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		<title>The possibly gruesome fate of D.B. Cooper</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting enough for the subject matter &#8212; the mysterious skyjacker who disappeared from a plane1 with some gracious amount of money, never to be found again (the skyjacker that is; some of the money was found, maybe) &#8212; this article from the AP is probably best for the very last sentence: &#8220;Maybe a hydrologist can [...]]]></description>
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<p>Interesting enough for the subject matter &#8212; <a href="http://www.crimelibrary.com/criminal_mind/scams/DB_Cooper/index.html">the mysterious skyjacker</a> who disappeared from a plane<sup>1</sup> with some gracious amount of money, never to be found again (the skyjacker that is; some of the money was found, maybe) &#8212; <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/topstories/2008-01-01-1022542915_x.htm">this article</a> from the AP is probably best for the very last sentence:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Maybe a hydrologist can use the latest technology to trace the $5,800 in ransom money found in 1980 to where Cooper landed upstream,&#8221; Carr said. &#8220;Or maybe someone just remembers that odd uncle.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>The FBI&#8217;s presenting, as they say, &#8220;for the first time&#8221; to the public, <a href="http://www.fbi.gov/page2/dec07/dbcooper123107.html">new &#038; exciting information</a>.</p>
<p>In case you <em>do</em> remember that odd uncle.</p>
<p><cite><sup>1</sup> Which is to say, jumped.</cite></p>
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		<title>Remember that old &#8220;if it sounds too good to be true&#8221; saying?  Wasn&#8217;t it CRAZY?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Or maybe it wasn&#8217;t crazy at all. In fact, does anyone say that anymore? They ought to. Because, if it does, it is. From a press release on the FBI&#8217;s web site: The sales pitch was seductive: the young visionary behind Brown Investment Services in Virginia guaranteed investors he would double their money in 30 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Or maybe it wasn&#8217;t crazy at all.  In fact, does anyone say that anymore?  They ought to.  Because, if it does, it is.  From a press release on the FBI&#8217;s web site:</p>
<blockquote><p>The sales pitch was seductive: the young visionary behind Brown Investment Services in Virginia <a target="_blank" href="http://www.fbi.gov/page2/march07/ponzi031207.htm">guaranteed investors he would double their money</a> in 30 business days by tapping into the complex world of foreign currency trading.</p></blockquote>
<p>Just for future generations, let&#8217;s translate:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;guaranteed&#8221; = &#8220;ha ha ha (etc.)&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;complex world of foreign currency trading&#8221; = &#8220;fraud&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>In case you were wondering.</p>
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