#15918 I just got a call from someone claiming to work at my bank. She was offering to send me a new credit card with a great reward program but before she could run my credit, she wanted to know my mother’s maiden name. She was taken aback when I asked her to first verify specific line items from my bank transactions. I told her I'm not about to give you my personal info based on a single cold-call. If you are really who you say you are, you can tell me the date/amount of my last electric bill and the auto-insurance bill.

She said I was the only customer to make her answer security questions in the last 6 weeks she has been doing this. She did answer them correctly and also confirmed some other things (related to the physical bank location she claimed to be at) that she wouldn't know if she was a scammer.

While this one was a legit call, I have had people hang up on me in the past as soon as I asked them to verify something specific from my account / history. I have had smart friends fall for very sophisticated scams because the caller knew their address and last 4 of their social security number. My advice has been to (1) make them answer specific questions that only the right people will have and if still suspicious (2) tell them to make a note on my account (with their name/extension) that I will call back immediately and then I find the 1-800# from Google and ask the agent to transfer me back to whoever called me.

#15917 How come NASA can talk to astronauts on the ISS all the time with crystal clear reception, yet we can't get decent cell phone reception in a major American city?

#15916 Caleb J. Farmer, your eagle card was turned into the Eagle Card Office on the 3rd floor of the UC at 1:30pm today. Cant find you on Facebook. Gonna go ahead and say you're welcome :b

#15915 So I just found out today that the World Cup is going on and that the US is doing pretty well. Is it too late to buy a jersey?

#15914 Three engineering students were gathered together discussing who must have designed the human body. One said, "It was a mechanical engineer. Just look at all the joints."

Another said, "No, it was an electrical engineer. The nervous system has many thousands of electrical connections."

The last one said, "No, actually it had to have been a civil engineer. Who else would run a toxic waste pipeline through a recreational area?"

#15913 I can live with Americans calling soccer "football", because that's really what the name of the game is. But if anyone in this country starts calling it "footy", I'm calling the cops.

#15912 Does anyone know of any cooking classes being held this summer?

#15911 If sitting on the couch without pants on, eating Cheetos, and watching TV is a crime, I guess I better leave this Best Buy right now,...