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5 years ago
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GeneraI All your base are belong to us.
"And I assume you went to THE ohio state university where you got your magical bachelors of science, which apparently they only give like 6 of those out a year because you fucking bragged about it like it's a Nobel fucking prize."
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Where's @OSU when you really need him?
Don't forget that OSU produces 10s of thousands of nursing students. And they have a great football team!
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GeneraI All your base are belong to us.
^^^ I think it's a mistake to be too abrasive and logical with Teh General. He might put you on ignore.
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5 years ago
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Papi_ChuloMiami, FL (or the nearest big-booty club)
Good-looking and not mentally ill (like her husband)
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5 years ago
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GeneraI All your base are belong to us.
^^ General has me on ignore, @Dougster (probably you, too). Her was talking about @VH_Kicks.
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5 years ago
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GeneraI All your base are belong to us.
That's right @Dougster -- not even Raquel Welch. Old-age happens to the best of us.
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5 years ago
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GeneraI All your base are belong to us.
Thanks @General - we haven't had a thread with such high-quality content since @Flagooner left.
I was reading a good article about Liz Warren the other day. She's from Oklahoma and her father had a heart attack while Liz was a kid. Her mother took a minimum-wage job to support the family. So Liz was from a dirt-poor family and still managed to get a law professorship in Texas. She was originally a pro-business Republican and an expert on bankruptcy law -- but she gradually changed her mind and became pro-consumer after being in the weeds and being immersed in actual bankruptcy cases. As it turns out, many of those in bankruptcy were *not* deadbeats and came from all walks of life.
She eventually became a Harvard Law professor based on her publication records and *not* because of the "Pocahontas" affirmative-action nonsense.
Compare her life story to Trump's: Trump was born into wealth, he's lazy, unintelligent, a narcissist, and a pathological lair.
I think Liz Warren and Hillary were decent looking women in their prime. There's not a single good-looking woman in their 70's -- but of course you know that @General. And you're probably a grotesque, wrinkly-old-mess yourself, General. Thanks for the great thread.
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5 years ago
^^ I'm stating all the facts as clearly as I can and not trying to "pick a fight." Just disagree with the premise that politicians are pandering for votes. There was almost certainly some trafficking going on Backpage. But taking down the site probably did more harm than good.
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5 years ago
Several different issues:
(1) Are the owners of Backpage being prosecuted unfairly with trumped-up charges of aiding trafficking? Possibly, but I don't have much sympathy for those being prosecuted.
(2) Does some fraction of Backpage's business involve trafficking? Almost certainly -- but I have no idea how big the fraction is. Either does anyone else on this thread.
(3) Did taking Backpage down make it harder to fight trafficking? Almost certainly. The problem migrates to hundreds of other sites making it harder for law enforcement.
(4) Did taking down Backpage put consenting adults in more danger? Almost certainly. Forces independent girls back on the streets and under the control of pimps.
Painting the whole issue as politicians pandering for votes ignores all the complexity of a difficult topic. "Reason.com" is not as bad as some other publications -- but it's a libertarian rag and definitely has an agenda.
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5 years ago
"And humans are dumb enough to listen to anything that a politician would say"
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So you've done extensive research and you're absolutely sure that sex trafficking has never occurred on Backpage? Or are you saying accepting some trafficking is a necessary and acceptable because the government should stay out? Or, just what are you saying?
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5 years ago
Complicated issue. I have no doubt that some fraction of Backpage's business involved sex trafficking of minors. However, in a practical sense, it also shut down the market for consenting adults. Some of these girls (of legal age) who conducting business without pimps are now pushed into the hands of pimps without a place like Backpage to advertise. So shutting down Backpage may exacerbate the problem overall.
A lot of the business from Backpage ended up on SA, and a lot of pimps and johns use SA now. It's obvious from some of the posts here (like @3131's post about getting robbed in his hotel room).
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5 years ago
The most talented dancers serve as psychotherapists for all the lonely guys looking for affection.
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5 years ago
@Jack: "They had no social conscience--or any other kind of conscience. "
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In a contest for "lack of social conscience" b/w strippers and the Wall Street mortgage securitization chain (circa 2008) I would choose Wall Street, any day. Looks like a good movie.
The real-life story behind the movie comes from this article in NY Magazine:
https://www.thecut.com/2015/12/robin-hood-strippers-scores-c-v-r.html
some excerpts:
"Here’s a modern Robin Hood story for you: a few strippers who stole from (mostly) rich, (usually) disgusting, (in their minds) pathetic men and gave to, well, themselves."
"The men were mostly assholes. Even when they didn’t start out that way, they’d get drunk and say things like, “Did your father abuse you? Is that why you do this?,” which was unnerving even when it wasn’t true. The majority were married, though that didn’t stop them from asking for things like blow jobs or sex or to be penetrated with a Champagne bottle, a request that they were shocked came from a clean-cut family man."
“We had a guy who was — is — at Guggenheim Partners. He spent 300 grand in one week. He came in three times, 100 grand every time he walked in the room. Everyone made $10,000 every time he came in.”
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5 years ago
I'll add:
@Flagoneer - Del Monte
@JohnSmith - Harlequin
@Subra - Toyota
@Dugan - https://www.aiche.org (although Men's Warehouse is more appropriate)
@TxTittyFag - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spell-check
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5 years ago
My first dates are always unpaid, platonic, and in upscale area. If you use SA like Backpage, you're open to what you've described.
Glad you're okay and the story makes everyone more cautious
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5 years ago
Private message I got from @SJG:
1 Hour Ago
Txtittyfag is Rech.
Dougster is not Txtittyfag, but he is RicktheLion and Rickthevulture and Ricktheturtle
SJG
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5 years ago
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Papi_ChuloMiami, FL (or the nearest big-booty club)
"...but they are not there to be a charity for the less fortunate"
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I didn't say that. That's a strawman.
I'm quoting the first line of your thread:
"Shareholder value is no longer the main focus of some of America’s top business leaders."
The corporate tax windfall was used to buy back company stock. The only purpose of the stock buyback was to increase shareholder value. This was not pennies and dimes; it amounted to 100s of billions of dollars this year alone. That money came at the expense of taxpayers because it increased the deficit. CEOs benefited vastly more than the average shareholder.
How can you not possibly see the hypocrisy? To repeat: watch what CEOs do and ignore what they say. The tax cut was unpopular and people who read know the score. The CEO message is basically propaganda to avoid a progressive backlash.
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5 years ago
Good points, @Ismael. I've forgotten what it's like to be a beginner and don't travel enough to take advantage of the inside scoop you get in the reviews.
I mostly come here to vent about my secret life. It's a kind of therapy.
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5 years ago
Actually @Dougster you were one of my favorites before turning into a full-time troll.
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Papi_ChuloMiami, FL (or the nearest big-booty club)
"...a good chunk of Americans are indeed shareholders "
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That "chunk" is about 1/3 of Americans. The stock buybacks help CEOs the most because they are compensated with company stock. Obviously I own stocks like everyone else on TUSCL.
Think how patently absurd this article is: the only major piece of legislation under Trump was the corporate tax cut which was predicted to raise the debt and deficit significantly($2T over 10 yrs). Companies used the tax cut to buy back their own stock instead letting the money "trickle down" into business investment and wages. The unsustainable deficit will be used to cut entitlements if Trump is re-elected.
The article is bullshit. Watch what CEOs actually do; ignore what they have to say.
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5 years ago
Helpful in what sense?
Why would anyone need "help" succeeding in a strip club? Seems to me you pay money and half-naked girls pretend to find you interesting. It's really not all that complicated.
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Papi_ChuloMiami, FL (or the nearest big-booty club)
"That whole thing sounds like a load of bullshit."
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Ditto. We just had a massive corporate tax cut that went primarily into stock buybacks (not business investment or rising wages) which raises CEO compensation. Most likely these CEOs fear a progressive backlash in 2020.
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5 years ago
^^^ TUSCL has always been a place where middle-aged guys brag about their prostitutes. I take part in the bragging too but try to bring myself down to reality now and then. There’s no chance I would be dating hot 21-yr-olds at my age. By the time you get to 3-decades of age difference, it’s very uncommon for vanilla dating to take place without an exchange of money. Uncommon but not impossible.
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5 years ago
By coincidence same topic is being discussed on Reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/sugarlifestyleforum/comments/cso8ik/i_enjoy_getting_attention/
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5 years ago
"LMFAO you old fucks are pathetic. You think those girls actually find you attractive? The only thing they find attractive is your wrinkly old wallet. "
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...but, but, but,...she loves walking around holding my hand!
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5 years ago
In Colorado it's also illegal to have open containers of alcohol in the car -- except in the trunk.
I hardly drink. Worst ticket in my lifetime was a 4-point ticket for gazing at Google Maps while driving. Cop said that I was texting, but not so.