olyclimber Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 america fuck ya http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/06/facebook_offshores_cash_in_cayman_islands_to_avoid_big_tax_bill/ Quote
olyclimber Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 the free market at work! http://www.nbcnews.com/business/starbucks-450-holiday-gift-cards-sell-out-flash-2D11703501 Quote
olyclimber Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 all i can say is if you bought a 400 dollar starbucks card for 450, but you resell if for 900 then ain't capitalism grand. that does seem to be the mechanism of capitalism that is so great: taking money from idiots and redistributing it to those with more intelligence. Quote
prole Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 It's the best we can do. Anything else is surely courting disaster, it's pretty much like a law of physics. Quote
bstach Posted December 8, 2013 Posted December 8, 2013 Can you explain the relevance of Harrison Ford from Return of the Jedi to this discussion? Quote
JayB Posted December 11, 2013 Posted December 11, 2013 The benefits of single payer are debatable...and presenting the evils of the Lotto is a great start. I got nothin'. I think you are selling yourself short. Waaay short. For the past few years my baseline assumption has been that the stuff you write here is a kind of long-form performance art piece (a la' Joaquin Phoenix's digression into hip-hop) where the goal is to achieve a score of "infinity" in a ratio where the numerator is (Bombast*Grandiosity*Certainty) and the denominator is (Knowledge*Accuracy*AnalyticalQuality). The bit about millions of people losing their insurance simply because they became ill that was seemingly posted without knowledge of the word "rescission," let alone any of the actual regulations that govern the practice was one of the better installations, but the last post I read positing an empirical association between single-payer and employment growth, and a few others I've forgotten, can potentially take you marginally closer to infinity on the performance-index if you apply yourself. The odds are high that some of your best work is ahead of you, and I'll check back in a few days to see how the latest pieces stack up. Quote
Jim Posted December 11, 2013 Posted December 11, 2013 Well, I don't get around here as much as I used to, but I'm glad I checked in today. Gave me a chuckle. Quote
Fairweather Posted December 13, 2013 Author Posted December 13, 2013 Thanks Jay. The lefties here have repeated the talking points "junk policy" speech so many times, they now actually believe it. More rote from the party of the free lunch. Not sure why things quieted down here so fast. Maybe because a certain megalomaniac showed up. Maybe cause they're all awaiting new talking points from their DNC spoon-feeders. Maybe they're just too stoned to care about all the hardship their good intentions seem to sow. Maybe all of the above. Happy holidays, Jay. It's nice to know there is at least one voice of clarity here. Quote
rob Posted December 13, 2013 Posted December 13, 2013 voice of clarity = someone who agrees with FW. Must be lonely! Quote
glassgowkiss Posted December 14, 2013 Posted December 14, 2013 let's see how well republifucks do in the next national election? anti-immigrants, anti- women. I am glad shutdown happened and even speaker of the house said all these right wing loony groups lost any legitimacy. Quote
ivan Posted December 14, 2013 Posted December 14, 2013 Thanks Jay. The lefties here have repeated the talking points "junk policy" speech so many times, they now actually believe it. More rote from the party of the free lunch. Not sure why things quieted down here so fast. Maybe because a certain megalomaniac showed up. Maybe cause they're all awaiting new talking points from their DNC spoon-feeders. Maybe they're just too stoned to care about all the hardship their good intentions seem to sow. Maybe all of the above. Happy holidays, Jay. It's nice to know there is at least one voice of clarity here. i'm too busy fighting the War Against Christmas to mix it up w/ nitwits i reckon Quote
Fairweather Posted December 14, 2013 Author Posted December 14, 2013 voice of clarity = someone who agrees with FW. Must be lonely! Basically, yes. Especially since the rest of you are about as original as fifty bumper stickers on an old Subaru. Quote
AlpineK Posted December 14, 2013 Posted December 14, 2013 Why are you posting on CC when you could be in Centralia Centralia Events [img:center]http://downtowncentralia.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/LTP-BANNER.jpg[/img] Quote
glassgowkiss Posted December 14, 2013 Posted December 14, 2013 voice of clarity = someone who agrees with FW. Must be lonely! Basically, yes. Especially since the rest of you are about as original as fifty bumper stickers on an old Subaru. Basically: clatu, verata, necktie….. Quote
Fairweather Posted December 14, 2013 Author Posted December 14, 2013 (edited) Obama grabs Politifact's "Lie of the Year" award. Congrats to our President and his minions! http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2013/dec/12/lie-year-if-you-like-your-health-care-plan-keep-it/ Edited December 14, 2013 by Fairweather Quote
Fairweather Posted December 14, 2013 Author Posted December 14, 2013 OMG, IVAN, YOU ARE SO UNPREDICTABLE WHERE DID YOU COME UP WITH THAT!!!??? Quote
Fairweather Posted December 14, 2013 Author Posted December 14, 2013 Basically: clatu, verata, necktie….. Uhhhhhhh, I have absolutely no idea what this means. But I suspect, just maybe, you have been reading a little too much from the fantasy or Gothic genres. Quote
ivan Posted December 15, 2013 Posted December 15, 2013 Basically: clatu, verata, necktie….. Uhhhhhhh, I have absolutely no idea what this means. But I suspect, just maybe, you have been reading a little too much from the fantasy or Gothic genres. means you have no appreciation for classic science fiction i reckon? Quote
glassgowkiss Posted December 15, 2013 Posted December 15, 2013 Basically: clatu, verata, necktie….. Uhhhhhhh, I have absolutely no idea what this means. But I suspect, just maybe, you have been reading a little too much from the fantasy or Gothic genres. it means you need to watch "Army of Darkness"/ The day the earth stood still (old version, not the crap remake) and report back your findings. Obviously I am bit better educated in modern american film then you are. So yes basically… Quote
Fairweather Posted December 15, 2013 Author Posted December 15, 2013 it means you need to watch "Army of Darkness"/ The day the earth stood still (old version, not the crap remake) and report back your findings. Obviously I am bit better educated in modern american film then you are. So yes basically… BTW, it's "Klaatu barada nikto," and it was never uttered in the original movie version--only the book and the remake. Obviously, you've never seen or read any of it. As for "Army of Darkness," no, I am proud to say I've never watched it, read it, played it, whatever it is. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaatu_barada_nikto Also, BTW, it's than, not then. T-H-A-N, for God's sake. Quote
glassgowkiss Posted December 16, 2013 Posted December 16, 2013 it means you need to watch "Army of Darkness"/ The day the earth stood still (old version, not the crap remake) and report back your findings. Obviously I am bit better educated in modern american film then you are. So yes basically… BTW, it's "Klaatu barada nikto," and it was never uttered in the original movie version--only the book and the remake. Obviously, you've never seen or read any of it. As for "Army of Darkness," no, I am proud to say I've never watched it, read it, played it, whatever it is. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaatu_barada_nikto Also, BTW, it's than, not then. T-H-A-N, for God's sake. Fact of the matter is you really had no clue, Ivan pick it up right away. So don't pretend to be a smart ass now, anyone can do a google search. Quote
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