Bureaucracy joys (Less than zero content)

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Play online poker! After painstakingly building up a bankroll, all you have to do to get your money is register for a neteller account, be told that neteller doesn't offer service in maryland, attempt to register as a new york resident, be told that your e-mail address is in use for a useless maryland account, get a new e-mail address, re-attempt to register and be told your NAME is in use on a useless maryland account, call them up, tell them you're a maryland resident studying in new york and learn you have to fax in proof of new york residence, go down to kinko's and fax a mailing stub, wait three days, get an e-mail saying they need a bank statement, not a mailing stub, sign up for online e-statements from your bank (this takes three e-mails and a few days) fax a statement to neteller, learn they can't confirm your SSN, go down to the federal building and wait in line to obtain a letter as proof of your Social Security Number, fax this letter to Neteller, wait around your apartment because they have to call your apartment phone to confirm your account (because your cell is not a NY number) answer the phone and boom. your neteller account is open. Now, go make photocopies of the front and back of your credit card, the top of your bank statement, and your driver's license and fax them to your poker site to confirm your age. Ask a manager how long it will take to verify your age. Seven Days! On day seven, receive an e-mail saying your credit card is too dark to verify! Go back down, photocopy your credit card again (3 or 4 times because, gosh, can't seem to make it any lighter, can you?) fax it again, wait a few more days, receive an e-mail saying everything seems fine, go to make a withdrawal to neteller, learn that it will take three business days, good thing you did it on wednesday, because three business days is thursday, friday, monday, or five *actual* days. Then on monday, go to neteller and register your bank account (this will take a couple days) and after you verify your account, you can withdraw money to your bank. Just allow a few more days for the transfer.

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