From the "Isn't it Ironic...Don't You Think?" Department
NOVI, MICH (AP) — A 33-year-old Michigan man is accused of wearing a “World’s Greatest Dad” shirt to a meeting for sex with what he thought was a 14-year-old girl.
From the "Smack is Whack" Department
NORWALK, OHIO (AP) — A northern Ohio woman who encouraged Norwalk school board members to start drug testing students has been indicted on charges of heroin trafficking.
From the "And They Called Bill Clinton "Bubba" Department
“JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Fans could be rooting for the Obama car, or maybe the McCain car, at a NASCAR race in Pennsylvania on August 3rd.”
Geaux Science! From the "No One Could Make This Up" Department
“Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed legislation allowing public school teachers to use “supplemental materials” in class when teaching about evolution. This is necessary, the new laws says, to promote “academic freedom.” After all, everyone knows evolution is “controversial.”
And here is an example of the “Supplemental Materials.” And no, this is not a joke.
“1. DVDs of “Flintstones” reruns. Kids can learn a lot from these. For example, they show how humans and dinosaurs not only lived together back in the day but also demonstrate early man’s ability to harness the power of dinosaurs to improve his own life. Fred Flinstone’s job at the rock quarry is a good example. Dinosaurs there helped him lift and smash rocks for the betterment of all.”
How I Got my iPhone for Free
Over the last couple of months, I’ve been asked several times how I got my iPhone for free. After telling the story in person and via email a few times, I thought I’d take a minute to spell it out here. Since the iPhone 3G comes out at the end of the week, some others may find this info helpful. I did it back it March and for my 8GB iPhone.
It’s quick, painless, and it works. Here’s how I did it.
I was an out of contract Sprint customer when I did this, but it works (so I’m told) for current AT&T customers as well
Step 1: Go to an internet re-seller like wirefly or letstalk.com and buy a free (out the door) smartphone. Preferably choose one wher you actually make money with the deal. These sites often have phones where you make $50 aftter the purchase. Before you decide on a phone, go to Ebay and/or Craigslist to research the resale value of these phones.
I chose a Samsung Blackjack II. It had good resale value and there’s a lot of info online regarding unlocking it. Unlocking wasn’t important to me, but, for a lot of people, it is. I was able to get the phone for free actually $.01 after instant rebates were applied. There was also a $50 mail-in rebate as well. At the time, I wasn’t sure that I would get the mail-in rebate, but since the phone was free in the first place, it didn’t really matter whether I got it or not.
Step 2: Buy the phone and sign up for the AT&T service plan. I signed up for the minimal plan, knowing that I would re-up with the iphone service plan. The instant rebates often require a certain level of service, so make sure that you meet those requirements to receive the offers. If you’re porting your number from another carrier, do that at the time you’re ordering the phone.
Step 3: Buy your new iPhone. I bought a refurb 8gb iPhone from AT&T for $249 ($270 with tax).
Step 4: List your “free” phone on Ebay or CL. My Blackjack arrived first. So, I photographed it and listed it on Ebay.
Step 5: Send in your rebate forms. As mentioned earlier, I had a mail-in rebate for $50. I sent in the rebate form, copy of the AT&T service agreement, bar code, etc. Make sure to keep copies of these for your records.
Step 6: Activate your iphone. When my iPhone arrived, I did the online actviation via iTunes. Since I was technically an AT&T customer at that point, I followed the prompts for exisiting customers. After a few minutes, my iphone was activated and matched with my ported telephone number. My existing AT&T contract did reset when I switched to the iPhone plan, but it was a matter of about three days.
Once my listing ended on Ebay, I cleared about $240 after shipping. About two months later, I received the $50 Visa Card in the mail. So, I ended up making about $20 on the deal.
Who knew, just 25 miles south lies the "low-information" voter capital of the world.
From the NW Ohio OMG Department
BELLEVUE, OH — Police say a man was arrested after admitting to, and being caught on DVD having sex with his picnic table repeatedly.
You read it correctly, “WITH his picnic table…”
My First 300 Game
So, after 11 years of league bowling, I rolled my first perfect game a couple of months ago. There are a coupe of caveats, though. One, it was rolled during a fundraiser for Summitt Academy. So, it wasn’t a sanctioned event. Second, it was a nine pin, no-tap tournament. But, it’ll do for now. The pic is a little blurry as I took it with my iPhone. But, my name is the second from the bottom. Hint, it’s the one with the 300 next to it.
