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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 04:44 PM Original message |
Scam Alert -- naming a star after somebody as a gift. |
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mikelgb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
1. I can name Mt. Rushmore after you and give you a certificate. |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
2. Well, yeah. That's why it's "registered in book form in the US Copyright Office" |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 05:08 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. But for an additional $20, they'll put it in a mayonnaise jar |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
3. I'm going to make the same offer with grains of sand on earth |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
4. It's not a scam. It's entertainment. |
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Puzzler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 04:55 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Perhaps not... |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 04:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. its all the same star that has 3 million middle names LOL nt |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 05:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. You mean the picture I got when my star was born |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 05:19 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Sure, but my dog's official designation is canis lupus familiaris. |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
9. They send a very pretty package... (I see no harm in the pretense) |
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DangerousRhythm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
10. It's true. I had to sell these stars at my old retail job. |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
12. For a nominal fee... |
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hvn_nbr_2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 05:51 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. That's a great idea. But... |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
13. What about my Jesus on a grilled cheese? $50 a share to DU'ers |
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maseman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
14. So that star I named Dick-Cheese Butt-Floss isn't real??? |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
15. They should name grains of sand on the beach for people |
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Stevenmarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
17. You mean that's not my star.....Damn |
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onethatcares (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
18. I still have a couple of square inches of the moon |
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Cirque du So-What (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 07:26 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Yep, I've got a deed for a sweet patch o'moon |
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onethatcares (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 07:38 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. that's who it was, I couldn't remember |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
19. Years ago - I got one for my parents |
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Berry Cool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 08:30 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. That's not the point. The point is, some people really believe the star is then named for the person |
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Belial (503 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 08:34 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Well.. if you are buying something for a celebrity.. you deserve |
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Incitatus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 08:35 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. real estate on the moon |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 08:36 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. That's "astronomers", not "astrologers" |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
26. They tell you right there in their ad... |
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