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Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Jul 02, 2019 7:28 pm

Probably the weirdest thing you'll read today...

A millionaire day trader, the secret bunker under his home and a murder conviction

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Jul 02, 2019 7:33 pm

Has this been linked here from a different source? I know I've read this story before in some form.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu Jul 25, 2019 1:30 pm

US forces in South Korea only made it a month without a curfew before a soldier got drunk and stole a taxi

Thank you for your service.

Post by **brian** » Mon Jul 29, 2019 1:15 pm

Local man interviewed about new hotel opening in Las Vegas.

Can skip to the 1:00 minute mark if you don't care about the story and just want to see me try not to make an idiot of myself with opinions and whatnot.

duff · Post by **duff** » Mon Jul 29, 2019 1:46 pm

brian wrote: Mon Jul 29, 2019 1:15 pm Local man interviewed about new hotel opening in Las Vegas.

Can skip to the 1:00 minute mark if you don't care about the story and just want to see me try not to make an idiot of myself with opinions and whatnot.

Orko is your local news reporter? What is Prince Adam going to do?

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Mon Jul 29, 2019 5:08 pm

brian wrote: Mon Jul 29, 2019 1:15 pm Local man interviewed about new hotel opening in Las Vegas.

Can skip to the 1:00 minute mark if you don't care about the story and just want to see me try not to make an idiot of myself with opinions and whatnot.

You edit well!

When I travelled to Vegas (with my buddies... before marriage) Binions was my favourite spot. It smelled like a dirty lung, but I remember playing craps next to an honest to God rodeo cowboy who was in town competing at the Rodeo Championships.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Mon Jul 29, 2019 6:59 pm

brian wrote: Mon Jul 29, 2019 1:15 pm Local man interviewed about new hotel opening in Las Vegas.

Can skip to the 1:00 minute mark if you don't care about the story and just want to see me try not to make an idiot of myself with opinions and whatnot.

You sounded less angry than you do here.

Post by **brian** » Mon Jul 29, 2019 8:28 pm

I was less sober at that point than I usually am on here.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Mon Aug 26, 2019 9:13 am

The Next Recession Will Destroy Millennials

It's kinda weird too be ahead of this curve, personally. But yeah, we're fucked!

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Mon Aug 26, 2019 5:04 pm

Death Row Records Was Purchased And Is Now Owned By Hasbro Toy Company

The board game and Magic: The Gathering opportunities!

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:10 am

Johnnie wrote: Mon Aug 26, 2019 5:04 pm Death Row Records Was Purchased And Is Now Owned By Hasbro Toy Company

The board game and Magic: The Gathering opportunities!

I am guessing the purchase was more for Peppa Pig and friends than Snoop, Dre, Tupac, and Nate Dogg

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:11 am

Umm, I'm no finance wizard, but I don't think this is how to gauge whether a recession is coming or not.

Best Buy just proved that a recession is not coming soon

If a U.S. recession was lurking within the next 90-days to 12 months, people probably wouldn’t be leasing out big screen TVs and refrigerators at a nice clip from Best Buy.

It's about their lease-to-own program, like Aaron's. But this topic has to be clickbaity bullshit. TVs are ridiculously cheap right now. And financing one monthly makes good budgetary sense for some.

But indicative of a recession? C'mon.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Sep 04, 2019 9:18 am

Johnnie wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:11 am Umm, I'm no finance wizard, but I don't think this is how to gauge whether a recession is coming or not.

Best Buy just proved that a recession is not coming soon

If a U.S. recession was lurking within the next 90-days to 12 months, people probably wouldn’t be leasing out big screen TVs and refrigerators at a nice clip from Best Buy.
It's about their lease-to-own program, like Aaron's. But this topic has to be clickbaity bullshit. TVs are ridiculously cheap right now. And financing one monthly makes good budgetary sense for some.

But indicative of a recession? C'mon.

With TVs as cheap as they are now, if that many people need to lease to afford TVs, maybe that is a bad economic sign. Also, if you can't afford to buy a new TV, maybe you don't get a new TV, but find a used one or something. It's amazing how "luxury" items are standard issue. I feel like most minimum wage employees have a better phone than my iPhone 6.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Sep 04, 2019 9:20 am

You and Degen should start a support group.

Post by **Sabo** » Tue Sep 10, 2019 9:29 am

The Athletic has a great story about how Big League Chew came to be.

https://theathletic.com/1190981/2019/09 ... ague-chew/

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sat Sep 21, 2019 3:46 pm

VA says veteran suicide rate is 17 per day after change in calculation

“The benefit of separating out subgroups is that it can help us identify higher risk subgroups of the whole, which may be able to help us determine where and how to best focus resources,” Bryan said.

Sure. But all that really happened was semantics was injected and the entire military community is still affected but with different calculations.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sat Sep 21, 2019 11:17 pm

Sabo wrote: Tue Sep 10, 2019 9:29 am The Athletic has a great story about how Big League Chew came to be.

https://theathletic.com/1190981/2019/09 ... ague-chew/

I enjoyed that.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Fri Oct 04, 2019 4:23 pm

The Fort Bliss soldier who saved children during the El Paso shooting was just arrested for desertion

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Mon Nov 04, 2019 11:26 am

The US Military Is a Socialist Organization

Affordable housing and food, tuition assistance, and universal health care are hallmarks of a social welfare system—and life in the armed forces.

Since my marriage at 23 to a career Marine officer, I have never had to exist in the messiness of what we in the military community refer to as living “on the economy.” I have benefited from a tax-free housing allowance; the ability to shop for wholesome, subsidized food at the commissary; nearly free health care; and generous tuition assistance, which my husband and I were able to use to help pay for our master’s degrees. When my husband retires from the service, he will still have income in the form of a pension. This is the very definition of social welfare.

And some Reddit comments also note that our pay is very fair when you look at ranks. Not a crazy level of pay disparity from lowest ranks to the highest. Also, it isn't tied to gender either. There is no "77 cents on the dollar" arguments either.

rass · Post by **rass** » Mon Nov 11, 2019 2:04 pm

Ghosts of War in a Wisconsin Forest

fuck

Post by **Shirley** » Mon Nov 11, 2019 5:03 pm

rass wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2019 2:04 pm Ghosts of War in a Wisconsin Forest

fuck

Jesus. That was so good and so well written. And heavy.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Nov 12, 2019 7:57 am

Shirley wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2019 5:03 pm
rass wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2019 2:04 pm Ghosts of War in a Wisconsin Forest

fuck
Jesus. That was so good and so well written. And heavy.

On one hand, it's written terribly. Which is what makes it so good. Jarring, discombobulating, unsettling.

Post by **Shirley** » Tue Nov 12, 2019 12:59 pm

A_B wrote: Tue Nov 12, 2019 7:57 am
Shirley wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2019 5:03 pm
rass wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2019 2:04 pm Ghosts of War in a Wisconsin Forest

fuck
Jesus. That was so good and so well written. And heavy.
On one hand, it's written terribly. Which is what makes it so good. Jarring, discombobulating, unsettling.

In the same way that Cormac McCarthy is a bad writer. No punctuation!

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Nov 12, 2019 1:16 pm

Yeah. Once you figure out whats going on it's pretty powerful.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Tue Nov 12, 2019 7:04 pm

American millennials' mental and physical health is on the decline — and they're on track to die faster than Gen X, a new report says

Another thing millennials are killing these days.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Nov 12, 2019 7:06 pm

I'm too lazy to click, but is it disease deaths down and ODs + suicides up?

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Wed Jan 08, 2020 2:17 pm

Did you know you needed to see Heart's 'Barracuda' played by Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts gang?

Well...now you do...

Post by **Sabo** » Wed Jan 08, 2020 3:20 pm

Pigpen has skills. Able to play drums and bass at the same time!

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Wed Jan 08, 2020 3:43 pm

mister d wrote: Tue Nov 12, 2019 7:06 pm I'm too lazy to click, but is it disease deaths down and ODs + suicides up?

I'm guessing you can add obesity.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Mon Jan 13, 2020 12:29 pm

Gotta exploit the vulnerable to have fodder for these never ending wars.

The Army Beat Its Recruitment Goals This Year by Targeting Students in Debt

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Sat Apr 04, 2020 8:23 pm

Drive Tanks! Crush Cars!

As much as I want to make a snide anti-America, "only in the USA" comment... fuck that looks like fun.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Sat Apr 04, 2020 8:38 pm

Pruitt wrote: Sat Apr 04, 2020 8:23 pm Drive Tanks! Crush Cars!

As much as I want to make a snide anti-America, "only in the USA" comment... fuck that looks like fun.

Looks like you can also pay $150 to dig with an excavator for 15 mins. Ok.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Wed Nov 18, 2020 11:26 pm

A sergeant major had a grown man handcuffed for the 'crime' of wearing headphones

If you want an extremely off the wall example of what can happen in the military, here you go.

These types are the ones I don't want to be around anymore. They take their rank to their heads and don't get blowback for bullshit like this.

cerrano · Post by **cerrano** » Thu Nov 19, 2020 8:58 am

Johnnie wrote: Wed Nov 18, 2020 11:26 pm A sergeant major had a grown man handcuffed for the 'crime' of wearing headphones

If you want an extremely off the wall example of what can happen in the military, here you go.

These types are the ones I don't want to be around anymore. They take their rank to their heads and don't get blowback for bullshit like this.

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:27 am

Neat shit from Baltimore

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:44 am

Very cool

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:46 am

I also enjoyed that.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Feb 17, 2021 9:11 am

That's wonderful.

Around here, the city has commissioned artists - some better than others - to paint transformer and traffic signal boxes by the sides of the road.

A little thing, but it really adds something nice.

https://www.toronto.ca/services-payment ... e-the-box/

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Feb 17, 2021 9:14 am

^^^^^
The shore town we vacation at does that. I think you summed up the effect nicely.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Feb 19, 2021 8:42 am

Brothers drive 2,000 miles on UK’s rudest road trip to discover the most offensive British destinations

Guaranteed to make 14 year old you laugh.