More Than Simple Fans

After going to my first OSU football game the other day, I've come to the conclusion that absolutely nobody takes football as seriously as Ohioans do. What's seen on TV is comparatively little of the stunningly huge crowd that attends the games. Two hundred thousand people, easily, were tailgating outside (and FYI, they make the best food in the world), and flooding into the stadium. The stadium itself seats roughly 150,000; there were no empty seats. Amid the screams of the thousands of fans and the band running through the stands and playing their fight songs, it's pretty clear that when it comes to football, Ohio deserves it's place as the most dedicated fanbase in the country. Just to prove a point, I loathe football with a passion; but the energy of everyone there, along with the food and the awesome halftime show, made it a somewhat unforgettable experience. It was great.

Update

Time for the latest news in my scambaiting. This is what I've accomplished so far:

• Convinced a paraplegic in Bahrain I'll pay him $9,000 for a surgery.
• Gotten three photos of a girl from Senegal who looks suspiciously like Martha Jones from Doctor Who.
• Agreed to give a Nigerian orphanage $25,000 to feed the starving children.
• Promised an investor from the Ivory Coast I would help him invest on buying a London property.
• Promised to help an American soldier in Afghanistan I'd help him smuggle a case of money out of the country in exchange for a share of what's inside.
• Told a Nigerian man I'd help him sign for his family fortune which his brothers are trying to take from him.

If any of these stories are true, I'll be sure to save you all a seat in Hell.

Back Again!

Good news! I seem to have acquired a relatively consistent and easy to obtain Internet connection, meaning I now actually have the time to post semi-regularly on here, seeing as how I'll be using my own PC from here on out.

As a celebratory measure, I've decided to share my latest undertaking to the minute percentage of the world that ever happens to view this blog. For those of you who have ever heard of 419Eater, you don't need to read this. For those of you who haven't, let me explain. 419Eater is a community of tech-savvy people who spend their time and resources in an attempt to waste the time and resources of others; "others" being online fraud artists. All those emails that fill your spam inbox with promises of wealth of fame for a small fee are a gold mine for people like us (we're appropriately called scambaiters). By leading scammers on and getting them to perform complicated steps and a virtually infinite number of favors for an American payoff, not only do we get to revel in our creativity and joy, but we also distract them from targeting otherwise unsuspecting web-surfers. It's good fun for a good cause.

"That smile speaks volumes..."

Back to the point, I recently signed up with 419Eater and I'm already working on four separate fraud artists. I will certainly keep you updated on anything I happen to receive that results in my tear ducts shriveling from so much laughter.