RE: BE CAREFUL OF HOODLUMS

I want to paste an actual email I received today.I am not making this up.I suppose I'm expected to believe that the Nigerian are trying do something about their reputation as scammers. Here goes:

NIGERIAN INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT
ANTI-FRAUD UNIT
4TH FLOOR MARY LAND
LAGOS NIGERIA
MOTTO: SECURITY WATCH.
FROM THE DESK
OF: MR MARTINS OKOH.
DEPUTY: DR DONALD SMITH

RE: BE CAREFUL OF HOODLUMS

ATTN:

Based on the finding in this investigastion department we wish to warn
you
against some touts. We have been informed that some touts are contating
you in respect to the collection of your fund in the total sum of $35
Million U.S.A Dollars that was long approved in your favour through the
Global Exchange Bank of Nigeria. As a matter of fact we have been on
this
investigation assignments for some time codely known to no one but the
Presidency and some top government official who are in support of this
investigation team to help stop fraudalent activities in this country.

Although we have been able to come up with some good result about the
people that have extorted money from you illegally and i wish to list
them
so that you will personally indicate them by writting back because we
want
to make your paymen to you without any delay but we must surely deal
and
bring this names to book if only you will indicate correctly any of
them.

The names of the Touts that have been arrested are as follows:

1)PROF CHARLES SOLODO
2)CHIEF JOSEPH SANUSI
3)DR. R.RASHEED
4)BARRISTER AWELE
6)BARRISTER UCHEUZO WILLIAMS.
7)Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Ebi
Deputy Governor - Policy / Board Member
8)Mr. Tunde Lemo Deputy Governor - Financial Sector
Surveillance /Board Member
9)Mrs. W. D. A. Mshelia
(10)Usman Shamsuddeen- Deputy Governor - Corporate Services / Board
Member

The above listed names are been traced/investigated by the police and
some
of them have elope the country and note that if any of them is caught
and
find guilty he/she we go to jailed for 25 years(twenty five years) as
it
is under the Degree 47 of the constituition of this bank under section
of
criminal law. So we are waiting for you to write us and inform us if
any
of the above names have once contacted you in respect to the your fund
if
yes dont waste time to indicate it immediately.

Note that the only office/paying bank that have right to pay or contact
you in this Transfer is the GLOBAL EXCHANGE BANK OF NIGERIA which is
been
headed the bank Governor. You must deal directly with them and do what
so
ever you are asked to do because that is the only way you will achive
the
success of the transaction.

We applogise on behalf of the President and the people of Nigeria for
any
dealy and lost this most have coursed you and promise that such thing
will
not happen again.And if you are dealing with any one of them regarding
this payment we urge you to stop because you are taking a big risk and
you
never find your money any where because your money is with the above
named
bank.

Finally, we are expecting to hear from you today Thanks for your good
understanding while we wait for your urgent response to this mail for
further directives.


Yours truely,

MR MARTINS OKOH(Chairman Investigation Dept)
DR. DONALD SMITH(Deputy Chairman Investigation Dept).

Images of Fetal Development

I recently received an email from Priest for Life which included links to images of fetal development.I made my own page using the links and the link to that page can be found here.

Update: 9/18/2001
This post has been updated with this post.

Peaves

After more than two weeks of insanity, I've run out of ideas for the Heywood series.I'm sure some reading this are saying, "You ran out of good ideas a long time ago".
For the past day or so, out of boredom, I've been hitting the "Next Blog" link at the top of the page and going from random blog to random blog.
For some reason, doing that continually takes me to blogs written in either Spanish or Portuguese with only the occasional English language blog thrown in.I can't judge the blogs I can't read but, I can tell you, most of the ones I come across in English never make to my bookmarks.
I wanted to come up with a list of my own blog rules......I doubt if I'll come up with 10 despite the Moses/10 Commandments jpg you see here.
So far, my top pet peaves regarding blogs are as follows:
1) Stop putting so many You Tube videos on your page.Not everybody has the big, monster, Tim "the Tool-Man" Taylor PC you have. All those vids slow everything down.If you really think we need to see the video (which you didn't create anyway ) just give us a brief description and a link.
2) The same goes for music....for the same reason.
3) Your use of profanity does not make you come across as a rebel, but rather, you come across as someone with a limited vocabulary.
While writing this, I opened a tab to look at a few blogs.I wanted to see if I could come up with a #4 for the list. The first blog I came upon broke rules # 1 and 2 and caused the browser to lock up....almost made me break rule # 3.
I guess I better stop now while I'm ahead.

Democrats converge on N.C.

The top three Democratic Party candidates for President-Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards- arrived in the North Carolina mountains today to try and stop the fighting between elements of P.E.T.A. and members of the Communist Party of Canada.The link to the I.N.N. story can be found here.

My Interview with Condoleezza Rice

I've always felt that an important part of my standing as a world renown blogger is my presenting all sides to any and all stories that I'm covering.
I've written several entries concerning the so called Heywood Jadoit affair, and in the interest of balance and fair play, I recently contacted U.S. Sec. of State, Condi Rice and requested an interview for the blog. She was more than eager to give her thoughts on the situation.
RTS:I was a bit surprised when I learned that Bush and PM Harper were intending to finish the 'Rasslin'-n-Reykjavik' in spite of the fact that Jadoit had escaped from jail and was currently in North Carolina with members of the C.P.C.
Condi:Yes, even though this affair may soon come to a conclusion, both Mr. Bush and Mr. Harper felt in the interest of national pride, someone had to come out as an all out winner in the best 2 out of 3 arm wrestling event.
RTS:I've been a bit preoccupied with the events in N.C....I haven't kept track of the score in the contest.
Condi: Tied, one game each; though President Bush is confident he'll come out the clear winner.
RTS:It's also surprising to me that Bush hasn't sent in Federal troops to stop the fighting between the C.P.C. and P.E.T.A..
Condi:We're monitoring this situation carefully; but at present the President feels it best that the two combatants duke it out.
RTS:On another note: there's talk that you may run for President in 2008. Any truth to that?
Condi:As you know,since 1989 there has been either a Bush or Clinton in the White House.Those of us in power now want to keep it that way.We're not too happy about the idea of Hillary Clinton as Commander in Chief......but we're not too sure how Laura Bush will work out. As George's "2nd wife", so to speak, we could still maintain the status quo by my winning the election.
RTS:Of course, you'd have to win the election first.
Condi:Ha,ha,ha.What an interesting concept. A bit naive, but interesting.
RTS:You do have to receive the most votes in the election.
Condi: Stop...ha ha ha, you're killing me!!! It's no wonder your blog is so popular; you're so @$#@^*# funny.