http://retro-otr.com Podcasting to share family friendly entertainment through old time radio, and more. Tue, 21 May 2013 23:23:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Podcasting to share family friendly entertainment through old time radio, and more. Keith Heltsley clean Keith Heltsley keith@heltsley.net keith@heltsley.net (Keith Heltsley) Podcasting to share family friendly entertainment through old time radio, and more. Clean, Entertainment, Old time Radio, Classic Radio, Vintage Radio, Family Friendly, Comedy, Drama, Audio Drama, Westerns http://retro-otr.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://retro-otr.com TV-G Illinois Daily http://retro-otr.com/2012/04/lum-and-abner-information-from-course-411020/ http://retro-otr.com/2012/04/lum-and-abner-information-from-course-411020/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:55:40 +0000 Keith http://retro-otr.com/?p=16003 http://retro-otr.com/2012/04/lum-and-abner-information-from-course-411020/feed/ 0 1941,Broken_Leg,Correspondence_Courses,Fakes,Frauds,Free,Hidden_Costs,Lum_And_Abner,Mail,Truth Though Lum's worries over his fake broken leg aren't over, and we hear a little of the events that transpired at Sunday School related to the fake injury, there's a matter of Lum's correspondence course. Though Lum's worries over his fake broken leg aren't over, and we hear a little of the events that transpired at Sunday School related to the fake injury, there's a matter of Lum's correspondence course. Lum is still a little worried that Squire might be on to his fraud, but the letter from the course is enough to lift his spirits. He has good news about being accepted, and will become a building manager in the big city, and in the high rise building of his choice. There's just one catch that will burst the bubble of ego. Lum reads how much his free course will cost him. PS: These days distance learning is mostly through channels like online universities, or online courses. There are plenty of legitimate schools, and others that will sell you a course, usually built on a get rich plan, or how to turn around and resell the book you just downloaded in PDF form. You know the one. Barely spell checked, and grammatically incorrect in it's content. It used to be customary to send out a free sample course that was short, easy, and designed to hook the victim... er potential student. Exactly the way that Lum was taken in. Just as it is with Lum, the cost was held back until the sucker... er I mean client was hooked, and way too much. Those old style courses may or may not have been legitimate in the quality of the material, but they only had the backing of that school's name to support your new found credential. Not accredited at all. Kind of like some of the online companies out there today. Somethings don't change much do they? Keith Heltsley clean 10:28 http://retro-otr.com/2012/04/lum-and-abner-offer-for-correspondence-course-arrives-411006/ http://retro-otr.com/2012/04/lum-and-abner-offer-for-correspondence-course-arrives-411006/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:13:52 +0000 Keith http://retro-otr.com/?p=15659 http://retro-otr.com/2012/04/lum-and-abner-offer-for-correspondence-course-arrives-411006/feed/ 0 1941,Adding_Machine,Cedric,Correspondence_Courses,Ego,Jot_Em_Down,Lum_And_Abner,Offers,Pride,Salesmanship,Stores,Technology After having enough of the modern techniques of the book on salesmanship, Abner convinces Lum that it's only good use is to toss it into the wood burning stove. Lum tells Abner about another high tech device, an adding machine. After having enough of the modern techniques of the book on salesmanship, Abner convinces Lum that it's only good use is to toss it into the wood burning stove. Lum tells Abner about another high tech device, an adding machine. Abner marvels at how smart such a machine is, but he thinks he can crunch numbers at least as well. After a bit more confusion on the thinking machine, Cedric enters with a piece of mail. The company that Lum bought the salesmanship book from has sent him an offer on a correspondence course. The flowery sales letter appeals to Lum's ego, and feeling especially favored, he makes his choice of programs to enroll in. There's just one catch, the book that Abner just burned had a coupon to get the course for free. Keith Heltsley clean 11:34