yay?
Yes, yay. Deliberately blue fingernails, as opposed to imminent death blue fingernails.
Well, you'd better not be thinking what I think you're thinking, because my answer is the same as always — no threesomes unless it's boy-boy-girl. Or Charlize Theron.
Harmony ,'First Date'
Natter 40: The Nice One
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.
Dana - Nov 21, 2005 10:45:45 am PST #6068 of 10006
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
msbelle - Nov 21, 2005 10:46:10 am PST #6069 of 10006
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
then, YAY!
Frankenbuddha - Nov 21, 2005 10:48:02 am PST #6070 of 10006
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
So what are people doing for Thanksgiving?
Going to my sister's in Maine where as many of my kin as are available will probably come over for dinner. Then staying at my Mom's until at least Saturday.
bon bon - Nov 21, 2005 10:49:36 am PST #6071 of 10006
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I'm not sure I get the problem here. It's not like they're [allegedly] sending a faker out with each and every member, are they?
No, but except for word-of-mouth*, they only make back one extended subscription per date. That extended subscription brings in $30/month-- let's say 30% of that is profit. So $10/month. How could you hire a beautiful woman that would possibly make it worth the company's money to save one customer at a time?
*admittedly, this is a big caveat.
Frankenbuddha - Nov 21, 2005 10:51:41 am PST #6072 of 10006
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Just read your post in Beep Me, shrift, and I'm wishing you health-ma and luck on the meds. I know we've had to shift pills and dosages for mine a few times, and I'm 3 right now - two for the actual high bp and one to maximize one of the bp meds.
Have I ever mentioned how much I hate being dependent on meds (more for the "have to remember to take it, and take it with x, y and z" then being on the meds themselves)? Because I do.
Cashmere - Nov 21, 2005 10:52:51 am PST #6073 of 10006
Now tagless for your comfort.
How could you hire a beautiful woman that would possibly make it worth the company's money to save one customer at a time?
How many shills are they paying, though? A girl could work more than one account at a time, right? Even setting up dates with the marks wouldn't be too much of a scheduling problem. Hire a few shills in a few cities to work a large number of soon-to-expire accounts and it's worth their while to keep membership money rolling in.
flea - Nov 21, 2005 10:54:26 am PST #6074 of 10006
information libertarian
Was it here that someone mentioned Mariah Carey and Chistmas music, this earworming me with "All I want for Christmas is youuuuuuuu [jingle, jingle]"?
Damn youuuuuuuu, whoever you were.
Wolfram - Nov 21, 2005 10:55:14 am PST #6075 of 10006
Visilurking
No, but except for word-of-mouth*, they only make back one extended subscription per date. That extended subscription brings in $30/month-- let's say 30% of that is profit. So $10/month. How could you hire a beautiful woman that would possibly make it worth the company's money to save one customer at a time?
Why is only 30% of it profit? There doesn't appear to be much overhead for online sites except advertising and bandwith. I'd think 90% of it would be profit. Also, one date can reasonably cause a subscriber to extend for 6 months. So at $27 per month that's $162 not counting word of mouth. And they're probably not paying the woman all that much. After all, she eats free.
Vortex - Nov 21, 2005 10:55:21 am PST #6076 of 10006
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Flea, THANKS FOR NOTHIN'. well, except the EARWORM.
Emily - Nov 21, 2005 10:58:19 am PST #6077 of 10006
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Yeah, no kidding, flea. You could have lit a candle, but no, you SPREAD THE CURSED DARKNESS. Cursed darkness-spreader.
...is yooooooouuuuu.... goddammit.