Lost Final Episode Spoiler

Not A Fanatic

I just wrote a quick article on lost, hoping to pick up some views from Google amidst all the final episode speculation. Unfortunately, the publishing site posted it on the wrong sub-site, and when they fixed it, it messed up the indexing. Before that it was at the top of page three on Google, using the keywords, "Final Lost Episode", now it's not even indexed at all, and there are millions of people searching that term. I said I wouldn't post my articles on here anymore; but I might as well now, no one else is going to read it, hehe.

Lost Final Episode Spoiler

How To Make A Customer Service Complaint

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If you want to know how to make a customer service complaint, then look no further; today I am going to talk you through how to get exactly what you want from those big nasty corporations.  We will look at this in two parts; the don'ts and the do's.

The Don'ts

1. Don't tell the customer service agent that you are a lawyer, solicitor, barrister, or a politician; they will put you on hold, laugh at you, and then come back and tell you to speak to the legal department.
2. Never start off by screaming down the phone, a good customer service agent can tune this out in a second, and you'll just end up sounding like some perverted heavy breathing nut job; who happens to have a problem with their bill as a secondary concern.
3. No matter how much you think you know about consumer law, forget it; customer service agents are above the law.  In fact, I'd go as far as to say that they live on a completely different plane of existence.
4. If you are going to ask for compensation, please, please, please don't demand 1 million Dollars; you come off sounding like Dr Evil, and the customer service agent will be forced to hang up before they choke to death laughing.
5.  Never ask for a manager, because you believe that they can resolve your complaint; you couldn't be more wrong in that assumption.  You will only find yourself talking to someone whose cognitive skills lie somewhere between those of a red neck and George W Bush.  Customer service managers get paid to monitor the customer service agent's toilet breaks; anything else is well outside of their remit.  

The Do's

1.  Do start the conversation with a compliment; customer service agents spend the whole day being screamed at, so they are going to bust a gut making sure your complaint gets resolved.
2.  No matter how pissed you are that your bank balance is in the red due to the company's crappy software billing you 1 million dollars (Ironic, isn't it?), act like it's no biggie.  Then when you ask for compensation, the customer service agent will be completely off guard and probably blurt out the first figure that comes to mind.  They are usually trying to keep track of the number of calls they've taken until it is time for their next smoke break, so the figure should be pretty high.
3. If you are faced with an IVR that presents you with multiple illogical options; repeatedly press the hash key on your handset until you speak to a human.  This will generally put you through to the janitor's office but they tend to be more helpful than the customer service agent who, by the way, is seconds away from passing out at their desk, because the only way they can get through the eight hours of work is to down a bottle of vodka for breakfast.
4. Spend forty five minutes explaining how history, from the industrial revolution, to the advent of the Internet, was really just a way for the big corporations to syphon off your savings through the use of bluetooth headsets.  The customer service agent will  invariably lapse into a catatonic state and will now be totally under your control.
5. Finally; deliver your complaint in the style of a Haiku.  The customer service agent is most likely studying philosophy, and if you're lucky, that combined with the vodka will make them think they are speaking to Nietzsche; and seriously, who's going to say no to Nietzsche?

Is GeoString A Scam?

Is GeoString a scam, or is it really an easy way to make some extra cash online?

OK, so I seen a link on a forum I use that pointed to a website called GeoString, and I decided to do a little research. GeoString is a website that promises to pay you for simply signing up for a free account, and inviting others to join. They then send you a weekly email that they use to position ads on behalf of their clients; with your only obligation being to open the email. For the initial sign-up to GeoString, you automatically receive $10 to your account. According to the Geostring FAQ, all you have to do to earn money is invite friends and accept the weekly email they send. Geostring is part of the ClixSense group; and according to a lot of the sources I found, the website is 100% legit.

However, I'm always dubious about sites like GeoString that promise to pay you for essentially doing nothing; especially when their minimum payout is $100 dollars, and they ask you to allow them to send you email marketing. I'm sure, like me, your first thought would be, "Is GeoString a Scam?", but I decided to sign up for GeoString anyway, as I couldn't find any reviews online confirming that GeoString is a scam.  What I did do though, was use an email address that I reserve for website registrations, potential spam-mail, or scams.

If anyone wants to give Geostring a go, you can sign up by clicking on the image link at the bottom of this post. I would, however, advise that you use a separate email address from your usual one (create a new one if you have to). Even if you think GeoString is a scam and just want to read the FAQ, you can access it from the same link. Once I get enough people to sign up, and if I reach the minimum payout, I will post an update. For anyone who doesn't want to chance it, please check back regularly, as I will post proof of any earnings that I do make using GeoString. Here's hoping it is a lucrative endeavour for those of us that take the plunge.

This video proves that some Christians are really stupid and gullible.

I can't be assed being serious, so I'm going with a satirical viewpoint.

Prayer to God.

So 2000+ years have past since the death of Christ, we've prayed to stop war, we've prayed to stop poverty, we've prayed to stop disease, we've prayed to stop hatred and bigotry; when all along we should have been praying to stop chalk from breaking. I feel ashamed Lord; how could I have overlooked the most oppressed of all your creations. Why that boy is no less than a latter day Moses. Moses may have parted the red sea, but praying Jesus boy parted the black-board and saved the chalk people from thousands of years of tyranny.
To be honest with you, I was quite taken aback at your choice of chosen people at first; but luckily my faith allows me to assume that this falls under the, "The lord works in mysterious ways", clause. Lets face it though; given a choice between stepping in to save those godless heathens in Haiti, and rescuing a piece of chalk, there was only one clear choice.
However, there are still some things I am not clear on: Will the chalk people set up their own Church in your name? And if so, what are the builders going to use to mark the levels on the walls? Can snooker players now be prosecuted for crimes against chalkmanity? Was the professors first name Thomas? In the new scriptures, can we call the student, "Praying Jesus Boy"? You know, give him a modern day super hero, kinda spin.
Well, it's time to sleep now lord. I hope to hear from you soon; but if I don't, I'll just chalk it up to experience. Oops, is that blasphemy now?