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    Demonize the Homeless Long Enough and No One Will Notice You Moved Back Home

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    Peanut Butter and Jelly Is the Body and Blood of Union-Busting Jesus

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    Image of SpyMagician SpyMagician
    01:08 AM

    In reply to Demonize the Homeless Long Enough and No One Will Notice You Moved Back Home
    I used to get upset at these folks and the kids claiming to sell candy for their basketball teams, until I realized something: There really has never been a point in history anyone begging has been honest about it. I mean outside of the Salvation Army, can anyone think of a street group that is regularly outside that does spend the money the way they claim to spend it?

    I think the only time I have ever felt 100% secure in knowing what I gave to someone was something they used/ate was when my mom made cheese sandwiches she'd give me to give to Bill, the neighborhood acid casualty who always told me "You're mom is a very nice person!"

    I miss Bill.
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    11/24/09

    In reply to Demonize the Homeless Long Enough and No One Will Notice You Moved Back Home
    I only support freelance homeless, because as much of a pinko as I am, I'm more of an anarchist.
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    Image of m4ximusprim3 m4ximusprim3
    11/24/09

    In reply to Demonize the Homeless Long Enough and No One Will Notice You Moved Back Home
    I know a girl who put herself through college shaking jugs so people would give her money. It's nothing new.
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    Image of AzureTexan AzureTexan
    11/24/09

    In reply to Demonize the Homeless Long Enough and No One Will Notice You Moved Back Home
    Another weird thing about moving in with Mom and Dad is that whenever they call you, the call

    is coming

    from inside

    the house.
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    11/24/09

    In reply to Demonize the Homeless Long Enough and No One Will Notice You Moved Back Home
    I used to feel bad for ignoring that jug guy outside the Starbucks on Spring Street...

    but then I remembered I'm an organ donor, which is basically a lifelong "good deed" credit anyway, right?
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    Image of Uncle_Billy_Slumming Uncle_Billy_Slumming
    11/24/09

    In reply to Demonize the Homeless Long Enough and No One Will Notice You Moved Back Home
    Bowling for dolors.
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    11/23/09

    In reply to A Plan to Get All the Money America Needs to Pay Back, With Only Minimal Loss of Life
    The plebes are falling for it... commodity bubble is growing. Faster than you can say "executive order 6102" your shiny metals will be reduced to toxic waste. (or something like that)

    Invest in toilet paper and freeze dried coffee.
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    11/23/09

    In reply to A Plan to Get All the Money America Needs to Pay Back, With Only Minimal Loss of Life
    You can't collect insurance on a suicide, the insurance companies won't pay out and if they even suspect it, you'll be in court trying to get the policy money.

    Sorry to ruin your plan. Instead of killing ourselves, maybe we should just rob some other countries? ;)
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    Image of MyrtleWilloughby MyrtleWilloughby
    11/23/09

    @freedc: Oh man. I was holding out for Death of a Salesman 2: Nappa hijinx at the Loeman Winery.
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    Image of Atilla the Bun Atilla the Bun
    11/23/09

    @freedc: Not that I'm recommending this as a life plan, but some life-insurance policies do allow recovery even if cases of suicide but that coverage usually doesn't kick in for a term of a number of years (usually two) after purchase of the policy.

    I just hope Fluffy in the picture consulted with his lawyers before assuming his benefits are vested in the case of suicide.
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    Image of freedc freedc
    11/23/09

    @Atilla the Bun: Interesting. But bad public policy, no? And probably a lot more murders made to look like suicides if you can get the $.

    The cat is so cute even if so inappropriate.
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    Image of krismry krismry
    11/23/09

    In reply to A Plan to Get All the Money America Needs to Pay Back, With Only Minimal Loss of Life
    I know you were just kidding around, but a nice servicey gentle reminder would be to note that no more than 25 percent of your investments ought to be in metals. As for the rest of the advice on this page, it sounds perfectly sensible. Especially the part about the seven hundred billion dollar life policy. That was the best part.
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    Image of Rozelle’s Bagman Rozelle’s Bagman
    11/23/09

    @krismry: Off by a decimal place, but ok.
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    11/23/09

    @Rozelle’s Bagman: do you mean invest 2.5% in metals?
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    Image of MyrtleWilloughby MyrtleWilloughby
    11/23/09

    @livinlvis: I Rozelle meant to invest 250% in metals. Just listen to "FreeMoney from the Government" in one ear, "Cash4Gold" in the other, and reap the rich rewards.
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    Image of krismry krismry
    11/23/09

    @Rozelle’s Bagman: arithmetic was never my strong suit, obviously, but 250 percent sounds about right, especially if you are using OPM! Other people's works great.

    #tips
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    11/23/09

    @MyrtleWilloughby: It's a floor wax and a dessert topping.
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    Image of SpyMagician SpyMagician
    11/21/09

    In reply to New York Restaurant Owners Turn Evil
    Folks, this all makes me really miss Florent, Shopsins and other old school places that had quirky owners who still cared for their patrons and their staff even if they were idiosyncratic.

    That is what is dying in NYC. A-holes like this fill the gap... With B.S.
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    Image of Ernest Gonzalez Ernest Gonzalez
    11/21/09

    @SpyMagician: I miss Flo, Rio Mar, Hell, these were places that kept employees for a millenia. Probably cause they treated their staff with respect. This is a dying metropolis.
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    Image of SpyMagician SpyMagician
    11/21/09

    @Ernest Gonzalez: Indeed. But I see the backlash against this asshat as a positive. People are starting to wake up to the fact that if you are going to pay to go out, you should do so at a place that is good and treats everyone well.
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    11/20/09

    In reply to New York Restaurant Owners Turn Evil
    Clearly there are more effective ways to communicate with your staff, but few could be more entertaining than this --- except if you happen to work for the guy. I say the angriest staff member should post Vadim's favorite email address and let's give him more than his demanded quota of emails people. Know what I mean?
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    11/20/09

    In reply to Peanut Butter and Jelly Is the Body and Blood of Union-Busting Jesus
    I was always disappointed when my grandmother gave me Smuckers stock for birthdays and Christmas, but now I come to find out it's recession-proof and then some. Thanks, Gram! Sorry I was such a little ingrate.
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    Image of Botswana Meat Commission FC Botswana Meat Commission FC
    11/20/09

    In reply to Peanut Butter and Jelly Is the Body and Blood of Union-Busting Jesus
    It is peanut butter jelly time.

    If only we had an ear-wormy little jingle to celebrate this fact....
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    11/20/09

    @Botswana Meat Commission FC: ahh! you beat me to this comment! :-)
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    Image of Brad Brown Brad Brown
    11/20/09

    In reply to Peanut Butter and Jelly Is the Body and Blood of Union-Busting Jesus
    As Gawker's token, heterosexual, Southern Baptist hillbilly, I have to say, "God damn, I love me some peanut butter. It's like manna from Cleveland."
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    11/21/09

    @Brad Brown: I eat peanut butter on toast every single day. Every day.
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    11/20/09

    In reply to Peanut Butter and Jelly Is the Body and Blood of Union-Busting Jesus
    The 40 year de-industrialization of this country is almost complete
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