Ha. The best part: "as that [the S] is the only key on thier (sic) water-flooded keyboard of thier mainframe that still works."
Wonderful. --- Puryear Information Technology, LLC Baton Rouge, LA * 225-706-8414 http://www.puryear-it.com Author of "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers" Download your free copy: http://www.puryear-it.com/bestpractices.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 5:43 AM Subject: [brlug-general] Time to pause briefly? > G'Day folks, > > I have lurked on this list for some time now, and have enjoyed the > banter, the comments, the assistance. My contributions have been NIL. > Maybe that'll change at this point. > > You guys have been through a terrible time - I have been reading the > news papers and watching the evening news. Talkback radio is filled with > talk about NO and the hurricane, and about Australians who were in NO > during the hurricane; we still have 8 missing. A piddling number > considering NO residents, but people who also have family and friends > who are missing them. > > Our thoughts are with you - As I sit here and write I (really am) > listening to Fats Domino singing Walking Back to New Orleans. And > thinking about our family visit to NO in Jan. And the next time I go > back to New Orleans. I _will_ be back to visit - next time to BR as well? > > Now maybe it's time for moment of humour in the midst of this tragedy. A > time to pause, take a deep breath, and then get on with the task at hand. > > Take a moment to read this. Laugh at it, for that is what it deserves, > and then move on. And anyone whose name begins with an "S", maybe this > is your lucky day. > > I truly hope this helps. > > Alan. > > BTW, anyone know a local talkback radio station I can tune to and hear > what's going on without the spin of the major networks? > > > > Dear <Sxxxxx>, > > My name is Jan Pampoen and I am so glad that I am able to contact you in > these trying times. > My late father (rest his sole) was the COE of a huge conglemrate > company dealing with international clients. > Unfortuantely his last buisiness trip to Iraq proved to be fatal for him > as he was run over by a huge boulder that came loose from a mountain > while he was brokering a deal to sell oil rights to an Iraqi noble. > Due to his dangerous work, he has made provision for this by saving all > his travel expense money in an offshore account kept in a bank in New > Orleans. > To be able to save all this money he only survived on a pack of provitas > and a bottle of water on all of his business trips. > > At the time of his death he has accumilated $200 000 000 in his savings > account that is due to me and my siblings. > Unfortunately, due to the recent disaster in New Orleans, we cannnot > transfer the money directly to our accounts. > > This is where your help will be appreciated. The Bank of New Orleans > informed us that the money can only be transferred to a person in South > Africa whose name starts with an 'S', as that is the only key on thier > water-flooded keyboard of thier mainframe that still works. > > We would offer you 10% of the total amount ($20 000 000) as a fee for > helping us to tranfer the money. > > Awaiting your favourable response in aticipation. > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >
