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8.09.2005 ||> Speaking of scams...
Ever since I saw it on the news, I have been going over to Save Toby every once in a while. The last time I went was in early June to see how far along the owners had gotten with donations.
If you are unaware of Save Toby, it's a site put up by two guys who swear that if you don't give them money then they will kill and eat their pet rabbit, Toby. Personally, I think it's very tacky and honestly, I don't really care if the rabbit lives or dies. I have sort of a morbid curiosity about it and went on over today to see if they had finally killed the bunny or not.
A couple of things I found amusing when I went to go over there.
1. The deadline had come along and since they hadn't gotten the money, they switched to extorting the rabbit for books instead of money. I guess PayPal got fed up with the bad publicity and stopped allowing them donations. So instead, they published a book and say that unless people buy only so many in a little over a year's time, they will eat the rabbit. Crunch time does have a tendency to bring out people's true colors.
2. There is a parallel site now called Save Tobi with a very similar layout and theme. This bunny is sick and needs your donations as well. I can't decide if I find this person more or less repulsive than the former site. On the one hand, they aren't threatening their pet with a trip to the butcher, but on the other, they do seem to be collecting money on the off chance someone goes to their site by accident.
Anyway, I'll probably go there in a year or so to see how many people have been duped by either of these sites.
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