibility of a teacher suddenly raping your children, and they don't have much more credentials than this. All I need to teach children is a criminal records check. The soccer coach where her daughter needs to be driven to doesn't have more credentials than this.


On December 29 2011 13:42 Sky101 wrote:
No this isn't about trolling stupid people. From the first glance, it's just some guy being an idiot and tries to troll craigslist people. Most of the ads that I read in the website are legitimate ads, nothing stupid about them.

This moron has too much time on his/her hand.


On December 29 2011 12:02 BroboCop wrote:
you're a dick. (i voted u a 5 for what it matters)
but on the bright side, it makes me laugh.
i dont remember the link and too lazy to find it but there is an austrailian guy who trolls people as well. i remember his "spider picture" to a bank.


Yeah I'm glad people get enjoyment out of it, but the guy just comes across as an immature arsehole to me (and a copycat). http://www.27bslash6.com I find this guy a hundred times funnier and more original. He also usually trolls people for a reason: they're a dickhead boss, they've sent him hate-mail, they're an unreasonable business. Other jackass is just a bad imitation.
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Phenny
Profile Joined October 2010
Australia1435 Posts
December 29 2011 06:12 GMT
#38
Aahahahhahaah I'm dead.
This is hilarious.
Djzapz
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada10681 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-29 06:20:14
December 29 2011 06:15 GMT
#39
On December 29 2011 12:54 Chef wrote:
I am not understanding why wanting to hire a driver for your daughter makes you stupid. You know people actually do that. Pay people to drive places. That's a real job.

Transactions made on craigslist tend to be risky because you get scammed. Reminds me of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craigslist_Killer ...

Sure it's a real job... not so much a craigslist job. If I had kids, I would look for reputable people... You'd be a horrible, dangerous parent x_x

On December 29 2011 13:42 Sky101 wrote:
This moron has too much time on his/her hand.

He said somewhere the website + book sales earns him 5 figures. Not very moronic.
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Molybdenum
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
United States358 Posts
December 29 2011 06:34 GMT
#40
I love that site (dontevenreply), seriously one of the funniest things I've seen on the internet.

A sorta similar site is 27b/6, he does email trolling too, mostly to people who ask him for things regarding his work (I think he's a graphic designer, can't remember). This is one of my favorites, http://www.27bslash6.com/overdue.html , I don't know if I have laughed as hard.

If you're interested in trolling, but don't want to hurt the innocent, check out 419eater, here http://www.419eater.com/index.php . I usually check out the letter archive. These people troll the people who do email scams (typically the one where they pretend to be a Nigerian prince and need help moving cash). It's scamming those who pray on the innocent and foolish. Their emails are some of the most elaborate and they troll harder than anything I've seen. This is a good one, http://www.419eater.com/html/bigman.htm . This kind of thing is more indepth if you want to start, more intense, but I think they have guides/tips.
DarthThienAn
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States2734 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-29 06:42:12
December 29 2011 06:41 GMT
#41
lol that was hilarious. want moreee



On December 29 2011 12:13 aphorism wrote:
This one is a personal favorite of mine.


oh man im dying after this one hahahah
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GenesisX
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada4267 Posts
December 29 2011 06:41 GMT
#42
LOL funny as hell hahaha
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waxypants
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
United States479 Posts
December 29 2011 07:02 GMT
#43
On December 29 2011 12:13 aphorism wrote:
This one is a personal favorite of mine.


God damnit, you made me read all of those.
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Profile Joined July 2010
United Kingdom6525 Posts
December 29 2011 07:44 GMT
#44
These Street FIghter ones on SRK are my favourite <3.
Azzur
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Australia6257 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-29 08:19:28
December 29 2011 08:19 GMT
#45
Voted 1/5 - the book and the story quoted feels pretty stupid.

Anyways, what alot of people don't realise is that the majority of child molesters are not strangers but people that the child knows. We don't do background checks on many people who are responsible for the majority of such incidents.

If you are a professional driver, it's definitely possible for reference checks to be done on you.
blade55555
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States17423 Posts
December 29 2011 09:11 GMT
#46
Oh god OP I want to thank you so much for showing us the site. I can't tell you how much laughter I have had reading some of the shit this guy does. Just rofl thank you so much I can't stop laughing lmao.
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Teoita
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Italy12246 Posts
December 29 2011 09:32 GMT
#47
Oh man that's hilarious. I love trolling idiots...i always have that feeling of "maybe i shouldn't...screw it, too much potential here".

Well played indeed sir.
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Profile Joined September 2009
Germany999 Posts
December 29 2011 09:52 GMT
#48
I stumbled upon the homepage quite some time ago and my only complaint is that there are so few updates!
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Jh
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Finland151 Posts
December 29 2011 10:16 GMT
#49
On December 29 2011 13:52 MaZza[KIS] wrote:
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When I think about my experience Mike, one time stands above the rest. Back in 2005, I was a contractor in Iraq and had hired Mike's security detail to escort me through Fallujah. Everything was going fine until our convoy was hit by an IED. I don't remember much, but next thing you know, I woke up in a Republican Guard prisoner camp with Mike. I thought we were goners. They took me and Mike into a hut, where there were at least eight armed soldiers placing bets. They were going to make Mike and I play Russian Roulette. Mike convinced a soldier to let him play with three bullets, instead of one, which I thought was crazy. Mike even put the gun to his head once and pulled the trigger. He started laughing, and the soldiers started laughing too. When they let their guard down, he immediately shot three of them in the head, grabbed one of their AKs, and gunned down the other five soldiers. I didn't think we would make it out of that one alive, but thanks to Mike's heroic actions, I am here today.


Rambo?


It's actually from The Deer Hunter. Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken were originally in this scene.
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kaisen
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States601 Posts
December 29 2011 10:30 GMT
#50
This one is gold...

http://dontevenreply.com/view.php?post=18
Firien
Profile Joined April 2010
Poland115 Posts
December 29 2011 10:43 GMT
#51
gotta say, trolling is a art :D some of those are golden
[UoN]Sentinel
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States11320 Posts
December 29 2011 11:55 GMT
#52
On December 29 2011 19:30 kaisen wrote:
This one is gold...

http://dontevenreply.com/view.php?post=18


My god, how did I miss that one...

But yeah. Glad I could brighten the day for a few TLers
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kaisen
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States601 Posts
December 29 2011 12:17 GMT
#53
Oh, and this is also pure gold.

http://dontevenreply.com/view.php?post=86
wattabeast
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States957 Posts
December 29 2011 17:41 GMT
#54
omygod I can not stop laughing at this stuff. Too funny 5/5
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Djzapz
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada10681 Posts
December 29 2011 18:18 GMT
#55
On December 29 2011 17:19 Azzur wrote:
Anyways, what alot of people don't realise is that the majority of child molesters are not strangers but people that the child knows.

Oh... well since the MAJORITY is not strangers, then I should give my kids to strangers all day.
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Probe1
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States17920 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-29 18:29:27
December 29 2011 18:29 GMT
#56
On December 29 2011 15:03 Subversive wrote:
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On December 29 2011 12:54 Chef wrote:
I am not understanding why wanting to hire a driver for your daughter makes you stupid. You know people actually do that. Pay people to drive places. That's a real job.

Her reaction seems pretty legit and normal. Maybe not too used to computers if she doesn't realise that he is poking fun and wasting her time, but it seems like she pretty much understood.

If you think being a pest is hilarious (and indeed, when I was a kid I used to think Tom Green was funny), fine, but there's nothing stupid about the person he emailed. There is no need to justify being a twat.

On December 29 2011 12:49 TheToast wrote:
If it is real, there's nothing dickish about this. Anyone willing to let someone on Craig's List drive their child around (references can be faked) deserves to be trolled. Talk about opening the door for child molesters...

Look at the types of questions she asked. If he'd been with a driving agency before, had a track record, etc. A reference from a previous employer is pretty much all you get (and you will know that it is a real agency because it will exist as a service lol). It's not like you can just get your friend to pretend to be your reference lol. It would be fairly standard to ask for a criminal record check. Yeah, it's not perfect, but you probably aren't staying up at night worrying about the possibility of a teacher suddenly raping your children, and they don't have much more credentials than this. All I need to teach children is a criminal records check. The soccer coach where her daughter needs to be driven to doesn't have more credentials than this.


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On December 29 2011 13:42 Sky101 wrote:
No this isn't about trolling stupid people. From the first glance, it's just some guy being an idiot and tries to troll craigslist people. Most of the ads that I read in the website are legitimate ads, nothing stupid about them.

This moron has too much time on his/her hand.


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On December 29 2011 12:02 BroboCop wrote:
you're a dick. (i voted u a 5 for what it matters)
but on the bright side, it makes me laugh.
i dont remember the link and too lazy to find it but there is an austrailian guy who trolls people as well. i remember his "spider picture" to a bank.


Yeah I'm glad people get enjoyment out of it, but the guy just comes across as an immature arsehole to me (and a copycat). http://www.27bslash6.com I find this guy a hundred times funnier and more original. He also usually trolls people for a reason: they're a dickhead boss, they've sent him hate-mail, they're an unreasonable business. Other jackass is just a bad imitation.

Despite your need to rate trolls; Thank you so damn much for reminding me of that website. I haven't read it since Missing Missy came out and it's just fantastic stuff.

Edit: Oh yeah, don't solicit services from craigslist when your children are involved. lol.
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Chef
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
10810 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-29 18:42:30
December 29 2011 18:39 GMT
#57
On December 29 2011 13:18 TheToast wrote:
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On December 29 2011 12:54 Chef wrote:
Look at the types of questions she asked. If he'd been with a driving agency before, had a track record, etc. A reference from a previous employer is pretty much all you get (and you will know that it is a real agency because it will exist as a service lol). It's not like you can just get your friend to pretend to be your reference lol. It would be fairly standard to ask for a criminal record check. Yeah, it's not perfect, but you probably aren't staying up at night worrying about the possibility of a teacher suddenly raping your children, and they don't have much more credentials than this.


I feel the need to point out that Jerry Sandusky would meet all of these requirements and more. Child molesters do not walk around with signs on their backs, and many (like Sandusky and countless Catholic priests) are very adept at avoiding getting caught. Anyone who would leave their child alone for long periods of time with a perfect stranger is insane. The world is too full of far too many bad people, and it only takes one to completely ruin your child's life forever.

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All I need to teach children is a criminal records check. The soccer coach where her daughter needs to be driven to doesn't have more credentials than this.


Key difference is that the soccer coach is usually never completely alone with a single child. There are other children and usually some parents present at the same time. Though, again, I need to point out that there have been a number of sports coaches who have turned out to be serial child molesters. Here is a good example from my home town. Parents cannot ever be too careful. I reiterate, leaving your child alone for long periods of time with a complete stranger is insane and stupid. Maybe some TL parents can back me up on this?

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On December 29 2011 13:14 Balfazar wrote:
I don't understand the stress about getting a 'stranger' (who will be thoroughly vetted by the parent) to drive a kid around, it's no riskier than a babysitter which is commonplace.


Ever notice that young females seem to have the market cornered on baby sitting, even though they are almost certainly the least responsible and experienced? How many people do you know would hire a 40 year old man to sit with their children, even if they had done a background check? This is not a situation where reasonable precaution is adequate, this in some cases is literally a life or death situation.

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so in summary.... ah... trolling is... uh... reasonable

Please let me know how well adjusted the child you don't have will be after growing up inside a bubble its whole life. Never let your child have piano lessons because heaven forbid that old lady do something crazy. I'm saying that the risk is relative. Yes, there are extraordinary cases where someone after never committing a crime in their life suddenly decides to rape children at age 46, but the chances are much slimmer than a lot of other risks people are willing to take with their children. I find it particularly unlikely that a child would be in danger in this case because how would a child molester conceive of getting away with it? It is on record that at those times he or she is with the child in the car... If something happens to the child in that time, who is going to be blamed? Conceivably the kid could be touched and told not to say anything, but conceivably your own brother or parents who you occasionally have to leave with your kid could do that, or your friend, or the parents of your child's friend.

The only thing I will give you is that it would probably have been better not to state the age of the passenger, so as to avoid people looking for children. If it was that concerning you would probably do better to tell her that (for the sake of her child) than to make fun of her for being a busy parent trying to make things work. I mean, when you actually start putting yourself in the position of parents and the people you think are so stupid, you'll realise the solutions aren't as clear as you'd like. It's very easy to be judgmental, much harder to actually live a life. Would I look for drivers on craig's list? Probably not. I would probably try to get another parent the child is already familiar with and trusts to do it. But that's also the basic story line of every child molestation ever, so what can I say? Ever had a friend's parent drive you back to your house? Ever gone outside? If you have, you probably take more risks than you're aware.

edit: why does it have to be a 40 year old man... If you're that sexist, then surely you can wait till you find a 27 year old woman who wants the job... I guess you're picturing a 40 year old man with a skeevy mustache... hahaha. Weren't you ever taught that criminals don't always look like criminals?
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TheToast
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States4808 Posts
December 29 2011 19:36 GMT
#58
On December 30 2011 03:39 Chef wrote:
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On December 29 2011 13:18 TheToast wrote:
On December 29 2011 12:54 Chef wrote:
Look at the types of questions she asked. If he'd been with a driving agency before, had a track record, etc. A reference from a previous employer is pretty much all you get (and you will know that it is a real agency because it will exist as a service lol). It's not like you can just get your friend to pretend to be your reference lol. It would be fairly standard to ask for a criminal record check. Yeah, it's not perfect, but you probably aren't staying up at night worrying about the possibility of a teacher suddenly raping your children, and they don't have much more credentials than this.


I feel the need to point out that Jerry Sandusky would meet all of these requirements and more. Child molesters do not walk around with signs on their backs, and many (like Sandusky and countless Catholic priests) are very adept at avoiding getting caught. Anyone who would leave their child alone for long periods of time with a perfect stranger is insane. The world is too full of far too many bad people, and it only takes one to completely ruin your child's life forever.

All I need to teach children is a criminal records check. The soccer coach where her daughter needs to be driven to doesn't have more credentials than this.


Key difference is that the soccer coach is usually never completely alone with a single child. There are other children and usually some parents present at the same time. Though, again, I need to point out that there have been a number of sports coaches who have turned out to be serial child molesters. Here is a good example from my home town. Parents cannot ever be too careful. I reiterate, leaving your child alone for long periods of time with a complete stranger is insane and stupid. Maybe some TL parents can back me up on this?

Edit:
On December 29 2011 13:14 Balfazar wrote:
I don't understand the stress about getting a 'stranger' (who will be thoroughly vetted by the parent) to drive a kid around, it's no riskier than a babysitter which is commonplace.


Ever notice that young females seem to have the market cornered on baby sitting, even though they are almost certainly the least responsible and experienced? How many people do you know would hire a 40 year old man to sit with their children, even if they had done a background check? This is not a situation where reasonable precaution is adequate, this in some cases is literally a life or death situation.

+ Show Spoiler +
so in summary.... ah... trolling is... uh... reasonable

Please let me know how well adjusted the child you don't have will be after growing up inside a bubble its whole life.
Never let your child have piano lessons because heaven forbid that old lady do something crazy. I'm saying that the risk is relative.


Not leaving your children completely alone with strangers for prolonged periods of time does not equate to "living in a bubble".


Yes, there are extraordinary cases where someone after never committing a crime in their life suddenly decides to rape children at age 46, but the chances are much slimmer than a lot of other risks people are willing to take with their children. I find it particularly unlikely that a child would be in danger in this case because how would a child molester conceive of getting away with it? It is on record that at those times he or she is with the child in the car... If something happens to the child in that time, who is going to be blamed?


They don't have to get away with it. We're not talking about stealing a car here. Once a child has been molested, their life is pretty much permanently screwed up.


The only thing I will give you is that it would probably have been better not to state the age of the passenger, so as to avoid people looking for children. If it was that concerning you would probably do better to tell her that (for the sake of her child) than to make fun of her for being a busy parent trying to make things work. I mean, when you actually start putting yourself in the position of parents and the people you think are so stupid, you'll realise the solutions aren't as clear as you'd like. It's very easy to be judgmental, much harder to actually live a life. Would I look for drivers on craig's list? Probably not.


I'm guessing you wouldn't do it because it's a bad idea? So your argument is that it's a bad idea but I shouldn't criticize her for it?


I would probably try to get another parent the child is already familiar with and trusts to do it. But that's also the basic story line of every child molestation ever, so what can I say? Ever had a friend's parent drive you back to your house? Ever gone outside? If you have, you probably take more risks than you're aware.


You're not wrong here. But why does this happen? Because parents let their guards down.


edit: why does it have to be a 40 year old man... If you're that sexist, then surely you can wait till you find a 27 year old woman who wants the job... I guess you're picturing a 40 year old man with a skeevy mustache... hahaha. Weren't you ever taught that criminals don't always look like criminals?


So, you've never noticed a pattern in that child molesters are almost always middle aged white men?
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Kukaracha
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
France1954 Posts
December 29 2011 20:11 GMT
#59
Ah... internet debates.
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Bengui
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada775 Posts
December 29 2011 20:18 GMT
#60
meh. This kid often tries way too hard. And no, he doesn't do this to punish stupid people... just for his amusement, because he picks on well reasonable ads.
Some of the exchanges are funny of course, but in others the "asshole" just looks like this akward guy who makes a bad joke and then laughs hysterically about it.
Sky101
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
United States1758 Posts
December 29 2011 20:41 GMT
#61
On December 29 2011 15:15 Djzapz wrote:
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On December 29 2011 12:54 Chef wrote:
I am not understanding why wanting to hire a driver for your daughter makes you stupid. You know people actually do that. Pay people to drive places. That's a real job.

Transactions made on craigslist tend to be risky because you get scammed. Reminds me of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craigslist_Killer ...

Sure it's a real job... not so much a craigslist job. If I had kids, I would look for reputable people... You'd be a horrible, dangerous parent x_x

Show nested quote +
On December 29 2011 13:42 Sky101 wrote:
This moron has too much time on his/her hand.

He said somewhere the website + book sales earns him 5 figures. Not very moronic.

By your logic, the KKK isn't a bunch of idiots either, because they have plenty of members and money, right?

By moron, I don't mean stupidity in the purest sense. It was more like his actions were stupid.
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Stratos
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Czech Republic6104 Posts
December 29 2011 21:06 GMT
#62
One of the worst and unfunny trolls I've ever read + obviously the subject didn't buy it at all. Not sure what that was all about.
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Djzapz
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada10681 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-29 21:24:57
December 29 2011 21:17 GMT
#63
On December 30 2011 05:41 Sky101 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 29 2011 15:15 Djzapz wrote:
On December 29 2011 12:54 Chef wrote:
I am not understanding why wanting to hire a driver for your daughter makes you stupid. You know people actually do that. Pay people to drive places. That's a real job.

Transactions made on craigslist tend to be risky because you get scammed. Reminds me of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craigslist_Killer ...

Sure it's a real job... not so much a craigslist job. If I had kids, I would look for reputable people... You'd be a horrible, dangerous parent x_x

On December 29 2011 13:42 Sky101 wrote:
This moron has too much time on his/her hand.

He said somewhere the website + book sales earns him 5 figures. Not very moronic.

By your logic, the KKK isn't a bunch of idiots either, because they have plenty of members and money, right?

By moron, I don't mean stupidity in the purest sense. It was more like his actions were stupid.

Basically Reductio ad Hitlerum, not deserving of an answer, but I'll give you one anyway so you can get a bit of perspective.
Harmless actions that generate money are fine. By that "logic", Dane Cook is fine. Calling him a moron because you dislike his humor and his way to make money is jealousy or uptight'ness. I would do it for money though, and I don't think you could call me a moron.

Saying that my "logic" extends to disgusting organisations just shows what kind of person you are. You'll spew BS just to make a case.

But you're saying his actions were stupid... Generating 5 figures from goofing around online doesn't constitute a stupid action IMO. Maybe his craft is silly, but there's nothing stupid there. I'm pretty sure there are telephonists here who look at that and they think it's dumb, and then they go call people at 5:30PM while they're eating dinner to try to sell them overpriced trinkets. This guy's basically a Saint.
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TheToast
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States4808 Posts
December 29 2011 21:39 GMT
#64
On December 30 2011 05:41 Sky101 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 29 2011 15:15 Djzapz wrote:
On December 29 2011 12:54 Chef wrote:
I am not understanding why wanting to hire a driver for your daughter makes you stupid. You know people actually do that. Pay people to drive places. That's a real job.

Transactions made on craigslist tend to be risky because you get scammed. Reminds me of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craigslist_Killer ...

Sure it's a real job... not so much a craigslist job. If I had kids, I would look for reputable people... You'd be a horrible, dangerous parent x_x

On December 29 2011 13:42 Sky101 wrote:
This moron has too much time on his/her hand.

He said somewhere the website + book sales earns him 5 figures. Not very moronic.

By your logic, the KKK isn't a bunch of idiots either, because they have plenty of members and money, right?


Are you writing this from 1963?
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phiinix
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States1169 Posts
December 29 2011 21:55 GMT
#65
as long as you're aware that you're being an asshole, go for it.
slam
Profile Joined May 2010
United States923 Posts
December 29 2011 22:23 GMT
#66
I've been following D-E-R.com for a few years now. I love it and I highly recommend it! So many favorites it's hard to choose just one or two to recommend. Get on the site and start reading.
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Chef
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
10810 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-29 23:26:14
December 29 2011 23:19 GMT
#67
On December 30 2011 04:36 TheToast wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 30 2011 03:39 Chef wrote:
On December 29 2011 13:18 TheToast wrote:
On December 29 2011 12:54 Chef wrote:
Look at the types of questions she asked. If he'd been with a driving agency before, had a track record, etc. A reference from a previous employer is pretty much all you get (and you will know that it is a real agency because it will exist as a service lol). It's not like you can just get your friend to pretend to be your reference lol. It would be fairly standard to ask for a criminal record check. Yeah, it's not perfect, but you probably aren't staying up at night worrying about the possibility of a teacher suddenly raping your children, and they don't have much more credentials than this.


I feel the need to point out that Jerry Sandusky would meet all of these requirements and more. Child molesters do not walk around with signs on their backs, and many (like Sandusky and countless Catholic priests) are very adept at avoiding getting caught. Anyone who would leave their child alone for long periods of time with a perfect stranger is insane. The world is too full of far too many bad people, and it only takes one to completely ruin your child's life forever.

All I need to teach children is a criminal records check. The soccer coach where her daughter needs to be driven to doesn't have more credentials than this.


Key difference is that the soccer coach is usually never completely alone with a single child. There are other children and usually some parents present at the same time. Though, again, I need to point out that there have been a number of sports coaches who have turned out to be serial child molesters. Here is a good example from my home town. Parents cannot ever be too careful. I reiterate, leaving your child alone for long periods of time with a complete stranger is insane and stupid. Maybe some TL parents can back me up on this?

Edit:
On December 29 2011 13:14 Balfazar wrote:
I don't understand the stress about getting a 'stranger' (who will be thoroughly vetted by the parent) to drive a kid around, it's no riskier than a babysitter which is commonplace.


Ever notice that young females seem to have the market cornered on baby sitting, even though they are almost certainly the least responsible and experienced? How many people do you know would hire a 40 year old man to sit with their children, even if they had done a background check? This is not a situation where reasonable precaution is adequate, this in some cases is literally a life or death situation.

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so in summary.... ah... trolling is... uh... reasonable

Please let me know how well adjusted the child you don't have will be after growing up inside a bubble its whole life.
Never let your child have piano lessons because heaven forbid that old lady do something crazy. I'm saying that the risk is relative.


Not leaving your children completely alone with strangers for prolonged periods of time does not equate to "living in a bubble".

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Yes, there are extraordinary cases where someone after never committing a crime in their life suddenly decides to rape children at age 46, but the chances are much slimmer than a lot of other risks people are willing to take with their children. I find it particularly unlikely that a child would be in danger in this case because how would a child molester conceive of getting away with it? It is on record that at those times he or she is with the child in the car... If something happens to the child in that time, who is going to be blamed?


They don't have to get away with it. We're not talking about stealing a car here. Once a child has been molested, their life is pretty much permanently screwed up.

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The only thing I will give you is that it would probably have been better not to state the age of the passenger, so as to avoid people looking for children. If it was that concerning you would probably do better to tell her that (for the sake of her child) than to make fun of her for being a busy parent trying to make things work. I mean, when you actually start putting yourself in the position of parents and the people you think are so stupid, you'll realise the solutions aren't as clear as you'd like. It's very easy to be judgmental, much harder to actually live a life. Would I look for drivers on craig's list? Probably not.


I'm guessing you wouldn't do it because it's a bad idea? So your argument is that it's a bad idea but I shouldn't criticize her for it?

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I would probably try to get another parent the child is already familiar with and trusts to do it. But that's also the basic story line of every child molestation ever, so what can I say? Ever had a friend's parent drive you back to your house? Ever gone outside? If you have, you probably take more risks than you're aware.


You're not wrong here. But why does this happen? Because parents let their guards down.

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edit: why does it have to be a 40 year old man... If you're that sexist, then surely you can wait till you find a 27 year old woman who wants the job... I guess you're picturing a 40 year old man with a skeevy mustache... hahaha. Weren't you ever taught that criminals don't always look like criminals?


So, you've never noticed a pattern in that child molesters are almost always middle aged white men?

Just so you know, that is a very tedious way to argue and has already led to misunderstanding by false separations of my premises. You are basically asking me to clarify every single point I've made, so that you can then respond to every clarification and we can argue endlessly writing 5000 word posts a piece and never getting anywhere because now one main argument has been divided into five sub arguments, and will be divided further still as they are brought into more detail. Whether I am right or wrong, it's not worth the time to argue like this. I would ordinarily just ignore the post and view it as the end of reason, but for your benefit I want to reveal to you that there is in fact a better way to argue (and basically it involves trying to understand how someone's points work together, rather than simplifying them, since they were in fact presented, together, with a single goal).

You probably shouldn't try to guess what I mean, either. To assume makes an "ass" out of "u" and "me." Because it's a bad idea? Or because getting trolled by morons on the internet is tedious? Or perhaps something else? Possibly financially motivated? Maybe it's just a more familiar approach? Who knowwssss... You won't.

edit: actually, given low effort and one line responses, I'm not entirely sure you're genuinely interested at all. So I guess I've already wasted my time
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Sky101
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
United States1758 Posts
December 30 2011 00:11 GMT
#68
On December 30 2011 06:17 Djzapz wrote:
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On December 30 2011 05:41 Sky101 wrote:
On December 29 2011 15:15 Djzapz wrote:
On December 29 2011 12:54 Chef wrote:
I am not understanding why wanting to hire a driver for your daughter makes you stupid. You know people actually do that. Pay people to drive places. That's a real job.

Transactions made on craigslist tend to be risky because you get scammed. Reminds me of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craigslist_Killer ...

Sure it's a real job... not so much a craigslist job. If I had kids, I would look for reputable people... You'd be a horrible, dangerous parent x_x

On December 29 2011 13:42 Sky101 wrote:
This moron has too much time on his/her hand.

He said somewhere the website + book sales earns him 5 figures. Not very moronic.

By your logic, the KKK isn't a bunch of idiots either, because they have plenty of members and money, right?

By moron, I don't mean stupidity in the purest sense. It was more like his actions were stupid.

Basically Reductio ad Hitlerum, not deserving of an answer, but I'll give you one anyway so you can get a bit of perspective.
Harmless actions that generate money are fine. By that "logic", Dane Cook is fine. Calling him a moron because you dislike his humor and his way to make money is jealousy or uptight'ness. I would do it for money though, and I don't think you could call me a moron.

Saying that my "logic" extends to disgusting organisations just shows what kind of person you are. You'll spew BS just to make a case.

But you're saying his actions were stupid... Generating 5 figures from goofing around online doesn't constitute a stupid action IMO. Maybe his craft is silly, but there's nothing stupid there. I'm pretty sure there are telephonists here who look at that and they think it's dumb, and then they go call people at 5:30PM while they're eating dinner to try to sell them overpriced trinkets. This guy's basically a Saint.

Ok I concur, maybe I utilized the wrong word here. Sometimes you see things that don't jive with your character values and you slip a line like "What a moron!" or "That's stupid"!

I dislike trolling because that's just plain immaturity, especially conducted by an adult with all senses (should be) developed. I sincerely doubted he started it in the beginning with the purpose of making money though. Maybe he realized that some time afterward, with the amount of fans and viewership that he has gained, that he could make a buck or 2 out of it.

PS: I passed the entry to 6-fig income a while ago, if anything, I'd scoff at this guy for acting dumb and make so little
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Djzapz
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada10681 Posts
December 30 2011 00:20 GMT
#69
On December 30 2011 09:11 Sky101 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 30 2011 06:17 Djzapz wrote:
On December 30 2011 05:41 Sky101 wrote:
On December 29 2011 15:15 Djzapz wrote:
On December 29 2011 12:54 Chef wrote:
I am not understanding why wanting to hire a driver for your daughter makes you stupid. You know people actually do that. Pay people to drive places. That's a real job.

Transactions made on craigslist tend to be risky because you get scammed. Reminds me of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craigslist_Killer ...

Sure it's a real job... not so much a craigslist job. If I had kids, I would look for reputable people... You'd be a horrible, dangerous parent x_x

On December 29 2011 13:42 Sky101 wrote:
This moron has too much time on his/her hand.

He said somewhere the website + book sales earns him 5 figures. Not very moronic.

By your logic, the KKK isn't a bunch of idiots either, because they have plenty of members and money, right?

By moron, I don't mean stupidity in the purest sense. It was more like his actions were stupid.

Basically Reductio ad Hitlerum, not deserving of an answer, but I'll give you one anyway so you can get a bit of perspective.
Harmless actions that generate money are fine. By that "logic", Dane Cook is fine. Calling him a moron because you dislike his humor and his way to make money is jealousy or uptight'ness. I would do it for money though, and I don't think you could call me a moron.

Saying that my "logic" extends to disgusting organisations just shows what kind of person you are. You'll spew BS just to make a case.

But you're saying his actions were stupid... Generating 5 figures from goofing around online doesn't constitute a stupid action IMO. Maybe his craft is silly, but there's nothing stupid there. I'm pretty sure there are telephonists here who look at that and they think it's dumb, and then they go call people at 5:30PM while they're eating dinner to try to sell them overpriced trinkets. This guy's basically a Saint.

PS: I passed the entry to 6-fig income a while ago, if anything, I'd scoff at this guy for acting dumb and make so little

A surprising amount of people make a lot of money - or so they say on the Internet. Regardless, it's a side income that obviously doesn't take too much time to make. He says he also has a "real job".

Regardless, not sure why you feel like you can scoff at people who make less money than you do. I'll have to work on earning 6 figures to make sure Sky101 doesn't think lowly of me =(
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Sky101
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
United States1758 Posts
December 30 2011 00:47 GMT
#70
I only said it because you suggested that I may be jealous of him. Of course this is the internet and people say alot of things up in here, so you can choose to believe it or not.


Regardless, not sure why you feel like you can scoff at people who make less money than you do. I'll have to work on earning 6 figures to make sure Sky101 doesn't think lowly of me =(

Please reread what I said
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Djzapz
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada10681 Posts
December 30 2011 00:56 GMT
#71
Alrighty then.
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TheToast
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States4808 Posts
December 30 2011 01:17 GMT
#72
On December 30 2011 08:19 Chef wrote:
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On December 30 2011 04:36 TheToast wrote:
On December 30 2011 03:39 Chef wrote:
On December 29 2011 13:18 TheToast wrote:
On December 29 2011 12:54 Chef wrote:
Look at the types of questions she asked. If he'd been with a driving agency before, had a track record, etc. A reference from a previous employer is pretty much all you get (and you will know that it is a real agency because it will exist as a service lol). It's not like you can just get your friend to pretend to be your reference lol. It would be fairly standard to ask for a criminal record check. Yeah, it's not perfect, but you probably aren't staying up at night worrying about the possibility of a teacher suddenly raping your children, and they don't have much more credentials than this.


I feel the need to point out that Jerry Sandusky would meet all of these requirements and more. Child molesters do not walk around with signs on their backs, and many (like Sandusky and countless Catholic priests) are very adept at avoiding getting caught. Anyone who would leave their child alone for long periods of time with a perfect stranger is insane. The world is too full of far too many bad people, and it only takes one to completely ruin your child's life forever.

All I need to teach children is a criminal records check. The soccer coach where her daughter needs to be driven to doesn't have more credentials than this.


Key difference is that the soccer coach is usually never completely alone with a single child. There are other children and usually some parents present at the same time. Though, again, I need to point out that there have been a number of sports coaches who have turned out to be serial child molesters. Here is a good example from my home town. Parents cannot ever be too careful. I reiterate, leaving your child alone for long periods of time with a complete stranger is insane and stupid. Maybe some TL parents can back me up on this?

Edit:
On December 29 2011 13:14 Balfazar wrote:
I don't understand the stress about getting a 'stranger' (who will be thoroughly vetted by the parent) to drive a kid around, it's no riskier than a babysitter which is commonplace.


Ever notice that young females seem to have the market cornered on baby sitting, even though they are almost certainly the least responsible and experienced? How many people do you know would hire a 40 year old man to sit with their children, even if they had done a background check? This is not a situation where reasonable precaution is adequate, this in some cases is literally a life or death situation.

+ Show Spoiler +
so in summary.... ah... trolling is... uh... reasonable

Please let me know how well adjusted the child you don't have will be after growing up inside a bubble its whole life.
Never let your child have piano lessons because heaven forbid that old lady do something crazy. I'm saying that the risk is relative.


Not leaving your children completely alone with strangers for prolonged periods of time does not equate to "living in a bubble".


Yes, there are extraordinary cases where someone after never committing a crime in their life suddenly decides to rape children at age 46, but the chances are much slimmer than a lot of other risks people are willing to take with their children. I find it particularly unlikely that a child would be in danger in this case because how would a child molester conceive of getting away with it? It is on record that at those times he or she is with the child in the car... If something happens to the child in that time, who is going to be blamed?


They don't have to get away with it. We're not talking about stealing a car here. Once a child has been molested, their life is pretty much permanently screwed up.


The only thing I will give you is that it would probably have been better not to state the age of the passenger, so as to avoid people looking for children. If it was that concerning you would probably do better to tell her that (for the sake of her child) than to make fun of her for being a busy parent trying to make things work. I mean, when you actually start putting yourself in the position of parents and the people you think are so stupid, you'll realise the solutions aren't as clear as you'd like. It's very easy to be judgmental, much harder to actually live a life. Would I look for drivers on craig's list? Probably not.


I'm guessing you wouldn't do it because it's a bad idea? So your argument is that it's a bad idea but I shouldn't criticize her for it?


I would probably try to get another parent the child is already familiar with and trusts to do it. But that's also the basic story line of every child molestation ever, so what can I say? Ever had a friend's parent drive you back to your house? Ever gone outside? If you have, you probably take more risks than you're aware.


You're not wrong here. But why does this happen? Because parents let their guards down.


edit: why does it have to be a 40 year old man... If you're that sexist, then surely you can wait till you find a 27 year old woman who wants the job... I guess you're picturing a 40 year old man with a skeevy mustache... hahaha. Weren't you ever taught that criminals don't always look like criminals?


So, you've never noticed a pattern in that child molesters are almost always middle aged white men?

Just so you know, that is a very tedious way to argue and has already led to misunderstanding by false separations of my premises. You are basically asking me to clarify every single point I've made, so that you can then respond to every clarification and we can argue endlessly writing 5000 word posts a piece and never getting anywhere because now one main argument has been divided into five sub arguments, and will be divided further still as they are brought into more detail. Whether I am right or wrong, it's not worth the time to argue like this. I would ordinarily just ignore the post and view it as the end of reason, but for your benefit I want to reveal to you that there is in fact a better way to argue (and basically it involves trying to understand how someone's points work together, rather than simplifying them, since they were in fact presented, together, with a single goal).

You probably shouldn't try to guess what I mean, either. To assume makes an "ass" out of "u" and "me." Because it's a bad idea? Or because getting trolled by morons on the internet is tedious? Or perhaps something else? Possibly financially motivated? Maybe it's just a more familiar approach? Who knowwssss... You won't.

edit: actually, given low effort and one line responses, I'm not entirely sure you're genuinely interested at all. So I guess I've already wasted my time


So... I win, right?



And I lost track of the thesis that we were arguing over, but pretty sure we both made our points. Now it's up to the audience to decide...
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[UoN]Sentinel
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States11320 Posts
December 30 2011 03:22 GMT
#73
Audience decides: stop derailing the threads. Arguing on the internet is like the special olympics - even if you win, you're still retarded.
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TheToast
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States4808 Posts
December 30 2011 03:57 GMT
#74
On December 30 2011 12:22 [UoN]Sentinel wrote:
Audience decides: stop derailing the threads. Arguing on the internet is like the special olympics - even if you win, you're still retarded.


So two people with different opinions are never allowed to discuss them on the internet? Might as well shut down TL, for that matter might as well shut down 90% of the internet.

And it wasn't a complete derail, my original argument was that I didn't feel bad for this woman getting trolled because she was acting foolishly. Now this little aside you've gone on, this is a derail.
I like the way the walls go out. Gives you an open feeling. Firefly's a good design. People don't appreciate the substance of things. Objects in space. People miss out on what's solid.
fuzzy_panda
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
New Zealand1681 Posts
December 30 2011 20:23 GMT
#75
haha i remember reading this site almost a year ago! theres some pretty hilarious ones hes done. only thing is the updates come very slowly
striderxxx
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada443 Posts
January 03 2012 17:59 GMT
#76
omg this is indeed genius! EG should hire this guy!
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