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March 26, 2004
From grocery store to blog
By QBlog in
The Nuggets of Gold blog seems to be the (almost daily) musings of Stacy, a young journalist who works at a newspaper. Stacy recently made a couple of posts about a "secondary income" opportunity that was pitched to her and her husband at the grocery store. From SUSPICIOUS MINDS
There have been attempts, I believe, to draw my poor lil' husband into something deeply, deeply sketchy. Last night we were at the grocery store when this guy (accompanied by his wife) approached us and asked Geoffrey about something he was buying. From there, the conversation drifts to where are you from, how long have you been here, what do you do. That last issue, apparently, is the pounce point, at which the guy asks us (but really he was asking Geoffrey, I could just tell) if we were looking for opportunities for "secondary income."After the grocery store encounter Stacy and her husband Geoffrey decide to investigate the "opportunity" and she ends her post with this request for information:
"Whatever it is, I'm SURE it's sketchy. I'll keep you posted. And meanwhile, if you have any leads, please contact your nearest ninja to transmit the message."The next day we see the MISSION ACCOMPLISHED post that reveals the fruits of Stacy's research.
The mystery has been solved. And Larry gets a cookie for his correct assessment of the situation. The "secondary income opportunity" was, in fact, Amway. I'm certain of it. Toldja it was sketchy. Here's what I found out, with my mad ninja super-sleuthing skillz:You really need to just read the posts. Stacy's got a great sense of humor and she's a fellow journalist so you know I love that. Looks like her husband is equally impressed with her "super stealthy ninja" skills. I've always maintained that the world needs more female ninjas. Sleuth on Stacy (refraining from using the tired phrase, "You go girl!").
Comments
Hey thanks, QBlog!
The sleuthing would have been much easier had I come across your very nice site earlier ... . Keep up the good work!
CNN, NBC, CBS, FOX, Dateline, Moneyline, 60 Minutes. Just a few of the news channels and shows that are changing America. For the better? To become suspicious about a blackman all we need to do is turn on the 9 o'clock coverage of a car jacking. To become suspicious of a Mexican we only need to change the channel and learn of the identity theft. The news agencies report what people want to hear about. And people want to hear that their fears where correct. Odd thing is that while all these horrible crimes are being done, and not just by the minority races, the peoples defense goes up. Imagine that! Yet when somebody with good intentions and a kind heart comes along we find that the defenses are still raised. We've learned as a society it is easier to push people away rather risk getting burned.
Sketchy? That's some pretty weak ninja-sleuthing.
But predictable.
Posted by: Dwighty | March 26, 2004 11:55 PM