Monty by Jim Meddick for January 05, 2024

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Like the “get a 2nd one free*” with *=“just pay additional shipping and handling”.

Nothing is free unless it’s bad for you.

Sedgwick got a short run.

It’s like advertising flyers from JC Penney. So many terms and conditions and exclusions to sale items, you need a lawyer to interpret.

It’s what I heard or read many years ago and I’ve passed on to my daughters and others.The large print gives you everything and small print takes it all away.

There’s No Such Thing As A Free Lunch!! – Robert Heinlein

Why would E.B. need a hat and a scarf? And, more interestingly, why has he/it become an almost daily character which, btw, nobody seems to have any reaction to or takes any notice of?

Their a comedy act now. Like Lewis and Martin. I know, showing my age.

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I love Monty’s cold weather hat. We’re getting a snow storm here in New England this weekend, Listen to the TV and it sounds like the end of the world. Oh well. If you don’t hear from me again, you’ll know that 4 inches of snow got me.

It’s kinda like your electricity bill that has a delivery charge, I don’t remember them coming by. Here’s your electricity for the month.

that’s the only good thing about heating with propane, when its gone you are still cold but you don’t owe a huge bill.

Due to population increases there are now (in the U.S.) ten suckers born every minute.

First month’s supply, Absolutely Free! (You pay nothing but shipping and handling.) Grrrr… I’d like to handle THEM!

Come on, Monty! What did she tell you? We know you paid it! LOL. :)

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It’s good that rational people can get a chuckle out of foolishness like crystal balls and mind reading, but the fact that those scams (and many similar ones) are still paying propositions means that we’ve got a long way to go before critical thinking pervades the masses.

Only $15 for a crystal ball rental? Fly-by-night scam, run away, run away! Next thing you know, you’ll be tricked into unnecessary prostate surgery.

My favorite use of the asterisk was in an ad for a weight-loss drug. There was a picture of an attractive, slightly overweight woman. The headline read “You* could lose up to thirty pounds”. Yes, the asterisk took you to a footnote that took it all back. Your results may vary, etc.

Monty is so gullible! He has yet to earn the lesson E.B. tries to teach him: read and heed the small print!