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What Were You Thinking? Awards

Discussion in 'Whatnots' started by Blackthorne TA, Jun 20, 2012.

  1. Blackthorne TA

    Blackthorne TA Master in his Own Mind Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    [​IMG] And today's award goes to Ronald Page for gambling away $1.5 million that he was able to get from ATMs when he only had $300 in his account at Bank of America due to a glitch.

    Can you believe that? What did he think was going to happen? :lol:
     
    Blackthorne TA, Jun 20, 2012
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  2. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    He thought he'd win and pay it back with interest? :good:
     
    Taluntain, Jun 20, 2012
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  3. Blackthorne TA

    Blackthorne TA Master in his Own Mind Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    :lol: I wonder how much more he would have gambled away had they not froze him out. $1.5 million! Insane. :)
     
    Blackthorne TA, Jun 21, 2012
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    reepnorp Lim'n Lime Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!)

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    You would think after the first few thousand dollars he'd realize he's being an idiot and stop. Instead he kept going for over a thousand times that amount. Doesn't make any sense to me, but then again I highly doubt I'd ever find myself in that situation ;)
     
    reepnorp, Jun 23, 2012
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  5. Montresor

    Montresor Mostly Harmless Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder

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    :facepalm: Yep, it was the bank's own fault it got robbed. The thief is the real victim.

    I nominate the prosecutors for the What Were You Thinking award!
     
    Montresor, Jun 23, 2012
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  6. Master of Nuhn

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    Hehe! True Monty! That line put my eyebrows in a knot. That guy spent 5000 times his maximum, withdrawing 312.000 (USD, not Vietnamese Dongs) at a time. That's a lack of brains and a surplus of greed, not a lapse of judgement.
     
    Master of Nuhn, Jun 26, 2012
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  7. Blackthorne TA

    Blackthorne TA Master in his Own Mind Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Next up: Rob Olson kills his nearly-acre-sized lawn in an attempt to kill weeds. Then had to cancel the charity music festival he was trying to clean up the lawn for.

    I kinda feel for the guy since the article says he consulted with the garden center personnel, but come on, who hoses down 40,000 square feet of lawn with plant killer without being absolutely sure it was meant for use on lawns? :)
     
    Blackthorne TA, Jul 16, 2012
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  8. Blades of Vanatar

    Blades of Vanatar Vanatar will rise again Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Noramlly I would say "Moron!" but considering that most of the US has dead lawns everywhere from the excessive heat, this is actually not that big of a deal. Now he fits in with the rest of us....
     
    Blades of Vanatar, Jul 16, 2012
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  9. Blackthorne TA

    Blackthorne TA Master in his Own Mind Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Hehe! Then why did he cancel his charity event; maybe he could have gotten some extra sympathy money! :lol:
     
    Blackthorne TA, Jul 16, 2012
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  11. Master of Nuhn

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    Well, the idea of carrying a gun right there indicates that the woman had no intentions to kill someone. You see, when she would flex her muscles, the gun goes off, simulating a massive queef, and because of the recoil the weapon itself shoots away as a blunt projectile weapon, knocking the target out. Unfortunately, it has not yet proven to be reliable, as it often leaves the shooter with bruised toes. Apparently, every woman that's been using the method was in her period, what would explain the blood loss that's always involved somehow.
     
    Master of Nuhn, Mar 18, 2013
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  12. Blackthorne TA

    Blackthorne TA Master in his Own Mind Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Woman throws unauthorized surprise party for boss, prompting an investigation into her bookkeeping after which she is accused of embezzlement.

    Not too smart to show your boss that you are good at hiding where money came from :lol:
     
    Blackthorne TA, Mar 28, 2013
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  13. Blackthorne TA

    Blackthorne TA Master in his Own Mind Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    65 year old woman decides she can live off of water and sunlight.

    Apparently there are more than 5000 people who believe in this nonsense? :confused:
     
    Blackthorne TA, Jun 12, 2013
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  14. dmc

    dmc Speak softly and carry a big briefcase Staff Member Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!)

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    I liked one of the comments:

    Yeah, there is definitely an "internal food supply" in the body. It is used in this order: glucose, fat, muscle and then death.
     
    dmc, Jun 12, 2013
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    Montresor Mostly Harmless Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder

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    Well, depending on which nutrients there are in the water you drink, I suppose they could keep you alive, if they don't kill you first... ;)
     
    Montresor, Jun 13, 2013
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  16. Master of Nuhn

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    Unnnngghth.

    (Freely translated: I drink unholy water every day. The sunlight is just for kicks.)
     
    Master of Nuhn, Jun 13, 2013
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