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Engaging email with the spammers |
[9/5/06 | 05:27 pm] |
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I can appreciate that Ian Collins has already done this but in a piss poor attempt to amuse myself I decided to respond to one of those African Spam mails we all seem to get.
Attached first is my response then the original message. I'l update on any reply received.
Dear Mrs Mataba
I'm afraid to mention that I am infact a Satanist. In my not being a man of God, I feel that I am indeed the right candidate for the job. Such things as morality only get in the way of the transparancy of such transactions, not that this is any way an attempt to slur the honour of whomever is probably going to die, should this deal go ahead.
Please indicate your willingness to deal with me by agreeing to provide two unspoilt virgins, a leather strap to beat them with, an ornate alter and a rubber ducky called Edward.
It is your duty to ensure that the virgins are of top notch quality and have sufficient enough acting skills to be mistaken for whores. We would also appreciate them being the buxom shapely variety, Satan doesn't take well to any old moose from Dorset you know.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO NOT BE FORGETTING THE DUCKY.
Please indicate your willingness to accept these terms by manner of return correspondance asap.
Sincerly yours,
Mr Bigghaeri Arzz
And the original email is: -
From: Mrs. Franca Mataba
>
> Dear Sir/Madam,
>
> I am writing you this e-mail with the trust that I
> have in you as a man of
> God. I believe that you are the right candidate to
> be approached in this
> regard.
>
> However, I got your e-mail address from the Internet
> search. I chose you
> because you are a man of God Like I have rightly
> pointed out in my first
> paragraph.
>
> I am going to send you a detailed e-mail by as soon
> as i hear from you
> requesting you to assist me to transfer my husband's
> money into your bank
> account in your country. He is dead in South Africa
> a month ego and the fund
> came from the fund he was given by the Government of
> Zimbabwea as the
> Director General in the Department of Agriculture
> for the settlement of
> Zimbabwean farmers and he decided to divert the fund
> to better the lives of
> his family with respect to the prevailing situation
> in my country and then
> came to South Africa.
>
> The amount involved is US $28.5M and the fund is in
> the custody of a
> Security Company in South Africa .Before I go
> further in this transaction, I
> would like you to let me know if you are interested
> to assist and then I
> will give you the lawyers details because he has all
> the documents relating
> to the fund and where it is deposited.
>
> THESE ARE USEFUL LINKS THAT WILL HELP YOU TO SEE THE
> CURRENT LAND
> CRISES IN MY COUNTRY ZIMBABWE FOR NOW.JUST COPY
> THESE LINKS TO VIEW
> http://www.zimbabwesituation.com/dec4.html
> http://www.amren.com/006issue/006issue.html#cover
> http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/africa/06/24/zimbabwe.farmers/
> http://www.amren.com/0105issue/0105issue.htm#namibia
> http://www.amren.com/mtnews/archives/zimbabwe/index.php
>
>
> So, Let me hear from you as soon as you can so that
> I can arrange with the
> lawyer and then inform him about your participation
> in this transaction.
> Please email me with email
> address:francamataba@webmail.co.za I look forward
> to your urgent response.
>
> Yours faithfully,
>
>
> Mrs. Franca Mataba
>
> Note : Email me with this email
> address:francamataba@webmail.co.za[ Current Mood :  bored ]
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WC News |
[6/7/06 | 04:39 pm] |
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Anyone every have one of those really mental, rather smooth days.
I've had one! I've been given a ticket to see Australia vs Japan in Frankfurt on Monday. Since Australia is THE place I wanna be, tis alll good. Getting that fresh out of seeing England up in Old Trafford last week, I'm quite happy with that at the moment. Lets just hope I don't get my wallet nicked...
Aside from that, hope everyone is well.
- Steve[ Current Mood :  ecstatic ]
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WWE Update |
[5/24/06 | 03:00 pm] |
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Mick Foley turning heel was no surprise nor was RVD spotting the ECW revival. It's already gotten a slot on the Sci-Fi channel, so it'll be interesting to see what Sky do with it.
Some even better news, DX are getting back together. Promo links are here: -
http://www.indemand.com/viewProduct.jsp?page_sectionId=2&prodId=46340
http://youtube.com/watch?v=t1k_511Tgc0&search=DX
Should be amusing.
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Warning |
[5/24/06 | 12:46 pm] |
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Just a quick note to everyone who uses plastic a lot, watch your card. My credit card and debit card have been cloned recently so I've had to cancel them both. I can't think of any chance for whoever got them to have gotten both details but just be careful.
Justin, you'll have to wait a week for your Skype credit I'm afraid, I'm on damage limitation at the moment.
Was also good to see everyone at SC...(even if Sal didn't day hi!!)
- Seif[ Current Mood :  annoyed ]
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My last commentary on SHS resignation |
[5/14/06 | 11:31 pm] |
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I made a decision today. To stand down at SHS as admin, move my material to my own forums. I’ve also left the management of SES to another one or two.
I’ll explain the reasoning behind that in a moment but first let me send you the response of one Jolyth in three different mediums.
First, YIM: -
jolyth_a (14/05/2006 20:31:56): you are an absolute asshole to blame all of yor problems on me
Then we have what she sent to Ras: -
I light of a recent attck against me by Seifer, for who knows what, I have changed his status to regular member. All I know is that this morning he stpped down from SHS as Admin, told Sebastian it had something to do with me, which I have yet to figure out and posted a nasty comment in his LJ. In light of his desire to go to G3, I thought it best to keep our stuff here lest he move it there without our permission.
And as for the third medium, well, that’s an SMS all the way from the States. Here’s a synopsis of our little chat.
To me – Real mature blaming your cowardice on me.
My response – You’re funny. Real mature texting across the Atlantic in a silly attempt to have the last word. I’m doing what you can’t. Try and have a nice day eh?
To me - U r really sad when you do not get your own way.
My response – Nice stunt at rpg btw. I feel sorry for you. I have nothing to prove or say to you. Take it easy eh?
To me – You know u were played rite? And u stepped down cant have our stuff going to g3.
I didn’t bother replying to that last one. But the last response sums up why I left. “You know u were played rite?” If I ignore the fact that there’s clear motive to shove a point of view down my throat, that’s a fairly aggressive bitching to my just stepping down. But hold that thought though.
Let me explain a few things.
SHS and its previous incarnation, FWS, is something I’ve had a very close relationship with. When I started at FWS as a moderator, all we had were four completed mods and a crap load more in development. I’ve been there longer then PPG, BWL and G3 have been a community. To say that I know the place, the people and the staff there well is an understatement. Because I do.
I’ve had all sorts of argument and done all sorts of things to help the place grow and I’m pretty proud of how it turned out. Seb turned the place around when he got the keys to the office, once mentioned to him he’s done a far better job then I could have done. Credit where it’s due on that front, I was after the administration at the time but the better dude got it.
Pay attention to this next bit, this is where it gets important. When Hlid and Sebastian asked me to return to the staff, it was on two fronts. To look after graphical elements loosely and to provide an alternative school of thought on events or ideas. And this was Sebastian’s idea.
Time goes on. Shed goes travelling and Hlid steps down. I had concerns that this fundamentally altered the basis on which I was working. Then Trish got the role, which I was strongly opposed too. Let me be perfectly clear. I was against it for reasons of what I believe to be an attitude problem and I never hid from that.
We’d not spoken for a time and she suddenly decides to strike up a chat, or should I say an argument based on a portrait that I should have done a while back, for a mod she hasn’t been working on for what, a year? Although I suspected it as pre-text to start a fight, later proved correct, when I had more hypocritical commentary on who and what I was dictated to me and then shoved down my throat.
More disagreements came, in what I label flagrant power abuse. She has one disagreement with Grey Acumen at RPG, bans him, thus setting him off on a crusade. Which could possibly come to SHS? My crime in the affair? Bringing up her own logic from a previous similar example, in which she tried to “revoke” my staff status for disagreeing with her. The GA affair was interesting though, as she herself portrayed behaviour of which I was accused not one or two days earlier in dealing with a neutral party.
Her reaction to my stepping down? The multitude of messages above and her automatically removing me from the staff again at PRG as she perceives a disagreement as a personal attack. The justification? Linking to a comment in my journal as evidence and acting on it. Loose foundation and an over reaction.
Or another one? Feeling the need to delete a post in a private work room that’s accessible to the vast hordes of 5/6 people.
I’ve stood down at SHS for a flagrant, one track mind that typifies the above mentality and adds nothing to the SHS project. I’m walking away from the mind that can’t seem to take disagreements well and hated working on an equal basis. I walk away having modded, coded, designed and helped, encouraged and motivated people at SHS. From the mind of someone 10 years older then me, if, who by her own admission has “played me” into leaving, has justified my choice. Odd that she can’t find time to try and repair a friendship but finds ample time to send me her thoughts and admissions on something that she feels is a slight.
It’s a pity to walk away from friends like Seb, Isti, Marc et al but my butting heads with her wouldn’t have been terribly mature, helpful or all that good for SHS I think. If I have been “played”, I think the outcome came out well in my favour.
Beyond that, thats all I'm going to say. We've had enough of this shit. And if GA does go ahead with his planned crusade, they'll be more of enough crap for everyone to deal with.[ Current Mood :  bouncy ]
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Opinions on G3 |
[5/14/06 | 03:03 am] |
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This is a straight modding question for anyone concerned.
Would you guys be able to give an idea as to what sort of modding area G3 is like? I've just caught wind that my time at SHS is limited due to the fun machinations of one who insist's she's above that sort of thing.
Right.
So, my options are either take them all to FEX which seems lame as I'm still building the site or give move them all to G3?
Would Cam be up for that? Comments, questions etc are appreciated.
Cheers,
Steve[ Current Mood :  artistic ]
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I now come in digital format... |
[5/12/06 | 02:05 pm] |
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Seifer has co-hosted IER three - http://ier.iegmc.com/
44mins of airtime. Won't make much sense to those outside of modding but I'm happy with how it turned out.
- Seif[ Current Mood : artistic ]
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Leftism |
[5/9/06 | 12:13 pm] |
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I've rediscovered a liking for Leftism!
It's great![ Current Mood : calm ]
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[4/11/06 | 10:13 am] |
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Destyre and myself at silly hours of the morning decided to publish our first book yesterday. I need to work on the speed issues on the last slide but if anyone has ever had to suffer the impunity of whinging msn bitches complaining how life hates them, their cyber boy/girl friend got a life, they've got no job yadda yadda blah blah blah...
Then this is for you. It uses cutting edge animation, has been proofed by the best editors in the world and even has complimentary pictures to help those who can't read through their tears of despair.
http://www.final-exodus.net/testing/guide%20to%20suicide.html[ Current Mood : artistic ]
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The "Stevie is still picking on Vix" thread |
[1/13/06 | 12:13 am] |
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An extract from today's conversation: -
Steve - Backpacker Bloke says:
easy answer
Steve - Backpacker Bloke says:
Suck more cock
Steve - Backpacker Bloke says:
nose is less important that way
++biatch's bitch++ [in bed, studying] says:
hahahaha[ Current Mood :  creative ]
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George Best |
[11/25/05 | 02:11 pm] |
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For anyone silly enough to think blokes are totally emotionless, today is an example of their naive attitude.
Working in a sports station with events like this is surreal. A lot of people here knew him and I met him a few weeks back.
Can't really quantify it. I had to put this up today.
http://u.tv/newsroom/indepth.asp?r=&id=67535&pt=n
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Seifer's odd/facist thought for the day |
[11/15/05 | 11:25 am] |
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I'm wondering if the Parliament would consider banning lard arses from using trains in rush hour. They take up spaces/three seats each and block getting outta the doors. [ Current Mood : amused ]
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A few notes |
[11/10/05 | 12:20 am] |
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Been busy these last few days. The Seif mod and RPG Kit pack are ready as is K&Z 1.6. Will get these out soon. Few notes though.
1) Justin, did you ever get the new Disturbed album. They've gotten back some of their original sound although it's not as heavy.
2) If any modders are reading this, do they fancy any AI work?
Cheers,
Seif[ Current Mood : busy ]
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More thoughts |
[11/8/05 | 01:25 am] |
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A years worth of introspection.
This is probably going to be a rather long post so I’ll add the almost obligatory LJ cut to save uninterested parties the angst of reading my musing.
( Read more... )
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FAO: Vinctus, regarding your little tirade |
[11/7/05 | 12:14 am] |
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NB - Quotes are in Italic
At 23:30 GMT I checked back on your journal to see your response. I’ll make the following ABSOLULTELY CLEAR before I offer the following commentary.
Take what you will from the last response to your journal but as always I see that you’ve taken the possible insinuation of an offence rather then an offer of help and good will. Let’s look at this bit first shall we:
"Cunts who do not know me, my circumstances or the details of the problems I face who see fit to post rude, unpleasant and inaccurately judgmental comments on my LJ will have their offensive rubbish deleted and barred and they themselves will be filtered from future posts."
You really think I’ve not read the journal? Do you honestly think that someone such as I who works in the media and has an awareness of the media won’t bother to check the facts or the self perceived sense of subjective injustice before I bother to reply to you? I really don’t know what hyped sense of self importance you have but scorn an offer that would cost you nothing and me more and I’ll respond in kind. Makes you feel big deleting post does it? I used to be that way.
Also, I abhor the word “cunt.” Are you mature enough to criticise your own behaviour and then look beyond mine?
I doubt it. Try and delete this.
"I cannot abide morons who know nothing of my problems or the plans I have in place to solve them who then make ignorant and insulting assumptions about me and my life."
Then you and I have the same problem. What consists a friend for you? Someone who indulges you’re every whim? Someone who’ll listen to you’re every thought and tell you how great you are? This isn’t a fucking fairy tale love. It’s real life. I can’t abide moron’s who don’t know fuckall on real life but here you are. I don’t take offence on telling you truth and I’ll even allow you and you’re two minute compadres comments as you see fit.
"I did my research and tried to get my account as soon as I knew my employers details but was unable to get an account. I am off to get my birth certificate next week. Anyone with half a brain who knows me and bothers to actually READ my fucking journal will be aware of this."
And what research was that Vinctus? I WORKED for a bank for 5 years, one 5th of my entire life and one half of my adult life. And let me make this CLEAR. I’ve read your journal, I’ve seen you blame my friend for all sort of issues that you’ve not the maturity or development to sort out yourself. As you aim a question at me, answer this: -
"Why is this world full of such dickless, ignorant fools?"
Why is the world full of such brainless fools content in their self-denial, content to blame their ills on the world et al, yet able to deny self introspection or subjective admission of faults to a point they’re not in touch with reality?
BTW - the dickless insult is the oldest one in the book. A lot of blokes are immunized to that one. Try harder.
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The missing platform |
[11/2/05 | 11:44 pm] |
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I noticed a very odd thing today. London Bridge doesn't have a platform 7. Platform 8 is there but not its sequential brother.
Now, unless there is some sort of pseudo Harry Potter thing going on here, any ideas what happened to it?
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Another day in media trendy land... |
[10/18/05 | 01:10 pm] |
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Been a bloody good day today. For some unexplainable reason I've worn a light coloured shirt to work today.
Amazing to the point that they think I've stolen it from a mate! Amusing.
Still, I've just completed my first piece of design today which is going to appear in the Fulham Vs Liverpool programme this weekend.
Went to the coffee shop with one of our presenters.
Took a few pics with another one who then took a pic of ME with his guest (pending)
It's one of those days which is totally random but totally cool.
Lovin' it![ Current Mood : creative ]
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Llama |
[9/13/05 | 01:33 am] |
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Ok, this is REALLY fucking serious!
WHO kidnapped the llama?
Seriously? Where's the llama?[ Current Mood : angry ]
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Plea for help (nicely and all that..) |
[9/12/05 | 02:05 pm] |
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If ANYONE has a spare Disturbed ticket for the Aistoria 13th October, please lemme know, I'll give you a decent price, be your sex slave/friend for a week whatever, just wanna get one.
JUST missed out on getting one of the fuckers.
Ta,
Seif
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Pinched from Mynster |
[7/14/05 | 05:20 pm] |
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Tell me in an anonymous post:
1. One secret.
2. One compliment.
3. One non-compliment.
4. One love note. It doesn't have to be for me. In fact, I think I'd prefer if it wasn't. I want to know your insides.
5. Lyrics to a song.
6. And a hint to who you are.
All comments screened, etc.
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