From Twitter 03-30-2011

• 14:27:41: Back home now, recuperating. I will blog soon about the surreal afternoon I had yesterday. I'm now too busy calming down...
  
• 22:22:07: London Stabbie's hospital stay http://t.co/Klcvlgr
  

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Today's SPAM™

I don't often read the obvious SPAM™ I get, but this one does take the biscuit.

I think that the reference to an "ananimous" donor who died "without any child through her life" is quite funny, as well as the fact that "she was able to receive a lot gifts and valuables". Poor thing, to be so rich and yet hire a "lawyer" who has such a poor command of English as well as typing. The obviously fake email addresses are deleted in case some credulous soul stumbles upon this blog.

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

MY NAME IS BARRISTER LUKE WALTERS AND I AM AN INTERNATIONAL ATTORNEY AND INHERITTANCE MANAGER. I HOLD IN TRUST THE VALUES OF MY CLIENTS AND IMPLEMENT SAME ACCORDING TO THEIR WISHES AND DESIRES.

I WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT AN ANANIMOUS DONOR HAS INDICATED THAT WE CONTACT YOU TO ARRANGE FOR THE RECEIPT OF THE SUM OF $2,565,000.00 FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF CHARITY AND TAKING CARE OF THE OLD PEOPLE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD.

THESE ARE CONTAINED IN THE WILL LEFT BEHIND BY THE DONOR. SHE WAS A MISSIONARY IN AFRICA WHO DIED WITHOUT ANY CHILD THROUGHOUT HER LIFE. DURING HER STAY IN AFRICA, SHE WAS ABLE TO RECEIVE A LOT GIFTS BOTH IN CASH AND VALUABLES WHICH SHE HAS NOW STATED IN HER WILL THAT YOU INHERIT SAME FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF HELPING THE LESS PREVILEDGED IN THE SOCIETY IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD. DO NOT FORGET THAT SHE DOES NOT WANT HER NAME AND IDENTITY MENTIONED AND WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO RESPECT HER WISHES AND DESIRES.

YOU WILL BE SOLE MANAGER OF THE FUND AND YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO ESTABLISH THE CHARITY IN ANY COUNTRY OF YOUR CHOICE. YOU ARE ALSO ENTITLED TO KEEP 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM INVOLVED FOR YOURSELF IN RUNNING THE LOGISTICS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CHARITY IF YOU SO DESIRE. ACCORDING TO THE DONOR, THIS IS HOW GOD HAS DIRECTED HER TO PUT WHAT SHE LEFT BEHIND TO THE BENEFIT OF THE POOR AND OLD ONES IN OUR SOCIETY TODAY.

COULD YOU THEREFORE CONTACT ME ON THE EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW FOR FURTHER INFORMATION IN THIS REGARD AND TO ARRANGE FOR THE TRANFER OF THE MONEY TO YOU FROM ONE OF THE COMMERCIAL BANKS HERE.

I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU URGENTLY.

GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

YOURS FAITHFUYLLY,

BARRISTER LUKE WALTERS

Today's Easter Egg Video

The creme egg is a confectionery that I thought was limited to the UK but seems to have migrated across the Atlantic. We begin seeing them in the shops the week after Christmas, anticipating Easter.

Here's an imaginative way of using them to make a point.

Today's Uplifting Video

Many of us live in cities with underground transport systems: Singapore's MRT, London's Tube system, New York's Subway, Boston's T. There is an unwritten rule on the train: do not talk to strangers unless there is an emergency.

The guy who made the video below broke that taboo, with amazing results. Thanks to Roger Ebert, a great blogger, for drawing it to my attention.