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The Best Laid Plans...

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Short Stories, Humour, Music and Entertainment! Occasional HOT TOPICs with a unique perspective.. It's Christmas! When a man politely opens the door of the car for his wife,  you can be sure of one thing: Either the car is new or the wife is! What's the difference between stress, tension and panic? Stress is when wife is pregnant; Tension is when girlfriend is pregnant; Panic is when both are pregnant! Grammar Teacher: Do you know the importance of a period? Kid: "Yeah, once my sister said she had missed one, my mom fainted, dad got a heart attack and our driver ran away!" A young boy asks his Dad: "What is the difference between confident and confidential? Dad says: "You are my son, ..I'm confident about that. Your friend over there,  is also my son,  that, is confidential!" A bookseller conducting a market survey asked a woman: “Which book has helped you most in ...

Scams, Hype and Cynicism!

Don't Relax Your Vigilance On-line This is a reminder to the many people who use the internet to search for products and services on-line, to be careful and not get conned or scammed. The internet is a great tool to access information, a great medium, enabling the world to become a more intimate, caring, secure and enlightened global village. Amongst all the benefits and the good it can do for us, there also exists, the very bad. True, on-line is where many of us are guaranteed the best prices and some fantastic deals, but it also has a higher risk factor, with a lot of scammers and con men poised to bilk us of our hard earned cash.  There are a lot of scam artists out there and they are usually very good at snaring their victims. Their methods are getting more and more sophisticated, so watch out. Many victims of scams, are intelligent people. They are so embarrassed at their own perceived stupidity, they keep quiet about it. Big mistake! Shout about it from the roo...