Miscellaneous Discussion Thread
Quote: rxwineSeveral famous stories and entire novels have originated from dreams.
Frankenstein for one -- if you could collect the residuals from book, merchandise and movies, you'd needn't write another good one
Well I will tell you the one I had tonight scared the hell out of me. When I woke up in thought it was all real.
Quote: beachbumbabsDepending on how hard it is to generate good counterfeit, it makes more sense to me to pass 20's. 50's and 100's get a lot more scrutiny, and a lot of smaller stores won't even accept them.
I would think someone could counterfeit pennies and get away with it forever.
Quote: DRichI would think someone could counterfeit pennies and get away with it forever.
The problem is it costs more than a penny to make a counterfeit penny ;-)
I tried...
Quote: TwoFeathersATLThe problem is costs more than a penny to make a counterfeit penny ;-)
I tried...
That is exactly why I think they could get away with it. Definitely not an advantage play.
Quote: DRichI would think someone could counterfeit pennies and get away with it forever.
probably, even the government mint can't make them for a profit though.
If money went back to being a store of value, silver would go to 50 overnight. Penny's [as you know] aren't even copper anymore.
Look at a penny as being a rental that is paid off and rented by good renters. It just pays and pays. Making fiat is an investment by the fed, that just keeps on giving.
Fun fact: Every $1.35789 you put into action on a FPDW machine, you earn 1 penny!
Quote: jjjooogggI'm goin to sleep
Thats about as miscellaneous as you can get.
Quote: mathematruckerWow this is really cool I get to post a new thread by replying to something that has nothing to do with what I want to post about because the only button I see on this website that allows you to post a new thread says "reply" on it! Kudos Mr. Wizard!
I do think an improvement would be to make such a button more handy somehow.
Go to the forum topic you want and keep peeling back the layers LOL. Finally you see such a button.
Forget the exact term...Lobotomy?
Totally screwed up my dice controll right off the bat ;-)
Quote: odiousgambitI do think an improvement would be to make such a button more handy somehow.
Go to the forum topic you want and keep peeling back the layers LOL. Finally you see such a button.
To make the 'start new thread' button easier to find, that would probably still require an extra step to make the poster choose from a list of topics that the thread should be posted under.
Hint, maybe it's not supposed to be easy for a brand new member to start firing off new threads..;-)
Seems most of them figure it out easily enough....
Some guy in feathers waltzes in and starts blazing away...
Happens all the time.
Quote: RSThe steelers suck....they probably cheated!!! >:]
Wrong side of today's game, eh
Quote: djatcBig news I'm gonna let wizard or his people break it
That was not very nice of you. Cliffhangers suck.
Quote: djatcBig news I'm gonna let wizard or his people break it
The Miata is hip again?
Quote: djatcBig news I'm gonna let wizard or his people break it
No, don't.
Quote: RSNo, don't.
Damn you all, and not for not telling ;-)
Quote: djatcBig news I'm gonna let wizard or his people break it
He's buying the sites back?
Why would you let Mike announce your "coming out " when you promised me I could do it? (-;Quote: djatcBig news I'm gonna let wizard or his people break it
Let just say he can buy a new one now.Quote: DRichThe Miata is hip again?
Quote: AxelWolfLet just say he can buy a new one now.
Fantastic and congratulations!!! I hope he whole team can buy new Miatas.
Quote: DRichFantastic and congratulations!!! I hope he whole team can buy new Miatas.
I ain't buying no dang Miata!
Anyway, nothing is official yet, so don't go counting your chickens before your hens, or whatever the phrase is.
Quote: Sabretom2So, if the boy is the rooster, and the girl is the hen, what the hell is the chicken?
unisex
Quote: Sabretom2So, if the boy is the rooster, and the girl is the hen, what the hell is the chicken?
Dinner.
Makes it a little easier to disregard where it came from.
"I'm having cow for dinner tonight. No, maybe some pig will be tasty. Or, hey, how about some fried hen?" Said no one ever.
Quote: GWAEWife is pissed at me. When we got together 20 years ago she wanted 3 kids. I said hell no, I want zero. I gave in and had 1, then a 2nd. Our 2nd is turned 2 and she is wanting a 3rd. There is no way in hell I want a 3rd. We found out today that a friend of ours is pregnant with her 3rd. Her other 2 were born in the same months as our 2 so thay has exacerbated her want for a 3rd. I am not backing down on this, I am willing to go the route of ace to prevent this.
I don't think there's anybody here who can help you on this one. Respect your wish to say your piece on it.
You're buying the old Terrible's casino and are going to turn it into an AP training ground?Quote: djatcBig news I'm gonna let wizard or his people break it
Quote: GWAEWife is pissed at me. When we got together 20 years ago she wanted 3 kids. I said hell no, I want zero. I gave in and had 1, then a 2nd. Our 2nd is turned 2 and she is wanting a 3rd. There is no way in hell I want a 3rd. We found out today that a friend of ours is pregnant with her 3rd. Her other 2 were born in the same months as our 2 so thay has exacerbated her want for a 3rd. I am not backing down on this, I am willing to go the route of ace to prevent this.
I think the easy answer is to withhold sex from her.
So you are threatening to take up speed count?Quote: GWAE... I am willing to go the route of ace to prevent this.
Quote: GWAEWife is pissed at me. When we got together 20 years ago she wanted 3 kids. I said hell no, I want zero. I gave in and had 1, then a 2nd. Our 2nd is turned 2 and she is wanting a 3rd. There is no way in hell I want a 3rd. We found out today that a friend of ours is pregnant with her 3rd. Her other 2 were born in the same months as our 2 so thay has exacerbated her want for a 3rd.
Oh boy. Let me be the first to congratulate you on your upcoming third child. :)
Quote: kewljOh boy. Let me be the first to congratulate you on your upcoming third child. :)
Lol now that's funny. She hasn't said 2 words to me since I have been home from work.
We went to Joe's crab shack todsy for lunch. They had a sign on all tables that tipping is to requested or accepted. They are paying their servers hourly instead. The waitress said they just recently started this as a test. I have never eaten there so I am not sure if they raised prices on the menu to account for the extra salary. I would assume they did.
This is exactly how it should be.Quote: GWAELol now that's funny. She hasn't said 2 words to me since I have been home from work.
We went to Joe's crab shack todsy for lunch. They had a sign on all tables that tipping is to requested or accepted. They are paying their servers hourly instead. The waitress said they just recently started this as a test. I have never eaten there so I am not sure if they raised prices on the menu to account for the extra salary. I would assume they did.
Quote: AxelWolfThis is exactly how it should be.
What the hell you still doing up? or did you already wake up? I can't stay up past midnight anymore, but maybe it is because I get up at 5am.
Names not in red, so it could have been worse I guess....
That (those) holiday (holiday) spirit (spirits) is (are) dangerous (dangerous)..;-)
Quote: TwoFeathersATLI don't remember yesterday too well, it's a bit foggy.
Names not in red, so it could have been worse I guess....
That (those) holiday (holiday) spirit (spirits) is (are) dangerous.....
your posts prior to your surgery* were what were at the peak of, well, weird - yesterday, not so much
*which I had failed to know was coming and still don't know much about
Quote: odiousgambityour posts prior to your surgery* were what were at the peak of, well, weird - yesterday, not so much
*which I had failed to know was coming and still don't know much about
I vaguely remember being in the Holiday Spirit(s) that day too.....
The surgery was cutting edge...
The goal was to remove the ass from my smartass, while leaving the smart intact, if any was detected....
I was told it would take a couple weeks for the lab rats to decide whether it was successful.
Then they handed me a little cage with two cute rats inside.
Told me to try to remember to feed and water them daily for 2 weeks.
Then to return them if they were still alive, or just return the empty cage if they weren't.
I immediately named them Duncan and Donut.
I took them home and then set them free in the backyard.
So much for cutting edge medical technology.
Tee hee...
The success, or not, of the surgery remains to be determined.
But I can no longer roll consecutive sevens at will....;-)
My scheduled is all messed up because I had something come up the other day where I got started at 7pm and didn't get home until 7 or 8 am. Now I'm sleeping during the day.Quote: GWAEWhat the hell you still doing up? or did you already wake up? I can't stay up past midnight anymore, but maybe it is because I get up at 5am.
Quote: AxelWolfMy scheduled is all messed up because I had something come up the other day where I got started at 7pm and didn't get home until 7 or 8 am. Now I'm sleeping during the day.
You are lucky. As primarily a card counter AP, like most card counters, I am forced to spread my play around and that includes not only different casinos, but different shifts. This means once a months, I have a 4 day stretch were I play overnights into early AM. I have grown to hate this. It screws up my sleep for a week afterwards. :( One of the downsides to this profession, I guess.
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