I'm still waiting for an economist to be asked on CNBC about the bad job numbers and just hear him say "It's due to us being f**ked going forward". I guess it's too much to hope for a bit of truth on TV.

Chuck Norris once visited the Virgin Islands. Now they're just the Islands.

I have been assimilated.

Weather....or not
I'm headed to Ft. Pierce Fla. for a months work. Green shoots, but cold turkey here.....

Say that to "Texas, Walker Ranger"...
And where is your flag lapel pin?

I predict an avalanche of stormy economic forecasts.

"global warming ate our jobs homework"

On economists, never have so many done so little with so much.

Thread music?

Somewhere a clock is ticking

km4 wrote:

so far off course into obvious delusions...unless it was done intentionally.

We had the same herd behavior with Dot Com bubble.

Fraud breeds conspiracy but a lot of it is mob rule re-enforcing behavior.

in 1996 there wasn't the automatic countervailing force of the Birth/Death model for the CES, it was some less responsive quota system, so there's that to look forward to

dryfly wrote:

We're gonna have to 'live blog' the Canada-Russia game... along with EHP. That's could be the best game of the tournament. Hopefully I'll be near an internet & a TV feed.

dryfly wrote:

The thing that amazed me is the Russians looked like they've played 60 games together this season already - like they fully understood the 'system' they were expected to execute.

I've only watched a few minutes of the Russians, and the only Canadian game I've caught in its entirety is Norway. I've been on the road way too much the past two weeks, but that ends on Wednesday night and I'm intending on watching every second after that.

I'm wondering if my kid will take a liking to hockey. I wasn't given much of a chance when I was growing up (I didn't really start playing organized hockey until my early teens), but if he has the spark, I'd love to see him try.

Apparently the weather negatively impacted the jobs report in January 1996, and net employment turned negative for one month in the middle of a huge job boom.

What? No icon available in the top posts?

Here let me bracket:
< 170k/mo recession deepens.
200k-290k/mo stasis.
320-360k/mo honest recovery.
400-450k/mo hope to return to previous levels this decade.

noob goldberg wrote:

but if he has the spark, I'd love to see him try.

---Then you, sir, must give a big "F*ck you" to the RCMP.
Get that machine out on the open road, noob and open it up.
Get it the speed up to where you feel it is DANGEROUS.
I mean feel it in your balls, man.
You'll be better for it.

Riddle me this...if it is all bullshit, why are we still measuring piles?

Russia-Slovakia was a good game, only saw some snippets of that one
if Canada gets past Germany it will more likely be Getzlaf or Nash laying out Ovechkin instead of Ovechkin Jagr-ing someone like Crosby
as for Russia, when I saw them in the Slovakia game they were definitely a team of individuals
Canada had a great practice today, very sharp passing apparently, and if they don't get burned out then losing might just have been what was necessary to focus them

Oooh, Olympics? NH is proud of Bode Miller.

Bode Miller - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

An interesting dude.

CalculatedRisk wrote:

it will be crazy in April.

The Census or the hiring?

Shine on you Jamie Dimon wrote:

Blame it on the rain

Blame Sally:
YouTube - Blame Sally - "Pass The Buddha"

Well, if the weather did affect the job numbers, we'll find out soon enough.

Sounds like an excuse to me, but I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt.

I caught the 1st period of the Czech game, and my impression is that they were pretty sloppy.

noob<

I am being serious here, noob; and you know that is a rarity for me.
FEEL the FEAR man.
Smell it; breathe it in.
Envelope it.
Then, and only, then will you be ready.
Open it up.

Curse you, Mother Nature! :tinyfistsoffury:
.
I will smite you with my smog and smelting plants soon enough!

"I expect massive layoff this year as business owners just cash out and head for the hills... "

I think it is happening already, too bad there weren't good stats on it, but i see a ton of small businesses shutting down, restaurants, small retail shops, etc just closing the doors.

I guess the best stats have been the small business surveys, which have been just dismal.

Don't drive an orange car and play chicken with cops. You'll be a marked man.

I need a less recognizable car. All the local cops are on me like white on rice now.

The weather, oh please that's so back in the day. I had a canoe shipped from Canada just last week to Calif. and it arrived on time.

ghostfaceinvestah wrote:

Huh?

After seeing ZH's post on the FDIC encouraging people to save money, you have to ask about other oddities?
.
Edit: Nothing screams "Oh no!" like the FDIC needing people to put cash in the banks.

• Weather interrupted work, but people weren't laid off because of bad weather, so the jobs report should show an increase in hiring needed to clear the backlog, gotta keep up with the recovery since weather didn't affect half the country or trading partners
• Weather did stimulate the economy, getting people to spend more than they had planned. However what they spent money on mostly doesn't have much impact on hiring in the USA.
• Weather kept people inside with nothing to do but shop online
• Weather provided a large captive TV audience, which increased ad spending, which is an important economic sector

2005 Dodge Neon SRT-4 rear Car Photos | California Auto Show Pics at Automotive.com

I haven't worked out what the giant handle on the back is for yet.

HomeGnome wrote:

Dude, I could, totally, like, you know, play on line curling.
and stuff.

Holy shit! That's an iPhone game right there. Rubbing the screen... oh maybe not.

Jonathan wrote:

Holy shit! That's an iPhone game right there. Rubbing the screen... oh maybe not.

http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/cool-curlings-lite/id350523538?mt=8

Not going to help retail either. Plus my electric bill has doubled from what it normally is. Going to be less cash in the pocket. Especially here where 3000 sq ft home is the normal size

Don't they mean drunk and abusive?

Let us rejoice with some low fat, low sodium bacon then!

lol. laughing under breath though in fear of wife hearing.

Man dressed in tin foil robe beaten by wife on capitol steps.
Story at 11.

ghostfaceinvestah wrote:

"I expect massive layoff this year as business owners just cash out and head for the hills... "

I think it is happening already, too bad there weren't good stats on it, but i see a ton of small businesses shutting down, restaurants, small retail shops, etc just closing the doors.

A shame, really. In a sane world, this would be a perfect time to start a new business. Lots of talent available, no problem finding office space, low inflation environment, plenty of used equipment available inexpensively, etc.

But we have rising taxes, crazy regulation, flailing governments, zombie banks, decaying infrastructure, and generally misallocated resources.

I guess I should just hope for the best and shop for surplus Aeron chairs on Craigslist.

adornosghost<

That kinda harshed my mellow.

No, I would not duel my wife...she is a dead shot. Scary, and she wouldn't give me a quick death either.

yagij wrote:

Nothing screams "Oh no!" like the FDIC needing people to put cash in the banks.

More savers must be punished.

dryfly, I didn't have a chance to post a response in the last thread because I was on the phone with my wife, and now I have to head out and entertain some business associates, but congrats on your kid's swimming success. I hope he puts down the long enough to get himself a free ride.

Well, who said living in flyover country would be boring?
Frustrated schools advertising how much they're owed

"At other schools, teachers use paper judiciously. At Elgin High School, when teachers hand out homework, one day's assignment might be on one side, and the next day's on the other,"

IOU FROM ILLINOIS
The top 10 districts owed the most by the state:

No.

District

Amt. owed as of Feb. 17
1. Chicago Board of Education $202,757,843
2. Elgin School District U-46 $11,358,602
3. Thornton Township Schools $8,670,815
4. Rockford P.S. District 205 $8,529,855
5. Bloom Township Schools $7,854,484
6. Worth Township Schools $7,850,122
7. Proviso Township Schools $7,463,131
8. Maine Township Schools $7,441,847
9. Plainfield School District 202 $7,104,737
10. Wheeling Township Schools $7,082,304

Source: Illinois state comptroller

MMM pork. I made some awesome oven baked baby backs today along with corn bread, fresh picked greens and baked beans...

sm_landlord wrote:

No problem, we'll just use the dot.com business model.

Oh, wait...

We could only dream of kicking the can another 10 years.

.

CK<

You. are. killing me.

Rosemary/ Lemon Roasted Chicken with asparagus for Mrs. Gnome and I tonight.

I am rich regardless of my bank balance.

What about "Dad's Infamous Spaghetti"?
Whatever you do, Vonbek, do NOT give the little vonbeks any Mt. Dew.

I just ate the rest of my kids Skittles.

The weather, oh please that's so back in the day. I had a canoe shipped from Canada just last week to Calif. and it arrived on time.

Canvas canoe?

Mix the FDIC's fund raising campaign along with Citibank's new withdrawal policy, and I think we have ourselves some risky events coming down the pipe this year.

In the distance Yagij spotted the gathering clouds of "Hark!"

Spaghetti has become more complicated since I made a perfect meatball the other day. My eldest now wants dad's special spaghetti and meatballs only. They take a little more work. Kids take after the wife. Can't stand soda. But they do get goofy around orange juice.

After eating out for days it was nice to be back home and have a simple grilled cheese sandwich.

Last year the US economy shrank by 2.4 per cent. But the budget deficit was 10 per cent of GDP. Without that deficit spending, the economy would have shrunk by at least 12 per cent, i.e. 2 per cent plus 10 per cent. Even after that deficit spending, the unemployment rate is 10 per cent, interest rates are zero, and central banks around the world are printing enormous amounts of paper money to prevent economic collapse. This policy response is supporting the global economy but it has not even targeted the structural flaws responsible for the crisis.

The point being: the world’s largest economy and engine of global economic growth — the United States — is simply not a viable concern any more. The country is de-industrializing because wages in the US are up to 40 times higher than those in developing countries like China. Therefore, the United States makes very little that the rest of the world cannot buy somewhere else much more cheaply.

FT Alphaville » “The US is not a viable concern anymore” – Duncan 

YIKES !

If you shared it in the company of loved ones; then this is exactly what I am talking about.
Worth more than and

With a Mug of tomato soup (with or without basil), one of my favorite meals.

noob goldberg wrote:

And I actually do have TPS reports to finish, two of them, but not until tomorrow night

My wife is in the other room writing annual reviews for those she supervises - I tried to ply her with wine be she'd have none of it. So if any of you are reading this - I tried.

km4 wrote:

economy would have shrunk by at least 12 per cent,

You left out the money we sent to China, Japan and Germany in your computation. We have a lot of mouths to feed.

dryfly<

Just walk in and leave the wine on the desk.
It will be consumed.

You guys are ignoring a factor. You want to put money in banks because bankers are such nice people and team players.

Do I need a snark tag?

That's dirty HG, my husband does that to me.

and they do "glob's work", badger.
Don't forget that.

Where America is likely headed ( Sāo Paulo, Brazil ) if we don‘t come down hard on Wall St and the
http://s611.photobucket.com/albums/tt194/wishbone98/?action=view&current=Sao_Paulo.jpg 

Everyone needs a little "Me" time, CK.

km4 wrote:

Where America is likely headed ( Sāo Paulo, Brazil ) if we don‘t come down hard on Wall St and the

But we have 100 million citizenry owned guns! Can Brazil match that?

Jonathan<

There is much we, as a nation, have missed in pursuit of the "almighty dollar".

Comrade Kristina wrote:

This doesn't look promising.

Similar to Schumpeter's theme except his basis is based more on technology that debt - my guess is they are coupled - somehow.

And 'no' - it doesn't look good either way.

I don't know why a little snow would negatively affect the labor statistics. Thousands of my best friends & I were out there shoveling.

I'm not an expert dryfly but it does appear the "waves" are getting bigger and nastier...

not_going_to_post wrote:

Oh well, always behind the comments. Nothing new to add anyway. I see Dawg is logged in 3 times in the list. Award for the most addicted CR commenter?

yagij was logged in FOUR times simultaneously yesterday - its turning into an Olympic event!

Actually I think I came across it about a year ago but got so bogged down in other things I didn't really get a chance to study it.

Yin and yang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In Taoist philosophy, yin and yang arise together from an initial quiescence or emptiness (wuji, sometimes symbolized by an empty circle), and continue moving in tandem until quiescence is reached again. For instance, dropping a stone in a calm pool of water will simultaneously raise waves and lower troughs between them, and this alternation of high and low points in the water will radiate outward until the movement dissipates and the pool is calm once more. Yin–yang, thus, are always opposite and equal qualities. Further, whenever one quality reaches its peak it will naturally begin to transform into the opposite quality: grain that reaches its full height in summer (fully yang) will produce seeds and die back in winter (fully yin) in an endless cycle.

YouTube - Watching The Wheels - John Lennon

I suppose that would explain that sick feeling in the pit of my stomach now...

dryfly wrote:

yagij was logged in FOUR times simultaneously yesterday

HCN was acting funky on my yesterday. It continuously kept asking me to log into the site even though the Who's online showed me as logged in. There is definitely something buggy under the hood, but besides the named profile URL, why not stop at the Most Logged In Of All Time!

Aeron Chair, Herman Miller

huge office sale

You want 'em, they got 'em.

I prefer vintage jewelry and art, myself.

Someday this war's gonna end...

CitizenM<

Have you found any good Jewelry purchases lately?

Fans of Roman history must be about ready to hang themselves seeing the analogies to today and our stupid wars. Still, a guy needs money, and I'm running out of options.

Comrade Kristina wrote:

I suppose that would explain that sick feeling in the pit of my stomach now...

You're not the only one. How about a nice relaxing Carribean cruise?

Citizen AllenM wrote:

I prefer vintage jewelry and art, myself.

How's AZ? You all are falling behind NC, HI, and IL for the "Oh Noes!" awards for '010 (sic).
.
Can't you all fail faster?

Mission Acropolis-ed?

HomeGnome wrote:

Ohhh, I'm so, like, telling.

My friend who has a hackintosh read the eula for OSX and it says the o.s. can only be used on apple branded products, so he put an apple sticker on the lid.

badger wrote:

Still, a guy needs money, and I'm running out of options.

Depends on the war and the reason. Following Trajan into Dacia was rather profitable for all (Roman) parties involved. Now leading Augustus's legions across the Danube into deep, dark Germania had a totally different result.
.
We still haven't really had our Sulla yet so we have some time for the old, fat landlords of our country to nitpick, pillage, and picker amongst themselves before a young upstart gets a chance to hang 'em out to dry.

rosethorn wrote:

Definitely a Mad Max scenario. The Colosseum went from the world's greatest stadium to a barnyard.

Wasn't that a thunderdome?

Comrade Alexei Mikhailovich wrote:

Perfect meatball?

I thought it all started with a bull.

with broward posting red hats, thought I might start pulling out some recent links from silent partners.
Energy Watchdog Warns Of Oil-Production Crunch - WSJ.com 

I don't know. My parents are trying to get an addition done, but unfortunately because of the snow in the DC area the work is not being done. Not because the workers can't get to my parents' home, but because they also work as snow removal specialists, and are too damn busy to do the work on their house.

Trainwreck wrote:

snow removal specialists

---What are the qualifications, Trainwreck?

Snow Shovel and a pickup truck to haul it away.

English is optional.

Dude, homedad, I mean, like, do you really expect, you know, us to eat, Chef boyardee and stuff?
Harsh-ie, dude dad.
Harsh-ie.

And I want my texting back, too, dudeDad43.

"Weather to Impact February Job Numbers"

How is global warming bad?

Wish that texting hadn't been invented.

I mean, to spend your entire evening ignoring the people around you while you keep writing real time with people who aren't even there.

Er...never mind.

I was really hoping those guys in BC that brewed the "Bailout Bitter" in '08 would come out with a "Kondratieff Winter Warmer".

Guess I'll have to start my own brewery....

CK<

I made a delicious Seared Bay Scallop and Pea Risotto about a week ago.
Absolutely fabulous, darling.
Fabulous.
Especially with the freshly made chicken stock!

sm_landlord wrote:

Several of my banks have already failed, one actually seized by the FDIC, others were TBTF or quietly merged. It's actually been pretty painless. But why would you want to leave significant money in a savings account at 0.5% interest? Might as well stuff it in the mattress.

In deflationary times, if you have less than the FDIC limit, you get much more than 0.5% interest. You also get to avoid the potential risks of someone finding your actual cash.

I have a client that was in the process of moving to a more modern portfolio strategy. They hadn't gotten very far when the markets crashed. They lost something like 3% off their portfolio value, while others were at 30% or worse.

The problem with corporations isn't that they don't get anything right. The problem is that it takes them forever and a day to get there or the brink of bankruptcy, whichever comes first.

some investor guy wrote:

I received an inquiry about whether I would like to interview for a fairly high level position at a company that I regularly have posted insightful abuse regarding their risk management and modeling.

Sounds risky to me...

My point is that the memory of a meal shared and enjoyed with a loved one is worth more than or .
or not.

If anyone else is looking to hire a blogger, I have 3 years 4 weeks of official CR experience (more if you count prior to hoocoodanode), and I hate my current job.

yagij wrote:

Sounds risky to me..

The interview might start with "So you're the guy who's been telling the world we're idiots since 2007. Pull up a chair"

YouTube - Office Space: Meeting "The Bobs"

broward wrote:

Especially now that you closed the identity loop by posting the fact.

How goes the meme tracking? Anything new popping up on the radar?

Yalt wrote:

Lucky you. All the subprime lenders I was abusing on line all those years have gone TU.

They had a near death experience

You, sir, are a wealthy man.

Lol gnome.

Purchasing srs is like dropping the soap in the prison shower.

yagij wrote:

Anything new popping up on the radar?

Just that Obama got linked to bankers in the public's mind around December.

I suspect that's reflected in the MA election.

I was re-reading this thing today, it's such a clear depiction of how ideas flow across the sea of information like water in an ocean. The ripples, the return path of each wave, etc.

http://realmeme.com/roller/page/realmeme/?entry=sca_meme_feedback_cycles

Oh, well, I suppose I could mention the Social Broadcast and the Voice, too, but I'm already late for dinner.

I feel your dilema. my so is in talks with the

i'm very excited/concerned

i better be her first fast call

yagij wrote:

Except you willingly buy SRS. Are you saying you would want to drop the soap in the prison shower?

Most people bought SRS in hope of a big score.

TMI.

Yalt wrote:

TMI.

People drop soap in prison showers in hope of a "big score"? Hoocoodanode?!

poic wrote:

Purchasing srs is like dropping the soap in the prison shower.

Not that there is anything wrong with that.

broward wrote:

Just that Obama got linked to bankers in the public's mind around December.

Using Google Trends, about the only search term that outpaced the word "sex" is "google", and now, "google" is a more used search term on Google than "sex". The world has gone completely mad.

Comrade Kristina wrote:

True dryfly. It seems there is an entire generation behind me that can't even manage the basics of cooking. That won't end well.

I've thought there has to be a business opportunity there - sort of the opposite of 'Gourmet'... a 'Real Simple' that really is [not like the mag that is a complete fake]. Simple can be good and it can be real inexpensive. That was the way it always USED to be.

dryfly wrote:

Simple can be good and it can be real inexpensive

--I know you are aware that you are giving away a secret here.
And a big one at that.

Comrade Kristina wrote:

Get out of the building...

I'm a doomer, not a tinfoil hatter.

Yalt wrote:

A couple of my guys had a near prison experience.
The day's still young....

Did they make it to arrest (first base), indictment (second base), conviction (third base), or jail time (home run)?

badger wrote:

Until we get rid of freezers, cooking will be a lost art. You can make decent, but not great pizza for $3.00 and 15 seconds of effort.

Must be a really thin pizza. And I'm guessing you have an acetylene torch.

Where did he go HG? I missed this.

Werner the Wolf Eel<

Do you have anything to add to the discussion?

Speaking of prison. Poor old Martin Armstrong is still there.

Martin Armstrong Economic Essays, Currency Trading, Global Economic Analysis, Princeton Economics, Kondratieff Wave, Kwaves, Prison, Business Cycles, Currency Trading, Gold and Silver Investing 

Always interesting reads.

Not for a month.

noted.

Anyone read this yet?

The Future of Money: It’s Flexible, Frictionless and (Almost) Free | Magazine [Wired]

. “It seems really odd that credit card companies can continue to charge a tax on the economy,” says Aaron Patzer, founder of the financial management service Mint.com, which is now owned by Intuit. “Outside the US government, they are the only entity that has the power to levy a fee across virtually every transaction. Maybe that made sense in the early 1960s, when computer infrastructure was expensive and proprietary. But now, with cheap bits everywhere, the actual cost to do a transaction is pennies.”

There is, in other words, a massive inefficiency to be exploited. And so, an army of engineers and entrepreneurs is rushing in, hoping to do to the payment world what has already been done to the music, movie, and publishing businesses — unseat a legacy industry built on access and distribution, drive the costs to zero, undercut the traditional middlemen, and unleash a wave of innovation. Square’s Dorsey sees his company as creating a new, open system that allows users to swap funds instantly, without a series of interlopers grabbing their share.

END FED SECRECY
OPEN SOURCE CURRENCY NOW

I think that you found your doom niche.

Any luck and you'll have the capital to actually purchase and move the stuff.

My wife and I have a circa '55 navajo wool blanket that was given to my parents on their wedding day.

alright then

if the pig wont accommodate then the turtle must

here red meat for the d ...d ..uh animals

AIG Death Spiral Ends as Rescue Brings Stable Revenue (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

(AIG back on the road to recovery? ) (turtle throws pepper in eye of tiger)

AIG Death Spiral Ends as Rescue Brings Stable Revenue (Update2)

By Hugh Son

Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- American International Group Inc., the troubled financial firm that threatened to bring down the U.S. economy, is showing stable revenue for its insurance units and improving its ability to repay taxpayers 17 months after a bailout that swelled to $182.3 billion.

mock<

Are you, like, the "Lost Turtle", like, you know, the beatles and stuff?
That pepper move was brilliant!
Shredder would be proud.

mr slippery, " ....without breaking a few AIGs"

thats genius..hey

you been hangin with juvenile delinquent?

Just watched a commercial for Latisse, an eyelash thickener available via your physician. Brooke Shields was the spokeswoman and suggested that you talk to your doctor to see if right for you.

Sweet Jesus.

When Germany went TU post WWI and Soviets in '91, the average lifespan took a nosedive. Not just because of epidemic boozing but also the lack of basic pharmaceuticals to fight infections and handle chronic illnesses. I've spent time on ascertaining where to go for certain natural supplements that could supplant what I have to take daily.

It works since my elderly uncle was an herbal fiend and fitness nut. He surprised the family by standing on his head at my mother's 75th birthday party - he's five years older - and swore by the natural remedies.

Any body have ready access to seaweed?

I believe there's someone standing on second, but now that I think about it that wasn't a public company so I probably never lit into them on line. Scratch my comment.

Homedad43<

I'm going to take a moment a be serious.
Standing on ones' head increases blood flow to the brain.
That is good for you.
To your uncles' 80th then, dudedad.

Miss the old guy, died of cancer three years ago.

Learned about the seaweed from talking with him over breakfast with him, my mother and their two siblings. Had to be there hilarious since they were playing "Dueling Medications" and he was the oldest and using herbal supplements. Same morning that he popped off 50 pushups in the restaurant for the waitress.

His business? He made bird playgrounds for pet stores.

One of a kind.

I will be one of first to give you credit.

But I pay cash.

I still see it as inevitable. I'm sure I was not the first to envision open source currencies, and I can't write code to beat the chicken at tic-tac-toe, forget poker. I can only say that I arrived at my ideas and opinions through independent analysis and thought. Currency reformers face a two-edged sword: if they run a for-profit enterprise, they are suspected of talking their book or scamming a skim; if they push an idea that individuals can't profit from, only humans collectively, they are suspected of being quacks, or at least "holier-than- " .

homedad43 wrote:

He surprised the family by standing on his head at my mother's 75th birthday party - he's five years older - and swore by the natural remedies.

One of my neighbors, a few miles east of here, was a B26 pilot and had varicose veins from pulling too many g's.

Every day he would tie a rope around his ankles and haul himself up into a tree to get relief.

He also swore by goat's milk.

Pulling demand forward - not just in America

DailyFX - Australian Vehicle Sales Fall Most in Six Months as Tax Break Expires

"Australian New Motor Vehicle Sales fell 3.4 percent from the previous month in January, marking the first decline since July 2009. Sales of “other” vehicles (a category that includes vans, trucks, buses and government-owned vehicles) led the decline, dropping 17.4 percent. The outcome may have been linked to the end of a tax break for businesses making new vehicle purchases, which expired in December 2009."

HomeGnome wrote:

I hope lady luck and the cards have been treating you right.

Mississippi was a bust; Paul Wasicka was on my left, a strong player and a gentleman. I think he cashed high. Right now I'm focused on putting together the cycling studio, so no cards (some on-line tourneys, time-permitting). I have a feeling the game will be there when I come back to it. Local backgammon event this Sunday...

rosethorn wrote:

The Colosseum went from the world's greatest stadium to a barnyard.

In Texas we call that a stockyard and they were pretty good business for a while...

That's one $200 fine for unauthorized rope use, $200 for harming "our" insurance liabiltiy, $500 for using a State owned tree without a hanging permit. and Is that goat milk raw?, oh my, we don't have many of those anymore, that's a big one. Lemme see, that's $100 goat carbon fine, $200, you got a goat license?, ahright, $500 for one unauthorized goat, is that another goat there sir? That's $1000 for TWO goats without a license? You got a goat waste permit? No? Alright, $1000 unauthorized disposal of goat waste. Died, you say.
That's fine. We can seize it from the assets of the estate.

Judge Accepts

thats why i spend so much time here

mental ma...ma.. mast...mastur...uh no uh mastery

yeah, thats the ticket ....mental mastery

ah ha the damn pig doth cometh across yonder evening light

HomeGnome wrote:

---I see, then, that the cards have treated you right.

Poker fills a certain void now that I'm too old for competitive sports. Chess and bridge are better but take too much time. As for the big casino-- 2009 was no 2008: shorting has not been the ATM it was. But I'm still betting on Reggie Middleton to pick the red card.