Man Accused of Selling Golf Ball Finders As Bomb Detectors 131
CNET reports that a British businessman named Jim McCormick is facing charges now for fraud; McCormick "charged 27,000 pounds (around $41,000) for devices that weren't quite what he said they were." That's putting it mildly; what he was selling as bomb detecting devices were actually souped-up (or souped-down, with non-functional circuitboards and other flim-flammery) golf-ball detectors. The Daily Mail has some enlightening pictures.
Travel Adivsory (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Title not entirely accurate (Score:5, Funny)
No. Three lefts make a right.
Re:War Profiteers (Score:4, Funny)
There's a special place in hell for these people.
Yeah, on the board.
Re:Travel Adivsory (Score:5, Funny)
Travelling Golfers should be aware that the TSA (or UK equivalent) may not take kindly to the presence of Golf Balls in your luggage.
Like any modern government agency, they've never been fond of people with balls.
Ayn Rand (Score:3, Funny)
Ayn Rand would be proud of this chap. Caveat emptor is a totally valid business model when dissatisfied customers are likely to be scattered over a 50 meter radius.