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Points: 4900 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 08 2010 at 12:13
Originally posted by Henry Plainview Henry Plainview wrote:


Originally posted by JLocke JLocke wrote:

Just take heed to what I said. The seventh season isn't worth buying, since a substantial amount of the content has been omitted. Wink The other sets, as far as I know, are untouched.
Is it more than just the Vatican episode? Because I don't think one episode is a big deal, although I can understand why you would be upset about that, I don't support it either.

Well... The Vatican episode is kind of the most important episode of the whole set. It illuminated a lot of stuff. What would you rather pay thirty bucks for? 2012 conspiracies? Health foods debunked?
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Yes it did, you're hallucinating again.

It's called paranoid psychosis... TongueTongue
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Points: 16715 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 08 2010 at 12:15
Originally posted by JLocke JLocke wrote:


Well... The Vatican episode is kind of the most important episode of the whole set. It illuminated a lot of stuff. What would you rather pay thirty bucks for? 2012 conspiracies? Health foods debunked?
Well I'm not paying 30 bucks for anything so it's personally irrelevant to me. :P
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If you push us, maybe we'll give you Linkin Park. :P

I actually really enjoyed that album. 
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Originally posted by JLocke JLocke wrote:

Originally posted by Henry Plainview Henry Plainview wrote:


If you push us, maybe we'll give you Linkin Park. :P

I actually really enjoyed that album. 
It's a bit upsetting to see it called avant-rock, though.
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Originally posted by JLocke JLocke wrote:

Originally posted by Henry Plainview Henry Plainview wrote:


If you push us, maybe we'll give you Linkin Park. :P

I actually really enjoyed that album. 

He's not attacking you JLocke, he's not generalizing that Linkin Park fans are the worst thing since Hoottie and The Blowfish... Breathe, count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ,6, 7...

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JLocke freakout #5,080 starting in 10...

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Originally posted by Henry Plainview Henry Plainview wrote:

Originally posted by Trademark Trademark wrote:

Do you like Dream Theater (Automatic disqualification)
Yes, at least we can all agree on this one. Dream Theater fans may buy the albums that Americans don't want to, but they are taking money away from average Americans like Bruce Springsteenl. We need to curb the number of Dream Theater fans to protect the American pop music way of life.
 
However, in our genorosity, we will offer an amnesty program in which Dream Theater fans already in the US can listen to Coheed and Cambria and The Mars Volta. If you push us, maybe we'll give you Linkin Park. :P

I'd actually send people who listen to Springsteen to N Korea very gladly... Dead

Actually, I'd send Springsteen himself... The people are just following the government's decision to make him a national hero of song...


I actually think Springsteen's first three albums are really good. "New York City Serenade" even approaches prog, I think.
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Originally posted by Henry Plainview Henry Plainview wrote:

Originally posted by JLocke JLocke wrote:

Originally posted by Henry Plainview Henry Plainview wrote:


If you push us, maybe we'll give you Linkin Park. :P

I actually really enjoyed that album. 
It's a bit upsetting to see it called avant-rock, though.

Yeah, as far as I'm concerned, it's still Pop. Really exceptional Pop in my opinion, but still . . . 
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Originally posted by Henry Plainview Henry Plainview wrote:

Yes it did, you're hallucinating again.



Ugh I need the weekend to come.
"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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First paycheck of the current job today.
So happy I don't even mind the legal theft they have printed out so nicely for me!


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I got first check from my new job last week. Big smile

It's good to be gainfully employed.  I hope it lasts.






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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Got a paycheck last week - wasn't my first, but yet I was also happy to receive it.  Smile
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I don't get paid until the 18th.  Cry

But I'm 1099, so no withholdings.  Tongue
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* goes off to grumble about withholdings *
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Originally posted by Padraic Padraic wrote:

* goes off to grumble about withholdings *


No, no, don't go off to grumble!  This is the place where aloud grumbling is allowed!  Big smile
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Haha fair enough.  However, time to watch some TV with Mrs. Padraic.
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So we're all happy about receiving paychecks!

Deff not my first...nto by a lot. But it's extremely welcome!
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Story time!

Once upon a time (let's just say 1932 in Wisconsin) Equality has made a deal with people in his business.  They sell cartoon porn, by the way, just so you know.  He is so sure cartoon porn will sell forever that he will set aside money for his employees, a little bit each pay period, in the event that there must be layoffs.  Wait, no, I got that wrong- he isn't really that nice or optimistic- Equality is pretty damn mean- but this cat named The T told him he had no choice in the matter.  Employees need to be protected in case something bad happens to the company they work for.

Well, consumers start needing to cut back on their cartoon porn budget as they begin losing their jobs.  This means Equality is losing money and after a while, has no choice but to lay people off to keep his business afloat.  So he just pays them out of the nice little nest egg The T has created for them. 

Unfortunately, he has to lay off more and more workers because, goshdarnit, people just aren't into Jessica Rabbit like they used to be.  After laying off 12% of his entire workforce, he realizes he has run out of money to pay these people the benefits he has promised.

So Equality calls The T.  (The T is like Mr. T only without gold chains, a mohawk, and black skin.  Also, something about Dream Theater.)  Anyway, Equality asks The T if he can get a loan to pay for these benefits.  The T grins (apparently there's gold in his mouth) real big, and says "Sure!"  And just to show what a pal he is, The T says "By the way, this loan is interest free!"

Equality is thrilled!  He makes cartoon porn for a couple months more (this time of the Spongebob variety), paying out benefits to people as he promised.  But business doesn't pick up, so sadly, he must lay off Padraic and several more people.  The loan from The T isn't going to last after all.

"No worries," Equality says to himself.  "I'll take another loan from The T.  I'm sure he won't mind."  And The T didn't.  He happily gave Equality the second loan to keep paying the benefits he promised to pay.  Again, interest free.

Llama runs a huge foreign business.  He needs some cash, and remembers that it's time for some of his borrowers to pay up.  He contacts The T.  (Okay, pretend Llama sits in a chair and you never see his face, but he has a big metallic claw and is stroking a cat).  The T assures Llama that he can pay back the loan- after all, he's been paying the interest on the loan, hasn't he?  Llama says, "Okay, but be sure to at least get me the interest for this quarter or it will be capitalized into the principal."

Grateful, The T gets a hold of JJLehto, an old college buddy who has a huge foreign company.  "Hey man, can you hook me up?"  "Sure man, but how much does it cost to send a condom in the mail?"  "Not that," says The T.  The T explains that he needs money.  "Well I already sent you some loot Wednesday last year.  I need that money back, cos my grandma's birthday is coming up!"  "Look man, I can get it back to you- I'm good for it!  But I need another loan."  JJLehto, being a kind soul and thinking of the incredible interest he can reap, complies.  The T sends Llama a check for the interest on his other loan.

The T has to do something though, so he checks on Equality to see how he's doing.  "Hey man, how are you doing?"  "Not good- I just made one with Ariel...ARIEL, dude, from The Little Mermaid.  I even added a bonus feature that involves Sebastian.  He's a crab.  Get it?  Crabs? It was a flop.  And don't even ask me about that threesome with Ursula!"  "Listen Equality, you've got to do something to improve your situation.  You need to start giving out less of those benefits I made you promise your people."  "I already thought of that!  They are threatening to sue and many of them have families and can barely make it as it is!"  "Well in that case, you need to start putting more money aside for them out of your profits," The T suggested.  "No, no, no!  I can't afford it!  I'm already having to lay off more people again next month!"

Meanwhile, a homeless man named manofmystery asks people for spare change while drinking Wild Irish Rose (he's not really in the story, but I didn't want him to feel left out or anything).

Equality looks at his failing empire.  Just then, he sees a bunch of people sneaking over his gate.  He doesn't speak their language, but finds out they make great cartoon porn.  What's more, they are willing to work for less than what he is paying his other employees.  Even better, they don't mind if he doesn't set aside money in case they lose their jobs!  He can save his business (so long as he doctors his books)!  Equality is happy.  He asks the leader of this crew what his name is.

"They call me...Epigñosis!"

The End.

Based on a true story.
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Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

Story time!

Once upon a time (let's just say 1932 in Wisconsin) Equality has made a deal with people in his business.  They sell cartoon porn, by the way, just so you know.  He is so sure cartoon porn will sell forever that he will set aside money for his employees, a little bit each pay period, in the event that there must be layoffs.  Wait, no, I got that wrong- he isn't really that nice or optimistic- Equality is pretty damn mean- but this cat named The T told him he had no choice in the matter.  Employees need to be protected in case something bad happens to the company they work for.

Well, consumers start needing to cut back on their cartoon porn budget as they begin losing their jobs.  This means Equality is losing money and after a while, has no choice but to lay people off to keep his business afloat.  So he just pays them out of the nice little nest egg The T has created for them. 

Unfortunately, he has to lay off more and more workers because, goshdarnit, people just aren't into Jessica Rabbit like they used to be.  After laying off 12% of his entire workforce, he realizes he has run out of money to pay these people the benefits he has promised.

So Equality calls The T.  (The T is like Mr. T only without gold chains, a mohawk, and black skin.  Also, something about Dream Theater.)  Anyway, Equality asks The T if he can get a loan to pay for these benefits.  The T grins (apparently there's gold in his mouth) real big, and says "Sure!"  And just to show what a pal he is, The T says "By the way, this loan is interest free!"

Equality is thrilled!  He makes cartoon porn for a couple months more (this time of the Spongebob variety), paying out benefits to people as he promised.  But business doesn't pick up, so sadly, he must lay off Padraic and several more people.  The loan from The T isn't going to last after all.

"No worries," Equality says to himself.  "I'll take another loan from The T.  I'm sure he won't mind."  And The T didn't.  He happily gave Equality the second loan to keep paying the benefits he promised to pay.  Again, interest free.

Llama runs a huge foreign business.  He needs some cash, and remembers that it's time for some of his borrowers to pay up.  He contacts The T.  (Okay, pretend Llama sits in a chair and you never see his face, but he has a big metallic claw and is stroking a cat).  The T assures Llama that he can pay back the loan- after all, he's been paying the interest on the loan, hasn't he?  Llama says, "Okay, but be sure to at least get me the interest for this quarter or it will be capitalized into the principal."

Grateful, The T gets a hold of JJLehto, an old college buddy who has a huge foreign company.  "Hey man, can you hook me up?"  "Sure man, but how much does it cost to send a condom in the mail?"  "Not that," says The T.  The T explains that he needs money.  "Well I already sent you some loot Wednesday last year.  I need that money back, cos my grandma's birthday is coming up!"  "Look man, I can get it back to you- I'm good for it!  But I need another loan."  JJLehto, being a kind soul and thinking of the incredible interest he can reap, complies.  The T sends Llama a check for the interest on his other loan.

The T has to do something though, so he checks on Equality to see how he's doing.  "Hey man, how are you doing?"  "Not good- I just made one with Ariel...ARIEL, dude, from The Little Mermaid.  I even added a bonus feature that involves Sebastian.  He's a crab.  Get it?  Crabs? It was a flop.  And don't even ask me about that threesome with Ursula!"  "Listen Equality, you've got to do something to improve your situation.  You need to start giving out less of those benefits I made you promise your people."  "I already thought of that!  They are threatening to sue and many of them have families and can barely make it as it is!"  "Well in that case, you need to start putting more money aside for them out of your profits," The T suggested.  "No, no, no!  I can't afford it!  I'm already having to lay off more people again next month!"

Meanwhile, a homeless man named manofmystery asks people for spare change while drinking Wild Irish Rose (he's not really in the story, but I didn't want him to feel left out or anything).

Equality looks at his failing empire.  Just then, he sees a bunch of people sneaking over his gate.  He doesn't speak their language, but finds out they make great cartoon porn.  What's more, they are willing to work for less than what he is paying his other employees.  Even better, they don't mind if he doesn't set aside money in case they lose their jobs!  He can save his business (so long as he doctors his books)!  Equality is happy.  He asks the leader of this crew what his name is.

"They call me...Epigñosis!"

The End.

Based on a true story.


I get the feeling that this story is an allegory of something. I'm thinking... the sinking of the lost continent of Atlantis?
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