Sex offenders, everywhere I go...

Bakestar wrote:Sex offenders, everywhere I go...

don't be too hard on them. i'm sure i'll rack up my fair share of indecent exposure charges by the time i turn 25.

Checkbooks...it seems like only 10 years ago I was wondering why people, with the advent of the check card (debit card, ATM card, etc) were still hauling them out at grocery stores. Now, in 2008 they still are

As big a hassle as checkbooks are, you'd probably find that the folks that haul them out are probably in a better financial situation than most. It's a pretty key indicator/habit of people who are out of debt and in the black. I know that debit cards do the same thing, but I think psychologically (for some people) it's too much like using a regular credit card, which easily lends to over spending, I know it does in my case.

It always boggles my mind that I can have hundreds of channels and nothing worth watching

VoxOrion wrote:As big a hassle as checkbooks are, you'd probably find that the folks that haul them out are probably in a better financial situation than most. It's a pretty key indicator/habit of people who are out of debt and in the black. I know that debit cards do the same thing, but I think psychologically (for some people) it's too much like using a regular credit card, which easily lends to over spending, I know it does in my case.

If you use a debit card, you still have to write the amount you spent in your register and subtract it from your balance, right? Or am I missing some kind of magic bank account that never runs out of money?

if you have a debit card and a brain you don't need to write anything down

They're neg rep'n the shit out of me over at the other board and I barely post over there...its good to be loved.

smitty wrote:Does anyone dispute the conclusion that Phight On! wins the "Case Utley You ARE the MAN!" Award for this here board?

Yes, I dispute this. The MAN I am not.

Now if the question was "Who is the most impulsive, immature, and compulsive asshole in general?" award than, yeah I think I win.

At least I didn't buy the seamonkeys.

TenuredVulture wrote:

VoxOrion wrote:As big a hassle as checkbooks are, you'd probably find that the folks that haul them out are probably in a better financial situation than most. It's a pretty key indicator/habit of people who are out of debt and in the black. I know that debit cards do the same thing, but I think psychologically (for some people) it's too much like using a regular credit card, which easily lends to over spending, I know it does in my case.

If you use a debit card, you still have to write the amount you spent in your register and subtract it from your balance, right? Or am I missing some kind of magic bank account that never runs out of money?

Have you ever looked at the pile of receipts in the trash around an ATM, TV? I'm willing to bet the people who write or enter their transactions afterward are a minority.

i'm listening to 2Pac.

uncle milt wrote:i'm listening to 2Pac.

now i'm listening to sarah mclachlan.

Anyone know of good places to eat/drink in Mesa, AZ or the general vicinity. It's flippin hot here and I want to start drinking beer before my boss and all of the other executives arrive.

I already had Mexican for lunch at the airport... I'm kinda in the mood for a big juicy steak.

I think I'm gonna go to Dave Matthews on Tuesday, not because I think it will be good but because it will give me a chance to scout the Camden ferry, beer lines, and bathroom routes prior to the Pearl Jam shows.

Is dragging your wife to 5 or 6 Tool concerts with you worth going with her to see Coldplay once- they would be on the floor at a grand total of $340?

It's worth noting that at first she despised the former but eventually grew to like some of their stuff by the 2nd or 3rd show where as I will always hate the whiny prick in Coldplay.

This is a tough one.

Phight... if you haven't already picked up the all Tool issue of Revolver, you need to! I just read it cover to cover on a flight from Seattle to Phoenix while buzzed and doped up on Xanax. It's a good read for anyone but an absolute must for a Tool fan.

Phight On! wrote:

smitty wrote:Does anyone dispute the conclusion that Phight On! wins the "Case Utley You ARE the MAN!" Award for this here board?

Now if the question was "Who is the most impulsive, immature, and compulsive asshat in general?" award than, yeah I think I win.

At least I didn't buy the seamonkeys.

I bought an ant farm on EBAY a few weeks ago for 30 bucks. WHy? I don't have any idea.

VoxOrion wrote:As big a hassle as checkbooks are, you'd probably find that the folks that haul them out are probably in a better financial situation than most. It's a pretty key indicator/habit of people who are out of debt and in the black. I know that debit cards do the same thing, but I think psychologically (for some people) it's too much like using a regular credit card, which easily lends to over spending, I know it does in my case.

I only use checks for paying bills, but I carry no debt. I use the plastic as a tool, a convenience and a way to not carry a lot of cash. But I pay in full every month. Check's also have a lot of personal info on them, and can end up having identity theft issues. But I see your point.

mickbayne wrote:Phight... if you haven't already picked up the all Tool issue of Revolver, you need to! I just read it cover to cover on a flight from Seattle to Phoenix while buzzed and doped up on Xanax. It's a good read for anyone but an absolute must for a Tool fan.

I had no idea, so thanks for the tip. I'll definitely pick it up tomorrow. I'm going to Michaels or AC Moore to have those autographed records doublel-sided framed tomorrow anyway.

Edit: Don't take too many xanax! 8 blue footballs + at least 15 drinks = blackout city. That happened Friday and I still feel like a zombie.

WilliamC wrote:

Phight On! wrote:

smitty wrote:Does anyone dispute the conclusion that Phight On! wins the "Case Utley You ARE the MAN!" Award for this here board?

Now if the question was "Who is the most impulsive, immature, and compulsive asshat in general?" award than, yeah I think I win.

At least I didn't buy the seamonkeys.

I bought an ant farm on EBAY a few weeks ago for 30 bucks. WHy? I don't have any idea.

I'm 99% sure that I tried to order them from the link phatj posted but I think you have to send them a check or money order. Otherwise I would have been torturing seamonkeys in a matter of weeks. Can you get rid of most of them so that the remaining few get really big?