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01-20-2015, 12:14 PM
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Dryer sheet wannabe
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Long time lurker......1st time poster
I have enjoyed countless hours reading over different posts. Some have been needless bantering while others are very informative. Regardless, thanks for continuing entertainment.
Oh yeah...4 more years for me. DW will likely stay with MegaCorp a few years longer till the kids get into college.
Jimmer
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01-20-2015, 12:19 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Texas: No Country for Old Men
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Originally Posted by Jimmer25
I have enjoyed countless hours reading over different posts. Some have been needless bantering...
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No, they have not. 
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01-20-2015, 12:20 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Originally Posted by Jimmer25 View Post
I have enjoyed countless hours reading over different posts. Some have been needless bantering...
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I'm sure he meant to say "pointless bantering"
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01-20-2015, 12:22 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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I think the new member (welcome to the forum!) made it perfectly clear what he meant.
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01-20-2015, 02:12 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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Welcome aboard!
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01-20-2015, 02:20 PM
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Moderator
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Welcome Jimmer25!
And there is a difference between needless bantering and pointless bantering.
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01-20-2015, 02:24 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimmer25
I have enjoyed countless hours reading over different posts. Some have been needless bantering....
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You rang?
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01-20-2015, 02:25 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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I disagree - one is unnecessary while the other is groundless.
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01-20-2015, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by REWahoo
I disagree - one is unnecessary while the other is groundless.
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I'm going to need to know what your point is.
A day without banter is like a day without a point.
PS: Welcome to the boards, Jimmer!
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01-20-2015, 02:33 PM
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Administrator
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Originally Posted by REWahoo
I disagree - one is unnecessary while the other is groundless.
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01-20-2015, 02:34 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Originally Posted by Bestwifeever
I'm going to need to know what your point is.
A day without banter is like a day without a point. |
The nonessential is getting excessive around here...
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01-21-2015, 08:58 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
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Originally Posted by Jimmer25
I have enjoyed countless hours reading over different posts. Some have been needless bantering while others are very informative...
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Can a post be both? What is unique about this forum is that we have many informed banterers.
Hmm... How about bantering informers?
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01-21-2015, 02:45 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Welcome aboard
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01-21-2015, 06:47 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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Welcome aboard.
In the event that you notice the post count fall to what you feel to be a critically low number, feel free to post any one of the following questions:
1. What age should I take Social Security at?
2. Should I carry a mortgage into retirement, or sell some of my portfolio to pay it off?
3. How do I factor the value of a pension (w/ or w/o COLA) into my net worth?
4. Has anyone been thriftier than me in any of the following areas?
a) Cars
b) Cable TV
c) Clothing
d) Home repairs
5. Should I plan to spend all of my money or should I continue to grow net worth until the day I croak?
6. Even though I have a huge pile of cash, portfolio, two pensions, and no heirs, please help me justify working for a few more years.
7. I am 28 years old, have minimal savings, do I have enough to retire now if I live frugally and make money writing a blog?
8. Cats or Dogs?
For extra fun, try combining two of the above into one post!
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01-21-2015, 06:53 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
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Good list, but you missed one topic.
9. For a married couple, if one is working while the other is not, can the loafer call him/herself FIRE'd?
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01-21-2015, 07:42 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Nov 2014
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Originally Posted by NW-Bound
Good list, but you missed one topic.
9. For a married couple, if one is working while the other is not, can the loafer call him/herself FIRE'd?
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Or just a kept man/woman!
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01-21-2015, 08:00 PM
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Dryer sheet wannabe
Join Date: Jan 2015
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Yeah number 9 is good. I think I'll consider myself a loafer, since that's how most my friends will see it.
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01-22-2015, 02:30 AM
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Confused about dryer sheets
Join Date: May 2014
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Originally Posted by Jimmer25
Yeah number 9 is good. I think I'll consider myself a loafer, since that's how most my friends will see it.
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I see they sucked you into needless banter, and it took only 3 posts. 
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01-22-2015, 08:40 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
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I see nothing wrong with being a kept woman. It pays well, the hours are good and lotsa folks are unsure just what the title means. I sometimes just say I'm a stay-at-home-mom to two dogs--now that is a bit of work, but worth it.
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01-22-2015, 08:51 AM
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Dryer sheet wannabe
Join Date: Jan 2015
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Why is a stay at home mom viewed as a caring parent and a stay at home dad is just another guy in a bath robe that needs to shave and look for a job?
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