Posted on 06/20/2007 3:28:29 PM PDT by gpapa
WASHINGTON -- Did Internet thieves steal Herman Munster's MasterCard number?
Crooks in an underground chat room for selling stolen credit card numbers and personal consumer information offered pilfered data purportedly about Herman Munster, the 1960s Frankenstein-like character from "The Munsters" TV sitcom.
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Lilly where is my Master Card?
They thought they were getting John Kerry’s bank info...
Went shopping in Best Buy a couple weeks ago, even though I was paying cash they asked for my address. I gave them 1313 Mockingbird Lane...and yes, they typed it into the computer...
“Darn, darn, darn, darn!”
Twenty life terms, to be served consecutively.
The thieves apparently didn't realize Munster was a fictional TV character and dutifully offered to sell Munster's personal details — accurately listing his home address from the television series as 1313 Mocking Bird Lane — and what appeared to be his MasterCard number. Munster's birth date was listed as Aug. 15, 1964, suspiciously close to the TV series' original air date in September 1964.
ROFL. Although identity theft IS a serious issue, the Munster angle is funny.
First there’s Bart Simpson putting the moves on soldier’s wives while the boys are in Iraq, now this.
Hmph.
There is a Mockingbird Lane in Dallas (near Love Field I think). Wonder where 1313 would be (one of those Earth satellite maps would probably show you...)
Sometimes immigrants come to America and must have some sort of identification in order to secure employment that is very important to the continued survival of this country we love.
Don’t be so hard on anyone who might try to secure such identification. Identity theft is a small crime now. Unless you are the daughter of a president and present a fake ID in the presence of Secret Service officers so that you can buy alcohol. Then it is appropriate for the manager to make two phone calls, one to 911 and the other to the media.
I do so sincerely hope there is a missing sarcasm tag there
There’s a 1313 Mockingbird Lane in Waxahachie Texas. Take a look http://www.munstermansion.com/main.html
Yeah, two yutes.
Mockingbird does go by Love. In the other direction, it goes through Highland Park, and by SMU. My mother used to live 2 blocks north, but I don’t remember the number. I think 1313 would be closer to Love than SMU.
Others you can use:
1164 Morning Glory Circle - Bewitched
485 Grant Avenue (later 211 Pine), Mayfield - Leave It To Beaver
1020 Palm Drive Cocoa Beach Florida - I Dream Of Jeannie
625 East 68th Street, Manhattan, New York 10011 - I Love Lucy
750 Bel-Air road, Bel Air - (The Kirkeby Mansion that was used as the Beverly Hillbillies Mansion, which naturally was supposed to take place in Beverly Hills)
Psst. Hey Bud, wanna buy Homer Simpsons credit card numbers?
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