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The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread
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donaldtoo
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Anyone going to be at Disney in the next couple of weeks? My oldest wants a retro Disney World sweatshirt and they are sold out in her size online. I should have read her list before @93boomer went.
Christmas is still about 25 days out...fingers crossed you can find one somewhere by then...!!!
donaldtoo
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I was watching a Hallmark movie yesterday and it was supposed to be set in Minneapolis in December. Yet in the movie all the trees were still green and leafy and the grass that didn't have the fake snow on it was still very green. I laughed, I've lived in this area all my life and trees are never green and leafy in December. Oh well, I guess it makes the scenery look better for the movie, I guess bare trees with dirty slushy snow aren't good for movies.
Over the last few years or so, there have been at least 2 (maybe 3?) Hallmark movies set in Texas. Right away I was suspect, so googled to check on the actual filming locations...all in Canada...!!!!!
It’s kinda’ funny, Hallmark was founded in Kansas City, Mo., and it’s headquarters remains there to this day (the founder, J. C. Hall, was originally from Nebraska, and came to KC in 1910). But, at least in the recent past, it seems a lot of their filming has been done in Canada with a lot of Canadian actors/actresses...always wondered what was up with that...?!
ajrwdwgirl
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Over the last few years or so, there have been at least 2 (maybe 3?) Hallmark movies set in Texas. Right away I was suspect, so googled to check on the actual filming locations...all in Canada...!!!!!
It’s kinda’ funny, Hallmark was founded in Kansas City, Mo., and it’s headquarters remains there to this day (the founder, J. C. Hall, was originally from Nebraska, and came to KC in 1910). But, at least in the recent past, it seems a lot of their filming has been done in Canada with a lot of Canadian actors/actresses...always wondered what was up with that...?!
I think I read or saw something once about Canada being a cheap place to film and it gave a lot of incentives tax wise too. I think the same holds with Georgia, a lot of stuff is filmed there now too because of tax breaks.
donaldtoo
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StarWarsGirl
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I had one a while back. It was supposedly from Bill Gates. It asked me to look him up on Wikipedia if I wasn't familiar with him. That one got a sarcastic response back.
StarWarsGirl
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I got the cats a new water fountain off of Amazon yesterday. It showed up today. I set it up and then showed it to Belle, who sniffed it and then drank for about a minute straight. I then showed it to Jasmine, who sniffed it and was promptly pounced on by Belle.
So I think that belongs to Belle....
So I think that belongs to Belle....
donaldtoo
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Kinda’ what I figured.
I know they’ve tried to/have done that here in Austin, and Texas in general, in the past.
“Spy Kids”, “Dazed and Confused”, “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape”, “Office Space”, the remake of “True Grit”, and others, were all filmed here in Austin/the Austin area.
donaldtoo
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Hope all our Netherlands peeps are ok after yesterday
Prayers for London, too.
Cesar R M
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Its just a variation of the Nigerian scam. Still..Worse yet, it sounds like a money laundering scheme...!!!!!
I mean.. getting these versions is very funny.
I've received the Bill Gates one that StarWarsgirl got, but also some hilariuos ones from Trump and the Virgin owner (Branson).
They are so easy to find as their sending email never match the "reply to". And use obvious stolen email addresses (either hacked, phished or where the servers have been hacked)
donaldtoo
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Someone from the old site I used to be a member of set somethin’ like that up at least a coupla’ times.
All you had to do was sign up and share whatever info was required. I never participated, but, many did.
IIRC, most who participated had already known each other from the site and met previously at least once, or knew each other before they became site members.
That's some smart thinking by Londoners. To subdue the stabber, one of them grabbed a fire extinguisher and sprayed it on the bad guy from one of the videos.Hope all our Netherlands peeps are ok after yesterday
donaldtoo
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Yep, and they wouldn’t keep doin’ it if it didn’t work for them, at least to enough of degree to make it worth their while.
Makes ya’ wonder who these people are out there that are still ignorant enough to fall for this stuff...?!
Cesar R M
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They do..Yep, and they wouldn’t keep doin’ it if it didn’t work for them, at least to enough of degree to make it worth their while.
Makes ya’ wonder who these people are out there that are still ignorant enough to fall for this stuff...?!
I still remember the sad news about 2 years ago of quite a bit of old frail, vulnerable and retired people, who were nonstop targeted by scammers from Jamaica and who end leaving the victims bankrupted.
donaldtoo
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Yea, I’ve heard many of those sad, sad stories, as well. And, I can see those kinda’ scams bein’ pulled off on older, frail people more often. But, they’re sendin’ this stuff out through cyberspace to much younger and more able-minded people.
Plus, I wonder what percentage of folks over the age of 65 own/regularly use a computer (although, I’m sure it’s many more than even just 10 years ago)...? I’m guessin’ the majority of those fraud cases were probably pulled off via phone or snail mail scam.
Rista1313
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My parents don't get on often, but I have taught them .... Don't click on ANY ad, if you get any weird emails saying they are giving you money, they aren't... just click delete!
Goofyernmost
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Must be they have been watching how we deal with politics and have decided that there is a very fertile field of stupid in this country to be harvested. And they'd be correct.
, scratch the 81 degree high for today...!!!!!!! 
MySmallWorldof4
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Jealous.