I have finesse! I have finesse coming out of my bottom!

Anya ,'Showtime'


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.


Allyson - Aug 16, 2005 6:21:25 am PDT #8487 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

Matt, that's been my experience with Citibank as well. They caught a fraud charge and took care of everything right away. Though, I saw my interest rate mysteriously raise 6% for no apparent reason and had to raise hell. They did drop the rate, though.


tommyrot - Aug 16, 2005 6:25:35 am PDT #8488 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

You say this now. But when our overlords arrive, you'll see the pattern.

Yes, but our overlords will only be a problem until the Cylons get here.


sarameg - Aug 16, 2005 6:30:23 am PDT #8489 of 10002

Citibank erased a couple late payments back when I was in college. Once when my mail got all screwed up with forwarding and I didn't get the bill until past due and another when the mailroom neglected to send the outgoing mail out for 2 months. Neither of which could be really verified, but they took my word for it. The fraud warning stuff is nice, though of course it always freaks out on me too.

Also, I remember something about not cancelling old cards (just...stop using them) because that drops them from your credit history, but research that because I may be getting the factoid mangled with something else.


shrift - Aug 16, 2005 6:30:36 am PDT #8490 of 10002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

On the highway this morning, there was an SUV in front of me with a vanity plate reading "GEFILTE". It made me laugh.


Rick - Aug 16, 2005 6:31:38 am PDT #8491 of 10002

Chase Visa is evil and, more to the point, a big pain in my ass.

Chase recently absorbed both of my credit cards and I'm convinced that they are being a pain in the ass on purpose to drive me away as an undesirable customer (I have received over $1000 in rebates from these cards and have never-until a recent "lost" payment like the one flea describes-paid the credit card company a dime).

I found a Citibank card that pays 1% rebate on all purchases and 5% on gas and groceries, so I'll use that one until Citibank realizes that they need to get rid of me.


tommyrot - Aug 16, 2005 6:32:19 am PDT #8492 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I think the funniest license plate I've ever seen was a white Volkswagen Rabbit with the plate "ML8 ML8."


juliana - Aug 16, 2005 6:34:14 am PDT #8493 of 10002
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

a white Volkswagen Rabbit with the plate "ML8 ML8."

That? Is brilliant.


§ ita § - Aug 16, 2005 6:34:41 am PDT #8494 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

The license plate that made me most want to high five the owner was the Toyota Cressida with the plate "TROILUS."

I know, they were probably an insufferable and haughty Lit major, but still. It was Michigan, and I was starved for signs of literacy.


Jessica - Aug 16, 2005 6:36:24 am PDT #8495 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Wow -- how do I get transferred to the universe where Citibank doesn't suck? My experience with them has been nothing but frustration. (Lost money, ignored requests to link accounts, bogus extra fees...the list goes on and on. The only reason I haven't switched to another bank years ago is that I'm incredibly lazy, and nobody else seems to have as many ATMs.)


flea - Aug 16, 2005 6:36:40 am PDT #8496 of 10002
information libertarian

My friends who drive a Saturn got plates saying Tethys. Ah, science geeks. I miss watching mr. flea and mr. friend argue about why dew happens and stuff.

eta: Thanks for the recs, folks. Not sure what I'm doing yet, but a place Allyson and Matt don't have anything bad to say about must be decent (to them).