tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734902152162231132.post8950589515247429851..comments2023-10-09T13:33:24.033-07:00Comments on Aussie Pete: The Great Singapore Recording Industry Scam - Consumers Beware!Aussie Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893185575367843149noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734902152162231132.post-18654449340023314212008-05-29T11:59:00.000-07:002008-05-29T11:59:00.000-07:00Heh Heh I was ripped off once by the same tactic. ...Heh Heh I was ripped off once by the same tactic. But that was almost 10 years ago. Surprised the goons are still doing the same thing. I was quite pissed off at first, but later saw the humour in it. The versions are really bad. I still play them every now and then just to make my neighbours think I am having a karaoke partyyveg.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734902152162231132.post-52438170428137953612008-05-27T22:50:00.000-07:002008-05-27T22:50:00.000-07:00Hehe - no problems mate... the term is second natu...Hehe - no problems mate... the term is second nature to me, so I never even think twice when people call me that... :p<BR/><BR/>I'll keep my eyes out in the future for 'O.A.', but I think I've learned my lesson (once bitten, twice shy). I doubt I will be buying CDs from the markets in the future :D<BR/><BR/>Take care.Aussie Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893185575367843149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734902152162231132.post-44250828114922683442008-05-25T10:15:00.000-07:002008-05-25T10:15:00.000-07:00Sorry to hear about that, mate (in case you're won...Sorry to hear about that, mate (in case you're wondering, I am not deliberately using the word 'mate' just because you're Australian, but its sorta part of my vocabulary through the years since I have many Australian friends).<BR/><BR/>We used to call these CDs O.A. because back when such scammers were a little more honest (or as much as I'd like to think so), they actually listed the song titles followed by the acronyms O.A. Name_Of_Artiste, with O.A. standing for "Original Artiste".<BR/><BR/>So you get, for example "Blue Hawaii -- O.A. Elvis Presley".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com