JJ@cup.portal.com (05/24/88)
Poor College Student needs Your Help!! :-( Hi. I just finished my junior year in college, and now I'm faced with a major problem. I can't afford to pay for my senior year. I've tried everything. I can't get any more student loans, I don't qualify for any more scholarships, and my parents are as broke as am I. So as you can see, I've got a major problem. But as far as I can see, there is only one solution, to go forward. I've come along way, and there is no chance in hell that I'm going to drop out now! I'm not a quiter, and I'm not going to give up. But here is why I'm telling you all this. I want to ask a favor of every one out here on the net. If each of you would just send me a one dollar bill, I will be able to finish college and go on with my life. I'm sure a dollar is not much to any of you, but just think how it could change a person's life. I'd really like to encourage all of you to help me out, I've no other place to go, no other doors to knock on. I'm counting on all of you to help me! (PLEASE!) If you would like to help a poor boy out, please send $1 (you can of course send more if you want!! :-) Jay-Jay's College Fund PO BOX 5631 Lincoln, NE 68505 PS. Please don't flame me for posting this to so many newsgroups, I really am in dire need of help, and if any of you were as desparate as I am, you just might resort to the same thing I am. Also, please don't tell me to get a job! I already have one and work over 25 hrs a week, plus get in all my classes, plus find time to study! So hey, please consider it! It would really mean a lot to me. Thank you! NOTE: Any extra money I receive will go to a scholarship fund to help others in the same situation. :-)
her3@sphinx.uchicago.edu (Benjamin 'Drew' Herman) (05/26/88)
Hey Jay's right,
I'm about to start grad school in medical Physics and tuition will
only cost me $5000 a quarter - $15000 a year (school ain't cheap)
and well my parents and I can only cover $10000
If you don't believe me read the brochures!!
I work 39.5 hr/wk in the summer to make enough to go to school
I'm also trying to pay for food clothes my fiancee's education.
(No there's a sad story -- no-one but me to pay her ed.)
I take a part time job during the school year. and well I'm pretty hard
Up (to put it mildly).... I'll accept money like the next guy.
I say Send Jay The MONEY !!!!!
And while your at it write out a check for 5 or 10 cents and send it to
Kelly's college fund (that's my fiancee)
5454 S.Shore Dr. apt 515 ( that's the dorm)
Chicago, Il. 60615
Thank you for your consideration
Ben "begging for dollars" Herman
-- You know I read some guy did this, only in a news paper rather than on
the net and he made enough to put himself through law school....
Think about It....
Internet: her3@sphinx.uchicago.edu
BITNET: her3@sphinx.uchicago.bitnet
UUCP: {ihnp4!gargoyle,oddjob}!sphinx!her3wilkes@mips.COM (Load Average Police) (05/26/88)
Originally I was amused. Then I grew weary. Now I'm *PISSED*. I've seen
this same message in at least three separate newsgroups over the past week
or so. And today, it's appeared in two more newsgroups (so far).
Some suggestions:
1. Everybody send an envelope with a blank piece of paper in it to:
Jay-Jay's College Fund
PO Box 5631
Lincoln, NE 68505
If we all do this, it will flood the post office in Lincoln, hopefully
pissing off the postal authorities. If we each put a blank piece of
paper in the envelope, this clown will have to open every envelope in
case there really is money in it.
2. Put JJ@cup.portal.com in your global KILL file (if you use rn or some
other newsreader).
3. Follups directed to alt.flame.
-wilkes
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-- work: {decwrl ames pyramid prls}!mips!wilkes -OR- wilkes@mips.comsysop@stech.UUCP (Jan Harrington) (05/26/88)
in article <5835@cup.portal.com>, JJ@cup.portal.com says: > XPortal-User-Id: 1.1001.4419 > > Poor College Student needs Your Help!! :-( > > Hi. I just finished my junior year in college, and now I'm > faced with a major problem. I can't afford to pay for my senior > year. I've tried everything. I can't get any more student loans, > I don't qualify for any more scholarships, and my parents are as > broke as am I. So as you can see, I've got a major problem. But > as far as I can see, there is only one solution, to go forward. > I've come along way, and there is no chance in hell that I'm going > to drop out now! I'm not a quiter, and I'm not going to give up. > > But here is why I'm telling you all this. I want to ask a favor of every > one out here on the net. If each of you would just send me a one > dollar bill, I will be able to finish college and go on with my life. > I'm sure a dollar is not much to any of you, but just think how it > could change a person's life. I'd really like to encourage all of you > to help me out, I've no other place to go, no other doors to knock > on. I'm counting on all of you to help me! (PLEASE!) No flames, kid? Really? IF (and this is a big IF) your situation is legit, then you have my sympathy. Take a year off and work - that's what many of us had to do. Finish up at night - many people do that too. But this begging on the net looks like too many of these phony chain letters that get passed around. I don't buy it, and I honestly hope that no one else does either. It's just too much like the poor dying boy in England who wants twenty million post cards. Just sign me "skeptical" but not really hard hearted. Jan Harrington, sysop Scholastech Telecommunications UUCP: ihnp4!husc6!amcad!stech!sysop or allegra!stech!sysop BITNET: JHARRY@BENTLEY ******************************************************************************** Miscellaneous profundity: "No matter where you go, there you are." Buckaroo Banzai ********************************************************************************