In my email inbox this morning:
Woman has a panic attack — why the fighter jets?
I must be missing a crucial part of this story: Two Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon jets were scrambled to assist an American Airlines passenger plane shortly before it landed at London’s Heathrow airport on Tuesday after a woman attempted to gain…
Delta’s “Together We Fly” promotion!
Delta has an interesting promotion (registration required) through May 15. Basically you can form a team of up to four people by April 15 and earn bonus miles based on the number of miles your team members fly through May 15 using an American Express…
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Getting A Kenyan Visa On Arrival: A Comedy Of Errors
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1 for you, 1 for me, 1 for who ever give the first comment.
I saw this email this morning and got excited until I opened it. Then it was just another credit card application.
Me too! I feel so special.
is that the opposite of inclusive?
sdcarver
I wonder if this is the hip new term for internet offers – e-mail, e-office, e-paper, e-clusives. Kids these days.
At least it isn’t an eclampsia offer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclampsia
What?
I think it would be the opposite of an “iclusive” offer. For the record, mine was an “eXclusive offer” for 2 nights.