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NORTHCOUNTRY NEWS
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Frank & Earnest are two lost souls who spend day in and day out wandering our circulation area just looking for interesting stories, people, humor, corruption, earth shattering news and just good old fashioned gossip! One hopes that they will never become the center of attention of Frank & Earnest, as their lives will never be the same thereafter. So a word to the wise - if you ever come across two lost souls aimlessly wandering the streets throughout the local townships, always keep your back turned, your face forward and never, never ask if their names are Frank & Earnest!!
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Frightening Computer Scam Showing Up In NH!
Frank & Earnest want to make people aware of a very frightening email scam that has seemingly hit parts of NH.
As usual, the scam involves money, but this one includes an alleged death threat.
Police stated that victims typically receive e-mails from someone saying they have been hired to kill them but now has second thoughts. The sender offers not to kill the victim for considerably less than the contract price. Authorities stated that the e-mails also threaten a victim's friends and family if the police are contacted!
There have been a number of similar cases in the state, but so far, there is no indication that the scam is anything more than a ruse to get money.
Frank & Earnest say that the best thing you can do, is not open emails from people who you are not familiar with or do not know. Many times, if you have spam filters on your computer, emails such as this will not be allowed through to your inbox.
The Dictionary Gets Thicker!
Frank & Earnest like to expand their vocabulary every now and again, so when the Merriam-Webster Dictionary recently added 100 new words, they had to find a few of them!
Frank said that The Merriam-Webster is out with their latest edition of the Collegiate Dictionary. And they've added about 100 new words and expressions.
Earnest says that some reflect current events, like "dirty bomb" and "Norovirus." Others define new technology or products. The poker game "Texas Hold 'em" is now in the dictionary.
Frank asks how about the word "Pescatarian," which describes a vegetarian who eats fish.
And then there's "mondegreen." In a category of its own, it describes words mistaken for other words. A mondegreen most often comes from misunderstood phrases or song lyrics, such as "'Scuse me, while I kiss this guy" in place of "kiss the sky" in the 1967 Jimi Hendrix song classic, "Purple Haze."
Frank & Earnest found out that certain words make the cut based on how widely they're used in publications ranging from newspapers to technical manuals.
When Seinfeld was the hot tv show a while back, Jerry Seinfeld and the cast used the phrase “Yada, Yada,” and it became pretty popular during those years and was placed in the dictionary. It simply means, “boring or empty talk.”
Frank and Earnest are now on a mission to come up with a word or phrase that will ultimately get into the dictionary! Of course, their vocabulary doesn’t consist of too many fancy words, so it most likely won’t happen none to soon!
Yup - Nothing Surprises F&E!
Frank and Earnest see and read many headlines throughout the week, but there are always those that you see and just have to read.
This time, the eye catching headline read, “Man Sues Church Over God Injury!”
Well, F & E just couldn’t resist to read on.
Seems a man said he was so consumed by the spirit of God that he fell and hit his head while at a Knoxville, Tennessee church.
Now he wants the Church to pay $2.5 million for medical bills, lost income, and pain and suffering he said he's endured from his injuries!
The 57 year old, says he decided to sue the church after its insurance company denied his claim for medical bills.
The gentleman said he has had two surgeries since the June 2007 incident but said he still feels pain in his back and his legs.
The man said he was asking God to have "a real experience" while praying at church. He said he has fallen from the force of the spirit before but has always been caught by someone!
Ooops! Not this time.
Lawyers for the church said other congregants saw him on the floor laughing after his fall. They said he failed to look out for his own safety.
Frank & Earnest has asked many times before - just when do people become responsible for themselves???
As always, Frank & Earnest will be back next issue - maybe!
Signed,
Frank & Earnest
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