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12-26-2010, 09:50 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: East Nowhere, 43N Latitude, NY
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I predict I will stay single. 
I predict that Mr Boston will help me get smarter about taxes, finance, and insurance.
I predict I will get him more comfortable around mechanical and rocket science type things.
I also predict that no matter what happens in our lives, we forum members will collectively have each other to sound off to, get advice, and just plain "lean on" for support.
For this I know I am grateful in advance. 
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12-26-2010, 11:05 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 939
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I predict...
The Dow will rise above 12,500.
I will continue loving retirement.
I will finally organize at least PART of the house while I still have some energy (i.e., not wait until I'm 85 and then not do it)...
I will start making art again.
Global warming will finally be called climate change and be acknowledged as possibly a normal fluctuation and people will stop freaking out.
The Rolling Stones will continue.
I'll go on 2 blues cruises (I know this - I paid already)...
My asthma will subside now that my stress level is down.
Did I mention loving retirement? Oh heck, just let me say it again and again...
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I used to be “Thinker25” here. Retired at 62, now 73 (in 2021), no regrets & single again. I love it. I’m in RI.
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12-26-2010, 12:05 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Bossier City
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I predict that on this date in 2011, I'll announce on this forum that I am only 1 year and 23 calendar days from 100% retirement!
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“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”
-John F. Kennedy
“Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?” - Edgar Bergen
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12-26-2010, 12:25 PM
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gone traveling
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 3,851
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I predict with all certainty that I will be retired, or dead ...
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12-26-2010, 01:59 PM
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Dryer sheet aficionado
Join Date: Dec 2010
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this forum will soar in popularity and hit count do to the brilliance and wit of a new forum member
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12-26-2010, 02:24 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Collin County, TX
Posts: 9,296
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There's no need to complicate, our time is short..
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12-26-2010, 02:34 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Portland
Posts: 4,946
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Originally Posted by bbbamI
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12-26-2010, 05:24 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Flyover country
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Predictions are easy if you follow the rule of keeping them vague.
1. A major union will stage a strike, and picket lines will anger the public.
2. President Obama's approval rating will go up and down, but the overall trend will be down.
3. Terrorists will be apprehended while planning a major strike.
4. Terrorists will succeed in at least one effort, disrupting daily activities in a major city.
5. A significant earthquake will make many people homeless, and will spur fears of another earthquake in another place.
6. Two major corporations will merge, raising fears of monopoly in that industry.
7. Climate warming will be seen in some areas, but not in others.
8. A large city or small country will default on its debt obligations.
9. A new reality TV format will be created, and instantly become a hit.
10. Ben Bernanke will finally get the hang of speaking in obtuse, unintelligible comments, returning the U.S. economy to stability.
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I thought growing old would take longer.
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12-26-2010, 05:59 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Waimanalo, HI
Posts: 1,881
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Purron
3. A prominent member of Congress will be involved in a sex/money scandal.
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Oh, please! How plausible is that!
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Greg (retired in 2010 at age 68, state pension)
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12-26-2010, 06:06 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 5,596
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I purr therefore I am.
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12-26-2010, 09:10 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Lawn chair in Texas
Posts: 14,183
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bbbamI
Predictions for 2011
Laughter and tears....
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Have Funds, Will Retire
...not doing anything of true substance...
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12-26-2010, 09:12 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Lawn chair in Texas
Posts: 14,183
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Quote:
Originally Posted by braumeister
Predictions are easy if you follow the rule of keeping them vague.
1. A major union will stage a strike, and picket lines will anger the public.
2. President Obama's approval rating will go up and down, but the overall trend will be down.
3. Terrorists will be apprehended while planning a major strike.
4. Terrorists will succeed in at least one effort, disrupting daily activities in a major city.
5. A significant earthquake will make many people homeless, and will spur fears of another earthquake in another place.
6. Two major corporations will merge, raising fears of monopoly in that industry.
7. Climate warming will be seen in some areas, but not in others.
8. A large city or small country will default on its debt obligations.
9. A new reality TV format will be created, and instantly become a hit.
10. Ben Bernanke will finally get the hang of speaking in obtuse, unintelligible comments, returning the U.S. economy to stability.
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To paraphrase from Shipping News, "dangerous storm threatens town", and when the storm doesn't materialize, "town spared from deadly storm"...
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Have Funds, Will Retire
...not doing anything of true substance...
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12-27-2010, 07:02 AM
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Administrator
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Chicagoland
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My predictions for 2011
Calamity
Impending doom
Approaching disaster
Imminent catastrophe
Unavoidable cataclysm
Disaster, tragedy, trials and tribulations
And, for followers of US political discourse
good vs evil vs freedom vs. states rights vs. whatever
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12-27-2010, 10:54 AM
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#34
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: East Nowhere, 43N Latitude, NY
Posts: 9,037
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What, no pestilence? 
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"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." - Walt Disney
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12-27-2010, 11:03 AM
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gone traveling
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 3,864
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...or scourge?
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12-27-2010, 11:10 AM
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Administrator
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Chicagoland
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12-27-2010, 12:21 PM
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#37
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 5,596
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Originally Posted by MichaelB
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Yeah, OK MichaelB, but one more question. Will it be of "Biblical Proportions"?
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12-27-2010, 12:31 PM
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Administrator
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Chicagoland
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Purron
Yeah, OK MichaelB, but one more question. Will it be of "Biblical Proportions"?
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Only on Fox News
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12-27-2010, 12:35 PM
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#39
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 5,596
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I purr therefore I am.
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12-27-2010, 12:52 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,085
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I'll go out on a limb and predict that the Pittsburgh Pirates will have a losing season!
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