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Old 17 February 2003, 07:57 PM
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Old 17 February 2003, 08:03 PM
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who's this 'friend'??
Old 17 February 2003, 08:26 PM
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Unfortunately, if you send out a million copies, that only requires that 1 in a million people ARE that stu^H^H^Hgullible. Sadly the proportion of morons in the world is greater than that...
Old 17 February 2003, 09:07 PM
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I have a friend who knows somebody whos mother actually believed that Nigerian scam that claim to deposit £1m into their account

It makes you wonder, doesn't it?
Old 17 February 2003, 09:17 PM
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Dress it up any way you like buddy, it was you wasn't it Crush!
Old 17 February 2003, 09:43 PM
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LOL . It would explain why I'm always skint
Old 17 February 2003, 09:57 PM
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Never underestimate the stupidity of the general public.
Old 17 February 2003, 10:03 PM
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What's their web or email address? Where do I sign up?????
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I had that too....didnt even read it and deleted it straight away....
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