tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23935428.post114375174057868936..comments2024-01-15T03:32:03.328-07:00Comments on Salsa Night: American ExpressNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16680099072195435304noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23935428.post-1143788921011703902006-03-31T00:08:00.000-07:002006-03-31T00:08:00.000-07:00It is such a comfort to know that Samantha has bee...It is such a comfort to know that Samantha has been receiving my letters ... I always think flimsy plastic cards make the best presents for precocious five-year-olds. <BR/><BR/>As for the identity issue, well, I actually remember the first time I saw one of the J L Webb cards. I was recently married and living in Provo when Antoinette, a good friend from high school living in New York, sent me a letter with said card enclosed. It took me a minute to catch on to what was happening--I thought that somehow she had obtained a credit card for me with my married name on it as some type of odd yet friendly "I hope you're settling into your new identity as Mrs. Webb" sort of gesture. When I noticed that the card was translucent and lacked the requisite magnetic strip on the back I was further confused. Why would Antoinette send me a defective card? Was this some kind of east coast calling card I wasn't aware of? I eventually straightened things out (I'm not <I>that</I> slow) and had a good laugh. <BR/><BR/>But it's still kind of weird to see one's name on a mass-marketing campaign designed to entice people to go into debt. I thought by marrying beyond the Jones surname I was leaving behind such problems....JennyWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02535209437895615609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23935428.post-1143771777775282272006-03-30T19:22:00.000-07:002006-03-30T19:22:00.000-07:00You laugh, but it seems that whenever someone who ...You laugh, but it seems that whenever someone who gets one of those cards actually goes and uses it, it comes out of our bank account. Thats the only explanation for our recent bank statements and obscene phone calls from washington mutual.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com