Remember the dolphin guy?

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Registered: 07-21-2004
Remember the dolphin guy?
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Tue, 11-29-2005 - 10:49am

The one who boasted that he had a three-story aquarium in his house with a glass elevator?

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Registered: 05-09-2005
Tue, 11-29-2005 - 11:48am
Maybe not a scam! I know for a fact that Yahoo uses "real subscribers" on their personal ads. 3-story aquarium in his house -- mmh, that would be interesting to see! (smile)
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 11-29-2005 - 11:53am

Interesting. To me, it was so obvious the profile was a joke that I can't imagine anyone actually answering it, which would defeat the purpose if they were really trying to scam people into joining.

But OTOH wasn't it PT Barnum who said, "no one ever got rich overestimating the intelligence of the American people?" So maybe they really thought people would believe a private citizen could have captive dolphins in a home aquarium??? Isn't that illegal?

Sheri

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Registered: 04-14-2003
Tue, 11-29-2005 - 11:57am

How does a dolphin use an elevator?

Yahoo chose the wrong profile for an ad, this guy sounds like a looneytune.

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Registered: 03-18-2005
Tue, 11-29-2005 - 12:04pm

Wow, that is interesting. Come to think of it, I've seen a few then a week later they are gone, deleted.....hmmmmmmmm

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Registered: 07-21-2004
Tue, 11-29-2005 - 1:57pm

Hmmm...good point.

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Registered: 04-14-2003
Tue, 11-29-2005 - 4:07pm

.....Chamey, the glass elevator was for people to ride on to see his "indoor ocean paradise."....

I learned today that 50% of the Malawi population is dying of starvation and 30% of the adult population there is HIV+.

Glass elevators for fish tanks in residences, what will people think of next? Grrrr. :(

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 11-29-2005 - 4:29pm

It was clearly intended as an over the top joke post...I'm sure no such aquarium exists!!!

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Registered: 04-14-2003
Tue, 11-29-2005 - 4:40pm

The reason I am taking it seriously is there is a 5 story oval aquarium with a ramp going through the middle of it here:

http://www.aqua.org/

There is a lot of disposable income floating around these days for those at the top of the food chain, so I don't doubt this man could build a 3 story fish tank if he wished.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 11-29-2005 - 4:45pm

Ok...that's in a public aquarium, not a PRIVATE HOME.

Big, big difference. And again, I don't think private citizens are allowed to have dolphins as pets, so that would be another clue that this was meant to be seen as an intentionally false, joke profile.

Sheri

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Registered: 07-21-2004
Wed, 11-30-2005 - 7:54am
I'm sorry guys; I didn't mean for this to become a debate.

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