The greatest con artist in American history was George C. Parker. After the Brooklyn Bridge opened in NYC in 1883, George C. Parker saw a tourist admiring it, so he decided to try selling it to him. It was so easy, he decided to sell it again. Over a period of years he averaged selling the Brooklyn
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
                
                
                
                    Between 1984 and 1989, about $450 million was stolen in non-church based religion-related scams; by ’01 the total hit
                    
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                    SAVING THEIR ASSETS
I’m amazed when I read about these people that were swindled by that investor banker, Bernard Maddoff. Famous celebrities, head of sates, high ranking officials, charities, universities,… invested their money and overnight their lifetime savings gone, vanished in a Ponzi scam.
                    
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                    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jun 26, 2024
                
                
                
                    [021]  A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - ARTIFICIAL PEOPLE LIVING ARTIFICIAL LIVES
They say you can’t trust funeral directors, real estate agents (relators) and used car salesmen.  That may be a generalisation but I think it does contain an element of truth.  Anyway, moving to the core of the subject here
                    
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                    A prisoner who just couldn’t take any more pulled a daring escape from the county jail in Fordyce, Arkansas.  He would have been better off staying put: as the man was escaping, a county judge was ordering his immediate release because he had been locked up too long due to a clerical error.  The
                    
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                    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012
                
                
                
                    SKELETONS IN OUR CLOSETS
The Rockefeller family is considered to be one of the most philanthropic families in the world, helping humanity globally in issues like economics, religion, education and environmental affairs. Yet the Rockefeller family tree is filled with many skeletons. 
William Avery
                    
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                    THIEF GETS THE BIRD
A man in Ontario, Canada returned home one evening to find his more valuable and easily-fenced goodies stacked neatly beside the door. When the homeowner saw the living room was also spattered with blood, he feared the worst for his beloved house pet, a large African parrot. The
                    
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                    OBJECT LESSON: EGG OSMOSIS
Osmosis is the process by which water enters our tissues. All of our cells are surrounded by a membrane that selectively allows in anything the cell needs but prevents unwanted molecules from entering. 
Weigh a couple of uncooked eggs and carefully place them into a
                    
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                    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jul 19, 2010
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    FREE PIZZA - TEN DOLLARS 
Way back in the day when Katie and I were dating, I got this phone call from her. She was very excited. She had just purchased a discount coupon book for discounts on various restaurants in town, for only $25.00. If you are familiar with the Entertainment Coupon Book,
                    
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