Got a call from Jamaica yesterday. This guy told me my last trip to a grocery store put me into a drawing for a Mega Millions lottery and I won $9.5 million. He asked me how excited was I about that. I hung up on him. I wasn't that excited. He tried calling back a few times. Be careful if you hear from my friend.

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Yeah,I'm still waiting for Ed MacMan.

That is like the call my got yesterday. Because we are such good customers this cruise company was going to give us a free cruise. Yep, you can guess, we have never been on a cruise before.

This stuff obviously works enough for it to be worth their time.

Tom

For the house land line we have an answer machine, they never leave a message. As far as my cell, I never answer to an area code I don't know. Did get a spoofed call supposedly from a number in a neighboring town. These calls are a real pain. GW

Cell or land line we never ever answer the phone unless we know who is calling and that we want to talk to them.

Wish I had time to pursue this unfortunately I am currently working with the heirs of an African potentate to get several million dollars out of the country that are tied up in an estate problem. Proceeding slowly though . . . ever since I gave them my banking details I have yet to hear back from them.

M

You sound like my kind of guy. I just happen to be an African potentate, and I've got the same problem as that other potentate. If you still have any funds in that account of yours, send me the info, and I'll see if I can move some of my Jamaican millions back through you........unless Gato wants some of the action, in which case I'll accept a small finder's fee and he can have the rest, unless Gato's a potentate too. Dealing with potentates is expensive, therefore I'm going to need a bigger cut. I'll take mine in Cabela's gift cards. (Don't try to swindle me with Gander Mountain gift cards. I think those have a limited shelf life.)

I've got a business line that rings at my home as well.At least 9 out of 10 calls are telemarketers.Thank God for caller I.D. The ones that really piss me off are the telemarketer faxes. They go off at 3:00 A.M. trying to sell me something while waking me up + burning up my fax ribbon.I went all the way from my phone co. to the A.G.'s office but nothing could be done because the calls were coming from Canada.O.K. I tryed legal ,that did'nt work,so since I still had their fax # I just started sending them multiple sheets of black paper.

I heard from the Jamaican guy about a year ago. Called back, all pissed off when I hung up on him. I just laughed my ass off.

While I have grown to prefer my current title of "Emperor of all things living and dead, finest shot in the world in my mind, all women bow down and remove clothes in my presence, unless they're ugly in which case they have Imperial Dispensation and Command to stay clothed......and it goes on and on", but you get the idea.

All that said, the Emperor would consider being a Potentate if the money was enough to retrain his title bearers. Consider me a potential potentate until Kensco forwards his Jamaican Treasure with appropriate foreign exchange controls.

Thus ordered by Emperor Charles the Potential Potentate, or PP for short.

Call du jour here is from the Canadian Revenue agency , claiming there's a warrant out for your arrest, unless you pay taxes owing immediately, with a gift card.

Grizz

Damn Gato, you smoking what you're shredding up there?

The only "P" you didn't use was "plenipotentiary", and I think it applies as well. Long version PPP.

Personally, to get it on a business card, I think you are going to have to limit yourself to "Emperor of All Things Living and Dead" The rest will follow.......................................................................Now climb down off that windmill and put your clothes back on.................Don't make me have to come up there after you.

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Originally posted by Kensco:
Damn Gato, you smoking what you're shredding up there?

The only "P" you didn't use was "plenipotentiary", and I think it applies as well. Long version PPP.

Personally, to get it on a business card, I think you are going to have to limit yourself to "Emperor of All Things Living and Dead" The rest will follow.......................................................................Now climb down off that windmill and put your clothes back on.................Don't make me have to come up there after you.

Your impudent post has angered the Emperor (PP in waiting) and he would like to point out to one of his slower subjects, that his Imperial PP appoints plenipotentiaries, not is one. He was considering you as a plenipotentiary in charge of inspecting foreign brothels for possible PP use. This was based on your well known long (and I mean time of use, certainly not length) experience in similar locations around the world.

Now, until the Imperial PP, receives his fair and equitable share of the Jamaican treasure, which is defined as only 75% of total (the IPP learned from the American IRS) you will refer to him as his Imperial Pococurante Potential Potentate and you will remain in your current position as possom herder (PH) and, BTW, the IPPP is not hearing good reports on the condition of your herd.

I had always hoped to attain the position of Possum Herder, but always felt it was out of reach. I assure you I will not rest on my laurels.

I am in deep negotiations with my Jamaican contact. I told him of your needs (the 75% thing). I told him it was best that we appease you....without actually having to suck anything, I mean. He quickly agreed. I told him we should bump your share to 85% and he better come up with about $5,000,000 more in winnings, cause my cut just got cut.

I told him I went to the grocery store twice, so I probably won a second lottery. He checked his records, and there my name was again, under Possum Herder. He had missed it the first time. He said he was holding the extra $5 Mill in his sock drawer. I have no reason to doubt him.

I suspect we'll be rolling in it before long. I'm not sure what "it" is, but you can bet we'll be rolling in whatever it is.

This whole thread is rolling in "it".