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I used to think I might be a libertarian but the more you get into it the more you realize that libertarians and Anarcho capitalists are just as much simple minded delusional utopians as socialists and communists. Read up on the gilded age when factories and mines were dumping industrial...

I've heard lots of people say that if you just show up you're above average.

My family watched "The Cosby Show" religiously and had VHS tapes full of recorded episodes. Despite that, when I try to remember any scenes or episodes, this is the only one that I can recall, from the fucking pilot of all things. The laugh track is out of control.

I live 50 miles out of town so the problem with getting tradespeople to come out here is much worse. We finally got a guy to do a remodel at my Mom's house but we had to wait a full year for him to get to us. Other people will just give us a ridiculous quote rather than saying they don't want...

Haven't had a double post in quite a while.

I don't know why you think it's weird to have raw steak, sausage, veggies, and eggs sitting on the griddle that is clearly not turned on while opening gifts on Christmas morning. Obviously it's making these people deliriously happy so maybe you should try it. Ever think about that?

One of my friend's kids went to school to be a lineman and he has a big hardon for climbing those towers but now he's working at Lowe's so I guess it's not working out for him. Wouldn't catch me doing that shit. The ones that work on the big power lines are always on the road and if you're a...

The corn farmers will not be happy about this if it happens. Also, Trump just put tariffs on Brazil which is where a lot of sugar cane comes from.

Maybe the Chinese version still has cocaine in it.

Football jokes aside, a 75" TV for under $500 just blows my mind. Our grandparents probably paid more than that for their first color TV back in the 50's and it was probably a 19".

I got pretty into it it back in the Armstrong days. It can be pretty entertaining if you are invested in a rider and understand the strategy and team dynamics. I actually took time off work to watch a stage a couple of times. Floyd Landis' breakaway that won him the tour in '06 was one of the...

I'm on board with pickle flavored chips and sunflower seeds but I draw the line at sweets. My sister in law brought pickle flavored jelly beans to Easter and they were horrendous.

"Gerald's Game" is basically just a story of sex gone wrong.

It wouldn't really be practical to design a house for 6 feet of water pushing on one side of it. Foundations are designed to hold the house up against gravity. If you're pushing it up or sideways, that's pretty unusual and not what the foundation is designed to deal with.

I think it's about time to shut down Comedy Central. South Park reruns are the only good thing on the channel these days aside from when John Stewart hosts the Daily Show.

I'm a pretty big fan of pickles but this seems like a bit much. Especially the drink.

I love my electric chainsaw too. I have 2 24" blade gas saws but if the little electric can handle the job that's what I am going to use. So light and quiet and it just works unlike the gas saws.

I started out with some black and decker stuff that I got as a gift but it was crap and quit working after a couple of years plus the lithium batteries were coming out so I did research and at the time decided that Makita were the best so I bought their starter kit. Now I probably have 20 tools...

Another good one is the giant candy bars they have now. They have the regular sized Snickers on the bottom shelf at the checkout and then one front and center that's basically 2 bars that are 80% as big as the regular one and it says "share size" or some shit. If you go to the candy aisle at...

Yeah I think you can do too much math with this stuff. When I lost the most weight (60ish pounds over the course of a year or so) I was cycling 60 miles a week or so and also lifting weights etc. I did pay attention to my diet but not that much. I wasn't counting calories or anything...

I can't remember where now, but I think I've heard a story of someone who was stranded in the ocean because their boat flipped over or something and a dolphin brought them a dead seal. Not really what they wanted at the time but it's the thought that counts.

People shit on Samsung appliances but I bought them because my brother liked his. His are now 15 years old and mine are 10 and they have both been completely trouble free as far as I know. The only problem with mine was when the filter got clogged and I learned you are supposed to clean it...

A real prepper would practice jerking it dry.

Yeah, the only thing I take is for high blood pressure and it wouldn't be great to be without it but it wouldn't be life threatening in the short term at least. My step dad on the other hand, takes blood thinners because his heart is fucked and if he's off of them for more than a couple days...

Yeah and grocery stores aren't much better. It seems like a lot of food but for most of them they are set up for just in time delivery. What is on the shelves is all they have and without multiple semi-loads being delivered daily, they don't have food. Add to that the panic buying and/or...

Yeah I think the way I live is just an inherent advantage in this kind of situation. I'm 40 miles from the nearest town, 200 miles from the nearest city of over 100k and 500 miles from the nearest city of over a million. I have a relationship with everyone who lives within 20 miles of me. We...

"Relatively low" tax rates are way higher than loan interest rates. No one should really be taking out personal loans from either a bank or their 401k unless it's an extreme emergency. If you're a homeowner you should have like $20k (more or less depending on where you are and how much your...

On top of that you're repaying the loan with after tax dollars which will be taxed when you withdraw the money. You're basically trading pre-tax dollars for after tax dollars that will now be taxed a second time. Also, with some plans, you can't make any contributions while you have a loan out...

To me that chart says "You don't have most of this shit and you're going to be fucked like everyone else when society collapses".

What do gay gamers get into? Collecting action figures?

I think I'm confusing a 401k with an IRA. You do have to consider the opportunity cost of having your money out of the market for 5 years. In that way it could cost you quite high interest vs a bank loan.

Did you borrow from a Roth? My understanding is that if you take money out of a tax deferred account for more than 60 days you have to pay income taxes on it as well as paying a penalty?

Yeah, don't borrow money from your 401k unless you can put it back within 60 days. Most expensive loan you can take out.

Not to this level but once in a while the Little Caesar's here just puts a preposterous amount of toppings on the pizza. Like 2-3 times what you would expect. I have really considered trying to do a study to learn which employee does this and what their work schedule is. It's definitely not...

My grandma used to make it with salt and pepper and garlic with some Parmesan cheese grated over it before it's served. Good stuff and super simple. I'd probably add some red pepper flakes but she couldn't handle anything even slightly spicy.

This. My brother and his wife are constantly having problems because both their cats and dogs can open doors. I'm like "ever heard of round doorknobs?".