December 18, 2009

"Mr. Jacobs? This is Gary from American Express. I'm calling about potentially fraudulent activity on your Credit Card ending in 6712. It appears someone has purchased 200 tickets for a Friday night screening of 2012."

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It's reblog yourself day here on hello, typepad. Last month I made a joke about buying 200 tickets to 2012 with my American Express card. Today I bought 25 tickets to Avatar with my American Express card, for real. No call from Gary yet.

Dec 18, 2009 5:04:11 PM | Film

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