The Daily WTF: Curious Perversions in Information Technology

oheso · 2011-09-09 Reply Admin

rndmnmbr:
If you're in the habit of forgetting your password regularly, then you should be ashamed of yourself and stop doing stupid things.

I've found that people who are in the habit of doing stupid things are difficult to shame.

2011-09-09 Reply Admin

Jay:
Bank on this:
It is time to stop pretending that the victim of "identity theft" is the account holder. It is the bank that was tricked into giving money to someone who wasn't me. So, the bank lost their money, not mine. I didn't agree to that transaction, so I'm not liable for it.

That's an interesting point. That got me thinking of this hypothetical conversation:

Customer: I'd like to deposit $500.

Bank Clerk: Certainly, sir. Let me just bring up your account here ... enter the amount ... Now, where's the money?

Customer: Oh, I don't have it. I was robbed yesterday and the thief stole the money. But I was intending to deposit that $500 here before it was stolen.

Bank Clerk: Oh, okay, then we'll credit your account for the money.

That's how it works, right?

More like this: You: Hey man, can you look after this $500 for me? Your bank: Sure. ... Later: You: Hey, can I have that $500 back? Your bank: Ooooh, I got robbed, so I don't have it. I guess you just lost the $500, right?

2011-09-09 Reply Admin

En Korvaks:
Jay:
Bank on this:
It is time to stop pretending that the victim of "identity theft" is the account holder. It is the bank that was tricked into giving money to someone who wasn't me. So, the bank lost their money, not mine. I didn't agree to that transaction, so I'm not liable for it.

That's an interesting point. That got me thinking of this hypothetical conversation:

Customer: I'd like to deposit $500.

Bank Clerk: Certainly, sir. Let me just bring up your account here ... enter the amount ... Now, where's the money?

Customer: Oh, I don't have it. I was robbed yesterday and the thief stole the money. But I was intending to deposit that $500 here before it was stolen.

Bank Clerk: Oh, okay, then we'll credit your account for the money.

That's how it works, right?

More like this: You: Hey man, can you look after this $500 for me? Your bank: Sure. ... Later: You: Hey, can I have that $500 back? Your bank: Ooooh, I got robbed, so I don't have it. I guess you just lost the $500, right?

More like:

Later: You: Hey, can I have that $500 back? Your bank: Don't be silly - I just gave it you the other day! You: No you didn't, that must have been someone else. Your bank: No, it was definitely you, you presented all the appropriate credentials so it must have been you.

... which is a much more tricky scenario to ridicule.

2011-09-09 Reply Admin

QJo:

What may have happened is that the programmer who originally put this together was given the specification: "Set up a screen with 5 security questions on it. Don't worry about the content - we'll decide that later."

So off he goes and puts together the screen. In order to ensure it functions adequately (emphasis on the "adequately") he pulls a bunch of questions out of midair ("Don't worry about the content ...") and bangs in any old rubbish answers.

Possibly - or (s)he wanted to know how far this could be taken and still go live.

2011-09-09 Reply Admin

Procedural:
So if your father was born in Antarctica and your mom was born in an Atlantic island (say, Pitcairn), drove a Charteruse car, played the Xylophone, graduated from high school in 1910, prefer Durian, Trip Hop, Home Ec, you can't bank there ? That really narrows it down.

Excellent choice, Krishkin. Wrong, but excellent!

2011-09-09 Reply Admin

Seahen:
TRWTF is that they didn't consult anyone remotely similar to me when building the answer lists. I've never had a car or a sibling, my dad was born in England (which, apparently, many Britons will tell you isn't part of Europe), my favourite subject in high school was Computer Science, I listen to heavy metal, and my least favourite vegetable is zucchini. So what the hell am I supposed to pick?

Its no good asking Britons about England; not all of them live in it. Either way, its geographically part of Europe even if jingoistically it wishes it were still part of the 19th century.

2011-09-09 Reply Admin

Why is there a Captcha at login-time, while it could also be done when registering?

To prevent dictionary attacks? Shouldn't be the problem of the user.

2011-09-09 Reply Admin

Bank on this:
I'm really starting to hate online banks. They seem to be the least secure of the sites I regularly use.
[...]

Screw the banks. I'm done with them as soon as I can work out a viable alternative.

Sure - just give me your account number and we'll work something out....

2011-09-09 Reply Admin

Quite a few of your troll-detectors seem to have been broken yesterday.

No matter...I'm feeling nice and plump this morning.

2011-09-09 Reply Admin

A conversation between a bank representative and one of the bank's customers, from a Mitchell & Webb sketch:

"It was actually your identity that was stolen, primarily. It's a massive pisser for you." "But, it's actually money that's been taken?" "Yes." "From you?" "Kind of." "I don't know what you want from me other than my commiserations." "You see, it was your identity. They said they were you!" "And you believed them?" "Yes, they stole your identity." "Well, I don't know. I seem to still have my identity, whereas you seem to have lost several thousands of pounds. In light of that, I'm not sure why you think it was my identity that was stolen instead of your money."

Someone further up was talking about British banks being much more secure. Well, I bank with Natwest and their online security system requires the following:

A personal ID number. This is your date of birth followed by three random digits.
A 4 digit PIN code.
A password.

An important note about your password: No matter how long it is, they will only ask for three characters from it. This makes it more difficult for the average user to log in, as they have to work out what the first, fourth and seventh characters of their password are, while essentially reducing your password to three characters for anyone else trying to gain access.

Since your date of birth is known by hundreds of people besides you, and can probably be found online, it is practically public information. So the personal ID number is also effectively reduced to three digits.

The 4 digit PIN would therefore appear to be the strongest link. However I'm pretty sure the average user will simply reuse the PIN from their bank card, which is something they use in public regularly.

So that's ten characters, four of which are guaranteed to be numeric and are probably used publicly, and a date of birth.

Perhaps someone who knows something about security could set me straight, but wouldn't it be more secure to require a simple username/password combo and insist on a long password? "Correct horse battery staple" would be far better than counting out the ninth digit of x6p32ruiv509 on my fingers.

PedanticCurmudgeon · 2011-09-09 Reply Admin

Bank on this:
Quite a few of your troll-detectors seem to have been broken yesterday.
No matter...I'm feeling nice and plump this morning.

Troll detectors aren't really necessary on this site. You can just assume that anyone posting something stupid or offensive is trolling.

I spent a long time trying to find a way to determine whether someone was trolling or willfully ignorant. Then I realized that there wasn't any practical difference between the two.

2011-09-09 Reply Admin

The other security feature I hate about some sites is when they give you a password hint box. Why the hell would I want to give someone a hint to what my password is.

If I have truly forgotten my password there are other ways to regain my account.

2011-09-09 Reply Admin

Since when is the Crazy Horse memorial a national monument? It's private - not run by the US Govenment. (Sounds like they were making these things up over pitchers of margueritas!)

Randy Snicker · 2011-09-09 Reply Admin

ParkinT:
Or, better, "What is your brother's name?"

Drop-down list options: Billy Bob John Other

Randy Snicker · 2011-09-09 Reply Admin

Severity One:
"What's the colour of your first car?"
Gypse nacré. I could explain how it looks like, but that would take significantly longer.

Longer than what? "plum meets red wine"

Randy Snicker · 2011-09-09 Reply Admin

Bank on this:
Screw the banks. I'm done with them as soon as I can work out a viable alternative.

Hasn't the son of the Nigerian president contacted you yet?

2011-09-09 Reply Admin

How many speeding tickets? Doesnt that ya know... change over time?

2011-09-09 Reply Admin

alex:
How many speeding tickets? Doesnt that ya know... change over time?

Not for me.

2011-09-09 Reply Admin

This is what happens when the people think they know more than they do, scary.

User has to answer multiple questions, and user has 3 attempts before they are locked out. Guessing correctly without being locked out... not likely.
Questions are setup by CU not developers
Dropdowns are much more secure than typing. See articles regarding keystroke loggers. The dropdowns change the order of answers every time the screen is hit preventing keystroke loggers from working.
Yes captcha is weak, but again CU sets the amount of obfuscation. May have set it low during initial enrollment

da Doctah · 2011-09-09 Reply Admin

As luck would have it, I've run into a problem recently with one of these questions. I can't for the life of me remember what I put down many moons ago for "What is the name of your first employer?"

Did I give them the name of the hospital I candystriped at one summer for no pay, or did I not count that as a real "employer"? The work-study stint I did at college that was state-subsidized and therefore they took out no deductions (and did I use the name of the college or of the department)? The temp job I had sweeping floors at K-Mart for minimum wage (and did I spell "K-Mart" with or without the hyphen)?

2011-09-09 Reply Admin

QJo:
"What's your favourite TV program?" Answers: "Teletubbies" "Play Away" "Play School" "Watch With Mother" "Play With Mother" I think you're owed an internet for that one.

Now you're talking!

And why do I suddenly feel the need to kill my dad?

2011-09-09 Reply Admin

da Doctah:
..."What is the name of your first employer?"
Did I give them the name of the hospital I candystriped at one summer for no pay, or did I not count that as a real "employer"?

Why does that sound dirty to me?

Except usually that involves putting red stripes ON the cane, not getting them off! While it involves getting off as well... Whatever.

da Doctah · 2011-09-10 Reply Admin

TooSoonASys:
da Doctah:
Did I give them the name of the hospital I candystriped at one summer for no pay, or did I not count that as a real "employer"?
Why does that sound dirty to me?

Because you're in eighth grade?

2011-09-10 Reply Admin

bob:
This is what happens when the people think they know more than they do, scary. 1. User has to answer multiple questions, and user has 3 attempts before they are locked out. Guessing correctly without being locked out... not likely. 2. Questions are setup by CU not developers 3. Dropdowns are much more secure than typing. See articles regarding keystroke loggers. The dropdowns change the order of answers every time the screen is hit preventing keystroke loggers from working. 4. Yes captcha is weak, but again CU sets the amount of obfuscation. May have set it low during initial enrollment

Aha! I think the original coder revealed himself. 0. It is not scary 1. So? If the answers aren't known to just me but to anyone who ever met me then guessing is not needed. 2. That does not excuse lax security. 3. This makes the assumption that every user has a key logger on their computer. Hint: They don't. 4. See 2.

2011-09-10 Reply Admin

"Palestine"? Why not throw "Narnia" in as a favorite vacation spot as well?

2011-09-10 Reply Admin

Actually...

These "preference"-based questions are getting to be pretty common. The reason is preferences don't take any effort to remember (do you remember who your "favorite uncle" is every time you go to recover your password? Do you even have a favorite uncle? Did you capitalize his name? Include his last name? Is it Mike or Michael?) and rarely change over time.

One of these schemes has been developed by the folks at "Blue Moon Authentication"--check it out.

So...Not really a WTF on the preference questions.

2011-09-11 Reply Admin

Jeff T:
For reference, here is the full listing of the various question and answer choices. Yes, the dropdowns are NOT sorted alphabetically or even logically... at least as far as I can tell.
How old was your first car? 1980-1989 1940-1949 1950-1959 1970-1979 1930-1939 1960-1969 1929 or prior 2000-2009 1990-1999 2010 or newer

What is your favorite national monument? Mount Rushmore Jefferson Memorial FDR Memorial Statue of Liberty Crazy Horse Vietnam Veterans Memorial Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Lincoln Memorial Washington Monument

Where was your father born? Central America South America Pacific Island Europe Africa Asia Australia Caribbean North America Middle East

What was your mother’s sign of the zodiac? Aries (March 21 – April 20) Cancer (June 21 – July 21) Capricorn (December 22 – January 20) Pisces (February 20 – March 20) Scorpio (October 23 – November 21) Leo (July 22 – August 22) Gemini (May 21 – June 20) Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21) Aquarius (January 20 – February 19) Taurus (April 21 – May 20) Libra (September 23 – October 22) Virgo (August 23 – September 22)

How old were you when you got your first job? 21-25 older than 32 10-15 26-28 29-32 16-20

How old were you when you were first married? 41 or older 31-35 Younger than 21 26-30 36-40 21-25 Never

How many older siblings do you have? 5 6 2 8 0 9 or more 3 7 1 4

How many times have you gotten a speeding ticket? 0 3 4 5 or more 2 1

What was your father’s sign of the zodiac? Capricorn (December 22 – January 20) Scorpio (October 23 – November 21) Leo (July 22 – August 22) Aquarius (January 20 – February 19) Virgo (August 23 – September 22) Cancer (June 21 – July 21) Gemini (May 21 – June 20) Aries (March 21 – April 20) Taurus (April 21 – May 20) Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21) Libra (September 23 – October 22) Pisces (February 20 – March 20)

What is the highest level of education you completed? College Elementary High School Middle School Junior College Trade School Junior High

What is the first letter of your father’s middle name? E P D K A S R U V G N T L B F W Q H O M C Y I X Z J

Where was your mother born? Caribbean South America Asia Central America North America Africa Australia Middle East Europe Pacific Island

What was your oldest sibling’s sign of the zodiac? Taurus (April 21 – May 20) Scorpio (October 23 – November 21) Gemini (May 21 – June 20) Libra (September 23 – October 22) Aquarius (January 20 – February 19) Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21) Pisces (February 20 – March 20) Virgo (August 23 – September 22) Leo (July 22 – August 22) Capricorn (December 22 – January 20) Aries (March 21 – April 20) Cancer (June 21 – July 21)

What is your favorite soft drink? Mountain Dew Diet Dr. Pepper Diet Pepsi Orange Crush Root Beer Pepsi Diet Coke Dr. Pepper Seven Up Lemonade Coca Cola Ginger Ale Iced tea

What’s the color of your mother’s eyes? Gray Blue Violet Brown Hazel Amber Green Black

How old were you when your first child was born? 31-35 Younger than 21 21-25 41 or older 36-40 26-30 No Children

What is your favorite movie genre? Musical Mystery Documentary Animated Romance Action Comedy Sci-Fi Horror/Thriller Fantasy Epic/Myth

Where is your favorite vacation spot? Venice Greece Florida Mexico Scandinavia London New York City Disney World Kenya Paris India Canadian Rockies Costa Rica Argentina Tuscany San Francisco Seattle Hawaii Western U.S. South Africa Rio de Janeiro Palestine Egypt The Alps Far East New England Jamaica

What’s the color of your father’s eyes? Violet Blue Brown Green Gray Black Amber Hazel

What is your favorite subject in high school? Gym History Math Social Studies Reading Art Civics Music Science English Langauage

What is your favorite type of music? Folk Country Alternative Bluegrass Pop Hip hop Rock and Roll Disco Mariachi Jazz Soul Classical Reggae Blues

What is your favorite color? Yellow Chartreuse Pink Gold Orange Green Red Amber White Gray Silver Lavender Black Blue Purple

What is your least favorite vegetable? Corn Green Beans Brussels sprouts Cauliflower Peas Turnips Beets Asparagus Broccoli

What was your oldest niece or nephew’s sign of the zodiac? Taurus (April 21 – May 20) Pisces (February 20 – March 20) Cancer (June 21 – July 21) Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21) Leo (July 22 – August 22) Scorpio (October 23 – November 21) Libra (September 23 – October 22) Virgo (August 23 – September 22) Aries (March 21 – April 20) Capricorn (December 22 – January 20) Gemini (May 21 – June 20) Aquarius (January 20 – February 19)

What year did you graduate from High School? 1990-1999 1930 – 1939 1910 - 1919 1960 – 1969 1950 – 1959 2000-2009 2010-2019 1970-1979 1980-1989 1940 – 1949 1920 – 1929

What is your favorite melon? Honeydew Don’t like melon Papaya Cantaloupe Watermelon Crenshaw Musk Melon

What musical instrument would you like to know how to play? Trumpet Piano Oboe Cello String Bass Guitar Tuba Banjo Saxophone Flute Drums Trombone French Horn Violin Viola Clarinet Bass Guitar Organ

What color was your first car? Pink Brown Silver Green Other Red Yellow Tan Beige Black White Gold Blue Orange Purple

Where was your maternal grandmother born? Central America North America Middle East Europe Pacific Island Australia South America Asia Caribbean Africa

Course they weren't sorted - that would be insecure!!

2011-09-12 Reply Admin

Nook Schreier:
Bobby Tables:
CAPTCHA: jumentum, is that like momentum?

A Rabbi in motion tends to remain in motion...

When a Zionist plot picks up speed ...

(For the pedantic, I believe in real life "jumentum" is Latin for "draft animal".)

(Which just got me think, the rhinosceros was probably God's draft animal. Then he came up with some that were suitable final versions.)

2011-09-12 Reply Admin

Jay:
Bobby Tables:
CAPTCHA: jumentum, is that like momentum?
(For the pedantic, I believe in real life "jumentum" is Latin for "draft animal".)
(Which just got me think, the rhinosceros was probably God's draft animal. Then he came up with some that were suitable final versions.)

um... .... ...Mexicans?

2011-09-12 Reply Admin

Jay:
Couldn't they avoid the whole problem by having a dropdown for passwords? Like:
Select a password:

Mb17#a3!
ihD%32$K
we3290@#
o8wer.ds
)-e,wqXY
/?rTnWx3

I really like it because the VMS operating system had it 25 years ago. When changing passwords, you could have random passwords generated for you - but if you did, you had to pick one of the five proposals, or ask for another five.

2011-09-12 Reply Admin

bob:
This is what happens when the people think they know more than they do, scary. 1. User has to answer multiple questions, and user has 3 attempts before they are locked out. Guessing correctly without being locked out... not likely. 2. Questions are setup by CU not developers 3. Dropdowns are much more secure than typing. See articles regarding keystroke loggers. The dropdowns change the order of answers every time the screen is hit preventing keystroke loggers from working. 4. Yes captcha is weak, but again CU sets the amount of obfuscation. May have set it low during initial enrollment

That depends on how many questions they have to answer and how many tries they get. And what happens if they fail: Is it locked out forever (unlikely) or does it reset after a delay? In any case, suppose 2 questions with 10 choices each and you get 3 tries. That's 3% chance of getting it by pure guessing. Even if the system then locks out the user id, I can just try another user id.

2 & 4. Umm, so what?

"Hey, Mr Prison Guard, you let the vicious serial killer escape!"

"(Shrug) It's not my fault. I was on lunch break when he climbed over the wall."

"Oh, well, I guess it's nothing to worry about then."

But surely making easy-to-guess passwords is a much bigger vulnerability than keystroke loggers.

"We've installed anti-aircraft missiles all around the prison to shoot down any helicopters that may be attempting to come in and rescue prisoners."

"But you've put big holes in the prison walls to fire the missiles through. Won't prisoners be able to just walk through those holes and escape?"

"Well, maybe so, but we're now protected against prisoners attempting to escape by helicopter."

2011-09-12 Reply Admin

eric76:
I told my local bank that I didn't want my account to be accessible over the network to anyone or else.

FTFY.

2011-09-12 Reply Admin

"Favorite TV program" may tell a business more about you than is any of their business. Like:

Favorite TV program:

Fox News Business Report
The View
Sex and the City
Touched by an Angel
Soul Train
Hee Haw

I wonder how long before somebody brings a law suit claiming someone used this as an underhanded way to learn their race, religion, politics, sexual orientation, etc, and then discriminated against them.

2011-09-12 Reply Admin

Leo:
Jeff T:
For reference, here is the full listing of the various question and answer choices. Yes, the dropdowns are NOT sorted alphabetically or even logically... at least as far as I can tell.
How old was your first car? 1980-1989 1940-1949 1950-1959 1970-1979 1930-1939 1960-1969 1929 or prior 2000-2009 1990-1999 2010 or newer

What is your favorite national monument? Mount Rushmore Jefferson Memorial FDR Memorial Statue of Liberty Crazy Horse Vietnam Veterans Memorial Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Lincoln Memorial Washington Monument

Where was your father born? Central America South America Pacific Island Europe Africa Asia Australia Caribbean North America Middle East

What was your mother’s sign of the zodiac? Aries (March 21 – April 20) Cancer (June 21 – July 21) Capricorn (December 22 – January 20) Pisces (February 20 – March 20) Scorpio (October 23 – November 21) Leo (July 22 – August 22) Gemini (May 21 – June 20) Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21) Aquarius (January 20 – February 19) Taurus (April 21 – May 20) Libra (September 23 – October 22) Virgo (August 23 – September 22)

How old were you when you got your first job? 21-25 older than 32 10-15 26-28 29-32 16-20

How old were you when you were first married? 41 or older 31-35 Younger than 21 26-30 36-40 21-25 Never

How many older siblings do you have? 5 6 2 8 0 9 or more 3 7 1 4

How many times have you gotten a speeding ticket? 0 3 4 5 or more 2 1

What was your father’s sign of the zodiac? Capricorn (December 22 – January 20) Scorpio (October 23 – November 21) Leo (July 22 – August 22) Aquarius (January 20 – February 19) Virgo (August 23 – September 22) Cancer (June 21 – July 21) Gemini (May 21 – June 20) Aries (March 21 – April 20) Taurus (April 21 – May 20) Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21) Libra (September 23 – October 22) Pisces (February 20 – March 20)

What is the highest level of education you completed? College Elementary High School Middle School Junior College Trade School Junior High

What is the first letter of your father’s middle name? E P D K A S R U V G N T L B F W Q H O M C Y I X Z J

Where was your mother born? Caribbean South America Asia Central America North America Africa Australia Middle East Europe Pacific Island

What was your oldest sibling’s sign of the zodiac? Taurus (April 21 – May 20) Scorpio (October 23 – November 21) Gemini (May 21 – June 20) Libra (September 23 – October 22) Aquarius (January 20 – February 19) Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21) Pisces (February 20 – March 20) Virgo (August 23 – September 22) Leo (July 22 – August 22) Capricorn (December 22 – January 20) Aries (March 21 – April 20) Cancer (June 21 – July 21)

What is your favorite soft drink? Mountain Dew Diet Dr. Pepper Diet Pepsi Orange Crush Root Beer Pepsi Diet Coke Dr. Pepper Seven Up Lemonade Coca Cola Ginger Ale Iced tea

What’s the color of your mother’s eyes? Gray Blue Violet Brown Hazel Amber Green Black

How old were you when your first child was born? 31-35 Younger than 21 21-25 41 or older 36-40 26-30 No Children

What is your favorite movie genre? Musical Mystery Documentary Animated Romance Action Comedy Sci-Fi Horror/Thriller Fantasy Epic/Myth

Where is your favorite vacation spot? Venice Greece Florida Mexico Scandinavia London New York City Disney World Kenya Paris India Canadian Rockies Costa Rica Argentina Tuscany San Francisco Seattle Hawaii Western U.S. South Africa Rio de Janeiro Palestine Egypt The Alps Far East New England Jamaica

What’s the color of your father’s eyes? Violet Blue Brown Green Gray Black Amber Hazel

What is your favorite subject in high school? Gym History Math Social Studies Reading Art Civics Music Science English Langauage

What is your favorite type of music? Folk Country Alternative Bluegrass Pop Hip hop Rock and Roll Disco Mariachi Jazz Soul Classical Reggae Blues

What is your favorite color? Yellow Chartreuse Pink Gold Orange Green Red Amber White Gray Silver Lavender Black Blue Purple

What is your least favorite vegetable? Corn Green Beans Brussels sprouts Cauliflower Peas Turnips Beets Asparagus Broccoli

What was your oldest niece or nephew’s sign of the zodiac? Taurus (April 21 – May 20) Pisces (February 20 – March 20) Cancer (June 21 – July 21) Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21) Leo (July 22 – August 22) Scorpio (October 23 – November 21) Libra (September 23 – October 22) Virgo (August 23 – September 22) Aries (March 21 – April 20) Capricorn (December 22 – January 20) Gemini (May 21 – June 20) Aquarius (January 20 – February 19)

What year did you graduate from High School? 1990-1999 1930 – 1939 1910 - 1919 1960 – 1969 1950 – 1959 2000-2009 2010-2019 1970-1979 1980-1989 1940 – 1949 1920 – 1929

What is your favorite melon? Honeydew Don’t like melon Papaya Cantaloupe Watermelon Crenshaw Musk Melon

What musical instrument would you like to know how to play? Trumpet Piano Oboe Cello String Bass Guitar Tuba Banjo Saxophone Flute Drums Trombone French Horn Violin Viola Clarinet Bass Guitar Organ

What color was your first car? Pink Brown Silver Green Other Red Yellow Tan Beige Black White Gold Blue Orange Purple

Where was your maternal grandmother born? Central America North America Middle East Europe Pacific Island Australia South America Asia Caribbean Africa

Course they weren't sorted - that would be insecure!!

Suppose someone got his first job when he was 9 -- delivery newspapers.

His favorite national monument is the Statue of Liberty.

He has a doctoral degree from a university. Or he never attended school at all.

His favorite musical genre is Heavy Metal. Or Gospel.

His favorite subject in school was Creative Writing. Or Theater. Or Shop.

His first car was gray. (Okay, they do list "other".)

His favorite movie genre is Western.

His favorite vacation spot is Pigeon Forge. Or Alaska. Or the Amazon. Or hundreds of other places.

His favorite soft drink is Sprite.

Etc etc.

2011-09-12 Reply Admin

Oh no! Another speeding ticket? I'll have to change my security answer again! F**k that!

2011-09-13 Reply Admin

Henan Hongji Mining Machinery Co., Ltd. is a reputed manufacturer and joint-stock enterprise with import & export rights and mainly produces large and medium-sized mining machinery, metallurgy machinery and building material equipment,for example crusher, jaw crusher, impact crusher, hammer crusher, mobile crusher,sand making machine, rotary dryer , flotation machine, magnetic separator, ball mill,etc.

2011-09-13 Reply Admin

My dad does not have a middle name...

2011-09-16 Reply Admin

I don't know the answer to half those questions. My father didn't have a middle name. I never knew my grandparents.

2011-09-17 Reply Admin

I worked in a call centre where the end users were able to pick their own Security Question and Answer. The best one which had to be read out by a guy on the helpdesk was:

Question: How big is your penis?

Answer: very

2011-10-26 Reply Admin

God forbid you get another speeding ticket and you forget how many you had when you answered that question.

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