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Gil Bang

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  1. here's how to adult, y'all.
  2. holy hell...Tropic Air hijacking https://abcnews.go.com/International/american-citizen-hijacks-small-plane-belize-3-injured/story?id=120916154
  3. Marcus King is proof positive that every young man should take guitar lessons, because that ugly motherfucker got himself a fine ass wife
  4. Sellers used to pay the commission for the buyer's agents. Since a big lawsuit last year, that's no longer the case. Now the buyer's are responsible for paying their own agent's commission. Sellers may or may not pay all or part of it. Before August, I could look at a house on the MLS, say 123 Main St, Anytown USA, and there was a line on the MLS that told what commission was being offered by the seller. So, I knew what I would be paid if I repped a buyer on that particular house. Now, it's up to me and my buyer to determine what commission he's willing to pay, and I am willing to accept. From a practical standpoint, the seller now receives an offer, and another form (the name varies per state) which says if the buyer is asking the seller to pay the buyer agent's commission. So, with my clients, I simply show them a "net sheet". Buyer A is offering X and asking for you to pay for title, escrow, and commission and you will net Y after all of that. The seller can choose the offer that puts the most cash in their pocket at the end of the day.
  5. if you haven't been paying attention, be advised that your realtor will ask you to sign a representation agreement. It's a new thing, and it's legit.
  6. WTF? I've never seen a fender with a Christian-style pickup. am I the only one?
  7. bluesky not embedding? https://bsky.app/profile/charlottegarden.bsky.social/post/3lmzw7zw67c2f
  8. these chucklefucks are going after MEDICAL JOURNALS now. FML.
  9. shit it's sold out of course. Checking on scalped tix
  10. just picked up a local free newspaper at the supermarket. Holy crap, Albert Lee is playing in Carlsbad next week. I gotta go.
  11. I was married to a woman that wanted horses, and I spent a fucking fortune on horses trying to keep her happy (it didn't work). Anyway, we had this vet...really nice guy who had 30 years experience. He went to vet school in Kentucky, and practiced there for many years. One day his biggest client approached him and told him that they were moving their entire operation to So. Cal, and wanted him to come with them. They stuck a deal where they guaranteed him a certain income until he could build his practice up with other clients. So, after having an equine-only practice for 20 years, he's up until 3 AM every night studying hamsters and shit so he can pass the CA license exam.
  12. neither do Canadian strippers
  13. pros and cons: it won't be an easy property to sell, and it will take a long time. OTOH, there will be no open houses, no showings, and no staging, etc. An agent will do a fair amount of work on the front end, list the fucker, and then wait, perhaps months, for the phone to ring.
  14. https://www.mlb.com/video/shohei-ohtani-homers-6-on-a-fly-ball-to-right-field
  15. padres win again
  16. Election denier and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell continues to refuse to pay more than $50,000 in sanctions he has been ordered to pay to voting software company Smartmatic over "frivolous" election claims -- alleging he's left with no money after numerous legal battles. "I'm in ruins," a teary Lindell said through a Zoom screen during a motion hearing in the U.S. District Court in Washington on Wednesday, pleading to Judge Carl Nichols to allow him to wait until after the final judgement comes out to make any payment in the case, which he has already lost. Last month, Smartmatic filed a motion to hold Lindell in contempt, alleging the MyPillow CEO has been dodging his court-ordered payment of $56,369 to Smartmatic for months. Lindell, however, insisted that he does not have the means to pay the amount due to various financial difficulties he has suffered over the last few years due to what he again claimed was "lawfare" waged against him for trying to "secure the election." "I borrowed everything I can. Nobody will lend me any money anymore," Lindell claimed. "I can't turn back time ... but I will tell you, I don't have any money." Lindell claimed he was recently forced to lay off hundreds of MyPillow employees, lost multiple MyPillow warehouse units over the past two years and even owes millions of dollars to the IRS for what he described as a COVID-era employee retention credit. He claimed he has "nothing" except for two houses, which he claimed are in the process of being liquidated, and a truck. He even claimed he can no longer adhere to a previously proposed plan of making monthly installments of $5,000. After listening through Lindell's plight, Nichols acknowledged that these claims are "non-verifiable representation" at the moment and gave Lindell until Friday to file under seal financial statements and other documents to prove his claims. "I have nothing to hide," Lindell said as he agreed to do so and added he wants Smartmatic to see the financial situation he's in as well. Smartmatic's attorney said his client would prefer to see the payment made in a lump sum as soon as possible but acknowledged he would respect the judge's ruling. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/im-ruins-teary-mike-lindell-tells-judge-smartmatic/story?id=120887538
  17. they just fired Zac per: https://nypost.com/2025/04/16/entertainment/the-who-fires-long-time-drummer-ringo-starrs-son-zak-starkey-after-huge-fall-out-reports/
  18. necro-bump. I just realized today that I'm rarely seeing Hoka shoes in the wild. Even in healthcare settings, where they were very popular. Has their popularity faded that much?
  19. Trump, on Fox news, said that SCOTUS "ruled 9-0 in my favor" Very cute. She looks like she should have a British accent.
  20. yeah, this is the type of folks to go with. I'm a realtor, and a good one, and I wouldn't know how to properly handle a listing like you describe.
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