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Somewhatfoolish

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4,336 posts

185 months

Monday 1st November 2010
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So I had to send this email (more or less... slightly edited to remove personal things) today:

Email to moron said:
I won't get into a debate here, given my experience on Thursday. So take the advice or ignore it. But I'm right and I'm telling you this cause you're a nice guy, just dreadfully naive. You left your email logged on [a system I have access to] today and before I realised that I ended up accidentally reading a bit of your email. There's at least one person on a dating site (or something) that has contacted you and you've been in touch with. She's making the whole thing up. It's actually some bloke in nigeria who is there to steal your money. It's bullst. "She" doesn't exist.
Why oh why are people this thick? I actually want to punch the person I sent this to, it's the latest in a long line of things where I've had to rescue them from themselves... and they're not a relative or friend... it terrible... I need a hug...

Herbie58

1,705 posts

189 months

Monday 1st November 2010
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You fool. You know you should have created your own profile and had a great deal of 'fun' with the bloke.

Then when you've stopped laughing declare it all to him as a lesson in lifes hardships. Perhaps he won't be so niave then hehe

Somewhatfoolish

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4,336 posts

185 months

Monday 1st November 2010
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You don't understand the situation.

The guy is so strange yet hasn't a bad bone in his body. Taking advantage of him is kicking a puppy.

Put it this way, he's been sacked twice, firstly as someone doing a job, and secondly as someone doing that job for himself but as a client, and we still let him in the office. On no pay.

It's just desperately sad.

Somewhatfoolish

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4,336 posts

185 months

Monday 1st November 2010
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Typing that made me realise... he brings out the best in me, and the worst in me... frown

Ben W Lister

4 posts

162 months

Monday 1st November 2010
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The stupidity of mankind never ceases to amaze me.

The number of criminals I read about who have their houses raided by cops, and instead of keeping their mouths shut, manage to say the most incriminating thing they can think up at the time.

Crazy!

Heskey

4,048 posts

192 months

Monday 1st November 2010
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Wtf does he do if he comes and sits in an office he's been sacked from twice as an employee AND client, to do it all again for nothing?

F*ck me sounds like his money would be best off in Nigeria!

Somewhatfoolish

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4,336 posts

185 months

Monday 1st November 2010
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Heskey said:
Wtf does he do if he comes and sits in an office he's been sacked from twice as an employee AND client, to do it all again for nothing?

F*ck me sounds like his money would be best off in Nigeria!
Well he is here on a visa. He's back to China by February. Unless he gets a job, which no one with any sense is going to give him, first.

So he's essentially killing time.

Yes in a sense his money would be best off in Nigeria. He started out trading company money, then moved onto trading his own money with us as a broker. We couldn't ethically keep on accepting his money as that given he was just spunking it all, so he's now moving to trade an account with IG Index. In a real trading office. He'll lose it all but at least he'll lose it slower (we hope).

This is a guy who'd never seen a bald fanny. A lad who is practically blind without spectacles. Someone who... god, I'd better not go on... I doubt anyone would believe it... frown

Somewhatfoolish

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4,336 posts

185 months

Monday 1st November 2010
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hahaha... one story does quickly come to mind - he thought pork came from a fish

Yazza54

18,464 posts

180 months

Monday 1st November 2010
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Some posts just disappear?

He sounds incredibly simple.

Cotty

39,389 posts

283 months

Monday 1st November 2010
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Somewhatfoolish said:
hahaha... one story does quickly come to mind - he thought pork came from a fish
I work with a guy who thinks one kg of one substance could weigh more that one kg of another substance.

Somewhatfoolish

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4,336 posts

185 months

Monday 1st November 2010
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Yazza54 said:
Some posts just disappear?
There is a reason for that, but it would have to disappear eventually hehe

Somewhatfoolish

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4,336 posts

185 months

Monday 1st November 2010
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Cotty said:
Somewhatfoolish said:
hahaha... one story does quickly come to mind - he thought pork came from a fish
I work with a guy who thinks one kg of one substance could weigh more that one kg of another substance.
It could, if one substance was on the moon and one was on the earth wink

Big Al.

68,798 posts

257 months

Monday 1st November 2010
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Yazza54 said:
Some posts just disappear?
Not to the Mods, so whats going on?

Cotty

39,389 posts

283 months

Monday 1st November 2010
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Somewhatfoolish said:
Cotty said:
Somewhatfoolish said:
hahaha... one story does quickly come to mind - he thought pork came from a fish
I work with a guy who thinks one kg of one substance could weigh more that one kg of another substance.
It could, if one substance was on the moon and one was on the earth wink
We were taking about on Earth, but as his first langiage is not English I let him off.
I would not trust him an inch or kg

Somewhatfoolish

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4,336 posts

185 months

Monday 1st November 2010
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Big Al. said:
Yazza54 said:
Some posts just disappear?
Not to the Mods, so whats going on?
yhm

Big Al.

68,798 posts

257 months

Monday 1st November 2010
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The Moose

22,821 posts

208 months

Monday 1st November 2010
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Somewhatfoolish said:
Put it this way, he's been sacked twice, firstly as someone doing a job, and secondly as someone doing that job for himself but as a client, and we still let him in the office. On no pay.
Hang on a minute. Hold up. Step back. Rewind.

You're telling me this fella has been sacked from the job he is doing and still comes into work? You're telling me that he is not paid yet comes to work. And Works?

Really?

WOW is all I can say!

Cheers

The Moose

Somewhatfoolish

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4,336 posts

185 months

Monday 1st November 2010
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That's exactly what I'm saying.

Except for the bit about him doing work. Well, he isn't doing any work to benefit us, anyway.

Crazy, innit.

The Moose

22,821 posts

208 months

Monday 1st November 2010
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Somewhatfoolish said:
That's exactly what I'm saying.

Except for the bit about him doing work. Well, he isn't doing any work to benefit us, anyway.

Crazy, innit.
Surely have security escort him off the premises would be the best for all involved?

Cheers

The Moose

Somewhatfoolish

Original Poster:

4,336 posts

185 months

Monday 1st November 2010
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Would you have security escort a puppy off the premises?

Edit: This is one of the best things about working here. Tremendous loyalty from everyone to everyone else. But it leads to this sort of absurdity.

Edited by Somewhatfoolish on Monday 1st November 23:43