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bananaprincess
12/30/08

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bananaprincess
12/30/08

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Well Nicole olny took Sunday , theres a whole slew of names left there for you What about Thursday-Pineapple?
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Remedios Varo can't see no huevos.
12/29/08

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Hey... so Tripp's middle name, or one of them at least, is 'Easton.' Easton is the name of a brand of hockey equipment. Mr. Bristol Palin plays hockey. Coincidence? I think not. Way to be classy.
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lalaland13
12/29/08

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So glad I'm not the only one who thought of Linda freakin' Tripp. Gee whiz. Well, I guess John wasn't gonna happen.
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taiki
12/29/08

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Only a 2g nano?!

I've got a better iPod than the new leader of the free world?

This can not be! I was expecting a 4g classic/video/photo, or a touch, but a 2nd Gen nano!?
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Gretchen is a new kitten mom!
12/29/08

@taiki: I have him beat as well. I have the 80g classic with video and photo, otherwise known as the bottomless pit of all iPods.

I have about 15 movies and close to 400 tunes on that thing, plus about 40 podcasts and a bunch of photos. Not even a quarter full yet.

10 years ago I could have fit the entire contents of my computer on that thing I carry in my purse. Twice.
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Remedios Varo can't see no huevos.
12/29/08

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Oh, Ron Paul, I was wondering what you had been up to.
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bifteck-frites
12/29/08

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Wow. Social Security IS kind of a Ponzi scheme, now that I think about it. Thanks, Ron Paul. Sorta.
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rmric0.wedding.photographer.and.manny
12/29/08

@bifteck-frites: It's more a pyramid scheme I think. In a ponzi scheme all the money flows up to one point, with a pyramid people have to keep recruiting more people in order to make money.

In this case recruiting = making.
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rmric0.wedding.photographer.and.manny
12/29/08

@rmric0: Well, not necessarily all to one point, but there's a distinction.
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bifteck-frites
12/29/08

@rmric0: Ah, well. Good point. But still not a happy realization.
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sportz.star
12/29/08

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Al Franken as senator is a wonderful thing. It take the wackiest of states to get him there, but good for you (almost) Minnesota!
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LBB
12/29/08

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The Christmas season sucked so bad you should expect to see retail stores shuttering up and bankruptcies filed.

I was IN AWE of the sheer number of people I DIDN'T see out shopping this weekend. Seriously, I didn't have to wait in line longer than five minutes at any of the stores I went to, including Old Navy, which had basic tees and stuff for five dollars.
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Crabby Cakes
12/29/08

@LBB says YES WE DID!: Went to the giant mall here in Torrance and the parking lot was packed. When we got into the actual mall, the bf was like, "where the hell are all the people?" They must have all been in the theater, cause they sure weren't shopping.
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PinkSoxHat
12/29/08

@LBB says YES WE DID!: I work at Ann Taylor, and the lines did. not. stop. all weekend. We far outperformed our store predictions, but were still slightly off from last year. So the upper middle class workwear segment will be okay, for now at least.
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Lymed
12/29/08

@PinkSoxHat: It kind of makes sense for Ann Taylor to do well. People may put the extra money into looking professional to help keep their name from being on the layoff list.
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PinkSoxHat
12/29/08

@Lymed: Yes, plus (most) of the clothes are actually well made from quality fabrics, and on sale at some good prices lately. I think people are willing to spend slightly more on fewer pieces right now. I know I just bought my new interview suit from there!

/end promotion. I don't work on commission.
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LBB
12/29/08

@Crabby Cakes wants some Dance Biscuits.: I was actually able to find parking at the Grove on the 26th, which I think is some sort of weird Festivus miracle heralding the End Times.
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linnyt is a walking cliché
12/29/08

@LBB says YES WE DID!: parking was terrible in annapolis on saturday. no joke- people parked in one of the lanes in a parking garage, effectively blocking traffic for however long they decided to shop. jerkfaces.
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Gretchen is a new kitten mom!
12/29/08

@LBB says YES WE DID!: I'll admit I was too lazy to go out to shop this weekend. The closes place that is halfway decent is a 50 minute drive from here and the weather was shitty, so I do have a crummy excuse for staying home.

I did, however, work the internet sales FTW.
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Kilotwat
12/29/08

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For about a year now, I've been looking for an Obama shirt that's up to my lofty standards of visual harmony and d'awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. I have now found it. And I have bought it. Thank you, Jezebel!
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sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit)
12/29/08

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I said this on my Facebook status, but I have given up on baby names after reading this news. I am now considering Starbucks, Valtrex, Wonton, Wombat, Volvo, Vulva, Roomba, C-Note, and "Your Name Here for $5,000".
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Crabby Cakes
12/29/08

@sarah.of.a.lesser.god (and the ovumlord of the rings): May I please vote for Vulva.of.a.lesser.god?
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sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit)
12/29/08

@Crabby Cakes wants some Dance Biscuits.: I knew someone would vote for that! I think Dim Sum works as a good middle name. vulva.dim.sum.of.a.lesser.god
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Crabby Cakes
12/29/08

@sarah.of.a.lesser.god (and the ovumlord of the rings): I almost went with Roomba, cause I cracked up at the image of the little boyvumlord crawling aimlessly in circles all over your house.
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sportz.star
12/29/08

@sarah.of.a.lesser.god (and the ovumlord of the rings): Might I suggest Hymen? We had a betta fish named Hymen in high school. We felt wonderfully subservise.
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DellaStreet
12/29/08

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My theories:
Trig is Bristol's and was conceived while Bristol and baby-daddy were skipping Geometry at good ol' Wasilla High, that or the Math teacher is the actual baby-daddy.

Tripp = she just can't wait to do some meth.....
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Stabby McStabberson
12/29/08

@DellaStreet: awesome, well done!

god i just love palin conspiracy theories.
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Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC
12/29/08

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I was absolutely positive that they were going to name the baby Bridge...in honor of Grandma Palin's greatest contribution to Alaska...

Grandma Palin: Now, where did little Bridge go? I swear, he was supposed to be right here!
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Crabby Cakes
12/29/08

@Ulookinatmyjunk!?!: Don't worry Grammy, I don't go anywhere!
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Gumbina80
12/29/08

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Well, Social Security kind of IS a ponzi scheme. It really isn't solvent. But it's not like private employers help with retirement anymore, so we all need some kind of pension in our old age. Whattyagonnado?
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rmric0.wedding.photographer.and.manny
12/29/08

@Gumbina80: But think of how much better we'd all be if we had private accounts.
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Tart of Darkness
12/29/08

@rmric0: Yes. Because our private accounts are doing so well. For those of us who have additional private money invested for retirement we have seen those accounts diminish by half. Which is an interesting tidbit when you're 30, but when you are nearing 60 it's a bit scarier.

Then there are all the people who had company pension plans that went bankrupt and left them with nothing. And this is long after they could work and do anything about it.

So I like to think of Social Security as being sort of a government bailout program for people who trusted the private banking sector with their futures.
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Lymed
12/29/08

@Gumbina80: It's not a ponzi scheme. If people had the same lifespan today as they did when social security was first adopted, there probably wouldn't be a long-term solvency issue. But people today are living much longer than imagined. So there needs to be more money or a smaller benefit. That's math, not ponzi.
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the_decider
12/29/08

@Lymed: From 1937 to 2005, Social Security has taken in more than $10.7 trillion in taxes and other income. In the same time period, it has given out more than $8.9 trillion. The program is actually taking in more in taxes than it gives out in benefits (and invested it in Treasurys - this in itself is a complicated issue because it's akin to the government giving itself an IOU). It is projected to run a surplus until 2018, when the baby boomers are expected to retire and start draw their benefits. Though it's difficult to accurately predict, Social Security's own trustees expect the program to run out of money by 2040 unless big changes are made.

There's one similarity between Social Security and Ponzi scheme that is irrefutable: the early investors/retirees get the better end of the deal.

[www.neatorama.com]
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Lymed
12/29/08

@the_decider: There's more than one thing my Mini Cooper has in common with a Porsche, but that doesn't make it a Porsche.

Life expectency is longer today than it was in 1937. It's simple math that if people are going to get $X per month for the rest of their life, they will receive more money if they live 45 more years than if they live 25 more years. If social security has to give out more money per retiree over a lifetime today than it did 50 years ago, then it needs more revenue per retiree today than it did 50 years ago.
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rmric0.wedding.photographer.and.manny
12/29/08

@Tart of Darkness: Well, that was precisely my point.

@sarah.of.a.lesser.god (and the ovumlord of the rings): rmric0 is an excellent name.
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Lymed
12/29/08

@rmric0: You must have forgotten the sarcasm button.
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Stabby McStabberson
12/29/08

@the_decider: yeah at least part of the problem is that the social security trust find account is continually looted for things like misguided wars and bridges to nowhere and such.
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rmric0.wedding.photographer.and.manny
12/29/08

@Lymed: Ah the sarcasm button, how I love thee.
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Tart of Darkness
12/30/08

@rmric0: I got it. I was piling on with the sarcasm in para's one and three. Two I kinda got agitated and dropped the sarc, but I recovered although clearly not in time to express my snark appropriately.
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rmric0.wedding.photographer.and.manny
12/29/08

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Ron Paul, please get back in your blimp and GTFO.
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