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mr whipple

A fictional crooked ebay seller,from Mr. Whipple in the old Charmin commercials , in other words a seller of ass-wipe. Mr Whipple will send the wrong items, and when contacted admit that it is his mistake. Mr Whipple will then offer to give a refund provided you send the items back. Paying $10 to return a $10 item is not worthwhile, and Mr Whipple counts on this. If you point out it is his mistake, and he should pay to fix it Mr Whipple will tell you to read his return policy. If you threaten to give him negative feedback if he doesn't set things right Mr Whipple will shoot back that you are trying to blackmail him , and he is filing a complaint with ebay. By now you realise that Mr Whipple has done this many times before, and the $10 isn't worth the hassle. Signs of Whippledom an item is listed at a good price and gets no bidders item is re-listed at a better price and still no takers. Buyers who would be interested have been burned by the seller,or know about his past scams won't touch it. The seller has some really nasty feedback, and his standard reply is I offered to return their money. A seller whose refund policy is the buyer is responsible for all shipping no exception's deal where the items' cost is cheap and the shipping expensive. What to do. If it makes you feel better leave nasty feedback (like it really does any good), warn your friends, accept the fact that you have been cheated by a pro, and forget about it.

The seller sent the wrong stuff, and expects me to spend $10 for shipping to get a $10 refund, Mr Whipple strikes again. This is the third time I got cheated by Mr Whipple, how many of those guys are there ?

by knowman March 7, 2008

East Omaha socialite

Someone who is considered scum by East Omaha standards. poor white trashs poor white trash. Proof that no matter how low you are there is someone lower, a scumbags scumbag.

He was a real East Omaha socialite, they burned his house down as a warning, not to stare at little girls.

by knowman April 8, 2008

flash stutter

When the stream to a flash or other player doesn't supply enough valid data so the player runs, freezes, runs, freezes. Also called breakup, bad connection, corrupted data.

The site has some good movies, bur the flash stutter will drive you nuts.

by knowman April 27, 2008

not keeping up with the Jone's

Not buying the latest and greatest, making do with what you have, because you have more important places to put the money, such as your kids education or your retirement.

Why am I not keeping up with the Jone's ? My son and my money both go to Marquette.

by knowman April 12, 2008

Obama

Obama a sacred cow that you are not supposed to criticize.

When I said I wouldn't vote for Obama because he didn't have a track record Judy went rabid on me.

by knowman April 13, 2008

good deed

An act from which you get no benefit that costs you. No good deed goes unpunished. A good deed will come back and bite you in the ass.

Goring issued an order shielding decorated Jewish WW1 veterans and their families from the Gestapo. That order was used against Goring at his trial. His good deed came back and bit him in the ass.

by knowman March 16, 2008

donors remorse

The feeling you get after you have given money or merchandise that you have been scammed.

I gave several computers to a woman who claimed they would go to nursing homes. Now I see those computers listed on craigslist. What you're feeling is donors remorse it's common for people who don't check out who they are giving to. And yes it's likely she's a scammer, craigslist is loaded with them.

by knowman August 16, 2011