FAS (Was: Roman Numerals ( was Re: Anyone off to VCF-UK)

(emoticons when referring Mr. Ed reference to "Zebra" should have been more obvious) On Thu, 3 Jun 2010, John Foust wrote: Howzbout: http://www.snopes.com/fraud/telephone/jailcall.asp http://www.snopes.com/fraud/telephone/809.asp http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/triangle.asp I object to labelling "Mixture of True and false information" a lying fictitious story that contains a partial true story in its origins. The whole thing is a lie, not a "mix". Ever met a PBX that would do a call transfer to an outside line, or ANYTHING, by pressing 9 while on a call? Ever notice that your PHONE BOOK has an explicit statement that you can refuse to pay fo calls that you were not aware would be charged? "$24,000" V ~$10 (actual) ? That is NOT a "mix" of true and false. No recourse, nor compliance with USA laws, because it is a foreign company billing in USA? Yes, phone scams exist. Even "call back at 900- " and "Hello, Microsoft, this is Bill Gates out in the field, please transfer me to an outside line". But that is NOT enough to declare completely bogus "WARNINGS" to be "half true". Barbara does a great job. But there are some topics where she is over her head.