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Re: Random Post Whoring (2011)
[Re: J Geoff]
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02/27/11 08:48 PM
02/27/11 08:48 PM
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New Jersey, USA
J Geoff
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FYI, I'll be here another day -- the Weds flight was already full... Another day of warmth, dammit! 
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey!  lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: Random Post Whoring (2011)
[Re: Lilo]
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03/03/11 02:57 PM
03/03/11 02:57 PM
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The Italian Stallionette
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People who insist on taking a full grocery basket through the self-scan checkout will go to the second lowest circle of hell when they die. (The lowest circle is reserved for people who drive 55 in the left lane) Wait a minute, you mean the self-scan is an express lane only??  I've only used it a couple times and usually for a couple items, so I am not real familiar with them. However, why would you not be able to scan all your groceries yourself????? Just wondering. I certainly don't want to go to hell.  Especially not the 2nd lowest circle of hell. 
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Re: Random Post Whoring (2011)
[Re: AppleOnYa]
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03/03/11 03:07 PM
03/03/11 03:07 PM
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California
The Italian Stallionette
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I think well all have often stood in the express lane, behind the person who has way past the minimum number of items. That can be very very annoying.  ' Oh, and what about check writers? Doesn't happen often, but doesn't that seem so "old school." today? Equally annoying is when you have one or two items and there is no express lane. I must admit though, every now and then a nice person will let me go ahead. I try to do likewise when I see someone with just a couple items. Anyway, as long as there are signs indicating if it's express I'd have no problem. I just think it'd be nice to have both regular and express lanes. TIS
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
"War is over, if you want it" - John Lennon
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Re: Random Post Whoring (2011)
[Re: J Geoff]
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03/04/11 02:58 AM
03/04/11 02:58 AM
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New Jersey, USA
J Geoff
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All I wanted after my trip was a drink. As I'm leaving the liquor store on my way home, I heard an old lady ask if they take checks, and of course the answer was no. A CHECK?? Really?? What year is it??
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: Random Post Whoring (2011)
[Re: J Geoff]
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03/04/11 02:46 PM
03/04/11 02:46 PM
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New Jersey
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...I heard an old lady ask if they take checks, and of course the answer was no. A CHECK?? Really?? What year is it?? I think the two key words here are probably 'old lady'. There are a very few left who probably don't carry enough cash & don't trust debit cards...probably because of stories of identity theft, not wanting to deal w/ passwords, etc. You can really lose track of your balance, too and be overdrawn pretty quickly. People who write checks probably log them right away. Then of course there's the other extreme which is people who NEVER use cash/checks anymore and make ALL their purchases and payments w/ debit/credit cards. I'm somewhere in between.
A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government.
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Re: Random Post Whoring (2011)
[Re: AppleOnYa]
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03/04/11 03:00 PM
03/04/11 03:00 PM
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Throggs Neck
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I still write an occasional check. Usually when paying for something for one of my kids (school expenses, etc.). That said, I doubt the written check will ever become competely obsolete. I hope it doesn't, anyway. Supermarkets in general drive me nuts. We've all had that lady in front of us who takes ten minutes to pull out her checkbook after bagging all of 8 dollars worth of groceries. It's maddening. But nothing---and I mean nothing---gets under my skin like the lazy people who use the motorized handicapped carts and don't really need them. I was up in Yonkers a year or so ago and had a fat guy almost run me down with one of those things in a Stop and Shop. I kept my temper in check until I got out to the parking lot and saw the same fat bastard walking better than I do! My wife had to stop me from running the guy over with my car. It still makes me angry when I think of it  .
"I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.
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Re: Random Post Whoring (2011)
[Re: pizzaboy]
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03/04/11 10:15 PM
03/04/11 10:15 PM
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I still write an occasional check. Usually when paying for something for one of my kids (school expenses, etc.). That said, I doubt the written check will ever become competely obsolete. I hope it doesn't, anyway. Supermarkets in general drive me nuts. We've all had that lady in front of us who takes ten minutes to pull out her checkbook after bagging all of 8 dollars worth of groceries. It's maddening. But nothing---and I mean nothing---gets under my skin like the lazy people who use the motorized handicapped carts and don't really need them. I was up in Yonkers a year or so ago and had a fat guy almost run me down with one of those things in a Stop and Shop. I kept my temper in check until I got out to the parking lot and saw the same fat bastard walking better than I do! My wife had to stop me from running the guy over with my car. It still makes me angry when I think of it . if i saw that i would kick that guys ass...i mean really i am disabled, and what if he took the last cart? just let him go because he is fat. but, sadly i won't be surprised if he collects social security since they are considering being fat a disability.
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Re: Random Post Whoring (2011)
[Re: J Geoff]
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03/05/11 02:19 AM
03/05/11 02:19 AM
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Pennsylvania
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It's good to be a high school senior. My son went to the Hershey Arena (where Wilt Chamberlain scored his 100 points) as his school was playing for a hockey championship. A big group from his class planned a tailgate party with grilled burgers and hot dogs before the game. Problem is that grills aren't permitted in the lot, so after the game, which we lost, he got home around midnight with some friends, set up a couple of charcoal grills in the backyard and patio. I was just coming home at that time too.
Well, right now I have close to a hundred kids in the back. I went out to check when I saw police lights out front, but as I looked out from the deck I saw the two policemen eating burgers with the kids, and one of the cops, whom I know pretty well, asked me in all sincerity, "Are you trying to sleep? We'll keep it down." The hockey team just arrived with another grill, and my neighbor dropped by with a case of frozen burgers.
I'm going to have a tough time topping this for his graduation party.
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Re: Random Post Whoring (2011)
[Re: klydon1]
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03/05/11 02:21 AM
03/05/11 02:21 AM
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It's good to be a high school senior. My son went to the Hershey Arena (where Wilt Chamberlain scored his 100 points) as his school was playing for a hockey championship. A big group from his class planned a tailgate party with grilled burgers and hot dogs before the game. Problem is that grills aren't permitted in the lot, so after the game, which we lost, he got home around midnight with some friends, set up a couple of charcoal grills in the backyard and patio. I was just coming home at that time too.
Well, right now I have close to a hundred kids in the back. I went out to check when I saw police lights out front, but as I looked out from the deck I saw the two policemen eating burgers with the kids, and one of the cops, whom I know pretty well, asked me in all sincerity, "Are you trying to sleep? We'll keep it down." The hockey team just arrived with another grill, and my neighbor dropped by with a case of frozen burgers.
I'm going to have a tough time topping this for his graduation party. sounds like party of the year...well legal party of the year
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Re: Random Post Whoring (2011)
[Re: klydon1]
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03/06/11 04:08 PM
03/06/11 04:08 PM
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New York
Sicilian Babe
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The party's breaking up now. I have to hand it these kids; they grabbed trash bags and made a respectable effort to clean up.
Best part of the whole story! Klyd, I love when my kids bring their friends over to hang out, although I don't believe we've ever had 100! Sounds like a great time!
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