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’Net Junkie Shawn "Speedy" Lopes |
Bucketful of confessions
found onlineYou don't necessarily have to be a practicing Catholic to believe that a thorough, soul-baring confession can be good for the spirit. In fact, for many, divulging a few naughty secrets can be something of an enjoyable experience.
Take the example of one anonymous poster to dailyconfession.com, who recently dialed an adult chat line for the first time. After notifying the woman on the other line that she was a shy, curious female new to the game and wished only to listen in on the amorous patter, she waited for the woman to begin the suggestive discourse, then turned up a little music, placed the phone on the bed, and, in her own words, "Walked out of the room, and out of my cheating ex's apartment."
"Yep, it was a mean thing to do," she concedes, "but to be completely honest, it's been three days now and I still feel great about it!"
At dailyconfession.com, you needn't even be regretful of your actions to submit a confession. Many, as with the author of the aforementioned tale, simply wish to relate a humorous anecdote. There are a few simple commandments to observe on the Web site, however. "Thou shalt not impersonate or represent themselves as someone other than who they are," for one. Also "Thou shalt not fabricate, embellish or just plain not tell the truth," "Thou shalt not cast aspersions, libel, defame, malign, vilify or just plain dis someone" and "Thou shalt not submit a confession using all capitals."
Hundreds of confessions are added daily. Some add their own personal story to the Web site to impart a word of caution to others, as with one anonymous subcontractor with an eye-opening admission. "I have been on hundreds of job sites over the years," he says. "Most of them have one thing in common: No bathroom facilities! Those that do have portable toilets aren't much better."
Favorite places to go for builders, according to this contributor, are under decks and front porches, behind big dirt piles, and in chimneys, basements and garages. Beware of sealed buckets or boxes left on the job site after construction is completed, he says. "My best advice is to have clean facilities available," adds the subcontractor. "Happy Building, and don't open any buckets!"
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