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So yesterday a friend of mine called me. He started out by saying "You've always wanted me to be independently wealthy, right?" I knew I was in trouble. So he and a teacher from my high school came over to tell me about a "buisness opportunity". They set up a laptop, started a powerpoint presentation, and proceeded to tell me about a pharmisudical company that sells sugar (you can start laughing now, but I'll explain it in a minute) as a miracle cure. Evidentally, the cells of the human body use strings of sugar-thingies to communicate. And that most humans are deficient in these sugars, so their cells cannot communicate efficently. What this product does, is restores those sugars, and allows the body to heal itself of virtually any ailment. Cancer, burns, all heal themselves without drugs. Just this sugar stuff. Pretty cool, eh? And all they wanted me to do is Invest $1000 in the company. Not in stock, mind you, but rather in $1000 worth of the product. My job would then be to turn around and recruit two more people (like they were trying to do to me) and the company would give me money for doing it. Those two people would then also recruit two of thier own, and I would get paid for that. I would even get paid for the two that each of those eight recruit. Has anyone else ever gotten this email? The "Send this to ## people and you'll get $$" email? "This isn't like the pyramid scheme" they proceeded to tell me, and afterwards clicked to the next slide (which was of a pyramid diagram explaining how this thing works... I tried not to laugh) They told me how it was "no risk, big profit". While I can't deny that it is true, wouldn't everyone be doing it if it worked so well? Anyways... I think I'll hang on to my money. And if this company does become a multi-billion dollar success next week and I've missed my chance, at least I'll have something to complain about...
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