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TM875 · 08-12-2003, 06:39 PM

Okay, I don't know where else to put this, so...

I work closely with this one guy, my college Rhetoric teacher. He's also the advisor for some of the clubs that I'm in.

First, he says he owns his own business in the copmuter industry. I Googled it, but nothing came up. In fact, a business with the same name appeared, but was not owned by him or in a location anywhere near us.

Second, I just returned from a business trip with him. He paid for everything on his credit tab, so that the school would pay him back. I notied one day that he was not signing his name. I mean, the name that he was putting down was not his. This means that
a) he has a fake credit card
b) the credit card that he was using was not his
c) the name that we know him by is not his real name

I've also realized that he knows little, if anything, about the business that he claims that he's in. He's supposedly an expert, but exhibits only basic knowledge.

Finally, I know he's worked for the government before. Possible Witness protection? Government protection? Spy?

What do you guys think?

Flesh · 08-12-2003, 08:18 PM

It's a conspiracy to steal pop tarts.

Slims · 08-12-2003, 08:21 PM

Um, if he were in witness protection, or if he had been given a 'new' identity for whatever reason, he would have credit cards, etc. to back it up.

I would call the credit card company and ask about whatever name was on the card.

MacGnG · 08-12-2003, 08:45 PM

hmm interesting, dunno wouldnt worry much about it

bernadette · 08-12-2003, 10:54 PM

why did you take a trip with your shifty teacher? some educational purpose? that is eh kinda weird.

how can you believe anything he's told you?

be careful.

muckluck · 08-13-2003, 10:15 AM

Wow. I'd watch your back next to him. Might be working for the goverment.

rev_skarekroe · 08-13-2003, 10:29 AM

I'm thinking con-man. You've seen "Catch Me If You Can"? There are really people like that out there, living lifestyles built on mazes of lies so complex they lose themselves in them. sk

angela146 · 08-13-2003, 10:39 AM

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Originally posted by rev_skarekroe
I'm thinking con-man. You've seen "Catch Me If You Can"? There are really people like that out there, living lifestyles built on mazes of lies so complex they lose themselves in them. sk

Yeah, I'd have to agree. A g-man would probably have a better cover.

GakFace · 08-13-2003, 06:04 PM

Yeah i'd be careful. If it were governmental, I'd figure he'd be more knowledgable, and at the VERY least he'd have credit cards to match his name... then again you might wanna look at his driver's license sometime. If it matches the name you know him as, I'd be quiet and watch your back... but if it matches the credit cards, then you could always bring it up.

Eitherway, becareful, don't want to see you get caught in the middle of anything.

irseg · 08-14-2003, 12:15 AM

Kind of reminds me of a con artist I knew. He would always put things under other peoples' names and tried to sucker them into taking out loans, had a bunch of companies sitting around that didn't really do anything except have some credit cards and get money for providing bogus "consulting" services to companies that he partly owned, stuff like that. I think most of the scams/lies he came up with were to try and cover up previous ones, until it turned into a huge mess.

I despise that asshole but I must say he was damn good at what he did. The best part was how he always hung out at restaurants and made friends with everybody there, stuff like that. That was the trick to being "successful", if you can call it that.

Markaz · 08-14-2003, 01:06 AM

Are you sure it wasn't his name he signed? I mean, you could possibly be just over thinking the situation. He might just sign funky? Or maybe he goes by Rick, but hes full name is Rickardo? Or his real name is Dick and hes embarassed about it so he goes by Steve? Anywho, he could be full of BS on the company...Also remember that google doesn't pick up nearly everything, and its the biggest search engy out there.

TM875 · 08-15-2003, 07:11 PM

No...I know the signature that he usually uses (is on memos and such), and what he signed wasn't it. In fact, I noticed that, once, he started to sign the name that we know him by, then stopped, realized it was wrong, and crossed it out and started over. Weird...

Devilchild · 08-16-2003, 12:44 PM

hes probably just a liar, a con artist trying to be somebody hes not, stay clear of them types, they wont help you.

hotzot · 08-16-2003, 08:58 PM

all good Rhetoric college teachers are liars. Remember everything he tells you is a lie!

08-12-2003, 06:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
TM875 Addict Location: Amish-land, PA	Teacher hiding something? Okay, I don't know where else to put this, so... I work closely with this one guy, my college Rhetoric teacher. He's also the advisor for some of the clubs that I'm in. First, he says he owns his own business in the copmuter industry. I Googled it, but nothing came up. In fact, a business with the same name appeared, but was not owned by him or in a location anywhere near us. Second, I just returned from a business trip with him. He paid for everything on his credit tab, so that the school would pay him back. I notied one day that he was not signing his name. I mean, the name that he was putting down was not his. This means that a) he has a fake credit card b) the credit card that he was using was not his c) the name that we know him by is not his real name I've also realized that he knows little, if anything, about the business that he claims that he's in. He's supposedly an expert, but exhibits only basic knowledge. Finally, I know he's worked for the government before. Possible Witness protection? Government protection? Spy? What do you guys think?

08-12-2003, 08:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
Slims Eccentric insomniac Location: North Carolina	Um, if he were in witness protection, or if he had been given a 'new' identity for whatever reason, he would have credit cards, etc. to back it up. I would call the credit card company and ask about whatever name was on the card. __________________ "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill "All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act out their dream with open eyes, to make it possible." Seven Pillars of Wisdom, T.E. Lawrence

08-12-2003, 10:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
bernadette ::::::::::::::::::::::::: :. Location: this ain't kansas, toto	why did you take a trip with your shifty teacher? some educational purpose? that is eh kinda weird. how can you believe anything he's told you? be careful. __________________ .:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.

08-13-2003, 10:15 AM	#6 (permalink)
muckluck Psycho	Wow. I'd watch your back next to him. Might be working for the goverment. __________________

08-13-2003, 10:29 AM	#7 (permalink)
rev_skarekroe Insane Location: Parts Unknown	I'm thinking con-man. You've seen "Catch Me If You Can"? There are really people like that out there, living lifestyles built on mazes of lies so complex they lose themselves in them. sk __________________ "If I could have one wish, as in the fairy tales, I would unmake my past, and rise like Lazarus and stand in sunlight and banish all the dark." D. Tibet

08-12-2003, 08:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
Flesh Psycho	It's a conspiracy to steal pop tarts.

08-12-2003, 08:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
MacGnG Know Where!	hmm interesting, dunno wouldnt worry much about it

08-13-2003, 06:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
GakFace Go Ninja, Go Ninja Go!! Location: IN, USA	Yeah i'd be careful. If it were governmental, I'd figure he'd be more knowledgable, and at the VERY least he'd have credit cards to match his name... then again you might wanna look at his driver's license sometime. If it matches the name you know him as, I'd be quiet and watch your back... but if it matches the credit cards, then you could always bring it up. Eitherway, becareful, don't want to see you get caught in the middle of anything. __________________ RoboBlaster: Welcome to the club! Not that I'm in the club. And there really isn'a a club in the first place. But if there was a club and if I was in it, I would definitely welcome you to it.

08-14-2003, 12:15 AM	#10 (permalink)
irseg Junkie Location: Florida	Kind of reminds me of a con artist I knew. He would always put things under other peoples' names and tried to sucker them into taking out loans, had a bunch of companies sitting around that didn't really do anything except have some credit cards and get money for providing bogus "consulting" services to companies that he partly owned, stuff like that. I think most of the scams/lies he came up with were to try and cover up previous ones, until it turned into a huge mess. I despise that asshole but I must say he was damn good at what he did. The best part was how he always hung out at restaurants and made friends with everybody there, stuff like that. That was the trick to being "successful", if you can call it that.

08-14-2003, 01:06 AM	#11 (permalink)
Markaz Tilted	Are you sure it wasn't his name he signed? I mean, you could possibly be just over thinking the situation. He might just sign funky? Or maybe he goes by Rick, but hes full name is Rickardo? Or his real name is Dick and hes embarassed about it so he goes by Steve? Anywho, he could be full of BS on the company...Also remember that google doesn't pick up nearly everything, and its the biggest search engy out there. __________________ Tu madre está muy sabrosa

08-15-2003, 07:11 PM	#12 (permalink)
TM875 Addict Location: Amish-land, PA	No...I know the signature that he usually uses (is on memos and such), and what he signed wasn't it. In fact, I noticed that, once, he started to sign the name that we know him by, then stopped, realized it was wrong, and crossed it out and started over. Weird... __________________ "I've made only one mistake in my life. But I made it over and over and over. That was saying 'yes' when I meant 'no'. Forgive me."

08-16-2003, 12:44 PM	#13 (permalink)
Devilchild Crazy	hes probably just a liar, a con artist trying to be somebody hes not, stay clear of them types, they wont help you.

08-16-2003, 08:58 PM	#14 (permalink)
hotzot We're having potato pancakes! Location: stalag 13	all good Rhetoric college teachers are liars. Remember everything he tells you is a lie! __________________ The Bully Boys are here!