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Old 03-23-2003, 01:08 AM
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Is this a joke? Made me laugh.


I normally don't read spam, but the title "Web Hosts 4 Cash" just caught my eye and I had to read it. I found out that I, that's right, I, {yourname}, could make CA$H reselling web hosting services.

Being impressed by such an incredibly clever use of the colour green and the delicious pun with the dollar sign, I had to investigate! So I went to the URL:

http://www.webhosts4cash.com

Right away, I could tell this was a company I wanted to deal with. They made the "Join Our Affiliate Program" really easy to find with an AOL "icon"-sized graphic at the top of the page, complete with the bastardized Buster Bunny cartoon character. The bunny was very important to me because it conveyed professionalism, and when I think of affiliating with a web host, I think of rabbits.

I was also impressed with many other features of their website, including their broken link for "Compare", the variety of plans that they have (they have 1 whole plan), and their offering of incoming and outgoing email. No more one-way emails for me!

I was so impressed with this, I wanted to see what other services I could buy from these people (I could tell they were my new favourite company and I was going to spend thousands of dollars buying all of their associated services). So I clicked on the link on the bottom of the page for E and K Enterprises. Was I ever impressed! They had so many other services to offer me! I could get all sorts of targetted traffic to my website through their great programs. Not only that, but they had a link to Fast Action Hosting. Could it be that I could actually order hosting twice from them?

Yes, it could! I was just as impressed with Fast Action Hosting as I was with Web Hosts 4 Cash, even though the sites are so clearly different. Fast Action Hosting offered five different web hosting plans! Five of them! That's practically unheard of, I tellsya. To sweeten the deal, my old friend the bunny appeared on every page of the website with his inviting smile, head that didn't match the rest of him, and vacant stare.

I just signed up with both hosts because I was so impressed and I got an email back telling me that my account would be set up. Set up! My account! Just for me! No one else. I'm reminded of the words of the late, great Lou Gehrig:

"Today...I feel like the luckiest man...in the world..."

(Yes, folks, I am way too easily amused.)

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Old 03-23-2003, 01:12 AM
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Do you work for them?

Otherwise I don't know why you would include their URL.

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Old 03-23-2003, 01:15 AM
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Yes. After my fifteen seconds as a satisfied customer, I became Vice-President and CEO. Then I got ambitious and became Junior Vice-President.

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Old 03-23-2003, 02:48 AM
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Ahhh...sarcasm at it's best....

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Old 03-23-2003, 02:53 AM
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Ahhh...sarcasm at it's best....

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Old 03-23-2003, 03:33 AM
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Ahhh...sarcasm at it's best....
sarcasm? I thought this guy was serious, I just signed up.

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Old 03-23-2003, 05:04 AM
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It's the bunny that does it. Looks like they've no money to feed it or provide healthcare to. Join webhosts4cash and save that poor bunny!

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Old 03-23-2003, 05:11 AM
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is that a carrot in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?

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Old 03-23-2003, 06:40 AM
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If that's a carrot... it's a carrot suffering from malnourishment. Prolly wears jockey's.

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Old 03-23-2003, 08:28 AM
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That's just too funny (or is that a bunny? )

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Old 03-23-2003, 10:16 AM
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Old 03-23-2003, 11:03 AM
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A news update from webhosts4cash main page;

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We regret to inform you that Elmer Fudd took notice of our bunny and has successfully terminated the bunny's life with a laser guided Acme rocket (with Wil-E-Coyote strapped to it as the guidance system's analyst).

We all mourn the passing of the bunny but we do have a positive announcement to make. A special Commemorative Gold Coin set will be made available to you our mourning clients, for a mere 3 payments of $369.00 ea. (Check out how you can become an Affiliate for the sales of these special Gold Coins and make tons of cash!)

Rest in Peace bunny...

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Old 03-23-2003, 11:32 AM
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Oh dear God. Not the bunny! NOT THE BUNNY! DAMN YOU ELMER FUDD! DAMN YOU TO HELLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! Ah well. I don't think it's all that bad. The bunny clearly had a debilitating health condition which made the top of his head a different colour than the rest of him. Perhaps Elmer set him on fi-wah.

They didn't take out Yosemite Sam at least, did they? I love that little guy.

On a more positive note, I have decided to take WH4C in new and exciting direction. I'm going to change the name to Acme Global Super Mega Inter Comphost (or AGSMIC for short) in anticipation of the IPO. That's right, you too can own a piece of AGSMIC, and you don't even need to purchase hosting! Just visit the broken link to the stocks page and print off all the stock you want at no charge!

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Old 03-23-2003, 03:28 PM
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I like how the title of every webpage at www.webhosts4cash.com still has "fastactionhosting.com" in it so that I can remember where they ripped their site from, incase I would forget.

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Old 03-23-2003, 03:49 PM
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Wow, El Nino... good eye Not every page has fastactionhosting's title left in the code, but the "our company" link does.... hmmmmmm

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