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Next you'll be telling us you haven't seen the more recent animated film sensation, Encanto? We don't talk about Bruno, no, no, no.
I watched half of Swiss Army Man today. Now that is a very different movie. I was repulsed and disgusted but entertained.
I can't recall how it was in the strip casinos I stayed at (too long ago) but all the tribal joints have thin, cheap, "not smooth" TP,
Why not use the good stuff, like we do at home?
Charmin' is da bomb.
I guess the casinos figure they wipe our asses sufficiently at their games: what else is there for we patrons to remove?
Bah.
Nah, just the bean counters at work, thinking nobody notices or cares.
Quote: MrVHeck, they'll steal dinner rolls from the buffet but leave behind the good stuff.
Nah, just the bean counters at work, thinking nobody notices or cares.
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My guess is the bean counters are doing the math on the number of people that will not stay because of it compared to the savings achieved. In my case if a hotel is $5 cheaper but uses cheap toilet paper I would still stay there to save the $5.
Quote: DRichMy guess is the bean counters are doing the math on the number of people that will not stay because of it compared to the savings achieved. In my case if a hotel is $5 cheaper but uses cheap toilet paper I would still stay there to save the $5.
I stayed at Bellagio but do not recall the quality of their TP; just wondering if it is as "quality" as the rest of the hotel room experience?
Same with Wynn and Venetian: do they scrimp on the small stuff like TP?
Quote: billryanAfter the story of his grandparents fleeing nazism, he now claims he never said he was Jewish. He says he is Jew-ish, as in there is some Jewish in his background. His literature says he is a proud American Jew, although he claims to be non-observant. This is a surprise to his Parish Priest, who knew George on a first-name basis and tells of how George sought to borrow money to help pay for his mother's funeral.
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I've watched different clips of him over the past few days. I'd definitely hire him to sell things that don't exist. I think he has a natural talent for it.
Quote: rxwineQuote: billryanAfter the story of his grandparents fleeing nazism, he now claims he never said he was Jewish. He says he is Jew-ish, as in there is some Jewish in his background. His literature says he is a proud American Jew, although he claims to be non-observant. This is a surprise to his Parish Priest, who knew George on a first-name basis and tells of how George sought to borrow money to help pay for his mother's funeral.
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I've watched different clips of him over the past few days. I'd definitely hire him to sell things that don't exist. I think he has a natural talent for it.
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A politician lying to get into elected office. In other news, water is wet. But, man, the fact that this dude told so many lies over a long period of time and nobody-not the press or his political opposition-investigated and discovered at least one of his lies is astounding.
Quote: rxwineQuote: billryanAfter the story of his grandparents fleeing nazism, he now claims he never said he was Jewish. He says he is Jew-ish, as in there is some Jewish in his background. His literature says he is a proud American Jew, although he claims to be non-observant. This is a surprise to his Parish Priest, who knew George on a first-name basis and tells of how George sought to borrow money to help pay for his mother's funeral.
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I've watched different clips of him over the past few days. I'd definitely hire him to sell things that don't exist. I think he has a natural talent for it.
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The man he defeated had run for Congress back in 1982, and I was an early volunteer for him. He lost in the primary and took a job as Commissioner of a new baseball league that ended up postponing its first season and folding without ever playing a game.
Quote: GenoDRPhQuote: rxwineQuote: billryanAfter the story of his grandparents fleeing nazism, he now claims he never said he was Jewish. He says he is Jew-ish, as in there is some Jewish in his background. His literature says he is a proud American Jew, although he claims to be non-observant. This is a surprise to his Parish Priest, who knew George on a first-name basis and tells of how George sought to borrow money to help pay for his mother's funeral.
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I've watched different clips of him over the past few days. I'd definitely hire him to sell things that don't exist. I think he has a natural talent for it.
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A politician lying to get into elected office. In other news, water is wet. But, man, the fact that this dude told so many lies over a long period of time and nobody-not the press or his political opposition-investigated and discovered at least one of his lies is astounding.
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This!
Lending yourself money is legal. Lending your campaign money from a corporation you own is not.
WWE awesome clothesline - nobody can tell me this doesn't hurt like hell for real
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Quote: JoemanDepends on whether the majority of the force of the "clothesline" falls on the shoulder or the neck. Plus, you can see the clothesline-ee jumping and rotating his body before the hit. This would greatly lessen the impact of the blow. Yeah, it probably hurt, but I bet he's had much worse.
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yes, seeing the dude on the receiving end jumping is the giveaway that it's scripted
on this one you can only see him jump a little - on many others, it's much more obvious
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Most of the windows are out and the house has been exposed to the elements since before I got here three years ago. I picked up a local house for sale guide and I see it is now listed at $72,000.
Quote: JoemanDepends on whether the majority of the force of the "clothesline" falls on the shoulder or the neck. Plus, you can see the clothesline-ee jumping and rotating his body before the hit. This would greatly lessen the impact of the blow. Yeah, it probably hurt, but I bet he's had much worse.
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When I see clips from the Jackass movies, one can see that some people are willing to take pain and even risk permanent injury. I know that timing and skill is involved with these wrestlers to avoid injury, but I’m sure many are of the same character. That is, willing to risk serious injury.
Quote: rxwineQuote: JoemanDepends on whether the majority of the force of the "clothesline" falls on the shoulder or the neck. Plus, you can see the clothesline-ee jumping and rotating his body before the hit. This would greatly lessen the impact of the blow. Yeah, it probably hurt, but I bet he's had much worse.
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When I see clips from the Jackass movies, one can see that some people are willing to take pain and even risk permanent injury. I know that timing and skill is involved with these wrestlers to avoid injury, but I’m sure many are of the same character. That is, willing to risk serious injury.
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Pain is not the same for everyone. It hurts when you use a muscle you haven't used in a while. After fifty repetitions, it doesn't hurt as much. It's the same with a chair shot or a figure four-leg lock. It's an attitude. Pro wrestlers spend years perfecting their craft and traveling hundreds of miles each week, sleeping in vans, while trying to build muscle and perfect moves. By the time they make it to the WWE or AEW, they've done most moves thousands of times and can perform them blindfolded. Two schools in Vegas give wrestling lessons starting at ten and allow 14-year-olds to compete. If you are fearless, athletic, hard-working, charismatic, and willing to be an unpaid apprentice for at least five years , you have about a two percent chance of making a decent living for a few years.
The top hundred or so wrestlers make good money, but everyday there are a thousand people looking to take your spot.
Quote: ChumpChangeHeadline: Twitter employees forced to bring their own toilet paper to work after Musk axes janitorial staff.
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Can they turn in receipts for reimbursement?
Quote: DieterQuote: ChumpChangeHeadline: Twitter employees forced to bring their own toilet paper to work after Musk axes janitorial staff.
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Can they turn in receipts for reimbursement?
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it could have been worse
he could have limited each employee to 2 squares per visit______________________(-:/
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been watching some reruns of that tv show "Vegas" that was cancelled a few years back
the gamblers at the tables are always so happy win or lose - thrilled to be there - getting great comps from gorgeous friendly babes
what a stooooopid show
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been watching some reruns of that tv show "Vegas" that was cancelled a few years back
the gamblers at the tables are always so happy win or lose - thrilled to be there - getting great comps from gorgeous friendly babes
what a stooooopid show
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The good old days when gambling was a novelty and fun. today most people have an opportunity to gamble closer to home and gamble more often so it is just not a novelty anymore.
Montecito Casino and Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. Ed Deline (Caan) and Danny McCoy (Duhamel) work on the surveillance team of the casino. Since we are talking about Las Vegas, there is a lot of work to be done: looking for cheaters, hosting and protecting the famous and the "whales", and taking personal care of those who win too much.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364828/
TV Series - 2003–2008 - TV-14
The DVDs are uncensored, mostly revolving around racy scenes NBC couldn't air.
Based on an idea by Don Johnson, who suggested the title "Casino Eye".
The Alan Parsons Project- Eye in the Sky (1982) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNiie_zmSr8
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been watching some reruns of that tv show "Vegas" that was cancelled a few years back
the gamblers at the tables are always so happy win or lose - thrilled to be there - getting great comps from gorgeous friendly babes
what a stooooopid show
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The good old days when gambling was a novelty and fun. today most people have an opportunity to gamble closer to home and gamble more often so it is just not a novelty anymore.
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should have been more clear - the show was entitled "Las Vegas" and aired from 2003-2008
don't believe at that time it was a novelty and fun for many - and prolly not so for a great many before that - not the 95% who ended up negative and some of whom ended up seriously in the red
who who is very logical is gonna believe that gambling is a great fun thing
maybe for a very few - but not for most - this forum full of very educated gamblers and is not representative of the gambling public
joe blow at vegas - most of them - haven't got a clue
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joe blow at vegas - most of them - haven't got a clue
That is why they are having fun. People don't mind paying for entertainment.
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joe blow at vegas - most of them - haven't got a clue
That is why they are having fun. People don't mind paying for entertainment.
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if you wanna believe middle class people who paid $3K for their trip including airfare and then lost another $2k at the tables had lotsa fun__________
go for it
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if you wanna believe middle class people who paid $3K for their trip including airfare and then lost another $2k at the tables had lotsa fun__________
go for it
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I mean, that's basically me, so yeah, I do have "lotsa fun" in Vegas. Not sure what the issue here is...??
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joe blow at vegas - most of them - haven't got a clue
That is why they are having fun. People don't mind paying for entertainment.
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if you wanna believe middle class people who paid $3K for their trip including airfare and then lost another $2k at the tables had lotsa fun__________
go for it
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I don't think you have any concept of what the average spend is in Las Vegas. I believe the last I read was around $200 per day.
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I don't think you have any concept of what the average spend is in Las Vegas. I believe the last I read was around $200 per day.
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my math skills tell me that if they stay for 7 days that's $1400
not to mention that there are so many that are not average - and lose much, much more
I don't think you have any concept of how serious the problem of pathological gambling is in the U.S.
I've spent hundreds of hours inside casinos - you're not going to convince me that they're full of happy people
but again, if you see Vegas as a bright, sunny, cheerful place______________you're entitled to your opinion - however wrong it may be
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Quote: ChumpChangeIf you only lose $200 a day, that must be at a $5 table. We have $25 tables now, so bring $1,000 a day.
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if they even have $10 tables - and that's a big if - they're going to close them down as soon as they see a certain no. of patrons on the floor
sorry - you need to bet $25 per hand now to enjoy free booze - which is surely going to make their money management skills even sharper__________(-:/
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my math skills tell me that if they stay for 7 days that's $1400
Not many people go to Vegas for 7 days. The average stay is 3.6 nights.
Quote:not to mention that there are so many that are not average - and lose much, much more
....or lose much, much less. I've been to Vegas multiple times over the last 25 years with people whose entire gambling bankroll is like $20. Huge numbers of people go to Vegas and barely gamble, if at all.
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Ditto.
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I don't think you have any concept of what the average spend is in Las Vegas. I believe the last I read was around $200 per day.
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my math skills tell me that if they stay for 7 days that's $1400
not to mention that there are so many that are not average - and lose much, much more
I don't think you have any concept of how serious the problem of pathological gambling is in the U.S.
I've spent hundreds of hours inside casinos - you're not going to convince me that they're full of happy people
but again, if you see Vegas as a bright, sunny, cheerful place______________you're entitled to your opinion - however wrong it may be
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You are absolutely right, I know nothing about Las Vegas. I probably spent 100 a hours a month in the casinos for 30 years. I am not very good at math either but I think that is close to 36,000 hours. Of course, my eyes were closed most of the time.
yeah, sure
let's all pretend that the tremendous expansion of gambling since A.C. opened up in the 70s and online gambling and now online sports betting is a tremendous thing that has deeply enriched our society
we're all so much better off because of it
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I probably spent 100 a hours a month in the casinos for 30 years. I am not very good at math either but I think that is close to 36,000 hours.
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100 hours per month for 30 years
that's about 24 hours per week_____________________impressive
time well spent - I'll bet you're real glad you didn't waste your time
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time well spent - I'll bet you're real glad you didn't waste your time
And the best part was I was paid millions of dollars for it.
Right after I quit my job and become a full-time AP I was probably spending 14 hours a day 7 days a week in the casinos.Quote: lilredroosterQuote: DRich
I probably spent 100 a hours a month in the casinos for 30 years. I am not very good at math either but I think that is close to 36,000 hours.
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100 hours per month for 30 years
that's about 24 hours per week_____________________impressive
time well spent - I'll bet you're real glad you didn't waste your time
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Quote: lilredrooster__yeah, sure
let's all pretend that the tremendous expansion of gambling since A.C. opened up in the 70s and online gambling and now online sports betting is a tremendous thing that has deeply enriched our society
we're all so much better off because of it
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Who here is arguing that the expansion of gambling has "deeply enriched our society?"
Anyone else hear, "And now, the starting lineup for your Chicago Bulls" in your head when you listen to the intro to that song?Quote: ChumpChangeThe Alan Parsons Project- Eye in the Sky (1982)
Quote: TigerWuWho here is arguing that the expansion of gambling has "deeply enriched our society?"
Nobody, and that's the point: gambling is to improving society as tobacco is to improving health.
In a perfect world people would not gamble at all; that would better allow us to find some form of utopia, which utopia cannot occur unless or until there is a one world government.
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In a perfect world people would not gamble at all; that would better allow us to find some form of utopia, which utopia cannot occur unless or until there is a one world government.
In a perfect world people would not waste any money on entertainment and only buy necessities.
Quote: MrVQuote: TigerWuWho here is arguing that the expansion of gambling has "deeply enriched our society?"
Nobody, and that's the point: gambling is to improving society as tobacco is to improving health.
In a perfect world people would not gamble at all; that would better allow us to find some form of utopia, which utopia cannot occur unless or until there is a one world government.
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Who says gambling prevents us from finding utopia?
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In a perfect world people would not waste any money on entertainment and only buy necessities.
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You could argue that in a perfect world money is irrelevant, like the Federation in Star Trek.
You could also argue that in a perfect world necessities are given to us free of charge by some government, leaving us free to ONLY waste our money on entertainment.
Depends on what your idea of a "perfect world" is....
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In a perfect world people would not gamble at all; that would better allow us to find some form of utopia, which utopia cannot occur unless or until there is a one world government.
In a perfect world people would not waste any money on entertainment and only buy necessities.
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We have different ideas of perfection.
For starters, a world where people are not afraid of being attacked by another government or group; maintaining a viable defense takes away resources which would otherwise be available for social purposes.
A world without crime.
A world where love is found and kept easlily.
A world where people have what they need and do not crave more.
A world where the casino slot RTP is over 100 and all BJ pays 3 to 2.
