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Master Baiter Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Posts: 108

Professor So And So wrote:

Wow, that's such a shitty forecast. Smile

It's not that bad, at least the weather is set nice and dry for the weekend. They could get the neighbours round for a barbecue. Laughing

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 3:37 pm

You know, I sort of forgot about Dover. I think that my partners in crime sort of forgot about him too because when we were all talking this morning, Dover did not even come up.

Perhaps now would be a good time to send Adamu a photo of Dover, back home with Scooby and Scrappy, playing frisbee in the nice, green backyard that Dover has... the one near the stables.

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:14 pm

^^^^^^
hehe...yeah, and his pretty wife pouring him a tall glass of iced tea! Smile

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 6:36 pm

jojobean Wrote:

Quote:

Today is their 80th day since they left home. I guess the first milestone will be to get them there 100 days.

You know I can't help but feel a little sorry for these guys. Coincidently they've been on this safari now for exactly the same number of days since I last had a cigarette and Chad sounds almost as bad as not having a cigarette (or at least being around a smoker who has not had a cigarette) for 80 days. They should be feeling a bit better now though, things get easier once you get used to them and least they haven't spent there time snacking to avoid the temptation of smoking. At least they wont have to go on a diet to get their waist line back.

fantastic bait this, seriously compulsive reading.

edit: typos

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 6:50 pm

Now there might be a good reason for the good Dover to complaint.. the church has told him to quit smoking.. and now he'd finally found these brilliant cigarettes called Camel Wink

Ok ok I know bad joke.. but Dover is a miserable little prat.

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 6:51 pm

Just think of it like this... they were walking through your fight WITH you. Nice guys these are, being with you through the difficult time. In fact, they were so impressed by your quitting, that they decided to give up food, bathing, family, communication and safety along with your giving up smoking. These guys are like a support group all their own!

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:01 pm

We can turn this into a wonderful group experience. We can all empathize with the lads by going out tonight and baring our arses to the mosquitoes for an hour. That should make us more sensitive to the plight of others. Shocked

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:54 pm

Tuco wrote:

We can turn this into a wonderful group experience. We can all empathize with the lads by going out tonight and baring our arses to the mosquitoes for an hour. That should make us more sensitive to the plight of others. Shocked

Uh, you first...

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:23 pm

@Tuco: Just make sure that those are malaria-laden mosquitos.

@All: Please forgive me if I've missed this (though I've thought I've read every post), but is it established in the consensus that the communication with the used cow salesman isn't violating the "innocent 3rd party" rule? (apologies in advance if this has already been addressed, or if I'm just being an ethical wet blanket)

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:30 pm

^^^^

No one has a problem with us talking with the cow seller. He is not being inconvenienced. He has become part of the bait as a result of Adamu, not us. We never contacted him, Adamu did. Adamu was given permission to give Hamza's phone number out. Hamza is probably inconvenienced by Adamu, but that's not our doing.

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:40 pm

@jojo: Okay, thanks. I've been a bit concerned in that impersonating an official of the UN or the church would collude to helping establish the validity of Adamu's story, such that it would put him at higher risk of being taken advantage of by Adamu.

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:43 pm

@Tuco - I think I'll pass on the mosquitoes as they just discovered mosquitoes infected with west nile virus in this area. But hey - if it's any consolation, I'm still breathing in raw sewage every day puke

That's gotta count for sumtin

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:45 pm

TomServo wrote:

@jojo: Okay, thanks. I've been a bit concerned in that impersonating an official of the UN or the church would collude to helping establish the validity of Adamu's story, such that it would put him at higher risk of being taken advantage of by Adamu.

I do not know this for a fact, but I don't think Hamza really is all that nice to Adamu. I never got the impression that Emeka the Hand was either. After talking to them, I think they are a bit rough around the edges and that they don't treat Adamu and Leg like kings.

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:54 pm

With rebels moving in and monstering the place up, I doubt their treatment will improve.

I was listening to a whole heap of Calexico earlier and I couldn't help but think of our lads towards the end of "across the wire".

Quote:

alberto y hermano on the coyote’s trail
and dodging the shadows of the border patrol
out in the wastelands wandering for days
the future looks bleak with no sign of change
darkness in the eye and down in the soul
all across the wire to those in control
holding so much
with no show of heart
you think it’d be crazy
to watch it all fall apart

Postcards, perhaps?

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:54 pm

I think we should get Hamza's address and then all send postcards to Adamu from lovely vacation spots around the world, mentioning how the church has sent all of us on lovely vacations but certainly nothing could compare with Abeche. Laughing

Of course, I don't know how reliable the mail is over there right now but it's worth a shot.[/quote]

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 12:35 am

jojobean wrote:

I don't think Hamza really is all that nice to Adamu. I never got the impression that Emeka the Hand was either.

Not even nice enough to give them a bucket and some water to clean up in. I'm wondering if Hamza and Hand communicate with said lads from a distance, upwind.

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:24 am

Perhaps a little love-bombing might raise their spirits?

For those not familiar with counter-cult jargon - "love bombing" denotes the use of orchestrated displays of mass affection to win a person over.

Perhaps TWATs the world over could be mobilised to send a mass of emails of support to our two suffering missionaries in Chad. I know they're not checking their emails too often, but when they see a whole flurry they might get a flicker of hope... which is gradually extinguished. Of course, if they try to gouge their co-religionists, that's a whole different matter!

Shall we co-ordinate?

Not quite a Newb Joined: 07 May 2008 Posts: 51

^^^

I like this idea except I guarantee some lad-hugger will blow the whole thing.

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 7:45 am

excellent idea, it will either crush their souls or bend their minds. hooray Smile

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 7:55 am

That is an inhumane, cruel and heartless idea.

I love it. Very Happy

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:03 am

sir scam alot wrote:

I think we should get Hamza's address and then all send postcards to Adamu from lovely vacation spots around the world, mentioning how the church has sent all of us on lovely vacations but certainly nothing could compare with Abeche. Laughing

Of course, I don't know how reliable the mail is over there right now but it's worth a shot.

[/quote]
hahahaha, that would be GREAT! Laughing

Unfortunately, no doubt someone would ruin it. Not sure how much they would 'get it' either. Is there international mail in Abeche? Would probably take 6 months to be delivered.
I volunteer to send postcards from Hawaii and Belize. If they are still there in September (and alive) I can send one from Tokyo.
Any update on what the latest status with ND is?

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:04 am

You can make it like roulette too! toss a baiter in with their new TWAT following. Will they reply to a baiter will they reply to another scammer!

Only this time there is not big cash pay off if you dodge the bullet.

Because there is no dodging. Twisted Evil

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:11 am

OK, we seem to have some in favour of an email love bombing (unless those approvals were for the post cards)... when do we start?

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:25 am

^^TBH, prof, jojo and YW would have to approve. Then if they did like the idea, they would decide who, if any of us, actually sends the emails. I sincerely doubt they would release the emails to everyone.

Master Baiter Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Posts: 108

Reaper wrote:

^^TBH, prof, jojo and YW would have to approve. Then if they did like the idea, they would decide who, if any of us, actually sends the emails.

Ah, I felt a bit concerned about the risk of you releasing the emails or addy to all-and-sundry in case some smart-arse messed things up.
But you've already thought of that...maybe that's why you're the experts! Very Happy

Congrats on your great work from an admiring newbie!

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