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You know, they say there was a man who jumped from the forty-FIFTH floor? But that's another story...
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http://eternal-earthbound-pets.com/

.... umm.... yeah....

I hope this isn't real... but I would believe that some would try to take someone up on it.

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April 1, 2011: Illinois and Iowa have now been added to our service area.


That is suspicious.
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Who would leave their pets with atheists? We will eat them.
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pwn3d wrote:
Who would leave their pets with atheists? We will eat them.


... the same people who would believe that the Rapture is coming in 10 days?

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I think the contract they have is $135 USD will cover 1 pet to be rescued if the rapture happens in the next 10 years. But then they are in the tenuous position of having to trust an atheist. And I think it would be kind of rude to ask your "believer but sinner" friends to watch your pets.
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DKahnt wrote:
http://eternal-earthbound-pets.com/

.... umm.... yeah....

I hope this isn't real... but I would believe that some would try to take someone up on it.

-DK


It's real, there is an article in Busniess week about the company and it's founder, Bart Centre.

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_08/b41670700...

 
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pwn3d wrote:
But then they are in the tenuous position of having to trust an atheist.


There's lots of religious folks that won't be "raptured." Like anyone that's not Christian. Or the wrong "flavor" of Christian. Or who hasn't achieved a sufficient degree of grace/righteousness. Or RSP posters.

But since this is an insurance policy, I'd like to know how they plan to seek a remedy if the folks issuing the policies fail to deliver on the contract.
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perfalbion wrote:
pwn3d wrote:
But then they are in the tenuous position of having to trust an atheist.


There's lots of religious folks that won't be "raptured." Like anyone that's not Christian. Or the wrong "flavor" of Christian. Or who hasn't achieved a sufficient degree of grace/righteousness. Or RSP posters.

But since this is an insurance policy, I'd like to know how they plan to seek a remedy if the folks issuing the policies fail to deliver on the contract.


Man, why didn't I think of this scam??????

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perfalbion wrote:

But since this is an insurance policy, I'd like to know how they plan to seek a remedy if the folks issuing the policies fail to deliver on the contract.


They could be like AIG and have not thought that far ahead.
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Darilian wrote:


Man, why didn't I think of this scam??????

Darilian


inorite, but I am thinking of the pure comedy gold that they might receive if someone sends them an earnest email.
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pwn3d wrote:
Darilian wrote:


Man, why didn't I think of this scam??????

Darilian


inorite, but I am thinking of the pure comedy gold that they might receive if someone sends them an earnest email.


I swear to God, I've read this five times and I still haven't a clue what this means.

inorite? Earnest e-mail? From who? To who? How's this relate to a scam?

I'm going to assume inorite is some Nigerian code word for "wire transfer" and you're giving Dar advice...
 
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ElCid91 wrote:

It's real, there is an article in Busniess week about the company and it's founder, Bart Centre.

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_08/b41670700...


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Todd Strandberg, who founded a biblical prophecy Web site called raptureready.com that draws 250,000 unique visitors a month, agrees that Fido and Mittens are doomed. "Pets don't have souls, so they'll remain on Earth. I don't see how they can be taken with you," he says. "A lot of persons are concerned about their pets, but I don't know if they should necessarily trust atheists to take care of them."



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perfalbion wrote:
pwn3d wrote:
Darilian wrote:


Man, why didn't I think of this scam??????

Darilian


inorite, but I am thinking of the pure comedy gold that they might receive if someone sends them an earnest email.


I swear to God, I've read this five times and I still haven't a clue what this means.

inorite? Earnest e-mail? From who? To who? How's this relate to a scam?

I'm going to assume inorite is some Nigerian code word for "wire transfer" and you're giving Dar advice...


Its short form of "I know right, "
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pwn3d wrote:
Its short form of "I know right, "


Actually, I figured that out after I hit submit, but since my post is making at least as much fun of my comprehension skills as anything else, I figured I'd leave it up.
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bjlillo wrote:
Is it really too much to ask to type out "I know, right?"


dunno
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Darilian wrote:
perfalbion wrote:
pwn3d wrote:
But then they are in the tenuous position of having to trust an atheist.


There's lots of religious folks that won't be "raptured." Like anyone that's not Christian. Or the wrong "flavor" of Christian. Or who hasn't achieved a sufficient degree of grace/righteousness. Or RSP posters.

But since this is an insurance policy, I'd like to know how they plan to seek a remedy if the folks issuing the policies fail to deliver on the contract.


Man, why didn't I think of this scam??????

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Here is an angle for you Dar.

They pay you a little more money and you undertake to sue the arses off the original insurers if they don't meet their contractual obligations.
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bjlillo wrote:
Is it really too much to ask to type out "I know, right?"


Yeah but it demonstrates that I have a negligible amount of empathy for his statement since I am too lazy to type out the entire phrase. I really don't want to get into the rapture insurance business.
 
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perfalbion wrote:

There's lots of religious folks that won't be "raptured." Like anyone that's not Christian. Or the wrong "flavor" of Christian. Or who hasn't achieved a sufficient degree of grace/righteousness. Or RSP posters.


I wonder what group would they consider rapture-proof but yet trustworthy. Jainists?
 
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perfalbion wrote:
bjlillo wrote:
Is it really too much to ask to type out "I know, right?"


dunno


Prolly it is.
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bjlillo wrote:
Is it really too much to ask to type out "I know, right?"


inorite?
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These jokes are getting old. Amirite?
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jonnylawless wrote:
These jokes are getting old. Amirite?

Yes.
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