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Thrice as Nice
Greetings
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Just before the school zone was an electronic speed board flashing me at 33mph. Instant reflex was to compare that speed with my speedometer, which was about right, but what caught my eye was the time on my radio, 3:33 — and the gas gauge below “E”. I pulled into the first gas station in sight. After waiting behind 3 cars, I noticed the price, $3.33 a gallon.
Annoyed at not catching this earlier and not wanting to search further on empty, I clicked in the
auto-fuel-cut-off lever and went inside for a pack of smokes.
I grabbed a pack of Tripoli Turkish blends from the Tobacco Bin, 33% less tar for $3.33, less tax. Shaking my head in amazement at the $33.33 gas bill on register # 3, I bought 3 Triple Play lottery tickets.
All these 3s kept spinning in my mind.
In desperation, I turned to the web and entered, “Tripoli33,3:33,3.33,33.33”. An instant winner banner popped up and I obeyed the “Click Here” to claim my prize. I was given a telephone number that took 3 times to get a connection.
The exotic voice of Princess Alexis enticed me as she confided that corrupt guardsmen were holding her captive until she revealed the hiding place of the royal treasure. Her assassinated father, the king of an undisclosed land in Africa, told her the location just before his death. She also said that her lucky number was 3 — just like mine. I was convinced. I eagerly shared the password to my savings and checking accounts. Anything to help my princess.
I had an electronic account, but that was about it. I'd been living hand-to-mouth, always paycheck-to-paycheck, and those had stopped 3 weeks earlier after 3 months of unemployment. So you can imagine how surprised I was that my balance was now $33,333.33!
I tried calling the princess back to let her know that the transaction had taken place, but I couldn’t get through.
I’ve tried asking friends on my email list what I can do, but by some coincidence a virus has infected their electronic banking systems. I sure hope I don’t get it.
Anyway, I need advice concerning my missing princess and the huge amounts of money appearing in my account, which for some reason grows larger everyday.
I am writing this email to you, my virtual friend, in hopes that you will take the time to reply to this attachment that you have now opened. I really need your help… if not for me, then for Princess Alexis.
Until Then,
Carl Palmer
P.S. Today is the 33rd day since this all began and I didn’t hit the lottery. Maybe those 3s weren’t lucky after all.
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