Patterico: Moron
You know that Paypal button at the bottom of the right margin? The one nobody ever, ever uses?
Well, turns out someone did. But I went and associated my Paypal account with an e-mail account I almost never check. The guy sent me $50 — that’s fifty U.S. dollars! — on November 5, and I just found out about it today. The payment was sent back for non-receipt almost two weeks ago.
I am a bonehead.
It’s okay. The guy’s a Marine who fought in Vietnam. I know that from the comment he left on the site. He deserves the money far more than I do.
Doesn’t make me any less of an idiot, though.
P.S. I’m going to be checking that account regularly now. So if you all have just been waiting to Paypal me money, but you were waiting for me to say it’s okay — well, it’s okay!
P.P.S. Note that I said the Marine “deserves” the money more than I do — not that he needs it more than I do. It never even occurred to me that anyone might take my comment as saying that former Marines are destitute, but commenter Rod Stanton seems to think it could be read that way. So let me make it clear: that is not what I meant to say — at all.
Oh man!
I sent you $ 20,000 back in September, but when they returned it I decided you must ve independently wealthy.
Unfortunately I’ve since spent it on ChimpyMcHalliBusHitler yard signs. =p
Dwilkers (a1687a) — 12/17/2005 @ 6:34 amWhile my site doesn’t have a PayPal button, I keep getting e-mails about my PayPal account, and how it’s going to be terminated if I don’t do some fool thing or other. Trouble is, I don’t have a PayPal account, and never did.
Dana R. Pico (8d0335) — 12/17/2005 @ 6:39 amPlease – most ex Marines who fought in Nam are not destitute. That is just another of the lies put out by the LAT. Some of us have significant financial resources generated after leaving the service of America.
A 1/5
Rod Stanton (e1ac9c) — 12/17/2005 @ 6:40 amNam 1967 – 1968
an exJarhead from Cerritros
Rod,
Note my language carefully. I didn’t say he needs it more than I do. I said he deserves it more.
Patterico (806687) — 12/17/2005 @ 9:54 amDana, I can’t tell if you were being ironic or serious, but just in case you are serious: those emails aren’t from Paypal. They are from criminals who are trying to get your financial information so they can steal your money.
Don’t ever respond to those things. And you should report the emails to your spam service if you have one.
Doc Rampage (f06a6e) — 12/17/2005 @ 11:15 amI probably over reacted. I am overly proud and too sensative. I have read far too many articles in the LAT describing Marine Nam Vets as homless or worse. Blaming this on either the Corps, the war, or both. It gets under my skinn and gets my Ire up.
Rod Stanton (e1ac9c) — 12/17/2005 @ 11:56 amI did not mean to imply that Pat felt this way. I do mean to say the LAT feels this way. I hope I have cleared up any confusion I may have caused.
an old exJarhead Nam vet
A 1/5
1967 – 1968
Don’t worry, Doc, they simply get deleted.
Dana R. Pico (a9eb8b) — 12/17/2005 @ 2:01 pmHave you thought about putting in an Amazon donor button?
The Sanity Inspector (1aaa3a) — 12/17/2005 @ 6:59 pmprobably a good time to check that account, eh?
Kevin Murphy (6a7945) — 12/18/2005 @ 8:54 amI did. Thanks!
Patterico (806687) — 12/18/2005 @ 9:58 am