[geeks] Mr Bill?

[Sridhar Ayengar]

wa2egp at att.net wrote:
>>> Does either party understand that currency is only worth what it can buy,
>>> and if no one who accepts dollars makes anything worthwhile, our economy
>>> is due for an implosion?  Funny, both parties had Presidential candidates
>>> that said that, and both candidates got laughed out of the room.  Oh well,
>>> China and India will be the footstool of the US economy of MBAs,
>>> middle-managers, and basketball players forever, right?
>> HELLO DEAR SIR MY NAME IS ALLOYSIUS MDEBE AND I HAIL FROM THE LOVELY
>> SKIES OF PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA. MY GRANDFATHER WAS TASKED WITH THE
>> FINDING OF NEW OFFSHORE DRILLING SITES FOR ROYAL DUTCH SHELL LOCATED
>> OFFSHORE.
>>
>> DETAILS OF HIS FINDINGS WERE STORED IN A SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX IN THE
>> HAGUE, NETHERLANDS AFTER HE LEARNED THAT THE PLANS FOR DRILLING SITES
>> WOULD BE USED TO PAY FOR LARGE AMERICAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. THESE
>> SITES HAVE THE ABILITY TO GENERATE IN THE SUM OF EIGHTY FIVE BILLION
>> 2008 UNITED STATES DOLLARS. IT IS FOUND THAT YOU ARE THE ONLY OTHER
>> PERSON WITH THE AUTHORIZATION TO OPEN THIS SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX.
>>
>> FOR THE PARSELY SUM OF 20 THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS YOU MAY
>> OBTAIN THE KEY AND NECESSARY PAPERS FROM ME, THE GOOD REVEREND
>> ALLOYSIUS MDEBE. THIS FEE WILL BE RETURNED TO YOU ALONG WITH 1 PERSENT
>> OF THE SUM OF THE POTENTIAL 85 BILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONCE THE
>> PLANS ARE SENT BACK TO THE ROYAL DUTCH SHELL COMPANY LOCATED HERE FOR
>> CONSTRUCTION OF THE OIL DRILLING SITES.
>>
>> I ASK DEAR SIR TO PLEASE KEEP THESE NEWS ABOUT 85 BILLION DOLLARS IN
>> THE STRICTEST OF CONFIDENCE AND ESPECIALLY AWAY FROM THOSE INTERESTED
>> IN THE FINANCIAL STABILITY OF AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP FOR THIS
>> WOULD MATCH CONTRIBUTION GIVEN BY THE STATE
>>
>> GOOD DAY,
>> -ALLOYSIUS MDEBE
> 
> WTF?  Did I miss a joke here or something?

Apparently.

Peace...  Sridhar