Reminds me of when I was in college and National Poetry Press was printing a book of poems….you could submit a poem for “consideration”. Of course, anyone who submitted a poem got it published and the idea was that you would be so “honored” that you would would buy the book. Yeah, I did.
This happens in real life, too. I remember when my dad was temporarily unemployed and he got one of those pyramid scheme letters. It was along the lines of sending the writer of the letter $5 and then ask all your friends to send you $5 and the writer $5 and have them ask all their friends to do the same and the money would just pour in from all these people sending money on, etc. I was a teenager and even I could see it was an idiotic scam. I quietly asked my mom why she was allowing dad to do that and not talking him out of it and she said he was a bit down from being out of work and this would keep him busy until he found work again. (Mom was one smart cookie.) She figured he wouldn’t be out that much and it was worth the cost to perk him up again. He didn’t do it for long and did find work not long after. Sometimes you just have to allow loved ones a moment or two of stupidity on occasion, providing it’s not too expensive. $300 for an ego-book is a bit pricey.
Macushlalondra almost 7 years ago
Listen to your daughter Adam! You’re being played for a fool.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member almost 7 years ago
Sometimes ego blurs one’s reasoning.
Doctor Toon almost 7 years ago
I got famous for my coffee drinking the old fashioned way, by making comments on GoComics
1MadHat Premium Member almost 7 years ago
I think I can hear his “G” (gullibility) rating go WAY up……
dlkrueger33 almost 7 years ago
Reminds me of when I was in college and National Poetry Press was printing a book of poems….you could submit a poem for “consideration”. Of course, anyone who submitted a poem got it published and the idea was that you would be so “honored” that you would would buy the book. Yeah, I did.
Willywise52 Premium Member almost 7 years ago
Wise beyond her years.
JeromeLiner1 almost 7 years ago
Schmuck is Yiddish slang for penus, not the languish one wants to hear from a six year old.
hildigunnurr Premium Member almost 7 years ago
ok why is Adam painted so stupid? This sort of scam has been around for 30 years at least.
Wendy Emlinger Premium Member almost 7 years ago
This happens in real life, too. I remember when my dad was temporarily unemployed and he got one of those pyramid scheme letters. It was along the lines of sending the writer of the letter $5 and then ask all your friends to send you $5 and the writer $5 and have them ask all their friends to do the same and the money would just pour in from all these people sending money on, etc. I was a teenager and even I could see it was an idiotic scam. I quietly asked my mom why she was allowing dad to do that and not talking him out of it and she said he was a bit down from being out of work and this would keep him busy until he found work again. (Mom was one smart cookie.) She figured he wouldn’t be out that much and it was worth the cost to perk him up again. He didn’t do it for long and did find work not long after. Sometimes you just have to allow loved ones a moment or two of stupidity on occasion, providing it’s not too expensive. $300 for an ego-book is a bit pricey.