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SINCE 1994 and reaching more than 42,320 subscribers (up 20 from last week), this is the 839th weekly issue of Randy Cassingham's... THIS is TRUE: 11 July 2010 Copyright http://www.thisistrue.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRAIIINS! Witnesses of a freeway crash in Portland, Ore., were horrified by the injuries, and a squadron of emergency responders was dispatched. But the five people in the overturned car all had non-life-threatening injuries: the witnesses were just confused because the victims were going to a party -- and all were dressed as zombies. "We're glad that everyone is alive, despite being 'undead'," a police spokesman said. (KGW-TV) ...But darn it, they missed out on the party handburgers. KEYLESS ENTRY: Chase Fitzgerald, 24, was perplexed when his key wouldn't open the door on his Jeep Cherokee, which he had parked in a bank's lot in Stroudsburg, Penn. So naturally he used a concrete block to smash the window -- and then realized that it wasn't his Jeep. Police cited him for criminal mischief after assessing the damages at $2,555. (Pocono Record) ...Using the same formula that puts the street value of an ounce of pot at $1,500. ----------==========**********O**********==========---------- Your Spouse is Into Tools ...and you have no idea what to buy them. Tool Wonk will help you get up to speed quickly and not look stupid to salesmen when buying tools, parts, supplies and accessories. MANY New Articles Posted: http://www.ToolWonk.com ----------==========**********O**********==========---------- SAY WHAT? When a woman in Calgary, Alta., Canada, called police to report a burglary, one of the officers to respond was Const. Charanjit Meharu, an immigrant from India. The hysterical victim already had a list of everything stolen. Then her phone rang. She spoke to her father in Quebec, and explained in French that "she and her boyfriend made up the story to make an insurance claim," Meharu said later. "By the end [of the call] I had about 10 pages of notes, and I said, 'Merci beaucoup'. She didn't expect a brown guy to speak French." The officer speaks seven languages. (Calgary Sun) ...Though which ones specifically remain a state secret. THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM: A gas station attendant in Surprise, Ariz., found a man unconscious in a truck parked in the station's lot. He knocked on the man's window, and the man woke up and started screaming. The attendant called police. Officers arrived to find William Meadows, 47, still screaming and acting violently, so the officer, thinking Meadows might be having a reaction to drugs, called for paramedics. Meadows allegedly bit a paramedic and, once at the hospital, punched a nurse. Doctors found no evidence of drugs or alcohol in his system, so Meadows was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and disorderly conduct. So what was he so upset about? He told the officer that the gas station attendant had interrupted "a very good dream" when he knocked on the window. (Arizona Republic) ...The dream: that he was an honest, productive member of society. IS THAT ALL YOU'VE GOT, PUNK? "Man Spits Bullet out after Being Shot in Mouth on South Side" -- Chicago Sun-Times headline DID YOU FIND an error? See http://www.thisistrue.com/errata.html ONE OF MY GOOD BUDDIES in my Mastermind group is Don Crowther. I've known Don for nearly 10 years now, and he's known as one of the "big idea" guys in the group. When he makes a presentation at group conferences, even the millionaire big-wheels pay rapt attention. I'm no fool: I also carefully listen to everything Don has to say. Don got our attention at a conference months ago when he announced in his typical loud and enthusiastic voice, "Social media doesn't work!" (to make money). Don's a top social media expert (Twitter, Facebook, etc.), and has been studying it (and profiting from it: he created the social media SMARTS program) for some time now, so that bold statement got everyone's attention immediately. Then, of course, he dropped the other shoe: "Unless you do it right." He proceeded to outline what he's working on, which is teaching people how to "do it right" so that they CAN make money, and sometimes lots of it. This isn't theoretical stuff: he's creating a series of videos that shows how. In the first video he released a few days ago, he outlined some facts about the influence of social media, and a few examples of people making money through social sites. In the second video that he released today, he gives the "secret" to an "integration" strategy he developed that he has taught to three people. The first two people have made six figures from the strategy. The third has made SEVEN figures -- in just six months. It's definitely not a get-rich-quick scheme: there is actual work involved. But if you have interest in using social media in a true businesslike way, you want to subscribe to Don's e-mail list to get notifications of the new videos he's posting -- and then watch them! The subscription (and videos) are free: http://hop2.cc/social o o o SPEAKING OF MY MASTERMIND group, my new site to teach people how to create Mastermind groups is going gangbusters, with more than 2,100 people already signed up for the free e-mail course I'm offering. Today (see the latest blog posting, at the bottom of the home page) I announced a new Mastermind group -- for would-be Mastermind group leaders to help them be more successful in creating, recruiting members for, and leading their groups. I don't believe there's a finite amount of success in the world -- that if someone has success, someone else will lack it. It's not a matter of "luck", either: I believe with the right knowledge and some hard work, anyone can be more successful than they are now. I didn't get where I am because I'm smarter than everyone else: I've had help from group members like Don Crowther who have shown me how to do more, and profit more, by working smarter, not harder. My new site is there to literally give away the basics on how you can get that kind of help too. Sign up at http://www.MastermindSource.com THE REST OF THIS WEEK'S STORIES include: Man throws party and shoots his mouth off, insulting a guest -- and they shoot back, for real. Man finds out the hard way how stupid it is to carry a sloshing can of gasoline on the seat next to him as he drives. Jail inmate escapes, and really gets trashed. Woman takes kids to visit their father, but she gets upset and pulls WHAT out of the baby carriage?! Plus: July's truly funny Reader Tagline Challenge results. You can still read it all: upgrades start at just $10, and you can ask for yours to start with the 11 July issue. http://thisistrue.com/upgrade.html BEST OF THE MUG SHOT MUSEUM this week: A 1-2 punch: start with "Disaster Preparedness: Alien Edition" to convince yourself that the guy there is crazy, and then click the Next Entry link to "Did Someone Say 'Space Alien'?" and you'll wonder if the first guy was right! And you've GOT to see "The Devil You Say!" and see if you want him dating your daughter. You'll find those and more at http://www.MugShotMuseum.com AND AMONG THE LATEST postings to Jumbo Joke: Man's Best Friend (How Dogs and Men Are Alike, How Dogs Are Better Than Men, and How Dogs Are Better Than Women). http://www.JumboJoke.com ----------==========**********O**********==========---------- LOSING SLEEP TRYING TO DECIDE ON A NEW BED? Memory foam or latex mattresses/toppers, airbeds or waterbeds, innerspring coil or futon mattresses, all without sales hype: NOT affiliated with any store or manufacturer. Just personal experience and research so you can get a non-biased perspective on your options. http://www.TheMattressLady.com ----------==========**********O**********==========---------- TEN YEARS AGO IN TRUE: Russian university professor invents ...gasoline- powered BOOTS? Da! Boing! http://thisistrue.com/7278 And don't forget http://i.thisistrue.com for a new story every day on your iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, or other web-enabled phone! 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