Jay-Jay@cup.portal.com (05/17/88)
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 conferences, 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.
Phillip_M_Dampier@cup.portal.com (05/19/88)
Hmmm, welcome to alt.begging. This is cute, but this guy sent his message to every UNIX site in the world. Watch out for those British pound notes hitting you on the head. The message was inappropriate. This feels like the PTL Club now. Why not try the financial aid department of your college. There are plenty of banks willing to give you a GSL... also, talk to your parents. Argh!
honey@umix.cc.umich.edu (Peter Honeyman) (05/19/88)
me too. i'm just a poor middle-class academic, trying to get by on my meager research scientist's salary. my wife was forced to become a corporate lawyer so that we could keep our four-bedroom colonial in the suburbs. won't you help me acquire the ferraris and art galleries that my sellout friends are accumulating? i'm afraid $1 won't cut it -- better make it $100. thanks! peter
tough@ecf.toronto.edu (Kenneth Richard Tough) (05/21/88)
>If you would like to help a poor boy out, please send $1 (you can >of course send more if you want!! :-) +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | $ 222 *** | |$$ $ 2 2 ***** | | $$ 2 * O O * | |$ $$ 2 * U * | | $ 22222 --- | | ` ' ottawa | | <censored> 1986 | | | | TWO * DOLLARS * DEUX | +-----------------------------------------------------------+
dsueme@chinet.UUCP (dave sueme) (05/23/88)
Look, Pete: it's rough all over. I got $25000 in law school loans to pay off, the BMW needs work, I need a new VCR (tired of all my Lazerdiscs) and I don't even have a Colonial anywhere. So in the interest of fair play, I'm sure you'll generously split your $100 contributions with me. I thank you. My cat (needs shots) thanks you.
cts@ixhte.ATT.COM (John "C". Sucilla - AT&T Network Software Center) (05/25/88)
In article <5638@chinet.UUCP> dsueme@chinet.UUCP (dave sueme) writes: >Look, Pete: it's rough all over. I got $25000 in law school loans to >pay off, the BMW needs work, I need a new VCR (tired of all my Lazerdiscs) >and I don't even have a Colonial anywhere. So in the interest of fair play, >I'm sure you'll generously split your $100 contributions with me. And if he gets it, I'm sure Dave will do the right thing and donate 10-15% of what he receives to the chinet Disk and Trailblazer funds... Heh heh heh.
Phillip_M_Dampier@cup.portal.com (05/27/88)
Apparently, someone in the consumers conference knows this moron and told the group the guy owns a BMW. Maybe this is another one of those messages that are set up to see if any stupid people out there will send him money. Probably... I wrote a note to JJ@cup.portal.com, the same system I am on. Let's hope this guy knocks it off.
rich@jolnet.UUCP (Rich Andrews) (05/27/88)
In article <348@ixhte.ATT.COM> cts@ixhte.UUCP (John "C". Sucilla - AT&T Network Software Center) writes: >In article <5638@chinet.UUCP> dsueme@chinet.UUCP (dave sueme) writes: >>Look, Pete: it's rough all over. I got $25000 in law school loans to >>pay off, the BMW needs work, I need a new VCR (tired of all my Lazerdiscs) >>and I don't even have a Colonial anywhere. So in the interest of fair play, >>I'm sure you'll generously split your $100 contributions with me. > >And if he gets it, I'm sure Dave will do the right thing and donate >10-15% of what he receives to the chinet Disk and Trailblazer funds... >Heh heh heh. And don't forget the Trailblazer and disk drive fund on Jolnet also. We are just a free access system trying to pay the enormous phone bills so that other pern's can have a machine available to them at no cost. Rich Andrews Yes and my cars are junk too! -- Any opinions expressed are my own. Now, for a limited time, they can be yours too, for the incredible price of only $19.95. Simply send $19.95 (in Alterian dollars) to ...ihnp4!killer!jolnet!rich.
dav@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (William David Haas) (05/27/88)
Gee... if everyone would send me $100 I wouldn't need to get a job. :-) dav
thad@cup.portal.com (05/29/88)
Since the management of Portal posted to comp.misc the name of the cretin who posted those "Jay-Jay College Fund" messages, I was instantly reminded the same scumbag (Rob Noha) posted "chain-letter type" messages to several BBS systems I operate in the Silicon Valley area (messages which I, as SYSOP, instantly deleted upon their posting). Noha has been doing that kind of stuff for about 2 years now; be warned.