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| Tweet Topic Started: Oct 28 2011, 01:05 PM (2,266 Views) | |
| Jolly | Oct 28 2011, 06:07 PM Post #26 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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Two words for ya: 1. Democrats 2. Yachts Get back to me on that one.... |
| The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.- George Soros | |
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| kathyk | Oct 28 2011, 06:13 PM Post #27 |
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The more I read about this, the more compelling it becomes. Here's the lovely couple. She married him, no doubt, for the magnetic attraction. Meo-rrrrrrrow! Or,maybe (judging by the flag) for her country.![]() And here are a couple of her happy children for whom that 8,000 sqare foot family theater was so important. Whoa! Those do not look like very happy kids - notice the dark circles under the eyes. Hmmm, maybe money can't buy happiness after all. ![]() But, here's a picture of the whole big happy family. Never mind that Siegel guy with all the money - he's just not all that photogenic. Haha, and looks like two or three of em in the back are gonna be teenage handfuls. Sigh -I feel sorry for those kids. Edited by kathyk, Oct 28 2011, 06:22 PM.
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| Mikhailoh | Oct 28 2011, 06:22 PM Post #28 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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That is just the fvcking stupidest post ever. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| kathyk | Oct 28 2011, 06:23 PM Post #29 |
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Glad you liked it! That's just about the stupidest fckin family ever. Just shows that money don't buy everything. |
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| kathyk | Oct 28 2011, 06:25 PM Post #30 |
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People like this, imo, are on par with the Gaddafis of the world. The only difference is, they don't have the unfettered power. It's totally obscene to spend money like they do and do bring children into the world thinking that that is just the way life is. |
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| Improviso | Oct 28 2011, 06:28 PM Post #31 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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"Mom, what are all these strangers doing on our internet forum?" |
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Identifying narcissists isn't difficult. Just look for the person who is constantly fishing for compliments and admiration while breaking down over even the slightest bit of criticism. We have the freedom to choose our actions, but we do not get to choose our consequences. | |
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| Mikhailoh | Oct 28 2011, 06:28 PM Post #32 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Who the hell are you to tell them how to live? He made his money in perfectly legal ways, offering a legitimate product at a profit that people did not have to buy. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Jolly | Oct 28 2011, 06:33 PM Post #33 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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Every time I think you have pegged out the stupid meter, you manage to astound and amaze me. It's one thing to earn your money legally. It's quite another to take over a country in a coup d'etat and keep the public coffers for yourself. |
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| QuantumIvory | Oct 28 2011, 06:40 PM Post #34 |
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1) I don't know, but the fact that they freely choose to work there indicates it's probably not a "drop in the bucket". 2) Many workers (particularly those who are self-employed) have a series of "temporary" jobs. So what? 3) What do illegals have to do with anything? I said the guy building the house is creating wealth. I don't recall mentioning the nationality of the people taking advantage of it. And as far as the seven deadly sins argument goes, I'm afraid I'm gonna disappoint you, AL. I'm a deist and don't adhere much to biblical admonitions. (Much to the disappointment of many of my conservative friends here.) |
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"I regard consciousness as fundamental. We cannot get behind consciousness." -Max Planck | |
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| John D'Oh | Oct 28 2011, 06:48 PM Post #35 |
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MAMIL
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Who are you to tell me who I can and cannot laugh at? Ridiculously wealthy Americans without any discernible taste have been a staple for British comedians for about 200 years. |
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| kathyk | Oct 28 2011, 06:52 PM Post #36 |
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Pisa-Carp
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You assume the money was made legally. Even if it was, this should be enough to make anyone question whether unfettered capitalism is a sound system. This sort of unfettered, conspicuous consumerism is enough to spawn another Stalin or Hitler - never mind Qadaffi. And Copper, as to your contention that this was somehow motivated by their charitable inclinations, let's do the math. The ballroom was 7,200 of the 90,000 sq.. taking that figure, and not even counting the 10 or so bathrooms that would be used in connection with it, and the total price of $100 million, the cost of the ballroom alone would be $800,000. Hmmm - I wonder how many charitable balls it would take to recoup that. It sounds to me like the family would be the first charity in line for the donations. |
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| Horace | Oct 28 2011, 06:55 PM Post #37 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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America doesn't have unfettered capitalism. (As far as I know, no other country does either.) Anybody want to make a case for repealing antitrust laws? I know there would be many who would make a case for not making them if they didn't exist. |
| As a good person, I implore you to do as I, a good person, do. Be good. Do NOT be bad. If you see bad, end bad. End it in yourself, and end it in others. By any means necessary, the good must conquer the bad. Good people know this. Do you know this? Are you good? | |
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| Jolly | Oct 28 2011, 06:57 PM Post #38 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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As long as the average person can aspire to become rich, and succeed through hard effort, it is impossible for his society to birth a dictator. |
| The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.- George Soros | |
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| Mikhailoh | Oct 28 2011, 06:58 PM Post #39 |
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Do you have any information to prove it was not? These people are not bootleggers or mobsters that have to conceal their wealth. When you give up yours to benefit others you might have credibility. But as of now you are just a couple of lawyers with a nice home and a pool out back that could have fed the poor. But then of course it's not you - it's the 'rich', isn't it? |
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| Mikhailoh | Oct 28 2011, 07:04 PM Post #40 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Here's just one example of what the wealthy you so like to villify do:
And here's that sidebar. Here are the people you want to villify and steal their property.
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| MIke Godwin | Oct 28 2011, 07:05 PM Post #41 |
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Junior Carp
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Thread closed. You're all done. Good night. |
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| John D'Oh | Oct 28 2011, 07:07 PM Post #42 |
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MAMIL
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Finally, someone with a bit of sense. Apart from me, obviously. |
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| Copper | Oct 28 2011, 07:11 PM Post #43 |
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Where did you get a screwball idea like that? The story reminded me that Mr. Biden gives about $300 per year to charity. How many years would it take Mr. Biden to equal just one charity ball? |
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The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy | |
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| George K | Oct 28 2011, 07:12 PM Post #44 |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| garrett2 | Oct 28 2011, 07:18 PM Post #45 |
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Junior Carp
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For the sake of math: 400 guests per charitable ball. If each guest donates $100, then $40,000 per ball. So: Would need to have 20 events to break even. Doesn't seem too terribly outlandish. |
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| Luke's Dad | Oct 28 2011, 07:32 PM Post #46 |
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Emperor Pengin
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I'm sure the donations are more than $100.00 |
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| Luke's Dad | Oct 28 2011, 07:39 PM Post #47 |
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Emperor Pengin
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Are you seriously trying to use Stalin and Hitler as examples of what could happen when consumerism and capitalism go wrong? Seriously? Kathy, you do realize that they were both socialists, right? And your spiel in this entire thread sounds exactly like what we would have read in pamphlets floating around pre-WW2 Germany. |
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| garrett2 | Oct 28 2011, 07:46 PM Post #48 |
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Well, I didn't take into account additional expenses associated with each event (food, drinks, etc.). As a general point, I would expect that the average "profit" per guest would be at least $100, and most likely much higher. |
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| Axtremus | Oct 28 2011, 07:49 PM Post #49 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Would be a lot more efficient to just give the money without bothering with a ball, don't you think? |
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| garrett2 | Oct 28 2011, 07:57 PM Post #50 |
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Junior Carp
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Efficient for the family? Probably. Most profitable for the charity(s), in the long run? No. |
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