the crack thing was a joke
Then why not tax when something's sold, instead of received?
I know I'm a bad poet, but I'm a good man. All I ask is that... is that you try to see me—
William ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Jul 27, 2005 9:20:47 am PDT #3301 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
sarameg - Jul 27, 2005 9:21:42 am PDT #3302 of 10002
DavidS - Jul 27, 2005 9:22:49 am PDT #3303 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Underwear question: Slate says jockstraps aren't in vogue anymore. True or false?
Well, Emmett doesn't wear a jockstrap for his cup (which he loves to wear for some reason), but it's a kind of special underwear with a pocket in the front that holds the cup. So from that evidence, I'd say Slate may be right.
§ ita § - Jul 27, 2005 9:23:51 am PDT #3304 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Were you wearing a jock when you were Emmett's age, Hec?
DXMachina - Jul 27, 2005 9:24:41 am PDT #3305 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
(Yes, the crack thing was a joke.)
Right, because in Nutty's case the black market item is much more likely to be scalped Red Sox tickets.
DavidS - Jul 27, 2005 9:25:38 am PDT #3306 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Were you wearing a jock when you were Emmett's age, Hec?
I did, but only for football. And I was a catcher for two years, when I really should've had a jock and cup.
Wolfram - Jul 27, 2005 9:26:41 am PDT #3307 of 10002
Visilurking
Big Crack would never allow it to be taxable. They got a pretty strong lobby in DC.
Katie M - Jul 27, 2005 9:26:44 am PDT #3308 of 10002
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Clearly Emmett should be grateful to exist at all.
JohnSweden - Jul 27, 2005 9:27:16 am PDT #3309 of 10002
I can't even.
Well, Emmett doesn't wear a jockstrap for his cup (which he loves to wear for some reason), but it's a kind of special underwear with a pocket in the front that holds the cup. So from that evidence, I'd say Slate may be right.
Oh right, I thought this was just fashion craxiness, but yeah. Jockstraps still abound as an efficient way to house goolie protection, but the shorts with the front pocket are becoming more prevalent, since they can make them from underarmour-type fabric, and they assist with shedding heat. I have no idea what the market share is, but even I have a pair of the shorts.
bon bon - Jul 27, 2005 9:27:28 am PDT #3310 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
The federal budget is at record deficit levels. How can Congress justify reducing income? Is the "fiscal responsibility" party just going to make the deficit keep going up and up?
My answer to this is that, contrary to popular belief, the deficit doesn't matter, but it'll take me some time to get my ducks in a row to show why this might be the case.
More specifically, the argument rests on the presumption that the estate tax is somehow the only way the government can pay its debts! Which is false.
Keep in mind that our future generations would LOVE to have that money now, let it generate interest and pay off the deficit later when inflation makes it cheaper in real dollars.