Damn the confession!

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Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 5:11 pm

I am sure that on a RARE occasion a mugu does change. But, that only comes to light by baiting, re-baiting and repeating.

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 5:41 am

Update - Well there goes the neighbourhood!

I have tried re-baiting this lad from 2 different accounts. He has sent variations of this response. I'm baiting from Fastmail, so I sent one from a yahoo and 1 from a gmail.

This is pretty straight forward.

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Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 5:48 am

You know you could always suggest ritual self-flagellation... Laughing

Baiting Guru Joined: 07 Jan 2007 Posts: 2788

If he is serious then he must confess all scams in detail...

Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 12:55 am

What would be really great is to get him to convert his friends.
Then what would we do with our spare time

Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 1:09 am

That must have been one helluva bait.
Not only has your lad given up scamming but he's found God?

I'm not particularly religious but if I could get just one lad to do the same I'd be ecstatic.

Not quite a Newb Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 41

Good deal, NN, and a rarity indeed. Very Happy

419Eater is my life Joined: 26 Jan 2007 Posts: 356

Who knows how many potential victims won't become victims just because that one scammer quit? (Assuming he STAYS that way.)

Excellent job. Very Happy

Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 9:54 am

Well the only reason he's giving up the scamming life was because I'm offering him a $275k ministerial package to join my faith. I have no doubt that without this incentive he'd be back to his scamming ways... so, I'm emailing him that he is no longer eligible as my fellow priests cannot allow any criminal fraudsters to join.

I'll then see if he picks up one of the other 2 re-baits. If he does, he may suddenly become our running favourite.

Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 10:27 am

I suggest that you do a phone-in confessional. I did one a few months back but I had to use my unregistered mobile so I couldn't record the conversation but it was very enlightening. I couldn't speak for laughing so I had to keep coughing. If you could set up a VOIP call with audio recording, it would be very entertaining - I guarantee!

Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 10:41 am

Excellent! He keeps calling my k7 account to tell me how much he loves me. I think a recorded confession would be a nice touch.

Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 10:56 am

Recorded message, no you have to do the full script. I did, even though I have never been through this myself. Instructions...

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In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.

How To Go To Confession

1. The Priest will often begin with the Sign of the Cross or a greeting and blessing.

2. The Penitent begins by saying ?Bless me Father for I have sinned, it has been ____ (number of days, weeks, months, etc.) since my last confession. These are my sins?.

3. Confess all mortal sins committed since your last confession by kind and number (this is important). Hold NOTHING back. You may also confess any venial sins.

4. At the end of your confession say these or similar words: ?For these and all the sins of my life I am sorry.? By this you tell the priest that you are finished. Otherwise, he might think you are still thinking or even trying to summon the courage to tell him "the big one".

5. The Priest may ask questions for clarification or give you some counsel on a point from your confession. Answer briefly.

6. The Priest will give you a penance. Listen to it carefully and remember it. You can refuse a penance if it is too vague or impossible to do in a reasonable time.

7. The Penitent makes an act of contrition in these or similar words: O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all of my sins because of Thy just punishments. But most of all because they offend Thee my God, who art all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to sin no more, and to avoid the near occasions of sin. Amen. Memorize a good act of contrition.

8. The Priest will give you absolution in Latin or in your common language. (The words necessary in English for forgiveness are ?I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit?). Do not leave until the priest has given you absolution. He will not refuse you absolution unless it is clear that you are not sorry for your sins or you have no intention of amending your life.

"God the Father of mercies, through the death and resurrection of His Son has reconciled the world to Himself and sent the Holy Spirit among us for the forgiveness of sins; through the ministry of the Church may God give you pardon and peace, and I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit."

Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 11:29 am

Oh bugger, my confession rules look very different.

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1. Please sing the prayer of confessional.

I'm a barbie girl, in the barbie world
Life in plastic, it's fantastic!
you can brush my hair, undress me everywhere
Imagination, life is your creation
Come on Barbie, let's go party!

2. Renounce your sins of the flesh - You must tell me how you would apply the fat of an animal to your body to wash away your sins. Be descriptive.

3. After your confession, you must speak for 8 minutes (without a pause or break) on the subject of sin and the life of a re-formed scam artist. You may pause at the 4 minute mark to pour a jug of cold blessed water over your head.

We're a new faith. We like to keep it real.

Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 12:13 pm

^If he is going to rub animal fat on his body and pour a glass of icecold water (why not boiling????) over his head, we can't do this over the phone: it will have to be videotaped.

Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 12:20 pm

Why not start up a church and he has to convert at least 20 people, then he can be the local leader, getting supported from the headquarters... oh yes, and the church just wears green and brown clothes (connecting to nature and earth).. Wink