Yup. They probably earn like 7$ an hour. So if they can sell you a $150 warranty for something that's not going to break, they make more money with that, than work all day. You just need a few fishes a day to make more money than me. :puppydog:
Interesting/Weird Stories in the News
Started by blender1184 · 8 Jul 2005 · 1,969 replies
General Discussion
tabana wrote:
45! Damn. Your parents are like bunnies. :sweat: Probably lots of twins and triplets?
LOL! I meant extended family as well (i.e. cousins). :rofl:
And dang... I didn't know their cut was that huge. 50%?!
tabana wrote:Yup. They probably earn like 7$ an hour. So if they can sell you a $150 warranty for something that's not going to break, they make more money with that, than work all day.
Dayem that's a huge incentive for those sales associates...
I've heard about that only recently. I thought they got like 5% or 10% or something, but got the info from someone who worked there.
Oh... that's less scary. :sweat:
Wynter wrote:
LOL! I meant extended family as well (i.e. cousins). :rofl:
Oh... that's less scary. :sweat:
Tu_triky wrote:Dayem that's a huge incentive for those sales associates...
They're more like sales asses... Just drop the "ociat." :beaten:
bmwracer wrote:
They're more like sales asses... Just drop the "ociat." :beaten:
Yeah lots of them basically try to scare you into purchasing the extended warranty...I think in some cases it may be warranted for something really expensive perhaps...but they do use pressure sales tactics to hoodwink the average consumer.
:lol:
Good luck! :sweat:
Good luck! :sweat:
tabana wrote::lol:
Good luck! :sweat:
I just poured some vegetable oil into the toilet after taking a leak...
No go. :beaten: :hehe: :rofl:
:rofl:
Maybe you need to churn it. :hehe:
Maybe you need to churn it. :hehe:
tabana wrote::rofl:
Maybe you need to churn it. :hehe:
Too late, I flushed.... And I coulda used the toilet brush, too. :beaten:
Too bad nobody filmed this: :hehe:
"Girl" at school was 39-year-old man
source
Fri Feb 22, 10:58 AM ET
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese man was arrested for trespassing this week after turning up at a high school dressed in a girl's uniform and a long wig, local police said.
Thirty-nine-year-old Tetsunori Nanpei told police he had bought the uniform over the Internet and put it on to take a stroll near the school in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Wednesday, the daily Asahi Shimbun said. When students standing outside the gates started to scream at the sight of him, he dashed inside the school grounds, hoping to blend in with the crowds of teenagers, the paper said.
They also screamed, forcing the man to flee, losing his wig in the process. A school clerk pursued him and stopped him at a nearby riverbank, the paper said. Police confirmed the arrest of the man in school uniform and wig but declined to give further details.
(Reporting by Isabel Reynolds; Editing by Alex Richardson)
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"Girl" at school was 39-year-old man
source
Fri Feb 22, 10:58 AM ET
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese man was arrested for trespassing this week after turning up at a high school dressed in a girl's uniform and a long wig, local police said.
Thirty-nine-year-old Tetsunori Nanpei told police he had bought the uniform over the Internet and put it on to take a stroll near the school in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Wednesday, the daily Asahi Shimbun said. When students standing outside the gates started to scream at the sight of him, he dashed inside the school grounds, hoping to blend in with the crowds of teenagers, the paper said.
They also screamed, forcing the man to flee, losing his wig in the process. A school clerk pursued him and stopped him at a nearby riverbank, the paper said. Police confirmed the arrest of the man in school uniform and wig but declined to give further details.
(Reporting by Isabel Reynolds; Editing by Alex Richardson)
:rofl:
tabana wrote:Too bad nobody filmed this: :hehe:
"Girl" at school was 39-year-old man
source
Fri Feb 22, 10:58 AM ET
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese man was arrested for trespassing this week after turning up at a high school dressed in a girl's uniform and a long wig, local police said.
Thirty-nine-year-old Tetsunori Nanpei told police he had bought the uniform over the Internet and put it on to take a stroll near the school in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Wednesday, the daily Asahi Shimbun said. When students standing outside the gates started to scream at the sight of him, he dashed inside the school grounds, hoping to blend in with the crowds of teenagers, the paper said.
They also screamed, forcing the man to flee, losing his wig in the process. A school clerk pursued him and stopped him at a nearby riverbank, the paper said. Police confirmed the arrest of the man in school uniform and wig but declined to give further details.
(Reporting by Isabel Reynolds; Editing by Alex Richardson)
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:lol: That's the craziest thing I've heard in a while! Well, at least he tried. :hehe:
Yes. :hehe:
I guess not all crazy pervert is in the US army in Okinawa. :sweat:
Did he really thought it could work? :crazy2:
I guess not all crazy pervert is in the US army in Okinawa. :sweat:
Did he really thought it could work? :crazy2:
tabana wrote:Too bad nobody filmed this: :hehe:would say that he really silly
"Girl" at school was 39-year-old man
source
Fri Feb 22, 10:58 AM ET
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese man was arrested for trespassing this week after turning up at a high school dressed in a girl's uniform and a long wig, local police said.
Thirty-nine-year-old Tetsunori Nanpei told police he had bought the uniform over the Internet and put it on to take a stroll near the school in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Wednesday, the daily Asahi Shimbun said. When students standing outside the gates started to scream at the sight of him, he dashed inside the school grounds, hoping to blend in with the crowds of teenagers, the paper said.
They also screamed, forcing the man to flee, losing his wig in the process. A school clerk pursued him and stopped him at a nearby riverbank, the paper said. Police confirmed the arrest of the man in school uniform and wig but declined to give further details.
(Reporting by Isabel Reynolds; Editing by Alex Richardson)
:rofl:
but till his story really
tabana wrote: "Girl" at school was 39-year-old man
What people won't do to get a high school education, I tell ya.
Anime Dad, this one is for you.
Hapless robbers target biker meeting
By CNN's Saeed Ahmed
(CNN) -- Two masked and machete-wielding men who barged into a club in Sydney, Australia, couldn't have picked a worse night for their robbery -- a monthly meeting of bikers.
About 50 burly bikers fought back with tables and chairs -- pretty much anything that wasn't bolted down. One would-be robber was tied up; the other in the hospital.
Police arrested both.
"These guys were absolutely dumb as bricks," Jerry Vancornewal, leader of the bikers, told CNN Thursday. "I can't believe they saw all the bikes parked up front and they were so stupid that they walked past in."
Vancornewal and his buddies were at the Regents Park Sporting and Community Club in Sydney when the two men wearing ski masks stormed in Wednesday night. They yelled at patrons to drop to the floor as they emptied cash registers at the bar.
Hearing the commotion from an adjacent room, Vancornewal and his pals with the Southern Cross Cruiser motorcycle club stomped through to the bar area to intervene.
"They (the robbers) thought they had the upper advantage with their knives and their machetes," Jim Webb, night supervisor of the club, told CNN. "They didn't expect to run into a bunch of guys carrying chairs and tables."
One of the would-be robbers crashed through a plate-glass door and jumped off a balcony.
"All he had to do was push the button and it automatically opened," Webb quipped.
New South Wales police said they arrested the 20-year-old man a short distance away.
The second man made a break for it through the club's service entrance, but the bikers tackled him near a neighbor's fence.
"We just grabbed him, crash-tackled him to the ground, hogtied him with electrical wire and left him for the cops," Vancornewal said.
Police confirmed in a statement that club patrons subdued the second man until officers arrived, but did not provide additional details. The suspect turned out to be a 16-year-old boy.
Both would-be robbers were charged with attempted armed robbery and "face disguised with intent to commit indictable offense," police said.
A third person, who was waiting in a getaway car, took off when the bikers threw pieces of furniture at him, Webb said. Police have not located him.
The Regents Park Sporting and Community Club is a place where locals come to enjoy drinks and take part in various games: cricket, soccer, lawn bowling. The biking enthusiasts meet there once a month to plan rides and other club activities.
In the last year or so, criminals have struck the club about 10 times, Webb said. And Wednesday night's incident, while unusual, wasn't the most memorable.
"We have these old bingo players and they are really serious about their games," Webb explained. "They do not like to be interrupted."
When robbers barged in one evening and announced that they were holding up the place, the players turned around and testily told them to be quiet.
"They were making it difficult for the players to hear the numbers being called," Webb said.
All AboutSydney (Australia)
Hapless robbers target biker meeting
By CNN's Saeed Ahmed
(CNN) -- Two masked and machete-wielding men who barged into a club in Sydney, Australia, couldn't have picked a worse night for their robbery -- a monthly meeting of bikers.
About 50 burly bikers fought back with tables and chairs -- pretty much anything that wasn't bolted down. One would-be robber was tied up; the other in the hospital.
Police arrested both.
"These guys were absolutely dumb as bricks," Jerry Vancornewal, leader of the bikers, told CNN Thursday. "I can't believe they saw all the bikes parked up front and they were so stupid that they walked past in."
Vancornewal and his buddies were at the Regents Park Sporting and Community Club in Sydney when the two men wearing ski masks stormed in Wednesday night. They yelled at patrons to drop to the floor as they emptied cash registers at the bar.
Hearing the commotion from an adjacent room, Vancornewal and his pals with the Southern Cross Cruiser motorcycle club stomped through to the bar area to intervene.
"They (the robbers) thought they had the upper advantage with their knives and their machetes," Jim Webb, night supervisor of the club, told CNN. "They didn't expect to run into a bunch of guys carrying chairs and tables."
One of the would-be robbers crashed through a plate-glass door and jumped off a balcony.
"All he had to do was push the button and it automatically opened," Webb quipped.
New South Wales police said they arrested the 20-year-old man a short distance away.
The second man made a break for it through the club's service entrance, but the bikers tackled him near a neighbor's fence.
"We just grabbed him, crash-tackled him to the ground, hogtied him with electrical wire and left him for the cops," Vancornewal said.
Police confirmed in a statement that club patrons subdued the second man until officers arrived, but did not provide additional details. The suspect turned out to be a 16-year-old boy.
Both would-be robbers were charged with attempted armed robbery and "face disguised with intent to commit indictable offense," police said.
A third person, who was waiting in a getaway car, took off when the bikers threw pieces of furniture at him, Webb said. Police have not located him.
The Regents Park Sporting and Community Club is a place where locals come to enjoy drinks and take part in various games: cricket, soccer, lawn bowling. The biking enthusiasts meet there once a month to plan rides and other club activities.
In the last year or so, criminals have struck the club about 10 times, Webb said. And Wednesday night's incident, while unusual, wasn't the most memorable.
"We have these old bingo players and they are really serious about their games," Webb explained. "They do not like to be interrupted."
When robbers barged in one evening and announced that they were holding up the place, the players turned around and testily told them to be quiet.
"They were making it difficult for the players to hear the numbers being called," Webb said.
All AboutSydney (Australia)
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I heard about that on the radio. They interviewed one of the bikers... they weren't even one of the "bad" gangs, of which there are several in Sydney. But they usually have their own clubhouses.
I heard about that on the radio. They interviewed one of the bikers... they weren't even one of the "bad" gangs, of which there are several in Sydney. But they usually have their own clubhouses.
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