Classmates.com User Sues; Schoolmates Weren’t Really Looking for Him

Sounds like a fake article, but it’s true . . .

When Classmates.com told user Anthony Michaels last Christmas Eve that his former school chums were trying to contact him, he pulled out his wallet and upgraded to the premium membership that would let him contact long-lost fifth-grade dodge-ball buddies and see if his secret crush from high school had looked him up online.

But once he’d parted with the $15, Michaels learned the shocking truth: No one he knew was trying to contact him at all. Classmates.com’s come-on was a lie, and he’d been scammed.

At least that’s what the San Diego resident alleges in a lawsuit (.pdf) filed against one of the net’s original social networking sites, whose banner ads featuring unflattering yearbook pictures remain a staple around the internet. If the lawsuit, which is seeking class action status, succeeds, it could raise the minimum standards of honesty for online businesses.

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Presidential Pet Museum

The Presidential Pet Museum was founded in 1999 as a repository and means of preserving information, artifacts, and items related to the Presidential Pets. The Museum is now open to the public for all to view and enjoy. Over 500 items of interest are displayed for lovers of pets, Presidents and pet trivia. Children learn by association and what better way to educate visitors about our Presidency, than through the White House Pets. Nearly every President had a pet, both exotic and common, and one can learn about them all at the Presidential Pet Museum.

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I cracked up at the name of Jimmy Carter’s dog, Grits.

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Bag of Randomness

  • This article/interview with CNN made me a little bit more sympathetic towards W.  In it he’s a bit reflective about his time in office and admits he regrets some of the things he said as well as that Misssion Accomplished banner.  I was never offended at the “wanted dead or alive” quote.  I also thought it was a bit interesting that he called President Clinton before the Obama visit to get some advice on how to welcome the next incoming president.
  • I think Clinton was the first president I really kept tabs on regarding the news and stuff, I guess that’s because I was just becoming a young adult and that’s the phase you start to pay attention to things of this nature.  I use to get upset when the news referred to him as Mr. Clinton, and thought it was a swipe at him by not using the President salutation.  Then the other night on the local news, there’s this segment called Viewers Voice, and one viewer thought the news was doing the same thing towards President Bush by calling him Mr. Bush.  The news dude then stated that proper or standard protocol is that the first mention of the president is when the presidential title is used, and evertime there after is when Mr is used.  And now I know.
  • Be careful what you wish for.  I was upset that Palin never talked to the press during the campaign, now she’s everywhere.
  • When ordering something and there isn’t a hurry in it’s delivery, it’s fun to track it online.
  • I’m sure this happens with both campaigns, but here’s a story of office equipment from the Obama campaign being donated in Pittsburgh.  The article states that 200 campaign offices in ten states are involved in this program.
  • A seven-year-old blogger received a letter from Obama.  Link
  • If you are interested in celebrity feet, I have a website for you.  Link
  • When I use to have to hand customers cash in jobs I held way back when, I always made sure to hand the bills back all facing the same way and all right side up.  That’s something my father taught me, when putting cash in my wallet have all the bills face the same direction.  I don’t think I’ve been handed money back in which the bills face all the same direction and right side up in quite a while.
  • An interesting way to read African-American history.  Link
  • Bacon of the Month Club just $12.50 a month.  Link [Thanks, John!]
  • I’ve mentioned before that I’m not a big fan of our NBC affiliate’s newscast, and that Mike Snyder isn’t my cup of tea.  A couple of months ago he started to blog about his weight, so I decided to check out his blog to see if he made any progress.  I didn’t find anything about his weight loss, but the first two posts describe the heart attack and double by-pass surgery his 37-year-old wife had.  Wow, best of luck to him, his wife, and their two young girls.  Link
  • SNL is adding two women this week.  Link
  • This article talks about the changes the Obamas will soon expect, along with a bit of history from other presidents.
  • The Boston Globe always has great photo essays.  This one of our troops in Afghanistan is worth taking a look at.
  • So that’s the meaning behind lame duck.
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