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Stupid Bob Tricks


2004-03-09 at 6:51 p.m.

Me: Why is it that whenever we talk, we always end up ragging on dad?

Mom: Who else can I complain about him to? If I try to talk to your brother, he just gets angsty and I'm afraid my mom will say "I told you so." You are the only person who I can tell about all the "Stupid Bob Tricks."

Me: Fine. Rag away.

Mom: Well, he confessed to just about the dumbest thing EVER yesterday.

Me: Ever? Really? Are you sure? Even dumber than that incident with the can of lighter fluid and his cigarette?

Mom: Even dumber.

Me: This ought to be good.

Mom: He gave his credit card number out to some con man on the internet.

Me: What?!

Mom: It's true. He got one of those e-mails, you know the kind that say something like, "we just need your credit card number for verification, we won't charge it." And he said, (in a dumb voice) Well, okay.

Me: Dear Lord in Heaven. How could he have fallen for one of those scams? He's got a law degree!

Mom: Don't ask me.

Me: Well, how much did they charge to the card?

Mom: Luckily, your father managed to catch on and called the credit card company before anything too serious happened.

Me: What tipped him off?

Mom: (giggles) It's funny, actually. He might never have suspected anything was wrong except that the e-mail he got to confirm his number had a spelling error.

Me: Eh?

Mom: There was some error in spelling and that convinced him to cancel the transaction.

Me: You have got to be joking. A spelling error is what alerted him? Not the phony e-mail address or the plea to help some wealthy Nigerian businessman? A spelling error?

Mom: Your father is a very intelligent man, just not in important areas of life.

0 Rag on Bob

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