CalvinBall wrote:is bang for your buck a phrase that has its beginnings in prostitution?

Bucky wrote:no, my first girlfriend came up with it

the rest is history

Imagine you're a waitress, out with friends on a night off, when you lose your wallet. Cash, credit cards, driver's license—all gone. Your bank later informs you that checks are being issued in your name.

It's a pain, but you carry on. Two weeks later, you're at work when four people walk in and sit in your section. They start ordering drinks. You ask to see their IDs. A woman in the group hands a driver's license to you. You look down, and it's yours.

That is precisely what police in Colorado say happened to Brianna Priddy, a server at a Lakewood Applebee's.

Priddy, though, didn't panic.

"I handed it back to her and said, 'Sure, I'll be right back with your margarita,'" she told Denver's NBC affiliate.

Priddy called the police, and tried to act normal while waiting for them to arrive.

"I put on my server smile and tried to take care of them, but I was shaking like crazy," she said.

When police arrived, the woman, whose name has not been released, was arrested on suspicion of theft, identity theft and criminal impersonation. Police also found narcotics in her possession.

"Dumb criminal," Lakewood police spokesman Steve Davis told Denver's 9NEWS. "That's the first thing that comes to mind."

Even dumber: the suspect is 26, Davis said.

Bill McNeal wrote:

Bucky wrote:no, my first girlfriend came up with it

the rest is history

So you are saying it does have its roots in prostitution

CalvinBall wrote:is bang for your buck a phrase that has its beginnings in prostitution?

Doll Is Mine wrote:Small world...

Imagine you're a waitress, out with friends on a night off, when you lose your wallet. Cash, credit cards, driver's license—all gone. Your bank later informs you that checks are being issued in your name.

It's a pain, but you carry on. Two weeks later, you're at work when four people walk in and sit in your section. They start ordering drinks. You ask to see their IDs. A woman in the group hands a driver's license to you. You look down, and it's yours.

That is precisely what police in Colorado say happened to Brianna Priddy, a server at a Lakewood Applebee's.

Priddy, though, didn't panic.

"I handed it back to her and said, 'Sure, I'll be right back with your margarita,'" she told Denver's NBC affiliate.

Priddy called the police, and tried to act normal while waiting for them to arrive.

"I put on my server smile and tried to take care of them, but I was shaking like crazy," she said.

When police arrived, the woman, whose name has not been released, was arrested on suspicion of theft, identity theft and criminal impersonation. Police also found narcotics in her possession.

"Dumb criminal," Lakewood police spokesman Steve Davis told Denver's 9NEWS. "That's the first thing that comes to mind."

Even dumber: the suspect is 26, Davis said.

td11 wrote:I'm gonna have to get a new car fml

td11 wrote:my budget is like 6000 max. this is going to be terrible

Phan In Phlorida wrote:

td11 wrote:I'm gonna have to get a new car fml

td11 wrote:my budget is like 6000 max. this is going to be terrible

A Chinese mechanic has made himself a replica Lamborghini using second-hand cars

Grotewold wrote:

CalvinBall wrote:is bang for your buck a phrase that has its beginnings in prostitution?

Pays to buy new there as well

Phan In Phlorida wrote:

Philly the Kid wrote:re: the car stuff.

It just depends...

I had no car from March 1997 to December 2009. I didn't get the scooter until Sept 2007. And I'm not a 'car' person. I'm not a guy who is going to spend his weekend 'wrenching on his ride'. I don't have that skill set or interest. I've never been a person who identifies deeply w cars and at this stage of life, I don't really like to drive all that often. If it's a get-away weekend up the coast or a road-trip, that's cool, but the day-to-day grind - hate driving the car. (love the scooter).

My car was my recently deceased grandmother's car and while it's pretty old, it still has less than 60K miles on it. While the engine is good, it has had a series of issues as its pretty old and I've been thinking about what to do about replacing it and have had the same conversation. What's the budget? And would I rather just get a solid used car with good gas mileage or whatever, OR, lease a new car and not look at it as a investment with equity. I drive so little and am so much more oriented to disposable that the lease-a-car kind of appeals more to me. 3 years later I can get another one or something I like better or whatever.

The key to a used-car buy, is to have a go-to mechanic and having them do a once-over, get it on a lift and really see what's going on. They'll see if there a leaks or if it's been in an accident quickly. I'm lucky I have a guy out here, where I was one of his first customers back in 89-90 and he'd even come with me to see a car and look it over on the spot.