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09-30-2015, 03:21 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Originally Posted by kcowan
That is why I think it is better to deal in %. Less envy develops.
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The zeros are easy - it's the positive integers preceding them that can be problematic. 
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09-30-2015, 07:48 AM
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#102
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Apr 2010
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Anyone who looked at our chequeing account balance at some pointy drugging the month soul have an extremely erroneous view of our personal finances and net worth. The cash flow might be more telling. We move everything out of the bank and into higher return locales.
Perhaps your friend fries the same.
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09-30-2015, 11:47 AM
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#103
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Flyover country
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I once had a spell checker like brett's. Occasionally most amusing!
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09-30-2015, 11:50 AM
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#104
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Administrator
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Chicagoland
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Quote:
Originally Posted by braumeister
I once had a spell checker like brett's.
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Great first line for a limerick
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09-30-2015, 11:55 AM
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#105
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: May 2011
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Second line?
"That emulated doobie cigarettes.."
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"Exit, pursued by a bear."
The Winter's Tale, William Shakespeare
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09-30-2015, 12:26 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Western Maryland
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nemo2
Second line?
"That emulated doobie cigarettes.."
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Third line:
It scrambled the sense...
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09-30-2015, 01:28 PM
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#107
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Flyover country
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And altered the tense ...
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09-30-2015, 01:31 PM
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#108
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Flyover country
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But I never had any regrets.
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09-30-2015, 01:32 PM
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Location: Flyover country
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We now return you to the regularly scheduled journey to Nantucket.
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09-30-2015, 01:43 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Apr 2015
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That zeroed his checking account pence.
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09-30-2015, 02:10 PM
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#111
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Texas
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brett
Anyone who looked at our chequeing account balance at some pointy drugging the month soul have an extremely erroneous view of our personal finances and net worth. The cash flow might be more telling. We move everything out of the bank and into higher return locales.
Perhaps your friend fries the same.
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I had a good chuckle after reading brett's post. Then I read the limerick that followed.  Nice work guys.
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09-30-2015, 02:19 PM
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#112
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cobra9777
I had a good chuckle after reading brett's post. Then I read the limerick that followed. Nice work guys. |
Bravo!
(T'was brilling and the slithy toves....)
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09-30-2015, 03:29 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Tampa Bay Area
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cobra9777
I had a good chuckle after reading brett's post. Then I read the limerick that followed. Nice work guys. |
+1
Hysterical ! Thanks for the good laugh. Best part of the thread
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ER'd in June 2015 at age 52. Initial WR 3%. 50/40/10 (Equity/Bond/Short Term) AA.
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09-30-2015, 08:25 PM
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#114
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Dryer sheet aficionado
Join Date: Aug 2013
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I don't care about his money management skills...how was the fishing?
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09-30-2015, 08:32 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Williston, FL
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The day we went with the Guide, we caught about 20 fish. Mostly between 22" and 24" walleyes. We could only keep them under 17", which is small. Or over 28", which is a once-in-a-lifetime fish.
We caught enough for a decent shore lunch for 3 guys, with lots to eat.
The next day, we went out in an unguided boat, and caught one 14" walleye. Big difference with a guide.
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09-30-2015, 09:51 PM
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#116
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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This is more of a money management issue to me. I keep the bare minimum in checking because the interest is nil. I have overdraft protection and credit cards for the unforeseen. My emergency funds are in savings accounts. Having only $10 in checking=no problem. Not knowing you only have $10 in checking =big problem. No smartphone to check his balance?
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10-01-2015, 05:25 AM
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#117
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Location: Williston, FL
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Originally Posted by jazz4cash
No smartphone to check his balance?
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Of course. Nothing short of the latest Samsung S6 phone. Through Verizon, the most expensive carrier. Of course, it's only $225 a month...
We discussed the phone plans, as i did not have service on my carrier...
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10-01-2015, 07:47 AM
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#118
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Senator
Of course. Nothing short of the latest Samsung S6 phone. Through Verizon, the most expensive carrier. Of course, it's only $225 a month...
We discussed the phone plans, as i did not have service on my carrier...
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So he did have service and failed to check? I find lots of folks rarely use their smartphones for more than phone calls, text messages, games, email and social media of course.
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10-01-2015, 10:12 AM
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#119
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Gone but not forgotten
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Sarasota,fl.
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I have discovered that there are a lot of people who live very nice retirement lifestyles with little money and no stress about money . I was out with a friend on Monday . This friend travels a lot , routinely dines out , just remodeled her kitchen , has a pool guy & a cleaning lady . So when I mentioned I recently lost $100,000 in the market she remarked I wish I had a $100,000 to lose . I was shocked but it made me reevaluate . I do not have a cleaning lady or a pool guy & my kitchen could use an update so who is the smart one ? Someone who lives a devil may care life or someone who lives a LBYM life so they will not end up a bag lady ?
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10-01-2015, 10:15 AM
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#120
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Location: Utrecht
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In a significant % of cases (i.e. Lady dies early, gets an inheritance, wins lottery) she is right.
In all other cases ..
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