Little Indian....check your PTs!
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T-Relic.....I fully realize that and actually did not expect her to answer the phone--I wouldn't. But it was the best of the available options as I sure as heck didn't want them having my phone number when I didn't even know who was on the other end!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"There is just as much horse sense as ever, but the horses have most of it"Comment
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flshgordon, check your PTs.
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Does it really matter what these affectionate people do. So long as they don't do it in the street and frighten the horses? Mrs Patrick Campbell (1865-1940)Comment
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"Do make sure you call before you get here so I can put up the Rottweillers. They haven't eaten yet this week." keeps running through my head.
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Bea- FYI, there's no "D" in refrigerator.
The only reason people think that is because of the "fridge" brand. Learn something new every day!
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thanks Kels, I haven't managed to download ispell yet. And as you can see, I really need it.
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ThirdCharm:
"Do make sure you call before you get here so I can put up the Rottweillers. They haven't eaten yet this week." keeps running through my head.
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Ooooh, I like that! Think I'll steal it to use whenever the appropriate occasion arises.
In loving memory of Laura Jahnke.
A life lived by example, done too soon.
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Bea:
thanks Kels, I haven't managed to download ispell yet. And as you can see, I really need it.
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I figured you were one of the few people on this board that would be grateful for new knowledge. I can't believe how offended some people get when someone tries to HELP them by educating them.
I love when people teach me new things, because it always makes me a better person!
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One:
People do not appreciate other people who are smarter than than they are, they usually prefer people who are dumber and will look up to them.
Therefore, advertising your intelligence is rude, unnecessary and just makes you feel smarter but proves you're not as clever as you think. Good manners would require that you overlook the errors of people and judge them by their intent and not their grammar or spelling.
There are many people who would be in the genius category and may make errors spelling especially when typing instead of writing long hand.
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It has been part of the "Rites of Passage" from childhood into adulthood since the discovery of communication for teenagers to make phony phone calls, write phoney letters and pass on phony rumors. Getting caught usually helps them to realize it was stupid, but at the time they being bored just enjoy stirring the pot. It is a simple way to find out how to manipulate your environment. So please let's not act as if this child has committed, a major crime by living in a "wishfulment world" sending a harmless letter.
It would not be fraud unless she mailed a bad check or actually made moves to make a purchase. Lighten up, there are worse things that will happen in your life as you grow up.
By the way, I went back and corrected three spelling errors and there may be more of them so don't judge me by my spelling either. I just think faster than I type.
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Snowbird:
One:
People do not appreciate other people who are smarter than than they are, they usually prefer people who are dumber and will look up to them.
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Must...resist...Bush joke.
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Snowbird....while I would agree with you that it is mostly a childish prank, what would have happened if we didn't figure out who it was, and I turned the info over to the police and they figure it out. No backing out of it then. It's not like saying I like your horse I'm sending you a check and the check does not arrive. This is like saying---"I'm planning to come take your horse with a $9000 discount and there's nothing you can do about it." What if the horse ends up missing in a totally unrelated circumstance---who do you think we would be looking for?
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>This is like saying---"I'm planning to come take your horse with a $9000 discount and there's nothing you can do about it." What if the horse ends up missing in a totally unrelated circumstance---who do you think we would be looking for? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
That's rediculous, you certainly would not turn over your horse until you know that the check has cleared! If it was COD you would certainly require a Cashiers Check.
The horse could end up missing and it would have nothing to do with these circumstances. Horses get stolen out of pastures by lots of horse thieves.
If someone makes an offer on a horse that you have for sale and you don't accept the offer and the horse disappears would you be immediately suspect the person who made the offer.
Even if you did, she would have a traumatic lesson and never ever do it again but unless she actually stole the horse, she wouldn't be convicted of anything and you would be guilty of harrassment and maybe false accusations.
You cannot do business on "Maybe" this or "Maybe" that if all you have is an offer whether bonefide or not. What would stop someone else from making you an offer that didn't have the remotest idea of how to pay for the horse; OR even better if they knew they could resell it at a profit within 7 days.
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snowbird, having been one of those kids making refrigerator calls (thank agains Kels), I feel justified in saying that I don't think I had a criminal mind. Having said that I certainly knew if caught there would be consequences.
And what stopped me from participating in ringing doorbells at night and running away was the time I saw a group of kids do that. And an elderly woman who obviously lived alone and was terribly frightened came to the door.
flshgordon deserves an apology. And the girl is lucky it was flshgordon calling up her mother and not the police.
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The "refrigerator running" kind of pranks have nothing like the consequences of this girl's e-mails. Not only is she hurting people by scaring them, she is stating intent to commit fraud at least or felony at most ("stealing" a horse at 1/10th purchase price), cyber-stalking people (saying she KNOWS WHERE THEY ARE LOCATED), threatens to take our horses whether we like it or not (is THAT going to make someone feel good???) and a multitude of other things like this. If it were only of the "refrigerator running" variety, do you think the police would take an interest? No, this person upset and scared our original poster, whether she actually carried out her original threat to take the horse unauthorized whether the owner wanted her to or not (called "staling" in normal conversation). No, this IS serious. It hurts us where we care, our livelihood (horse sales), our comfort and safety (where we live being known to obvious thieves), and our lifestyle (keeping being able to sell horses on the internet). WAY too far-reaching for a "refrigerator running" kind of prank.
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Astraled:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Snowbird:
One:
People do not appreciate other people who are smarter than than they are, they usually prefer people who are dumber and will look up to them.
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Must...resist...Bush joke. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
it's nice to know i'm not the only on who was thinking something alon those lines! (currently watching CSpan while i type)Different Times Equestrian Ventures at Hidden Spring Ranch
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I would also agree with the others in disagreeing with Snowbird. Something like this isn't 'innocent'. She is maybe young and DUMB, but she needs to realize what she is doing is NOT RIGHT. Because by saying she's coming, no matter what, knows where you live, etc... That COULD be very serious and we're not mind readers in knowing that she's just a kid that doesn't know any better. This is the internet and we all know how dangerous it is, so things like this must be taken seriously.
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Snowbird:
One:
People do not appreciate other people who are smarter than than they are, they usually prefer people who are dumber and will look up to them.
Therefore, advertising your intelligence is rude, unnecessary and just makes you feel smarter but proves you're not as clever as you think. Good manners would require that you overlook the errors of people and judge them by their intent and not their grammar or spelling.
There are many people who would be in the genius category and may make errors spelling especially when typing instead of writing long hand.
Two:
It has been part of the "Rites of Passage" from childhood into adulthood since the discovery of communication for teenagers to make phony phone calls, write phoney letters and pass on phony rumors. Getting caught usually helps them to realize it was stupid, but at the time they being bored just enjoy stirring the pot. It is a simple way to find out how to manipulate your environment. So please let's not act as if this child has committed, a major crime by living in a "wishfulment world" sending a harmless letter.
It would not be fraud unless she mailed a bad check or actually made moves to make a purchase. Lighten up, there are worse things that will happen in your life as you grow up.
By the way, I went back and corrected three spelling errors and there may be more of them so don't judge me by my spelling either. I just think faster than I type.
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Wow, thanks for that
It was a joke, and I knew Bea would get it. If you look at all the other threads I've posted on, I overlook 99% of spelling errors. I think that a BRAND (Fridge) having SO MUCH impact on every-day life (that people now use that brand to SPELL the actual word) is amazing. I want to start a company that has that much power over something like SPELLING!
And Snowbird, no one said I was perfect.
But yes, I have to disagree with you saying that it is just a rite of passage.
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Snowbird:
That's rediculous, you certainly would not turn over your horse until you know that the check has cleared! If it was COD you would certainly require a Cashiers Check.
If you read what she said a little more carefully you will see that I was not given an option to turn down an "offer" so to speak. It was just "I'm taking the horse and I'm only paying $1000 like it or not". I don't spend 24 hours a day in front of this horse's stall so for all I know she could show up and leave a check taped to the wall.
The horse could end up missing and it would have nothing to do with these circumstances. Horses get stolen out of pastures by lots of horse thieves.
Yes they do....but guess who the police will be looking for first. It's a little more serious than your refrigerator getting stolen
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"There is just as much horse sense as ever, but the horses have most of it"Comment
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Actually Frigidaire is the brand; fridge, according to dictionary, is a noun meaning refrigerator whose etymology is from shortening and altering the original word.
The "I know where you live" part would have completely undone me. For me that took it from the realm of prank to potential threat. Maybe having had a note on my car late one night many years ago makes me a little sensitive about words such as those.Comment
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I love when people teach me new things, because it always makes me a better person!
Me too! As long as it's honest and legit, like you did...not nasty, like some. "Fridge" is one of those I have to think about every time I spell refrigerator. And I'd MUCH rather get one polite correction than be wrong forever. Do you know how long I pronounced it ofTen . . . thinking I was making the extra effort to pronounce it correctly...until I was, corrected!?
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