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I want the old internet back, the last time I wanted to buy a new car I got online and spent weeks looking at new cars and getting prices that showed what people had really paid for them.
I went to look at a new Honda Accord V6 Coupe with a 6 speed manual transmission.
The salesman said he...
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I recently published a video on YouTube about false computerized phone calls and identity theft. Interestingly enough, Corrine over at SecurityGarden reports that Microsoft removed one of their Gold Certified Partners over a very similar issue: telephone scams.
This is true...
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Vincent Michael Tarvin probably wouldn't have been busted with a pocket full of what police believe to be cocaine early this morning -- but he decided to go into a Valley telemarketing business and pull out his penis. He then advised employees at the business that it was time to "get to...
Who was that man on the phone and why was he so angry?
That question had been on my mind off and on since November, when an angry-sounding caller left a voicemail for me. I had no idea what he was so riled up about, or why he thought I was the right person to yell at.
The reason for my...
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Unemployed Man Working on Staying Unemployed
For millions of Americans, unemployment is a nightmare. For one, however, it's been a dream come true.
Meet Franklin Schneider, a 32-year-old man who's been fired from 10 crummy jobs in 10 years and couldn't be more delighted.
His horrible work...
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