from the "you can't be serious" files

[cellio]

A newcomer to the net, who hasn't yet learned not to believe everything she reads, forwarded this to me. I'm kind of hoping the original email was a gullibility test of the sender's friends, because the alternative is too scary to contemplate.

I hate people that forward too many warnings as much as anyone, but
this is different! Send this warning to everyone on your e-mail list! If someone comes to your front door saying they are conducting a
survey on deer ticks and asks you to take your clothes off and dance around, do not do it! IT IS A SCAM; they only want to see you naked. I wish I'd gotten this yesterday. I feel so stupid now

The person who forwarded it to me at least had the brains to admit that we "probably" would see this as a scam, but it's important to tell our children. I'll admit that my parents never specifically warned me about strangers coming to the door and asking me to dance naked so they could look for deer ticks, but y'know, that's because we learned some general lessons that subsume that case... sheesh.

Comments

[cafemusique.livejournal.com]

I got that on an e-mail list this morning, and forwarded it to my mom for the humour!

I'm trying to imagine the circumstances in which one would comply with that request.

"No, ma'am, this video camera is only to prove that I did nothing outside my job responsibilities, should I be prosecuted for sexual harassment."

[cahwyguy.livejournal.com]

Alas, there are no deer in our neighborhood. That's the problem with urban environments. Guess I'll have to think of something else :-)

[revlainiep.livejournal.com]

Actually, its a joke...just a spoof of fake warnings.

[cellio]

Oh good. I was hoping it was intentional humor. :-) (But the person who sent it to me seems to think it's real, sadly.)

[ginamariewade.livejournal.com]

However, I know of a true life case....

This dude in Augusta was advertising shoe shines and had a little stool set up and a box with polish. He would stop women in dressy shoes and tell them that he specialized in women's shoes and was having a "Ladies' Day." When the gullible would sit down to let him shine their shoes, he would start off with the shoe, but then start kissing and slobbering on their feet.

[cellio]

Eww. I wonder if any of those women tried the obvious response of kicking him in the mouth.

[aliza250.livejournal.com]

I've seen a version of this with some excuse to take off your shirt; in that case it was obviously a parody.