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Comments on: Geek gifts for Christmas

Windows Vista for Dummies ? 

Posted Tuesday 11th December 2007 14:17 GMT

Coat

Shouldn't that be "Windows Vista IS for Dummies" ?

Remove this book! 

Posted Tuesday 11th December 2007 14:26 GMT

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I had the misfortune / stupidity to buy "Greetings in Jesus Name!: The Scambaiter Letters"

Do yourself a favour and avoid like the plague.

The author is a right self satisfied twit, who has that sense of moral high ground exemplified in the dimwits who want to bring the country to a standstill with fuel protests.

Scam baiting should be left to law enforcement... or even to El Reg, not self appointed, smug git!

The stories aren't even amusing, I stopped reading after the author had made a young lad get a tattoo, was being SERIOUSLY threatened by the tattoist who wanted paying.

the lad wasn't even scamming, he'd asked for money, not tried to do a 419 scam!

In the end, I came away with the impression that the real loser was the author.

419 eater 

Posted Tuesday 11th December 2007 15:27 GMT

419eater.com is better and free!

Downloadable internet file 

Posted Tuesday 11th December 2007 15:41 GMT

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Hahahaha - yes some people have strange ideas

I would appreciate it though if someone could give me the URL for page 1 so I can start at the beginning and work through it methodically.

re: Windows Vista for Dummies ? 

Posted Tuesday 11th December 2007 16:26 GMT

or is it "Windows Vista is made by Dummies".

OK, I was wanting to do the "is for dummies" bit, but you beat me to it.

nevermind vista for dummies 

Posted Wednesday 12th December 2007 09:44 GMT

Coat

I want Ventriloquism for Dummies!

the one with the mittens on string through the sleeves

I hope that was a joke... 

Posted Wednesday 12th December 2007 14:18 GMT

Dead Vulture

Vi$ta for dummies? seriously... FFS, this is supposed to be geek gifts, not n00b gifts.

@ I hope that was a joke 

Posted Friday 21st December 2007 01:10 GMT

Coat

No not a joke, a true nerd woud never allow himself to be even in the same room as a Vista machine. By buying said nerd Vista for Dummies , the nerd can continue to avoid vista machines saying "RTFM" as he hands said book over