I love loan sharks
I remember reading in the Metro on the train home once that this woman borrowed £500 off a bloke so she could buy her daughter a laptop for Christmas. She only wanted £300 but he insisted on £500 because it was "a nice round number".

She ended up paying back 88k! And the funniest thing of all was that she had to sell the laptop she bought to be able to make a repayment. I must have looked like an idiot because I was in tears reading the article. There must have been a point where she went "right, I borrowed five hundred quid, which I didn't even want in the first place, and I've paid back about seventy grand now. This has to fucking stop". But no, carry on with the payments she did.

People are idiots.
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Fri 15 Jan 2010, 14:54, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

perhaps this is the
sort of thing that should be in maths lessons
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 15 Jan 2010, 14:56, Reply)

If you borrow 500
and make 47 weekly repayments of 4000 how many bones will you have broken before the debt is settled?
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Fri 15 Jan 2010, 14:59, Reply)

She made the news
it's sad how thick and exploitable some people are. Right, i'm off to buy some magic beans...
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Fri 15 Jan 2010, 15:01, Reply)

No need!
For I have a whole bag of them, right here. Look.

Yours for a tenner.
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Fri 15 Jan 2010, 15:05, Reply)

I'll give you twenty!

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Fri 15 Jan 2010, 15:10, Reply)

Half the bag for thirty, my final offer.

(Cancer Joy was short lived, Fri 15 Jan 2010, 15:12, Reply)

Sold
*chuckles* Ha sucker
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Fri 15 Jan 2010, 15:13, Reply)

£25.00
Right here, right now

Edit: Bugger, too slow :0(
( SpikeyPickle wishes he was mabazaritchie, Fri 15 Jan 2010, 15:14, Reply)

No, wait.
I'll give you half of what i have left for £40. The ones i sold him were only half as good as these ones. I kept them special for you.
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Fri 15 Jan 2010, 15:16, Reply)

wait!
have you got some very reasonable credit terms I could partake of?
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 15 Jan 2010, 15:17, Reply)

Funny you should ask that, take a seat


*reaches for calculator*
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Fri 15 Jan 2010, 15:18, Reply)

Him?
Did you just call me a man?
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Fri 15 Jan 2010, 15:28, Reply)

My apolgogies kind Miss
By way of an apology I have some EXCELLENT magic 'turbo' beans if you fancy?
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Fri 15 Jan 2010, 15:33, Reply)

Ooh
How much?
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Fri 15 Jan 2010, 15:36, Reply)

How much have you got?

(Cancer Joy was short lived, Fri 15 Jan 2010, 15:36, Reply)

Ooooh!

(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 15 Jan 2010, 15:38, Reply)

Procrastination is the thief of time, dear boy

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 15 Jan 2010, 15:17, Reply)

Punctuality is the thief of time
Punctual bastards
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 15 Jan 2010, 15:23, Reply)

She knows about thievery.

(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 15 Jan 2010, 15:37, Reply)