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MELISSA PIERCE said: [ Regarding Hickory Horned Devil ]

MY HUSBAND FOUND A HICKORY HORNED DEVIL IN THE WOODS BY OUR HOUSE. HE BROUGHT IT IN FOR OUR CHILDREN, AGES 6 AND 11. THEY WERE SO AMAZED BY THE COLORS, HORNS, AND OVERALL APPEARANCE OF THIS BEAUTIFUL CREATURE, THAT THEY BEGAN TO RESEARCH MORE INFORMATION. MY SON, THE 6 YEAR OLD TOOK IT TO SHOW HIS FIRST GRADE CLASS. THEY WERE FASCINATED.

COLBY SHORT said: [ Regarding Hickory Horned Devil ]

HI,
I'M COLBY SHORT. I'M TEN YEARS OLD AND I LIVE IN ATHENS, GA. (GO DAWGS!!!) MY MOM AND I FOUND THIS CUTE LITTLE DEVIL UNDER A PECAN TREE IN OUR FRONT YARD.THANKS TO YOUR WEB SITE WE WERE ABLE TO FIND OUT ALOT OF INFO ABOUT THE HICKORY HORNED DEVIL. I'M TAKING THIS LITTLE DEVIL TO SCHOOL TOMORROW THEN I PLAN TO RELEASE HIM UNDER THE PECAN TREE WHERE WE FOUND HIM!!! THANKS FOR YOUR HELP AND INFO.... :)

JoAnn Weaver said: [ Regarding Hickory Horned Devil ]

I happened across one of these this afternoon in my backyard under the walnut tree. It was such an odd color & shape, I thought it was a broken piece from a plastic toy. Then it moved! I moved the little devil (haha) to a safe place and have been searching for info. I'm glad to have found your web site.

Foo Bar said: [ Regarding Monty Hall Game ]

While you're at it, make a version where you can play with more than three cards. It might be easier to see what's happening playing with ten cards and seeing the dealer eliminate eight goats before asking you to switch.

Errick Kimbrough said: [ Regarding Scams to make you feel cool ]

I just received a call from Cambridge Who's Who today. All I have to say is....SCAM. The first thing they do is ask you a few questions about yourself. After answering all of the questions, they make you feel like you have what it takes to be in their listings. For example, I was told "Something tells me that your going to be very successful", and they make everything sound like peaches and cream. After all of that was said and done, I was asked for my credit card number.
Nice try. but I wasn't fooled at all. Be careful everyone. They are very slick. After ending the call, I came across this website, and thank God I found out what was going on.
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Jacob Labber said:

Nice site

J Alexander said: [ Regarding Scams to make you feel cool ]

The Cambridge Who's Who response letter has got to be one of the most obvious hard copy art of deceptive networking I have ever encountered. First of all, for me to be appointed and approved as a candidate to represent my city in this so-called distinctive registry of professionals brings the question to mind(Why)? I happen to be a 53 year old lifelong homemaker with no business ties whatsoever. But I have to admit the one thing that I have always prided myself in is common sense. Which is why I would not dignify a response to this the organization who sent this phony crap-shot letter. I hope that no one who receives this deceptive literature falls prey to a pathetic attempt to challenge the American intellect!

josh daugherty said: [ See Comment Stimulus ]

well i'm a freshman at grandview heights really nice school but i'm moving and i will be going to westland high school and i'm really scared because i have never left grandview schools and this is going to be hard for me if anyone could give me so advise please email me at joshislucifer@gmail.com

Yonatan Frimer said: [ Regarding Amazing Challenge V ]

Hey dude,

Cool mazes, Check out the mazes i've drawn at teamofmonkeys.com, let me know what you think.

-regards,

Yonatan

Wayne Hintze said: [ Regarding Hickory Horned Devil ]

Spied one of these creatures in the middle of the road in Westminster, Md. My 6 yr old son says we're being invaded by aliens from Mars. My 8 yr old daughter says it doesn't need to dress up for Halloween. All I can say is, unbelievable!

J. Williams said: [ See Comment Stimulus ]

8/30/2008 We seen the Hickory Horn Devil crawling across the front yard. It was heading toward our house. The Hickory Horn Devil is an Amazing Creature. We captured it and took the Devil to a local elementary school for future viewing. Sharpsburg, GA

Scammy Preaumann said: [ Regarding Cyber Trial Lawyer or Cyber Bully? ]

Legitimate who's who orgnizations use clearly defined professional criteria for their nominations. They never charge you to be listed in their biographical books.

By contrast, the jokers from Cambridge shotgun roughly 15 million pieces of junk mail a year, knowing that a few suckers will always take the bait.

Pathetic.

In my view, the lawyer that threatened Shawn is an even LOWER slime-ball than Cambridge - representing two-bit losers simply to add to his law firm's profits.

Shameful. Totally shameful.

The actions of this "attorney" is one of the reasons America is going bankrupt - morally, financially, and otherwise.

Shawn is personal hero for sticking up for what's right, honorable, and true.

J. ROBERTS said: [ Regarding Me, Myself & Mr PC ]

YO, DAKAYA-GOAT HERE. GOT NEW CPU, STILL WORKING OUT THE BUGS...PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL SO I CAN GET YOU BACK IN MY FAV'S.....I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING FROM DETROIT/MI TO VANCOUVER/WA. SO THINGS ARE COMPLETELY CRAZY AND MISPLACED....THOUGHT I WOULD SEND THIS SHOUT OUT TO YOU SO WE WON'T LOOSE TOUCH...BE GOOD, IF NOT BE EVEN WORSE.....J.ROBERTS

Eric Mockler said: [ Regarding Cyber Trial Lawyer or Cyber Bully? ]

I got the letter from Cambridge, I filled it out as Frank Rizzo, CEO of Starter Motor Rebuilding, LTD. My personal specialty is "benchwork", since I'm god with the calves the thighs, the whole 9 yards, plus I can rebuild those starter motors. 10 years in the business, I'm the best. they call me "rubberneck".

I couldn't resist, I can't wait till they call me, hehe

Now that I think about it, it would be just as easy to "poison" the list with a fake profile, since they purport to research your qualifications.

D LaPlant said: [ Regarding Canon 10D Err 99 ]

I have a Canon Digital Rebel XT with the persistent Err99 problem. I have never used any other lens but the included 18-55mm lens. I have tried cleaning lens contacts with an eraser. Recharged the battery. Cleaned the battery contacts. Nothing fixes it.

Rock Anderson said: [ Regarding Scams to make you feel cool ]

To protect yourself, just restate the issue differently. Perhaps this would work:

"SCAM, scam, scam. This is not legally a SCAM. The law allows this company to take your money as long as they do what they say they will do, print your name in a Who's Who. If I were to label this a scam, I would not be legally correct. To the law, this is just as legal as buying life insurance on your wife or kids for a million dollars. It may look shady, but the law protects their business model. So, if you have money you don't need and would rather give it to a Who's Who registry rather than a needy charity, go right ahead, it's not "legally" a scam."

I think this would get the point across without exposing yourself to attorney problems.

Ms. Dennis said: [ Regarding Hickory Horned Devil ]

My son's day care class found this in the back yard. We live in KY. I've never been a fan of creatures with more than 4 legs, but I must admit I was amazed at this critter! Yesterday, the class let "Herbie" go so he could burrow into the ground. It was sorta cute in a bazzar way!

Karissa Private said: [ See Comment Stimulus ]

I just the letter in the mail dated July 31,2008 though today is August 21.

As a self employeed webdesigner, I had a brief ego high when it said:
Cambridge Who's Who Registry Amount Executive and Professional Women.

After reading it closer I felt something fishy.

I searching "Cambridge Who's Who" your site was the first link I clicked on based on the Google snippit.

Thank you for posting.

Dawn Godfrey said: [ Regarding Scams to make you feel cool ]

I too recently received this mailer - much to my shock, cause I had never attended Cambridge University (I was at first thinking it was Cambridge U asking me to join their who's who list for alumni) - I had dealt with the Natl Honor Society book listing when I graduated college, and thought this was something similiar. One huge difference - the NHS is an accredited experience nomination - one is only enrolled for achieving a nationally agreed minimum level of grade - 3.5GPA as a matter of fact - this (and YES I WILL SAY IT) SCAM is no better than a Pyramid Scheme asking someone if they want to be a business owner. Neither could be further from the truth - Pyramids your still working for someone else under the veil of being an IBO - and this registry is only listing the info you give it, which could be completely false- aka, the real reason to get your info is so they can sell you something. If I'm so important and note worthy, then why would they need to have me resubmit all of my personal info and past achievements? I've read more credible "you've been selected for a platinum visa" scams that still list my old name! I am definantly glad I decided to research it first, last thing I need is more telemarketers calling my house.

btw, anyone with the spare monetary backing should sue them for false statements, because sorry, stating someone submitted me for my achievements is not truth when the fact is someone in the database dept probably looked up our names from monster or the phonebook! And don't even get me started about the 'no fees to be included' with the turn around of asking for 2 levels of membership fees...

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