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If_I_Had_a_Poodle
04/13/09

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this reminds me of the time mumsy found out that papa had lost 12 million betting on the ponies and we had to let 2 of the gardeners go

oh my god i just spilled my coffee i am laughing so hard at these people
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ArnoldJulisa
04/12/09

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is that a saturn parked on worth avenue? I would have guessed they'd employ roving waste disposal units to remove such detritus. before they cast their eyes upon it, I mean
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vanka-vstanka
04/13/09

@ArnoldJulisa: Don't worry, I'm sure it belongs to the help.
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missviolaswamp
04/12/09

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This makes me glad I am poor.
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krismry
04/12/09

@missviolaswamp: I believe you, but lots of rich say they are poor too, and they're notorious liars.
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krismry
04/12/09

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That was a particularly lovely opening sentence about the redoubt of the vile and petty rich. Scott Fitzgerald would've been proud.
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krismry
04/12/09

@krismry: That said, and no one asked me, 'alternately' would've worked better than 'alternatively.' It's so seldom one has the pleasure of editing some truly fine writer.
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Wendy_Kroy
04/13/09

@krismry: "I would always cherish an abiding distrust, an animosity, toward the leisure class -- not the conviction of a revolutionist but the smoldering hatred of a peasant." Fitzgerald, The Crack-Up.
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SultanaEleusis
04/12/09

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I once went to a thrift shop in Palm Beach, and they wouldn't let us in the door. We didn't look rich enough. But I didn't let that sour me to the extent that I didn't think they were worthy of having Bernie Madoff's investment skills working for them.
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Carol Gardens
04/12/09

@SultanaEleusis: You must mean The Church Mouse, the only thrift shop in Palm Beach proper. (They let me in the last time I was in PB to walk on the free public beach. I spent a total of 2 buck in town on an ice tea.)
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skahammer
04/12/09

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From now on, I request that all newspaper feature stories include an amateur behavioral economist popping out of an enclosed space and offering several paragraphs of analysis on the question at hand.
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krismry
04/12/09

@skahammer: It's not that hard to understand the psychology of truly, really, madly, deeply rich people. I studied these exotic animals for a project I was working on once and their idea is to lay low, say they're poor and quit buying any really obvious stuff for a while for protective camouflage. They know all about not unduly stirring up the rage of the peasants, having lost several generations of fortunes to revolts and guillotines and so forth already.
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andyrobertson
04/12/09

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Kill me with a fucking knife.
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phlox✔
04/12/09

@andyrobertson: We love irony, so we'll strangle you with a pair of $2,000 pants. Cool?
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WindowSeat
04/12/09

@phlox✔: can i get a discount on those pants when you're done?
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phlox✔
04/12/09

@WindowSeat:
I'm sure you read the full article so you know that these $2,000 cashmere slacks will never, ever wrinkle (even after strangling a commenter).
So, no discount for you. Sorry.
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