Comments by From978 (page 6)

(1) Explaining humor to Republicans is hopeless, but (2) I can't for the life of me see how Pelosi thought we would be better off with more enemies.

When I see a guy doing that I assume (1) He's never been there before (2) He's not coming back any time soon, and (3) He thinks $100 is a lot of money. Any dancer will score that as three strikes.

If it's more than four, it's either the wrong club or the wrong dancer.

You're right about the Dominican. I've noticed she tends to use slightly random numbers for prices, and I didn't buy, so I can't verify. A couple of months ago, the house wanted $40 for VIP on weekdays, and $80 on weekends. For my money, $80 for that club is a non-starter.

Spirit is talking to Jet Blue because their last merger partner walked away, and so many customers have said "Never again" that Spirit can no longer stay in business as themselves. I took a bunch of Spirit flights a few years ago, and at least one thing went wrong on every flight except one. Lost bags, cancelled or delayed flights. And they charge extra for everything except using the john.

@25. I don't think Republicans have ever aspired to have the "big tent.". That more traditionally is the Democrats' approach. Example: Liz Cheney has impeccable GOP credentials, and Rs treat her as a pariah. Joe Manchin screws his party just for fun, and the Ds have made him de facto president. I belong to no organized political party; I'm a Democrat. [Will Rogers]

I spent a few minutes looking for sources of guns. It's not easy because most tallies that I found only day "legally obtained" or "illegal.". In one itemized list I did find this: Seth Aaron Ator purchased an AR-style rifle through a private sale, allowing him to evade a federal background check, and fired it indiscriminately from his car into passing vehicles and shopping plazas. (Midland TX Aug 31, 2019) So, yes, you did hear about it from a liberal. I didn't continue on through the list to get a complete count.

The former president of the United States conspired to overthrow the government, and ... HEY -- LOOK OVER THERE!

Tech man: Nude on stage -- yes, if anyone is actually on stage. $20 lap dances -- yes, plus $5 for the house for the first one. VIP ? -- that's exactly my experience. Quotes range from $80 to $350, not clearly related to what's on offer.

^ I'm one of those millions, and there's no mystery in my case. I used to show up for work because it was fun. When it stopped being fun, I retired.

I always look forward to Tetradon's informative comments, but the image of him in shorts is something I can't unsee.

In the clubs I go to, it leads low-earning dancers to switch to another club.

I know a lot of leftists, and probably quality as one myself. Zero of them are anywhere near as well informed on "woke" language as the posters above. I have never heard most of these terms from anyone who was not Fox News or Fox News adjacent.

Can someone explain the math here for me? The linked piece says we saved $2.1T because strip clubs were closed, and there were no new cars to buy. Now we have unsaved $0.1T, and the claim is that this is because of inflation. (1) We're talking about something like a 5% drawdown. Isn't that a good thing if I actually want the new car? (2) Why would you say the spending was caused by inflation instead of the other way around?

Sorry, 25. You're right about Franklin's reputation, but wrong about his watch. https://www.cowanauctions.com/lot/benjamin-franklin-s-pocket-watch-by-thomas-wagstaff-london-35998

@NJB The Brazilians I know might wear jeans and a low-cut top, but that's deceptive. Those jeans are this year's model from a designer store, carefully selected and maybe modified for maximum effect. And I would guess they average 40 pairs of shoes each. I remember one who showed up at the club with a t-shirt saying, "Will work for shoes."

I guess some people have faster learning curves than others, but I'm still having trouble understanding how you get shot down 19 times and still decide to try for the 20th.

I didn't actually count, but it looks like the majority prediction of posters so far is somewhere in the range of "None" to "Indirect only.". My own guess would be no foreseeable direct effect, but unless Clarence Thomas has a heart attack soon, we're about to find out what living in a theocracy is like. Given the record of Catholic archbishops and Southern Baptist ministers, all bets are off.

Most of my lifetime regrets concern money I didn't spend. At my age, it's physically impossible to spend fifty -- or even ten -- percent of my income on a strip club. Enjoy it while you can.

I'm happy to inform you that the club reviews are far more reliable than the discussion above. That's why this thread belongs in the "Politics" section.

What if really means is that she can't remember your name

^PSD. I don't know where you're starting from, but I checked a few flights from east coast airports to Las Vegas. It is possible, but difficult, to find flights around $750. Most are half that, and if your date is flexible and you depart from a major airport, Delta looks like the low $200s. This seems to be a common pattern in inflation horror stories: the outrageous examples are true, but not remotely typical.

@Ski: I remember seeing that car in Providence!

Now that I see how pessimistic you guys are, I think it may be time to move my money from CDs to stock again. S&P 500 ended today at 3750. I'll bet it's above that by July 13.

If you read all the way to the end, it's obviously fictional. (Still funny, though.)