Where is this phrase from? "People do stupid things like paying too much for phone bills."?
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Came from the Vonage commercials.
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Nothing, people put too much emphasis on money. It gives them an excuse to accept their life isn't perfect.
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Interesting. Where did you find the quote?
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stupid comes from a lot of folk....we all do stupid here and there..........the trick is to not make it a way of life.
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I'm sure there are different kinds, but the one that's prominent at present is where a couple of people conspire to cause a property value to be exaggerated and then they buy the property using someone else's ID and the mortgage co., gives them the money to buy the house and they abscond with the money.  The person whose ID was used has been known to get stuck with the bill....I watched W5 or some such tv show in Canada about it.
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I like to have phone sex with the telemarketer against thier will.\n\n\n"We'd like to tell you about this special offer for new customers"\n\n"oooh yeah tell me baby"\n\n"for a limited time we can offer you a 40% discount on such and such product with no payments for blah blah"\n\n(panting) Ooh s*** tell me more Oh f*** yeah (more heavy breathing and panting)\n\n"And if you act now..."\n\n"uuhhhh"\n\n"we can also throw in..."\n\n"s***"\n\n"a free subscription..."\n\n"oh god tell me more"\n\n"sir is this a bad time?"\n\n"no don't stop I'm almost there UUUUGGGHHHHH!!"\n\n"Sir?"\n\n(click)\n\nThats about how it goes
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It is a Funny Quotes or you can say One-liner thought.\ni think it is by "Fossel"
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some people are idiots.
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They are exploiting the human psychological weakness GREED. \n\n(incidently, we ninja use this tactic quite often)  \n\nPeople are easily tricked when they don't critically examine things.  Monty Hall would do this to people all the time on Lets Make A Deal.  Basically, the act of pricing one cent below is both an appeal to the greed, and an insult to the intelligence (or lack thereof), of the average person.  Pricing five cents below is perhaps even more obnoxious, as it implies, "I know you won't fall for the $9.99, but maybe you'll fall for the $9.95." \n\nGasoline pricing is even worse as they go to the hundredth decimal place in order to not breach the psychological barrier of spending "another penny."  A can of beans selling for $2.99 is truly one cent less than $3.00.  A gallon of gas that sells for $2.99 is actually $2.99 and 9/10 of a cent, which is $2.999.  For all practical purposes, the gas is $3.00.  If you bought 100 gallons, it would cost you $299.90, whereas a 100 cans of beans would be $299.00, almost a dollar less.  When you're selling millions of gallons a day, those tenths of a penny add up to a lot of extra profit!  Gasoline is the only product sold like this, because honestly, nobody pays attention.\n\nHigh end pricing is not consistently rounded off, but in cases where it is, it's probably because the vendors are less inclined to try "hoodwinking" people who generally have more than enough money to afford their products.  In other words, they don't need to trick them into buying, because their products are so sought after.  Also, a lot of wealthy people are often (though not always) less concerned with price than prestige.  Ever hear the expression, "if you have to ask, you can't afford it."?
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The famous 419 scam.  You should google this scam.  It's been around for years.  And yes, they even call you.  Crazy people if you ask me.
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I work in telecommunications as a telephone operator. I am not normally a violent person but sometimes I would like to just reach through the phone and choke someone! (Instead of Touch someone) Are people generally stupid?
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My goodness, people jump the gun, don't they.  Don't feel stupid, because it is NOT a stupid question.  Answer 2 is correct.  It originated in INDIANA.  So "DUH" to the person that gave you a hard time.  Do research before you ridicule someone, sheesh!
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It means that doing the right thing will cost you, but do good deeds anyway! \n\nSometimes the cost of doing what is right will seem particularly hard and harsh, but, Do good deeds anyway!
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You are asking for too much.
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Where did u hear this from? (place, person)
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Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, the reference book everyone should have at her or his fingertips, does not give an origin for this saying; however it does give as definitions or equivalents:\n"You cannot spend your money and yet keep it. You cannot serve both God and Mammon. You cannot have it both ways."
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As a point of interest this is a saying that was used when all mothers stayed home and raised children instead of going out to work and having children in nursery schools.  \n\nHillary Clinton did not coin that phrase she borrowed it.  \n\nI bet if you "googled" the phrase you would find out....