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Think got cold called by them on several occasions. Did not fall for it. A bit of a Google should have warned anyone off, think the Times covered it.
Same with several other things I've been contacted about, so many are recent setups with no track record, have directors who have been associated with previous failed ventures etc. Some just don't make basic sense. If a company can make a guaranteed fortune with zero risk, from storage pods for example, why do they need to sell them to the public?bloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
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Because it's only guaranteed (to the creators of those schemes) if they can find mugs to put money into it.Originally posted by xoggoth View PostIf a company can make a guaranteed fortune with zero risk, from storage pods for example, why do they need to sell them to the public?Comment
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I thought this was a thread about the electoral roll.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Originally posted by xoggoth View PostIf a company can make a guaranteed fortune with zero risk, from storage pods for example, why do they need to sell them to the public?
Indeed no such thing as a free lunch - therefore anything which offers one is just a lie.Comment
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I got free dinner for two (and free beer) one lunch time at Waggamma this year, so there can be such a thing as a free lunch if you take it literallyOriginally posted by original PM View PostIndeed no such thing as a free lunch - therefore anything which offers one is just a lie.Socialism is inseparably interwoven with totalitarianism and the abject worship of the state.
No Socialist Government conducting the entire life and industry of the country could afford to allow free, sharp, or violently-worded expressions of public discontent.Comment
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You mean if you leg it without paying?Originally posted by MicrosoftBob View PostI got free dinner for two (and free beer) one lunch time at Waggamma this year, so there can be such a thing as a free lunch if you take it literallyComment
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Nope they opened a new store in Milton Keynes, was on their Facebook list and got an invite for a free meal...and it wasn't a scam they just wanted to trial their new store on unsuspecting mugsOriginally posted by Ticktock View PostYou mean if you leg it without paying?
Food was nice thoughSocialism is inseparably interwoven with totalitarianism and the abject worship of the state.
No Socialist Government conducting the entire life and industry of the country could afford to allow free, sharp, or violently-worded expressions of public discontent.Comment
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It works for KentPhilip's dates.Originally posted by Ticktock View PostYou mean if you leg it without paying?Comment
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Why would they leg it without getting paid?Originally posted by Old Greg View PostIt works for KentPhilip's dates.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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