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4 years ago
Mikey m holds a long time animus towards this club, trashing the reviews dating back to 2016. Read his mid 2017 review of "Scores" where he claims that his multiple 2001 visits over a 5 yr. period caused him to lose his job, and marriage. Additionally, he claims to have met several tuscl members when none of the named recall ever meeting him.
Welcome to tuscl, Steve. You're slowly learning who the head cases are at Tuscl.
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4 years ago
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gothamytefrom that Adam Westsiiiide of Gotham
Virtually (2001live.com), but not literally. Tbh, it's often as exciting as watching paint dry as dancers spend eternity on end combing their hair or putting on makeup. Good to see who's working certain nights. Also, dancers who spend the least time in dressing room are probably much in demand on the back couches.
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4 years ago
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minnowAny place that interests me.
J-slash: More like big companies want to swarm in on cheap advertising space. It's not just the big companies, but also snake oil peddlers who either tell you that most of the food is bad for you, but their supplement can save you, or you can make money by subscribing to their newsletter, or, or........
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4 years ago
"Das Boot", German version with English subtitles. Very realistic, from the drunken sailors "windshield cleaning" of the senior officer's staff car, to the chief cracking up under a depth charge attack, to the hardened combat veterans feeling awkward and out of place on a posh supply ships ward room, and Captain finding out that Chief's transfer request was denied.
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4 years ago
I'll leave the psychoanalysis/mind reading to others. Meanwhile, OP provided me with a chuckle on this St. Patrick's Day. Therefore, I'm smashing the like button for OP.
***Note to founder***** Is there any way you could put Like/Dislike buttons on original post ?
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4 years ago
No gay bathhouses for me. I vaguely recall seeing that saying in a National Lampoon mag many years ago.
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4 years ago
"A man is wealthy to the extent of what he can do without." (unknown author). Might as well wade into what is basically a philosophy of life thread. I'll add not to take this statement too literally, otherwise unabomber would be king. However, many people have been slaves to keeping up with the Joneses, buying the priciest gadgets, and being in debt. Time is another valuable resource besides money. I've known several individuals making high $$, yet seems to have no time for vacations or hobbies. So something between unabomber lifestyle, and maxing out credit card seems like a good balance.
One thing we can't do without is some humor. So, I'll leave you with this pun of the day: Wax Phil O. Sophical before he waxes you.
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4 years ago
First Tampa, then Dallas. Anyone want to take bets when OP will bat out his 3rd bullshit review in 3 years for VIP credit ? ~ 6 months seems to be the timeline from trolling for information to submitting a ~12 line BS review. I find your "don't feel like writing reviews all the time" response to DS to be comical.
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4 years ago
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gStephThe view from the other side of the room
SC, we've done this question at least twice before. In addition to your link, skibum started a thread about speed in late 2018. Myself... On land, 150mph in C6 Corvette. On water, ~ 40 mph plus on jet ski. In air, 760mph groundspeed in airliner, confirmed by a pilot I know well. Tailwind of ~ 200 mph for brief period.
For your entertainment, suggest typing in "L A Center Speed Check" on YT search where SR71 crew one ups everyone on center frequency. When told by controller that they were doing 1992 knots, the navigator replied, "we show us closer to 2000."
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4 years ago
Possible study conclusion: Masturbation during the pandemic is just getting out of hand......
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4 years ago
Speak for yourself, scrub. The "Topgun Diet Pepsi" is on me for the Pepsi Man.
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4 years ago
Strike 1: $25 cover Strike 2: No shots or mixed drinks Strike 3: Smoking in Club, no separate section.
I'm OUT.... To IND or LEX I go.
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4 years ago
This is about the 3rd dick measuring thread of this genre I've responded to. In over 4 decades of clubbing I'd say I've been to over 150 different clubs in 25 or so states, 1 US Territory, and 2 foreign countries. Since joining Tuscl in late 2005, 60 to 70 different clubs in 15 different states/US territories.
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4 years ago
Paging mikey m for his rant. This review sucks, it's basically a Lacey ad, with no details whatsoever on other dancers, LD mileage, drink, and other costs. IME, she is pretty, but not the strongest mileage.
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4 years ago
Hbft, thanks for nice interview, and even nicer pics.
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4 years ago
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shailynnThey never tell you what you need to know.
Notice how the article doesn't name the dealer, nor the street that it occurred. "Greater Tampa bay area" covers a lot of square miles. It ain't the dealer that I use, but I have an idea which one it could be. Muddy is the only tuscler striking me as a 350Z kind of guy.
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4 years ago
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TetradonI'll act nicer if you'll act smarter.
Of the current active reviewers- wallanon, sinclair, EastCoaster, rickdugan, and Warrior15. Long time members Papi, shadowcat, and "CMI"(Providence area) also very good.
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4 years ago
Addendum- the subject '64 Vette was in the movie "Body Heat."
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4 years ago
My initial inclination is the Aston Martin that 007 drove in "Goldfinger", gizmos and all.
However there are 2 Corvette roadsters that I'd like for my roadster itch:
1) The red & white 1959 Corvette that "Otter" drove in the Animal House movie classic. I'll take Mandy and Babs (the later was a Playboy Playmate), but punt on the knuckle sandwich from the Delta bros.
2) The red 1964 Corvette that William Hurt drove. I'd definitely take the 1981 vintage Kathleen Turner with it.
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4 years ago
M-moose, does the state match the 8-11% the state employee puts in ? Either way, it's a darn good ROI. Based on your provided numbers, a MA policeman or firefighter with 30 yrs service at age 55 would collect 75% of his final ( 1?, 5 ? ) year average earnings FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE after turning 55.
Contrast this with Social Security taking 6.2% of your earnings (up to a certain maximum) with employer kicking in another 6.2%. For SS pension benefit calculation, they look at your highest 33 year average to calculate your benefit. In 2020, the maximum income subject to SS withholding was $137700, in 1987 that figure was $43800, I think. That probably works out to a 33 year average income of ~ $90K/yr for someone making the exact maximum income subject to SS withholding. That's over $350K put in by employer and employee, plus whatever was put in during the other years outside the 33 year look.
Sooo.., someone retiring at age 62 today who made max income for at least 33 years would get a whopping $2324/mo, or $27888/yr. That's for someone making $133700 in 2020, and a 33 yr. average of $90K/yr since the late 80's. The ~21% of final year salary pales in comparison to the MA LEO getting 3/4 or more of average salary, and getting it SEVEN YEARS YOUNGER. Follow up question: Do state pensions get inflation adjustments each year like Social Security ? Even if they don't, still not a shabby deal.
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4 years ago
Oops, it is the Avalon
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4 years ago
Moose, I understood it to be 1% more, which would be 1.7 multiplier. Maybe a higher multiplier thrown in for additional yrs of service beyond a certain amt., say beyond 25 YOS ? Moose your 0.7 multiplier is a frigging Ford Escort compared to C-dogs Ferrari 2.5% multiplier. Thanks for indulging my curiosity.
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4 years ago
M-moose- If I'm correctly understanding you, C-dogs YOS multiplier is !.7% for yrs of service. So, if he had 30 yrs of service at age 55, he'd get 51% of his salary in retirement. Follow up O's: Would that be based on his final year salary, or an average of multiple final years, like last 3 or 5 ? Also, would it include overtime pay, or just his base salary ? Either way, a good deal.
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4 years ago
M-moose, are MA state taxes really that high ? ( 8-11%). Unless we're on different pages, a pension is a DEFINED BENEFIT that doesn't require employee to pay anything into it. I guess as a state employee paying state income taxes, he's paying for it in a way, but not nearly as much as a private sector employee making same salary as C-dog, but not getting a red cent in pension benefits from the state.
Or am I misunderstanding C-dog in that his retirement benefit is a combination of pension, and whatever he put into 401K ? All pension beneficiaries that I'm aware of (private sector and military) didn't have a red cent taken out of their paycheck to specifically fund a pension.
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4 years ago
C-Dog, I recall you starting a thread in Oct. 2017 with the same title/ lead off question. You were wrestling with the dilemma of retiring soon for a $76K pension, or pressing on for 3 more years for $85K pension. Now that you chose curtain #2, I have 3 things to say right off the bat.
1) Congratulations on your retirement, I'm sure you'll learn to enjoy your retirement.
2) Thank you for your service as front line LEO. (Even though I'm not a resident of TAX-A- Chusetts
3) I hope you realize that you are one lucky SOB to get a pension like that at age 55.
As prior posters have stated, many companies (probably most) are moving away from DB pensions in favor of DC (defined contribution) plans, such as a 401K match. For those tuscl members who are better versed on financial matters than myself, I have 2 scenario based questions for you ?
1) How much would it cost to purchase an annuity that would $85K/yr for the rest of one's life, starting at age 55 ?
2) What should combined 401K/ IRA balance be for someone invested in, say, 60% stocks/ 40% bonds need to have at age 55 to be reasonably certain to have at last to age 95 at a withdrawal rate of $85K/yr ? (I think the common age model for mutual fund models is age 90 to 95)
My wag is that the number required in either case would be $3M or more.