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ringo
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Message 605 of 773 (892441)
03-07-2022 11:05 AM
Reply to: Message 602 by Sarah Bellum
03-05-2022 3:59 PM


Re: Wannabe Conservative Thinkers
Sarah Bellum writes:
Ringo was embarrassed out of ignorance of some random tidbit of pop culture. So Ringo threw a hissy fit.
I always have to follow the links backward to figure out what the hell you're dribbling about.
There was no embarrassment. You made a reference that I didn't recognize and I asked you to clarify. You still haven't done so.
You also lied about it, calling it an "offhand remark" when, in fact, it was the entirety of your post Message 343.
Sarah Bellum writes:
I can't imagine what would happen to Ringo's head...
I'm sure you can't.
Sarah Bellum writes:
... if Ringo were discovered to be ignorant of something substantive.
In fact, I am ignorant about many substantive things. Everybody is.
Y'know what I do when I'm ignorant about something? I ASK!
And intelligent, honest posters ANSWER. They don't call a simple question a "hissy fit".

"I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man!"
-- Lucky Ned Pepper

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ringo
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Message 673 of 773 (892679)
03-12-2022 10:43 AM
Reply to: Message 607 by Phat
03-08-2022 2:12 PM


Re: Stirring The Stew
Phat writes:
ringo writes:
In fact, I am ignorant about many substantive things. Everybody is.
I believe that in the near future we will have a black swan event.
What does that have to do with what I said?
Phat writes:
For the West, it will be financial.
Isn't a black swan event by definition unpredictable? So how can you predict it?
It's the same as saying, "Some things just can't be explained - so here's the explanation."
Phat writes:
Being a liberal, do you even see it or is it hidden from your perception?
I don't see myself as a liberal.
But liberal or conservative has nothing to do with believing there will be some sort of catastrophic event in the future. Religious nuts are more likely to believe in apocalyptic nonsense but I think it's mostly coincidence that they also believe in conservative nonsense. They're just more susceptible to nonsense in general.

"I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man!"
-- Lucky Ned Pepper

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ringo
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Message 674 of 773 (892680)
03-12-2022 10:52 AM
Reply to: Message 612 by Phat
03-08-2022 2:44 PM


Re: Wannabe Conservative Thinkers
Phat writes:
Our day of reckoning is at hand.
I have a history of Nazi Germany that contains a photograph from the 1920s-30s of a group of protesters. One of them is holding up a sign that says (in German), "There will come a day of reckoning."
It did.
There are days of reckoning every day. Germany had several of them. Everybody has them.
The day of reckoning comes, the reckoning happens and then we move on.
I know you're wishing and hoping for the end of the world - but I think humanity is in for some days of reckoning that are much worse than that. And we may survive them.

"I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man!"
-- Lucky Ned Pepper

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ringo
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Message 677 of 773 (892683)
03-12-2022 11:05 AM
Reply to: Message 642 by Phat
03-10-2022 10:44 AM


Re: R E S P E C T
Phat writes:
Gold is still the final fallback value for the world....
The final fallback value is what you can DO in exchange for food. You can help somebody grow food, for example - which is how civilization began.

"I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man!"
-- Lucky Ned Pepper

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ringo
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Posts: 20940
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Message 678 of 773 (892685)
03-12-2022 11:24 AM
Reply to: Message 672 by Tanypteryx
03-11-2022 1:57 PM


Re: R E S P E C T
Tanypteryx writes:
I had a still in high school....
When I was a lowly chemistry student, the university used to have a Science Fair every second year. One of my buddies was explaining the instrument room, which was labelled "Quincy's Lab", which will give you some idea of the time frame.
My demonstration was three stills: reflux, simple distillation and fractional distillation. Almost every member of the public who came through asked me where they could get the glassware.

"I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man!"
-- Lucky Ned Pepper

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ringo
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Message 680 of 773 (892689)
03-12-2022 11:45 AM
Reply to: Message 679 by Tanypteryx
03-12-2022 11:43 AM


Re: R E S P E C T
Tanypteryx writes:
We got Vicks Formula 44 cough syrup and pour out the syrup and filled it with our 190 proof apricot brandy, the residue cough syrup added a little flavor.
Flaming Moe!

"I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man!"
-- Lucky Ned Pepper

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ringo
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Message 709 of 773 (892791)
03-14-2022 11:42 AM
Reply to: Message 686 by Phat
03-12-2022 3:50 PM


Re: R E S P E C T
Phat writes:
I wont help anyone make alcohol, however...
As somebody else has already suggested, in a famine, alcohol is likely to be a valuable commodity.
Phat writes:
...though if my reset/depression theory comes true, lots of you will need some...since you don't believe Jesus exists!
Believing Jesus exists has nothing to do with it. The 'faithful' are as fond of alcohol as anybody else.

"I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man!"
-- Lucky Ned Pepper

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ringo
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Message 710 of 773 (892792)
03-14-2022 11:51 AM
Reply to: Message 689 by Phat
03-12-2022 3:53 PM


Re: R E S P E C T
Phat writes:
Ice Burg
Burg = city, berg = mountain.

"I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man!"
-- Lucky Ned Pepper

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ringo
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Message 711 of 773 (892793)
03-14-2022 11:56 AM
Reply to: Message 692 by Tanypteryx
03-12-2022 4:27 PM


Re: R E S P E C T
Tanypteryx writes:
Singapore Slings were one of my favorites but they were wicked.
There used to be a little bar (seating capacity 20) a couple of blocks away (handy for walking home). Some friends of mine talked the bartender into making us pitchers of zombies.

"I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man!"
-- Lucky Ned Pepper

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ringo
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Posts: 20940
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Message 712 of 773 (892795)
03-14-2022 12:08 PM
Reply to: Message 707 by Phat
03-14-2022 2:01 AM


Re: Anti-semitism to boot
Phat writes:
You P.C. "woke" Liberals really need to back off your morality policing.
Somebody's gotta do it. How do you think we (sorta) got rid of segregation?
Even if we don't agree about what's appropriate and what's not, it's important to express the opinion.

"I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man!"
-- Lucky Ned Pepper

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ringo
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Posts: 20940
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Message 730 of 773 (892910)
03-18-2022 11:56 AM
Reply to: Message 728 by Phat
03-18-2022 3:55 AM


Re: Conservatives, Liberals, and a Secular Future
Phat writes:
... Conservatives dont mind debt if it helps them earn money in the long run.
That's the problem. Debt is sometimes necessary to get the money to do what needs to be done. You don't save up your pennies until you have enough to pay cash for a house. You borrow the money so you can have shelter now.
Conservatives only care about what "helps them earn money in the long run" (except that they often have a very short view of "the long run"). They don't care much about what needs to be done now. They don't want government to do much at all.
Edited by ringo, : Missing DQ.

"I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man!"
-- Lucky Ned Pepper

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ringo
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Posts: 20940
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Message 736 of 773 (893377)
04-09-2022 11:49 AM
Reply to: Message 733 by Phat
04-08-2022 4:07 PM


Re: Phat and gold
Phat writes:
Normally I respect the thinkers here but in the case of global finance you all are clueless.
Insisting that everybody is wrong but you is not a sign of respect.

"I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man!"
-- Lucky Ned Pepper

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ringo
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Posts: 20940
From: frozen wasteland
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Message 739 of 773 (893380)
04-09-2022 12:27 PM
Reply to: Message 737 by Phat
04-09-2022 12:13 PM


Re: Phat and gold
Phat writes:
everyone here tends to dogpile me....
We don't dogpile you specifically. We dogpile stupidity in general.
Phat writes:
Don't be offended...a large majority of people in the United States don't understand finance.
I'm not offended (and I'm not in the United States). I don't even pretend to "understand finance" but it's pretty clear that you don't.
Phat writes:
Theodoric seems to think gold is like soybeans....
I disagree. I think soybeans are more valuable than gold.
Phat writes:
Time will tell who understands what and if I live that long I will see reality as it is
You've already demonstrated many times in the context of gods that you don't care about reality.
ABE:
And by the way, AGAIN you completely ignored what I said in the post you supposedly replied to. Stop using me as a diving board into the cesspool of your mind.
Edited by ringo, : No reason given.

"I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man!"
-- Lucky Ned Pepper

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ringo
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Posts: 20940
From: frozen wasteland
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Message 748 of 773 (893400)
04-10-2022 2:17 PM
Reply to: Message 742 by Phat
04-09-2022 3:13 PM


Re: Phat and gold
Phat writes:
Actually the metals keep me from gambling.
That's like saying the cocaine keeps you from heroin.
Phat writes:
Heck, you might even accept negative real interest rates if social progress were made.
I'd even accept paying taxes if social progress was made.

"I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man!"
-- Lucky Ned Pepper

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ringo
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Posts: 20940
From: frozen wasteland
Joined: 03-23-2005


Message 749 of 773 (893401)
04-10-2022 2:23 PM
Reply to: Message 747 by jar
04-10-2022 9:52 AM


Re: Phat and gold
jar writes:
Many, many years ago I suggested that Phat should read Mark Twain's Yankee in King Arthur's Court to get an understanding of currency and economy.
I just started re-reading that the other day.
jar writes:
In the story Hank is explaining currency and wages to Arthur with just about the same success as we have had explaining it to Phat.
Back in the 70's, the construction unions in Saskatchewan (my dad was a member) kept demanding wage parity with Alberta because "otherwise, our members will move to Alberta for higher wages." Finally, they got their wage parity - and almost immediately the Alberta unions demanded an increase because "the cost of living is higher in Alberts."

"I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man!"
-- Lucky Ned Pepper

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