Facebook Secret Sister gift exchange scam: Online chain letter pyramid scheme | Examiner.com

The Facebook Secret Sister gift exchange may look like a fun Christmas activity. But it's a scam that preys on the vulnerable, lonely and gullible, reported the Sydney Morning Herald on Nov. 11. Facebook users are urged to beware of this social media pyramid scheme. The Secret Sister gift exchange works kind of like a chain letter. Requests come from Facebook friends and family to join them for a "secret sister gift exchange." As in a chain letter, you are told to send the letter six friends. You mail a gift to the first "sister" on the list. add your name to the end. Your friends do likewise and you all wait for your gifts to arrive. Only the gifts never come because this is an MLM (multi-level marketing) pyramid scheme. In most cases, only one person collects presents. And the Secret Sister gift exchange scam is illegal for the same reason a chain letter or pyramid scheme is illegal: they are fraudulent.   Facebook Secret Sister gift exchange scam: Online chain letter pyramid scheme | Examiner.com

Halloween asteroid to whiz by Earth: Super-fast mega 2015 TB45 to flyby Oct. 31 | Examiner.com

A massive Halloween asteroid will whiz by Earth in time for Trick-or-Treat, reported USA Today on Oct. 21. The super-fast, mega asteroid named 2015 TB45 will do a flyby past earth on Oct. 31. Scientists say asteroid 2015 TB145 will be traveling at "unusually" high speeds. The giant Halloween asteroid was discovered on Oct. 10 by the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System, said a report from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at NASA.  Halloween asteroid to whiz by Earth: Super-fast mega 2015 TB45 to flyby Oct. 31 | Examiner.com

Oregon Subway patron Jay Armstead got dead mouse on sandwich: Rodent sub, sir? | Examiner.com

Welcome to Subway, would you like to try the rodent sub, sir? No you don't care for mouse sandwich? Neither did Jay Armstead. His pal Matt Jones certainly wasn't jonesing for one either! But that's exactly what poor Oregon Subway patron Jay Armstead got: a dead mouse on his sandwich, said the Associated Press on Oct. 14. This was no fake "finger in Wendy's chili" hoax made up for lawsuit fodder. It happened while the server was making the food and they all saw it.Oregon Subway patron Jay Armstead got dead mouse on sandwich: Rodent sub, sir? | Examiner.com

 

Burger King Halloween Whopper causes green poop: BK black buns trick or treat?

What to hear a scary story for Halloween? Burger King Halloween Whoppers make poop green. At least that's what some people

say that have tried BK's "black bun" burgers, reported CNN on Oct. 6. BK black burger eaters took to Twitter to announce the color of their stool. They registered their surprise at discovering green bowel movements after eating Burger King's Halloween Whopper using the hashtag #greenpoop. Perhaps #toomuchinformation might be better?  Burger King Halloween Whopper causes green poop: BK black buns trick or treat? | Examiner.com

Po'd customer tore up McDonald's because he got pickles, no arrests

Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce, special orders not obeyed did upset one hothead patron. The po'd customer tore up McDonald's because he got pickles on his order and he wanted them held, reported the Associated Press on September 27. Police in Carlsbad, New Mexico apparently identified with the anti-pickle patron's angst. No arrests were made, despite the fact that he physically damaged property and verbally assaulted employees.  Po'd customer tore up McDonald's because he got pickles, no arrests | Examiner.com

Texas Chick-fil-A owner Jeff Glover paid workers thru shut-down, no one laid off

 It's not just cows that are happy at Chick-fil-A. Some employees are pretty tickled, too. An Austin, Texas Chick-fil-A owner Jeff Glover paid workers thru a shut-down for renovations, reported Business Insider August 13. No one was laid off during the 5-month restaurant closure. In fact, Glover surprised employees with a raise for sticking with his business through its growing pains. This reversal is somewhat unprecedented in the workforce. Typically it's layoffs with no payoffs during company shut-downs, not paid and unlaid off. This change-up shocked and pleased workers who were expecting to be given marching orders during the company closure.  Texas Chick-fil-A owner Jeff Glover paid workers thru shut-down, no one laid off - Grand Rapids News | Examiner.com

Ohio lawmakers' agenda: Mandatory drug testing for welfare applicants

Mandatory welfare applicant drug tests are on Ohio lawmakers' agenda--again, reported the Mansfield News Journal on August 4. Welfare users are crying foul over substance abuse screening that would deny benefits to applicants and recipients who were also drug users. This isn't the first time legislators have enacted mandatory welfare drug testing laws. At least 13 states require drug testing for public assistance applicants. Some require all applicants be tested and others test only people who are suspected drug users.Ohio lawmakers' agenda: Mandatory drug testing for welfare applicants - Grand Rapids News | Examiner.com