| Lo Fun Fact #1 |
| "Lolita Files" is my real name. It is not a pen name, as incredible as that may seem. There are plenty of Files family members and people who have known me for years capable of validating this. As for the "Lolita" part, my mother named me after the movie based on Nabokov's book, although she saw or read neither. To this day, she has no idea what a "Lolita" is. |
| Lo Fun Fact #2 |
| I love fried chicken and fabulous shoes. If you ever want to get on my good side, send Popeye's or Mr. Chicken (my favorite spot in Cleveland) and a pair of
Christian Louboutins. |
| Lo Fun Fact #3 |
| Never show up unannounced or without a Pepsi (preferably Pepsi Jazz Caramel Cream). Better yet, how about not show up at all? |
| Lo Fun Fact #4 |
| I hate the telephone. Don't get mad if I don't call you. I don't call anyone. Don't call me asking why I don't call. Just don't call, okay? |
| Lo Fun Fact #5 |
| I love the internet!!! I love communicating through the internet!!! You can e-mail me and odds are I'll e-mail you right back (if I'm not in the middle of a major project). Makes up for my hangup about the phone, doesn't it? See, I'm not so bad after all!!! |
| Lo Fun Fact #6 |
| I can't stand IMing. Please don't IM me. You will get the cold shoulder. I don't like giving people the cold shoulder, so please don't put me in that position. |
| Lo Fun Fact #7 |
I have four five six wonderful, slap-happy dogs, a bird (some kind of dove/pigeon mix), and a cat, all of whom I love to pieces. If you meet me and ask me about my dogs, bird, and cat, we'll be instant friends. If you meet me and ask me why the f*ck I have four five six dogs, a bird, and a cat, see the above fun fact for how I will respond. |
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| Let There Be Credit... |
| Thursday, July 26, 2007 |
...and there was. LOTS.
 Manhattan accountant Frank Van Buren found himself flooded with plastic in recent weeks, as the ExxonMobil cards kept on coming. Van Buren, who said he has had an ExxonMobil account for his business for 17 years, had ordered two copies of his card because it was expiring.
He got the cards he requested -- and then got two boxes with 1,000 cards each. Van Buren said it took hours to shred the cards, which all had his name and account number.
''How could you send me 2,000 cards by mistake?'' Van Buren said he asked customer-service representatives. Imagine the windfall for potential thieves if they'd gotten their hands on those boxes of cards. In times when gas is so expensive? Homeboy's whole world could have been shut down in a single day with 2,000 different people all buying gas on his card at the same time (let's suspend disbelief here and assume there's no credit limit on the card and that $0 fraud liability they mention on their website doesn't apply...1,998 extra credit cards are just ridiculous).
NY Times.com: ExxonMobil Sends Man 2, 000 Credit Cards |
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That is both funny and scary. How does something like that slip through the cracks without anyone on Exxon's end noticing?
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That is the funniest! Welcome back, Lolita!
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hahahahahah...he get's 2000 and most folks get denied. where's the justice in all that?
I'm glad he got them all though.
funny and scary is right!
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One thing I certainly don't need more of...gas...
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That is both funny and scary. How does something like that slip through the cracks without anyone on Exxon's end noticing?