Online Dating, Deconstructed

There’s a quote in today’s Temple News that I am one hundred percent convinced was said by Dwight Schrute from The Office.

If you would direct your attention to this article about online dating:

Sophomore Nathan Walsh has nothing but contempt for online dating. The mechanical engineering major finds the concept to be “entirely too flawed to function in our society.”

“The system of online dating appears innocent and good-natured. However, it is quite a danger to those involved,” Walsh said. “In my experience, I have known marriages [that] have failed because the relationship began as an online confrontation.”

Now that’s a quote to give the school newspaper! I guess at Temple they accept anonymous, anecdotal evidence in class.

Daters aren’t feeling the virtual love [Temple News]

Millionairematch Guy Actually Homeless

There’s more on everyone’s new favorite con man, Paul Krueger. The man who allegedly bilked women who met him on Millionairematch.com by telling them he was a Grammy-nominated music producer was arrested yesterday in Atlantic City.

Cops say he stole around $100,000 from 13 women and gambled it away down the shore. The Daily News says not only was he not a millionaire, he was homeless! “He used his only possession, a laptop, to lure women,” the paper writes.

He apparently didn’t even meet most of the women he scammed money from; he just got them to send him money for his new company that would be making CDs and DVDs. Yes, people are stupid, la de da.

Internet seducer nabbed in scam [Inquirer]

Fake Grammy Nom Somehow Impresses

Montgomery County authorities arrested a man who allegedly scammed money from people he met online, saying he was a Grammy Award-nominated music producer.

How does that work? I have to assume every woman (at least every woman I know) would immediately look up her date’s award nomination online.

Paul Krueger allegedly gambled away the money he got from the women he met on Millionairematch.com, which just looks like a very reputable site. He was arrested in Atlantic City, to boot.

Online Romeo Scams Women Out Of Thousands [AP/CBS 3]

TV Show Solves All Your Dating Problems

Erin O’Hearn’s weekly “Right Now On The Net” feature has showcased Brad Maule’s work on Phillyskyline and, last night, it showcased… online dating! This whole segment is worth is just to see the awkward interaction between Jim Gardner and O’Hearn at the end.

I’ll Answer Your Question, In My Next Sentence

In a shocking development, an online Christian dating site is popular, among Christians.

Is there a place single Christians can go to find a person who shares their likes, dislikes and, most importantly, their faith? According to Sean Barbera, spokesman for Christianmingle.com, the answer is yes.

Is there a place that does [x]? Why, yes, says a spokesperson for a company that does [x]?

Online Dating Site Popular Among Christians [The Bulletin]

Leftovers: Is the Pizza Pope Catholic?

• Hey kids! Want the opportunity to (1) make more money than I do and (2) get poked fun at on this website at least once a week? Metro is hiring! [JournalismJobs.com]

• Kevin Smith is coming to speak at Penn! And what he is known for, according to the campus paper: “His films are also known for for sexual references and graphic displays of bodily functions.” Indeed! [Daily Pennsylvanian]

• Fearing the success of Marley & Me will put America’s CQ (Cuteness Quotient) at levels that the Chinese could not ever match, the nation opens a panda kindergarten. [Reuters]

• Ahh, but America returns the cuteness volley: Red pandas doing online dating! That means that, despite having both tried online dating, the red panda Fagan is leading me, 1-0, in number of dates. But how can I be mad when the little buggers are so cute! [6 ABC]

• The official mascot of the NCAA, J.J. Jumper, caused $6,500 worth of damage to the Columbia student TV station’s equipment when he accidentally backflipped into it. Sadly, this is probably the highlight of the year for the Columbia athletic department. [Columbia Daily Spectator]

• Earlier today I admired Bode Miller’s use of the Olympics as simply a two-week party. Now it’s time to admire the rich. Mark Cuban is offering a million dollars for charity if Donald Trump blows up a rubber glove with his nose on For Love or Money tonight. Make it $2 million for Trump to put on the J.J. Jumper costume and you could probably get elected president, Mark. [Blog Maverick via Deadspin]

• Will the day soon be coming when bloggers accept oral sex for linking new products? I’m a little easier than that. Really, all you have to do is laugh at my jokes and I’ll write whatever you want. [Jeremy Zawodny]

• The founder of Domino’s Pizza — the “Pizza Pope” — is planning the first “Catholics only” town in the U.S. No abortion, no fornication, no contraception, &c. And, on Tuesdays, Jesus’ blood is three goblets for $7 and comes with a free side of consecrated cheesy bread! [The Sunday Times]