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To: TobagoJack who wrote (22242)8/6/2002 9:39:42 PM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (10) | Respond to of 74559
 
I wonder how long variations on this scam have been going on. My guess is thousands of years.

I admire the clear cut appeal to dishonest greed. As W.C. Fields used to say, "you can't cheat an honest man."



To: TobagoJack who wrote (22242)8/6/2002 10:03:42 PM
From: Raymond Duray  Respond to of 74559
 
Hi Jay,

Re: everybody else on the thread would say

How about a modifier? ...almost everybody....

Cf.: businessweek.com