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  1. Really enjoying this and Zoe is certainly easy on the eyes.

    One issue with a plot point

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    She won't buy some doucehebag's whole collection of rare records for $20 because "if someone can take the records he loves from him, they could take her records too".  But it's OK to just steal the one you really want?  

    Not making a moral judgement, as I'd probably have just paid the $20, especially after realizing the guy was a dick, but  it seems inconsistent.  Anyone that refuses the first offer from the bitter wife isn't going to be OK with stealing a record. 

    Yeah, I know I'm overthinking it.

     

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  2. 34 minutes ago, hornbri said:

    Maybe, I actually thought if most people are maxing out tax deferred accounts first then most of shaggy with money in taxable accounts would be in the 20% bracket (at least they like to talk like it). 

    We all talk like big swinging dicks but 20% kicks in at 435k for single filers.  I'm sure some of us are there (not me) but certainly not most.

  3. 21 minutes ago, Incredulity said:

    The tax impacts haven’t gotten nearly enough discussion.  Again assuming a taxable account and a long term hold a 20% haircut on gains is substantial.

    I know on surly we're all 1%ers that only date models, but I think even here the vast majority of us are in the 15% long term cap gains bracket.  Your point still remains valid though.

  4. Just watched Bottled Up, a documentary about the Dublin Dr. Pepper plant and its dispute with corporate Dr.  Pepper.  Interesting subject if you're into that but within first few minutes it told how one of the owners of the plant went to Europe to fight in world war 2.  It showed stock European theater battle footage, complete with gunfire and artillery sounds and a helpful subtitle in big block letters that says "1946 Germany".

    Seriously, who is editing this thing?

  5. How many people in the world have the physical and technical skills to even attempt that? 

    In other words how many people have the ability to execute all those climbing maneuvers in a row without falling once, even if they were hooked up to a safety line while doing it?  I'm no climbing expert but I'm assuming it's in the single digits.  

    Now take all those people and find one with balls big enough to risk death to try it, and more importantly, has the mental ability to do it when failure means certain death. 

    I know I'm getting futuremanned here, but if you gave me the option of fighting a sabre-tooth tiger bare handed or climbing El Cap free solo, I'd take the sabre tooth.   .00000001% > .00%

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  6. 1 hour ago, EvilCaseMcCoy said:

    GOT's ending fell flat, but it doesn't tarnish the series as a whole IMO.  I'd still recommend it as a must watch to anyone who hasn't seen. 

    Lost on the otherhand....

    Lost can eat a Bob Stoops supersized bag of dicks.  Seriously, screw those guys.   

  7. 4 hours ago, Grade of D as in David said:

    I read this thread as a constant reminder to not get married and I say this as a single guy so take it with a grain of salt but all you motherfukers should go out and buy your wives a hyundai with the phone key app.

    No way they lose their phones nearly as often as they lose their keys.

     

    Get a keypad for the house.

    If this thread saves one life, it'll all be worth it.  And it looks like it has.

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  8. On 2/24/2020 at 7:07 PM, F250 said:

    Watched a few more and this show is just weird. It is like a mix of the movie Kick Ass, Defiance, Munich and Person of Interest with sprinkles of Scott Pilgrim vs the World directed by Tarantino's less talented cousin. It would be decent as a drama/action but it can really get dark which makes the comic book parts feel very inappropriate.

    This.  I'm out.  Made it pretty far out of boredom/curiosity but the payoff is not there.  

  9. Speaking of election year markets, looking at that list it is astounding how crazy the month before the 2008 election was for that.  I lived through it as an investor, but at that point I had just thrown in the towel and quit paying attention to the daily machinations of the market.  Or I'm just blocking it all out.

    10-9-2008, down 7.33% (13th biggest % drop)

    10-13-2008, up 11.08% (5th biggest % rise ever)

    10-15-2008, down 7.87% (9th biggest % drop)

    10-28-2008, up 10.88% (6th biggest % rise ever)

     

  10. 20 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

    Top 10 day in percentage change. 

    Not even close-  -7.84% is tenth worst percentage drop, according to the chart. 

    No CR, but I too wonder how much Bernie's probable nomination is contributing to the drop.  I'd rather it get priced in now than November if so.  

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