Mission Accomplished.

[Ike Bana]

From the News of the Weird, "Can't Possibly Be True" department...

Perhaps thousands of Baghdad residents have been killed by bomb couriers who had passed through supposedly secure checkpoints that were "equipped" with useless ADE-651 bomb "detectors," but the devices were surely to be history following the April fraud conviction of the British scam artist who made $75 million selling them. (American officials had warned Iraqis for years that the ADE-651 was basically a novelty golf-ball finder.)

However, despite the debunking evidence brought out at trial, Iraqi police continue to use them, according to an October dispatch in London's The Independent, with the September death toll at nearly 1,000 from bombers who passed through checkpoints, past silent ADE-651s. Even Prime Minister al-Maliki vouches that the ADE works "up to 60 percent" of the time. (Ike's emphasis) - The Independent (London), 10-3-2013]

[donquixote99]

Deceit is the first refuge of the corrupt.

[piece-itpete]

I remember there was something like that that suckered in domestic police forces.

Pete

[Charles]

How about the guy who suckered Medicare into paying 10x the price for off the shelf penis pumps under the guise of being medical devices for ED. They finally busted him.

Personally, I didn't see that it was any worse than me having to pay the hospital $400 for a breathing machine that looked like a $10 kids toy.

Chas

[BlueStreak]

I remember going through the itemized bill of my first hernia surgery.
Apparently a roll of gauze in 1998 cost $73.

I'd hate to see what they charge today.

Dave

[merrylander]

Take your own aspirin with you.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

I remember going through the itemized bill of my first hernia surgery.
Apparently a roll of gauze in 1998 cost $73.

I'd hate to see what they charge today.

Dave

At least they didn't use cheap gauze on you.

Chas

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

I remember going through the itemized bill of my first hernia surgery.
Apparently a roll of gauze in 1998 cost $73.

I'd hate to see what they charge today.

Dave

Well, hospitals do have a lot of overhead expenses....

[Charles]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

Well, hospitals do have a lot of overhead expenses....

So do I, but I have a feeling that if I started charging people $5 per nail not only would I not get paid, I may well wind up in criminal court.

Chas

[donquixote99]

Overhead allocation remains the blackest of the accounting arts.