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#26 2005-08-14 12:12 pm
Re: Things dumb people buy
CaptKevMan wrote:
Are we talking about things dumb people buy or dumb things people buy?
I thought I'd leave that open to interpretation. The best are the dumb things dumb people buy.
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#27 2005-08-14 12:18 pm
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Re: Things dumb people buy
Tiny little yappy dogs the size of rodents.
"and it's not surprising that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."
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#28 2005-08-14 12:19 pm
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Re: Things dumb people buy
Pariah wrote:
Tiny little yappy dogs the size of rodents.
Yes.
<punts>
You have an absolutely breath-taking... heiney. I mean, that thing's good. I wanna be friends with it.
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#29 2005-08-14 12:56 pm
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Re: Things dumb people buy
Pariah wrote:
Tiny little yappy dogs the size of rodents.
pitbulls, or other dangerous dogs.
I've always wanted to have a suitcase handcuffed to my wrist.
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#30 2005-08-14 2:06 pm
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Re: Things dumb people buy
Malkin wrote:
CaptKevMan wrote:
Are we talking about things dumb people buy or dumb things people buy?
I thought I'd leave that open to interpretation. The best are the dumb things dumb people buy.
Things dumb people buy:
credit card insurance
cell phones
the Bush agenda
addictive drugs
animals that would rather not be captive
pornography
little yappy dogs
vicious dogs of any size
Dumb things people buy
houses that are too big for them
jewelry while others starve
cars that are gas guzzlers
canned spaghetti
decorative flags
those strong bracelets and their spinoffs
yellow I support the troops ribbons for their cars that support only China
Dumb things dumb people buy
tattoos
uncomfortable clothing
body piercings
cigarettes
promises and predictions of Donald Rumsfield
brand new antiques
another animal's skin
(I do buy some of the things on these lists.)
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#31 2005-08-14 2:11 pm
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Re: Things dumb people buy
Things dumb people buy: A Guide to Sign Language
I hope you all feel happy. 
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Protest ist, wenn ich sage, das und das paßt mir nicht. Widerstand ist, wenn ich dafür sorge, daß das, was mir nicht paßt, nicht länger geschieht.
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#32 2005-08-14 2:14 pm
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Re: Things dumb people buy
spike wrote:
Pariah wrote:
Tiny little yappy dogs the size of rodents.
pitbulls, or other dangerous dogs.
I got mine for free 
"and it's not surprising that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."
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#33 2005-08-14 2:18 pm
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Re: Things dumb people buy
ahh, foiled!
I've always wanted to have a suitcase handcuffed to my wrist.
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#34 2005-08-14 2:29 pm
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Re: Things dumb people buy
debbiedowner wrote:
Dumb things dumb people buy
tattoos
I have tattoos and I am intelligent.
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#35 2005-08-14 2:34 pm
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Re: Things dumb people buy
thume wrote:
debbiedowner wrote:
Dumb things dumb people buy
tattoos
I have tattoos and I am intelligent.
sure about that?
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#36 2005-08-14 3:01 pm
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Re: Things dumb people buy
Yes.
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#37 2005-08-14 3:07 pm
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Re: Things dumb people buy
debbiedowner wrote:
cell phones
And when your car breaks down in the middle of nowhere tell me the same thing.
addictive drugs
I drink tons of coffee, does that make me dumb?
pornography
Come on... Porns great! Buying porn doesn't make you dumb... It might give you hary palms though
The recent medical controversy over whether vaccinations cause autism reveals a habit of human cognition—thinking anecdotally comes naturally, whereas thinking scientifically does not. -- Michael Shermer
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#38 2005-08-14 3:09 pm
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Re: Things dumb people buy
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Yes.
Poor guy didn't understand the question.
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#39 2005-08-14 3:12 pm
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Re: Things dumb people buy
Chickenhawk wrote:
pornography
Come on... Porns great! Buying porn doesn't make you dumb... It might give you hary palms though
No, no, no. She means you'd have to be stupid to pay for porn when practically the entire internet is at your disposal, for free.
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#40 2005-08-14 3:44 pm
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Re: Things dumb people buy
true...
The recent medical controversy over whether vaccinations cause autism reveals a habit of human cognition—thinking anecdotally comes naturally, whereas thinking scientifically does not. -- Michael Shermer
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#41 2005-08-14 4:11 pm
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Re: Things dumb people buy
Pariah wrote:
Houses with "Interest only" loans.
Actually, that's not a bad thing. Paying off your house is financially not a smart move, as it is the largest tax write-off that you can have.
Also, when you take into consideration that a home is an appreciating asset, you really can't go wrong.
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#42 2005-08-14 4:28 pm
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Re: Things dumb people buy
Chickenhawk wrote:
debbiedowner wrote:
cell phones
And when your car breaks down in the middle of nowhere tell me the same thing.
addictive drugs
I drink tons of coffee, does that make me dumb?
pornography
Come on... Porns great! Buying porn doesn't make you dumb... It might give you hary palms though
dude... I'm all about cell phone porn.
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#43 2005-08-14 4:54 pm
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Re: Things dumb people buy
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Chickenhawk wrote:
debbiedowner wrote:
cell phones
And when your car breaks down in the middle of nowhere tell me the same thing.
addictive drugs
I drink tons of coffee, does that make me dumb?
pornography
Come on... Porns great! Buying porn doesn't make you dumb... It might give you hary palms though
dude... I'm all about cell phone porn.
Do you get high first?
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#44 2005-08-14 5:14 pm
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Re: Things dumb people buy
I wake up in the morning in my house with interest only loans. I make some coffee, make sure my kids shower is just the right temperature, give my poodle and my pitbull a kiss goodbye and then drive to my dealers house in my hummer. We smoke some weed, and he goes into the back room for a sec, so I turn on my cell phone and browse the latest playboy.com update, while admiring my latest tattoo of two chicks banging a guy. And then I go home and shave my palms.
The end.
I've always wanted to have a suitcase handcuffed to my wrist.
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#45 2005-08-14 5:17 pm
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Re: Things dumb people buy
debbiedowner wrote:
little yappy dogs
vicious dogs of any size
So...you like the mid-sized kind of dog who does nothing and lays apathetically in your house all day?
I've always wanted to have a suitcase handcuffed to my wrist.
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#46 2005-08-14 5:22 pm
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Re: Things dumb people buy
spike wrote:
debbiedowner wrote:
little yappy dogs
vicious dogs of any sizeSo...you like the mid-sized kind of dog who does nothing and lays apathetically in your house all day?
Big dogs for doing stuff with, any other kind for glue and cats for cities. Problem solved.
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#47 2005-08-14 6:43 pm
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Re: Things dumb people buy
spike wrote:
debbiedowner wrote:
little yappy dogs
vicious dogs of any sizeSo...you like the mid-sized kind of dog who does nothing and lays apathetically in your house all day?
I want one! that is the perfect dog, right there. No walking, no barking, just park it's head in a food bowl and it's rear end in a wastebasket and it's good to go.
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#48 2005-08-14 6:46 pm
Re: Things dumb people buy
Tria wrote:
Chickenhawk wrote:
pornography
Come on... Porns great! Buying porn doesn't make you dumb... It might give you hary palms though
No, no, no. She means you'd have to be stupid to pay for porn when practically the entire internet is at your disposal, for free.
No smurf! There's no end to the list of people willing to give it away. Trust me.
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#49 2005-08-14 8:54 pm
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Re: Things dumb people buy
TheConfuzed1 wrote:
Pariah wrote:
Houses with "Interest only" loans.
Actually, that's not a bad thing. Paying off your house is financially not a smart move, as it is the largest tax write-off that you can have.
Also, when you take into consideration that a home is an appreciating asset, you really can't go wrong.
No, paying off your house can be a wonderful thing. Say you're paying 0 because your house is paid off. Compare that to 25% of x where x = any number > 0 and represents what you paid on mortgage interest. You're losing 0 on a paid-off house. You're losing .25x on the inerest you pay on your house (assuming a 25% tax rate). And not all houses appreciate. In fact, I think a whole lot of the McMansions are going to depreciate within the next couple of years.
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#50 2005-08-14 8:58 pm
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Re: Things dumb people buy
spike wrote:
I wake up in the morning in my house with interest only loans. I make some coffee, make sure my kids shower is just the right temperature, give my poodle and my pitbull a kiss goodbye and then drive to my dealers house in my hummer. We smoke some weed, and he goes into the back room for a sec, so I turn on my cell phone and browse the latest playboy.com update, while admiring my latest tattoo of two chicks banging a guy. And then I go home and shave my palms.
The end.
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