It sounds fair enough to me. Quebec is going to allow restaurants to
charge $10 a head for people who make reservations and then fail to show
up. There are a couple caveats to it. The reservation has to be for at
least 5 people and they cannot charge it if at least one of the party
shows up.
https://www.thestar.com/business/quebec-says-it-will-allow-restaurants-to-charge-people-for-no-shows/article_f874394f-a1f1-5d5c-9830-6e7a1a17a663.html
It sounds fair enough to me.Quebec is going to allow restaurants to
charge $10 a head for people who make reservations and then fail to show
up. There are a couple caveats to it. The reservation has to be for at
least 5 people and they cannot charge it if at least one of the party
shows up.
https://www.thestar.com/business/quebec-says-it-will-allow-restaurants-to-charge-people-for-no-shows/article_f874394f-a1f1-5d5c-9830-6e7a1a17a663.html
On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 21:42:42 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
How will this be enforced? Are they required by whomever
It sounds fair enough to me. Quebec is going to allow restaurants to
charge $10 a head for people who make reservations and then fail to show
up. There are a couple caveats to it. The reservation has to be for at
least 5 people and they cannot charge it if at least one of the party
shows up.
https://www.thestar.com/business/quebec-says-it-will-allow-restaurants-to-charge-people-for-no-shows/article_f874394f-a1f1-5d5c-9830-6e7a1a17a663.html
makes the reservation to provide a debit or credit card
number?
On 2025-03-19, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
i find that acceptable for lodging and camping reservations. i
don't think i've ever made any in this century which didn't have
a cancellation fee which increased the closer to the check in
date it got.
but for a restaurant? that implies giving up credit card
information or a billing name and address for tables which are
easily filled if the restaurant is any good. an exception for
large groups of people i think would be acceptable, but beyond
that, nope, i'd have to pass.
On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 21:42:42 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
How will this be enforced? Are they required by whomever
It sounds fair enough to me. Quebec is going to allow restaurants to
charge $10 a head for people who make reservations and then fail to show
up. There are a couple caveats to it. The reservation has to be for at
least 5 people and they cannot charge it if at least one of the party
shows up.
https://www.thestar.com/business/quebec-says-it-will-allow-
restaurants-to-charge-people-for-no-shows/article_f874394f-
a1f1-5d5c-9830-6e7a1a17a663.html
makes the reservation to provide a debit or credit card
number?
On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 21:42:42 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
How will this be enforced? Are they required by whomever
It sounds fair enough to me. Quebec is going to allow restaurants to
charge $10 a head for people who make reservations and then fail to show
up. There are a couple caveats to it. The reservation has to be for at
least 5 people and they cannot charge it if at least one of the party
shows up.
https://www.thestar.com/business/quebec-says-it-will-allow-restaurants-to-charge-people-for-no-shows/article_f874394f-a1f1-5d5c-9830-6e7a1a17a663.html
makes the reservation to provide a debit or credit card
number?
On 2025-03-20 11:34 a.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
It should be simple enough. I imagine that people will have to pay a
On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 21:42:42 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
How will this be enforced? Are they required by whomever
It sounds fair enough to me. Quebec is going to allow restaurants to
charge $10 a head for people who make reservations and then fail to show >>> up. There are a couple caveats to it. The reservation has to be for at >>> least 5 people and they cannot charge it if at least one of the party
shows up.
https://www.thestar.com/business/quebec-says-it-will-allow-
restaurants-to-charge-people-for-no-shows/article_f874394f-
a1f1-5d5c-9830-6e7a1a17a663.html
makes the reservation to provide a debit or credit card
number?
deposit for a reservation and it would be deducted from their bill when
they show up for the meal.
I guess the problem is how they deal with the billing for the person who shows up. It applies to reservations for 5 or more, so if only one shows
up does that person get the $10 credit or do they get credit for the
whole reservation. That could almost make it a free meal for one.
I suppose the idea is that if people realize they will lose their money
if they don't show up they will think twice about simply not showing up
for the reservation.
Honestly? The last time I've eaten anywhere that required
a reservation was 25 years ago. The food was great, but
no means packed nor people waiting outside or at the bar
for a table.
For me, a reasonable amount of time is 30 minutes or less.
A restaurant that can't seat me in a reasonable amount of
time, I just go somewhere else.
--
On 2025-03-20 11:38 a.m., flood of sins wrote:
On 2025-03-19, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
i find that acceptable for lodging and camping reservations. i
don't think i've ever made any in this century which didn't have
a cancellation fee which increased the closer to the check in
date it got.
but for a restaurant? that implies giving up credit card
information or a billing name and address for tables which are
easily filled if the restaurant is any good. an exception for
large groups of people i think would be acceptable, but beyond
that, nope, i'd have to pass.
Maybe they aren't easily filled.If a place is busy enough to need reservations there is the chance that someone else has tried for a reservation and couldn't get one because it was fully booked. Since it applies to 5 or more someone would have had to put some tables
together. Now someone has to go and rearrange the tables.
It at least makes people think about the need to make and honour reservations.
On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 17:05:24 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
The pandemic changed things for some restaurants. Some places imposedI suppose the idea is that if people realize they will lose their moneyHonestly? The last time I've eaten anywhere that required
if they don't show up they will think twice about simply not showing up
for the reservation.
a reservation was 25 years ago. The food was great, but
no means packed nor people waiting outside or at the bar
for a table.
For me, a reasonable amount of time is 30 minutes or less.
A restaurant that can't seat me in a reasonable amount of
time, I just go somewhere else.
On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 17:09:45 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-03-20 11:38 a.m., flood of sins wrote:
On 2025-03-19, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
i find that acceptable for lodging and camping reservations. i
don't think i've ever made any in this century which didn't have
a cancellation fee which increased the closer to the check in
date it got.
but for a restaurant? that implies giving up credit card
information or a billing name and address for tables which are
easily filled if the restaurant is any good. an exception for
large groups of people i think would be acceptable, but beyond
that, nope, i'd have to pass.
Maybe they aren't easily filled.If a place is busy enough to need
reservations there is the chance that someone else has tried for a
reservation and couldn't get one because it was fully booked. Since it
applies to 5 or more someone would have had to put some tables
together. Now someone has to go and rearrange the tables.
It at least makes people think about the need to make and honour
reservations.
The Dogemaster General would probably disagree with you.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-68404698
On 2025-03-20 5:05 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 17:09:45 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-03-20 11:38 a.m., flood of sins wrote:
On 2025-03-19, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
i find that acceptable for lodging and camping reservations. i
don't think i've ever made any in this century which didn't have
a cancellation fee which increased the closer to the check in
date it got.
but for a restaurant? that implies giving up credit card
information or a billing name and address for tables which are
easily filled if the restaurant is any good. an exception for
large groups of people i think would be acceptable, but beyond
that, nope, i'd have to pass.
Maybe they aren't easily filled.If a place is busy enough to need
reservations there is the chance that someone else has tried for a
reservation and couldn't get one because it was fully booked. Since it >>> applies to 5 or more someone would have had to put some tables
together. Now someone has to go and rearrange the tables.
It at least makes people think about the need to make and honour
reservations.
The Dogemaster General would probably disagree with you.
I would like to see those guys go into the management consulting
business. There would be no need to do any proper analysis to see how
the business is organized, what jobs need to be done and who is doing
what. They could just go in and fire everyone.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-68404698
On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 21:42:42 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
How will this be enforced? Are they required by whomever
It sounds fair enough to me. Quebec is going to allow restaurants to
charge $10 a head for people who make reservations and then fail to show
up. There are a couple caveats to it. The reservation has to be for at
least 5 people and they cannot charge it if at least one of the party
shows up.
https://www.thestar.com/business/quebec-says-it-will-allow-restaurants-to-charge-people-for-no-shows/article_f874394f-a1f1-5d5c-9830-6e7a1a17a663.html
makes the reservation to provide a debit or credit card
number?
--
ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 21:42:42 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
How will this be enforced? Are they required by whomever
It sounds fair enough to me. Quebec is going to allow restaurants to
charge $10 a head for people who make reservations and then fail to show >>> up. There are a couple caveats to it. The reservation has to be for at
least 5 people and they cannot charge it if at least one of the party
shows up.
https://www.thestar.com/business/quebec-says-it-will-allow-restaurants-to-charge-people-for-no-shows/article_f874394f-a1f1-5d5c-9830-6e7a1a17a663.html
makes the reservation to provide a debit or credit card
number?
This is very common in some high - end places, especially in NYC... the "trendy" places will have weeks or even months - long reservation
waiting lists...
--
GM
--
This is another one of those things that annoy me. Whenever a restaurant
has a waiting list for several weeks, I say "no thank you" and move on. Months?! Forget about it!
On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 22:34:47 +0000, D wrote:
That would be in the rarefied atmosphere of high end dining. Reserving
tables at restaurants 24 hours in advance would be somewhat optimistic
i.e. I could be dead by then. A few months in advance would be wildly optimistic. Well, either that or I have a really short attention span.
That would explain a lot.
On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 22:34:47 +0000, D wrote:
This is another one of those things that annoy me. Whenever a restaurant
has a waiting list for several weeks, I say "no thank you" and move on.
Months?! Forget about it!
That would be in the rarefied atmosphere of high end dining. Reserving
tables at restaurants 24 hours in advance would be somewhat optimistic
i.e. I could be dead by then. A few months in advance would be wildly optimistic. Well, either that or I have a really short attention span.
On 2025-03-20 7:10 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 22:34:47 +0000, D wrote:
That would be in the rarefied atmosphere of high end dining. Reserving
tables at restaurants 24 hours in advance would be somewhat optimistic
i.e. I could be dead by then. A few months in advance would be wildly
optimistic. Well, either that or I have a really short attention span.
That would explain a lot.
There is a place near here that charges $95 per person for
reservations. They have a chef's table that requires a $250 per person prepaid. FWIW it is has one Michelin star.
For me, a reasonable amount of time is 30 minutes or less.
A restaurant that can't seat me in a reasonable amount of
time, I just go somewhere else.
On 2025-03-20, ItsJoanNotJoAnn <ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net> wrote:
For me, a reasonable amount of time is 30 minutes or less.
A restaurant that can't seat me in a reasonable amount of
time, I just go somewhere else.
No fair! You're exercising freedom of choice. Don't like the restaurant? >Don't eat there. Don't like the politics of where you live? Move.
This philosophy confuses and enrages a large portion of our population.
There ought'a be a law!
On 2025-03-20 7:10 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 22:34:47 +0000, D wrote:
That would be in the rarefied atmosphere of high end dining. Reserving
tables at restaurants 24 hours in advance would be somewhat optimistic
i.e. I could be dead by then. A few months in advance would be wildly
optimistic. Well, either that or I have a really short attention span.
That would explain a lot.
There is a place near here that charges $95 per person for
reservations. They have a chef's table that requires a $250 per person prepaid. FWIW it is has one Michelin star.
That's rich guys for you. They don't see others as being anything other
than tools to be used and discarded. Mostly, they're interested in more
money and feeding their gigantic, needy, ego.
On 2025-03-20 7:48 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-03-20 7:10 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 22:34:47 +0000, D wrote:
That would be in the rarefied atmosphere of high end dining. Reserving
tables at restaurants 24 hours in advance would be somewhat optimistic
i.e. I could be dead by then. A few months in advance would be wildly
optimistic. Well, either that or I have a really short attention span.
That would explain a lot.
There is a place near here that charges $95 per person for
reservations. They have a chef's table that requires a $250 per person
prepaid. FWIW it is has one Michelin star.
Oops. Forgot the link...
https://www.exploretock.com/pearlmorissette
On 3/20/2025 9:31 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
Oops. Forgot the link...
https://www.exploretock.com/pearlmorissette
For an anniversary or special occasion, I'd take a $95 dinner, I'm not
going to the 250 table though.
On 2025-03-20 10:18 p.m., Ed P wrote:
On 3/20/2025 9:31 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
Oops. Forgot the link...
https://www.exploretock.com/pearlmorissette
For an anniversary or special occasion, I'd take a $95 dinner, I'm not
going to the 250 table though.
I have to admit that even though it is only a 15 minute drive from my
house I have no plans to go there. I have little interest in paying a
fortune for a meal where it takes the server longer to describe the
course than it does to eat it.
On 2025-03-20, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
That's rich guys for you. They don't see others as being anything other
than tools to be used and discarded. Mostly, they're interested in more
money and feeding their gigantic, needy, ego.
So, be rich. This is America, and all you need are the smarts and drive
to become an "oligarch". FWIW, it's better to start out young.
Oligarch or politician? Oligarch or politician? What to do? What to do?
Wait! Homeless is now an option! Where's that meth pipe?
On 2025-03-20 5:48 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-03-20 7:10 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 22:34:47 +0000, D wrote:
That would be in the rarefied atmosphere of high end dining. Reserving
tables at restaurants 24 hours in advance would be somewhat optimistic
i.e. I could be dead by then. A few months in advance would be wildly
optimistic. Well, either that or I have a really short attention span.
That would explain a lot.
There is a place near here that charges $95 per person for
reservations. They have a chef's table that requires a $250 per person prepaid. FWIW it is has one Michelin star.
I've dined at a Michelin 1* in France and a 2* in Cambridge (UK). Both
were fantastic, memorable meals, not for the "all-you-can-eat" buffet
crowd.
On 2025-03-20, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
That's rich guys for you. They don't see others as being anything other
than tools to be used and discarded. Mostly, they're interested in more
money and feeding their gigantic, needy, ego.
So, be rich. This is America, and all you need are the smarts and drive
to become an "oligarch". FWIW, it's better to start out young.
On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 22:34:47 +0000, D wrote:
This is another one of those things that annoy me. Whenever a restaurant
has a waiting list for several weeks, I say "no thank you" and move on.
Months?! Forget about it!
That would be in the rarefied atmosphere of high end dining. Reserving
tables at restaurants 24 hours in advance would be somewhat optimistic
i.e. I could be dead by then. A few months in advance would be wildly optimistic. Well, either that or I have a really short attention span.
That would explain a lot.
On 2025-03-20, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
That's rich guys for you. They don't see others as being anything other
than tools to be used and discarded. Mostly, they're interested in more
money and feeding their gigantic, needy, ego.
So, be rich. This is America, and all you need are the smarts and drive
to become an "oligarch". FWIW, it's better to start out young.
Oligarch or politician? Oligarch or politician? What to do? What to do?
Wait! Homeless is now an option! Where's that meth pipe?
On 2025-03-20, ItsJoanNotJoAnn <ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net> wrote:
For me, a reasonable amount of time is 30 minutes or less.
A restaurant that can't seat me in a reasonable amount of
time, I just go somewhere else.
No fair! You're exercising freedom of choice. Don't like the restaurant? Don't eat there. Don't like the politics of where you live? Move.
This philosophy confuses and enrages a large portion of our population.
There ought'a be a law!
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 1:36:42 +0000, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2025-03-20, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
That's rich guys for you. They don't see others as being anything other
than tools to be used and discarded. Mostly, they're interested in more
money and feeding their gigantic, needy, ego.
So, be rich. This is America, and all you need are the smarts and drive
to become an "oligarch". FWIW, it's better to start out young.
Oligarch or politician? Oligarch or politician? What to do? What to do?
Wait! Homeless is now an option! Where's that meth pipe?
You be rich if you want to. I don't care for rich people. They'll fire thousands of people on a whim. You think that's right? Just kidding -
don't answer that.
On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 22:34:47 +0000, D wrote:
This is another one of those things that annoy me. Whenever a restaurant
has a waiting list for several weeks, I say "no thank you" and move on.
Months?! Forget about it!
That would be in the rarefied atmosphere of high end dining. Reserving
tables at restaurants 24 hours in advance would be somewhat optimistic
i.e. I could be dead by then. A few months in advance would be wildly optimistic. Well, either that or I have a really short attention span.
That would explain a lot.
I don't care for rich people. They'll fire
thousands of people on a whim.
On 2025-03-21, dsi1 wrote:
I don't care for rich people. They'll fire
thousands of people on a whim.
You need to start swinging a narrower brush.
Not all rich people as assholes, just the
ones in the current American junta.
On 2025-03-21, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 1:36:42 +0000, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2025-03-20, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
That's rich guys for you. They don't see others as being anything other >>>> than tools to be used and discarded. Mostly, they're interested in more >>>> money and feeding their gigantic, needy, ego.
So, be rich. This is America, and all you need are the smarts and drive
to become an "oligarch". FWIW, it's better to start out young.
Oligarch or politician? Oligarch or politician? What to do? What to do?
Wait! Homeless is now an option! Where's that meth pipe?
You be rich if you want to. I don't care for rich people. They'll fire
thousands of people on a whim. You think that's right? Just kidding -
don't answer that.
they have stated they want to enslave people into forced labor.
again. via prisons and re-education camps. big beautiful ones. lots
of them. so far they're doing everything they said they were going
to do. why don't people believe them?
musk and bezos are challenging the existence of the NLRB claiming
its creation was unconstitutional. if they win that, and with
the current corrupt supreme court it is very likely probable, how
is that going to benefit us working stiffs? i'm not a pro union
guy, nor am i anti union, i just don't think wiping out the NLRB
benefits anyone but the 1%-ers.
On 2025-03-21, dsi1 wrote:
I don't care for rich people. They'll fire
thousands of people on a whim.
You need to start swinging a narrower brush.
Not all rich people as assholes, just the
ones in the current American junta.
On 2025-03-21, dsi1 wrote:
I don't care for rich people. They'll fire
thousands of people on a whim.
You need to start swinging a narrower brush.
Not all rich people as assholes, just the
ones in the current American junta.
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:42:30 +0000, Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2025-03-21, dsi1 wrote:
I don't care for rich people. They'll fire
thousands of people on a whim.
You need to start swinging a narrower brush.
Not all rich people as assholes, just the
ones in the current American junta.
Oh great - that's good to know. It's just not real useful. If things
progress in the way it's going, your country will be invaded and taken
from you. You can count on that. You can keep your narrow brush if it
makes you happy.
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:42:30 +0000, Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2025-03-21, dsi1 wrote:
I don't care for rich people. They'll fire
thousands of people on a whim.
You need to start swinging a narrower brush.
Not all rich people as assholes, just the
ones in the current American junta.
Oh great - that's good to know. It's just not real useful. If things
progress in the way it's going, your country will be invaded and taken
from you. You can count on that. You can keep your narrow brush if it
makes you happy.
On 2025-03-20, ItsJoanNotJoAnn <ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net> wrote:
For me, a reasonable amount of time is 30 minutes or less.
A restaurant that can't seat me in a reasonable amount of
time, I just go somewhere else.
No fair! You're exercising freedom of choice. Don't like the restaurant?
On 2025-03-20 11:34 a.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 21:42:42 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:It should be simple enough. I imagine that people will have to pay a
How will this be enforced? Are they required by whomever
It sounds fair enough to me. Quebec is going to allow restaurants to
charge $10 a head for people who make reservations and then fail to show >>> up. There are a couple caveats to it. The reservation has to be for at >>> least 5 people and they cannot charge it if at least one of the party
shows up.
https://www.thestar.com/business/quebec-says-it-will-allow-
restaurants-to-charge-people-for-no-shows/article_f874394f-
a1f1-5d5c-9830-6e7a1a17a663.html
makes the reservation to provide a debit or credit card
number?
deposit for a reservation and it would be deducted from their bill when
they show up for the meal.
I guess the problem is how they deal with the billing for the person who shows up. It applies to reservations for 5 or more, so if only one shows
up does that person get the $10 credit or do they get credit for the
whole reservation. That could almost make it a free meal for one.
I suppose the idea is that if people realize they will lose their money
if they don't show up they will think twice about simply not showing up
for the reservation.
On 2025-03-20 3:42 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 17:05:24 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
For me, a reasonable amount of time is 30 minutes or less.
A restaurant that can't seat me in a reasonable amount of
time, I just go somewhere else.
Try being a tourist and not knowing where to go to find other places.
On 2025-03-20 7:10 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 22:34:47 +0000, D wrote:
That would be in the rarefied atmosphere of high end dining. Reserving
tables at restaurants 24 hours in advance would be somewhat optimistic
i.e. I could be dead by then. A few months in advance would be wildly
optimistic. Well, either that or I have a really short attention span.
That would explain a lot.
There is a place near here that charges $95 per person for
reservations. They have a chef's table that requires a $250 per person prepaid. FWIW it is has one Michelin star.
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:32:16 +0000, Bruce wrote:
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:07:23 +0000, dsi100@yahoo.com (dsi1) wrote:
Oh great - that's good to know. It's just not real useful. If things >>>progress in the way it's going, your country will be invaded and taken >>>from you. You can count on that. You can keep your narrow brush if it >>>makes you happy.
You're changing the topic from "Are all rich people assholes" to "Your
country will be invaded". That doesn't make much sense.
Obviously, there's some rich folks that don't want to take over the >government or have power over the teaming masses. My point was that it's
not going to change the course of events. In the end, the rich will all
fall in line or flee America. At that point, all the nice guys in the
world, won't prevent a crazed America from grabbing whatever territory
they can. Oe ka olelo hope.
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:07:23 +0000, dsi100@yahoo.com (dsi1) wrote:
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:42:30 +0000, Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2025-03-21, dsi1 wrote:
I don't care for rich people. They'll fire
thousands of people on a whim.
You need to start swinging a narrower brush.
Not all rich people as assholes, just the
ones in the current American junta.
Oh great - that's good to know. It's just not real useful. If things >>progress in the way it's going, your country will be invaded and taken
from you. You can count on that. You can keep your narrow brush if it
makes you happy.
You're changing the topic from "Are all rich people assholes" to "Your country will be invaded". That doesn't make much sense.
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:32:16 +0000, Bruce wrote:
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:07:23 +0000, dsi100@yahoo.com (dsi1) wrote:
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:42:30 +0000, Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2025-03-21, dsi1 wrote:
I don't care for rich people. They'll fire
thousands of people on a whim.
You need to start swinging a narrower brush.
Not all rich people as assholes, just the
ones in the current American junta.
Oh great - that's good to know. It's just not real useful. If things >>>progress in the way it's going, your country will be invaded and taken >>>from you. You can count on that. You can keep your narrow brush if it >>>makes you happy.
You're changing the topic from "Are all rich people assholes" to "Your
country will be invaded". That doesn't make much sense.
Obviously, there's some rich folks that don't want to take over the government or have power over the teaming masses. My point was that it's
not going to change the course of events. In the end, the rich will all
fall in line or flee America. At that point, all the nice guys in the
world, won't prevent a crazed America from grabbing whatever territory
they can. Oe ka olelo hope.
On 3/20/2025 1:05 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
I suppose the idea is that if people realize they will lose theirThis is a tad different but doctor's offices sometimes charge $20 (or
money if they don't show up they will think twice about simply not
showing up for the reservation.
so) if you make an appointment and don't show up and don't call to
cancel. They'll send you a bill in the mail.
On 2025-03-21 1:53 p.m., Jill McQuown wrote:
On 3/20/2025 1:05 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
I suppose the idea is that if people realize they will lose theirThis is a tad different but doctor's offices sometimes charge $20 (or
money if they don't show up they will think twice about simply not
showing up for the reservation.
so) if you make an appointment and don't show up and don't call to
cancel. They'll send you a bill in the mail.
My wife's gynecologist was going to bill her for a missed appointment.
She had to deal with the receptionist who was playing hardball but she >eventually relented because there were extenuating circumstances. The
truth is that she did forget about the appointment and never called in
time to cancel but there were extenuating circumstances. She had had a >detached retina and had laser surgery for it and the after care involved >being face down 24/7 for 10 days. She would have been unable to assume
that legs up feet in the stirrups thing. Yes, she could have called but
she was so upset about the ordeal she was going through that she forgot
about the other appointment.
On 2025-03-21, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:32:16 +0000, Bruce wrote:
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:07:23 +0000, dsi100@yahoo.com (dsi1) wrote:
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:42:30 +0000, Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2025-03-21, dsi1 wrote:
I don't care for rich people. They'll fire
thousands of people on a whim.
You need to start swinging a narrower brush.
Not all rich people as assholes, just the
ones in the current American junta.
Oh great - that's good to know. It's just not real useful. If things >>>>progress in the way it's going, your country will be invaded and taken >>>>from you. You can count on that. You can keep your narrow brush if it >>>>makes you happy.
You're changing the topic from "Are all rich people assholes" to "Your
country will be invaded". That doesn't make much sense.
Obviously, there's some rich folks that don't want to take over the
government or have power over the teaming masses. My point was that it's
not going to change the course of events. In the end, the rich will all
fall in line or flee America. At that point, all the nice guys in the
world, won't prevent a crazed America from grabbing whatever territory
they can. Oe ka olelo hope.
i'll just leave this right here;
"The Rich Are Hoarding Wealth — Because They Know What’s Coming.
Collapse is baked into their business plans."
<https://archive.ph/2025.02.27-014806/https://medium.com/edge-of-collapse/the-rich-are-hoarding-wealth-because-they-know-whats-coming-c84afcb2e6c1>
now, after reading that, why do you think the wealthiest of the
wealthy are building space travel machines and have a desire to
inhabit Mars? for the sake of humanity? or because they know
what's coming?
On 2025-03-21, dsi1 wrote:
I don't care for rich people. They'll fire
thousands of people on a whim.
You need to start swinging a narrower brush.
Not all rich people as assholes, just the
ones in the current American junta.
On 2025-03-21, Mike Duffy <mxduffy@bell.net> wrote:
On 2025-03-21, dsi1 wrote:
I don't care for rich people. They'll fire
thousands of people on a whim.
You need to start swinging a narrower brush.
Not all rich people as assholes, just the
ones in the current American junta.
I wonder what net worth he considers "rich".
On 2025-03-21 1:53 p.m., Jill McQuown wrote:
On 3/20/2025 1:05 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
I suppose the idea is that if people realize they will lose theirThis is a tad different but doctor's offices sometimes charge $20 (or
money if they don't show up they will think twice about simply not
showing up for the reservation.
so) if you make an appointment and don't show up and don't call to
cancel. They'll send you a bill in the mail.
My wife's gynecologist was going to bill her for a missed appointment.
She had to deal with the receptionist who was playing hardball but she eventually relented because there were extenuating circumstances. The
truth is that she did forget about the appointment and never called in
time to cancel but there were extenuating circumstances. She had had a detached retina and had laser surgery for it and the after care involved being face down 24/7 for 10 days. She would have been unable to assume
that legs up feet in the stirrups thing. Yes, she could have called but
she was so upset about the ordeal she was going through that she forgot
about the other appointment.
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:42:30 +0000, Mike Duffy wrote:
You need to start swinging a narrower brush.
Not all rich people as assholes,
Oh great - that's good to know. It's just not real useful.
If things progress in the way it's going, your
country will be invaded and taken from you.
On 2025-03-21, gm wrote:
Mike Duffy wrote:
just the ones in the current American junta.
"junta", Mike...???
How about 'Cult of Criminal Curmudgeons' ?
On 2025-03-21, dsi1 wrote:
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:42:30 +0000, Mike Duffy wrote:
You need to start swinging a narrower brush.
Not all rich people as assholes,
Oh great - that's good to know. It's just not real useful.
If things progress in the way it's going, your
country will be invaded and taken from you.
Won't work. We've been preparing for a couple hundred years.
Don't take this personnaly; you won't likely invade from Hawaii.
Given that practically nobody here gots guns probably
means that no Canadians would shoot any Americans.
Then we will treat you to tea & scones until you get sick and leave.
Mike Duffy wrote:
just the ones in the current American junta.
"junta", Mike...???
On 2025-03-21 1:53 p.m., Jill McQuown wrote:
On 3/20/2025 1:05 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
I suppose the idea is that if people realize they will lose theirThis is a tad different but doctor's offices sometimes charge $20 (or
money if they don't show up they will think twice about simply not
showing up for the reservation.
so) if you make an appointment and don't show up and don't call to
cancel. They'll send you a bill in the mail.
My wife's gynecologist was going to bill her for a missed appointment.
She had to deal with the receptionist who was playing hardball but she eventually relented because there were extenuating circumstances. The
truth is that she did forget about the appointment and never called in
time to cancel but there were extenuating circumstances. She had had a detached retina and had laser surgery for it and the after care involved being face down 24/7 for 10 days. She would have been unable to assume
that legs up feet in the stirrups thing. Yes, she could have called but
she was so upset about the ordeal she was going through that she forgot
about the other appointment.
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:49:15 -0400, Dave Smith
<adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 2025-03-21 1:53 p.m., Jill McQuown wrote:
On 3/20/2025 1:05 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
I suppose the idea is that if people realize they will lose theirThis is a tad different but doctor's offices sometimes charge $20 (or
money if they don't show up they will think twice about simply not
showing up for the reservation.
so) if you make an appointment and don't show up and don't call to
cancel. They'll send you a bill in the mail.
My wife's gynecologist was going to bill her for a missed appointment.
She had to deal with the receptionist who was playing hardball but she
eventually relented because there were extenuating circumstances. The
truth is that she did forget about the appointment and never called in
time to cancel but there were extenuating circumstances. She had had a
detached retina and had laser surgery for it and the after care involved
being face down 24/7 for 10 days. She would have been unable to assume
that legs up feet in the stirrups thing. Yes, she could have called but
she was so upset about the ordeal she was going through that she forgot
about the other appointment.
I'm not sure what to do with this information.
On 2025-03-20, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 22:34:47 +0000, D wrote:
This is another one of those things that annoy me. Whenever a restaurant >>> has a waiting list for several weeks, I say "no thank you" and move on.
Months?! Forget about it!
That would be in the rarefied atmosphere of high end dining. Reserving
tables at restaurants 24 hours in advance would be somewhat optimistic
i.e. I could be dead by then. A few months in advance would be wildly
optimistic. Well, either that or I have a really short attention span.
That would explain a lot.
i don't like being in crowded restaurants. whether it's just my
wife and i or whether it's a group, we make it a point to arrive
early before busy hours. for a group reservations are always made
at least a day in advance. we're usually done and leaving by the
time the restaurants fill up. the food and service is always much
better early too, as the staff isn't worn down yet. but if i'm ever
asked for anything more than my name for a reservation, there's
always a good someplace else to go.
On 2025-03-21, dsi1 wrote:
If things progress in the way it's going, your
country will be invaded and taken from you.
Won't work. We've been preparing for a couple hundred years.
Don't take this personnaly; you won't likely invade from Hawaii.
Given that practically nobody here gots guns probably
means that no Canadians would shoot any Americans.
Then we will treat you to tea & scones until you get sick and leave.
On 2025-03-21, Mike Duffy <mxduffy@bell.net> wrote:
On 2025-03-21, dsi1 wrote:
I don't care for rich people. They'll fire
thousands of people on a whim.
You need to start swinging a narrower brush.
Not all rich people as assholes, just the
ones in the current American junta.
example: Terry Pegula. net worth close to $8 billion. owner of
the Buffalo Sabres. outbid Trump to buy the Buffalo Bills. made
his fortune in the fossil fuel industry. through his acquisitions
of the two pro sports teams and heavy investment in the city of
Buffalo which used to be a steel and factory town that got
clobbered really hard, the area is now enjoying a renaissance.
outside of Western New York and his hometown of Pittsburgh, i
don't think the Pegula name is well known. is just a rich guy
doing rich guy things by growing his wealth, and more importantly,
quietly ENJOYING it.
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 12:09:00 +0000, flood of sins wrote:
On 2025-03-21, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 1:36:42 +0000, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2025-03-20, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
That's rich guys for you. They don't see others as being anything other >>>>> than tools to be used and discarded. Mostly, they're interested in more >>>>> money and feeding their gigantic, needy, ego.
So, be rich. This is America, and all you need are the smarts and drive >>>> to become an "oligarch". FWIW, it's better to start out young.
Oligarch or politician? Oligarch or politician? What to do? What to do? >>>> Wait! Homeless is now an option! Where's that meth pipe?
You be rich if you want to. I don't care for rich people. They'll fire
thousands of people on a whim. You think that's right? Just kidding -
don't answer that.
they have stated they want to enslave people into forced labor.
again. via prisons and re-education camps. big beautiful ones. lots
of them. so far they're doing everything they said they were going
to do. why don't people believe them?
musk and bezos are challenging the existence of the NLRB claiming
its creation was unconstitutional. if they win that, and with
the current corrupt supreme court it is very likely probable, how
is that going to benefit us working stiffs? i'm not a pro union
guy, nor am i anti union, i just don't think wiping out the NLRB
benefits anyone but the 1%-ers.
Musk and his little band of buddies will try to erase American history
and culture. Da Hawaiians have seen this all before. The Hawaiians
believed that the World opinion and the American president would restore
the Kingdom of Hawaii after the coup. They was certainly wrong about
that. There ain't nothing new under the sun.
https://apnews.com/article/dei-purge-images-pentagon-diversity-women-black-8efcfaec909954f4a24bad0d49c78074
It is now "The Time of the WHITE Man"...!!!
On 2025-03-21, dsi1 wrote:
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:42:30 +0000, Mike Duffy wrote:
You need to start swinging a narrower brush.
Not all rich people as assholes,
Oh great - that's good to know. It's just not real useful.
If things progress in the way it's going, your
country will be invaded and taken from you.
Won't work. We've been preparing for a couple hundred years.
Don't take this personnaly; you won't likely invade from Hawaii.
Given that practically nobody here gots guns probably
means that no Canadians would shoot any Americans.
Then we will treat you to tea & scones until you get sick and leave.
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 18:59:22 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton
<chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:
On 2025-03-21, Mike Duffy <mxduffy@bell.net> wrote:
On 2025-03-21, dsi1 wrote:
I don't care for rich people. They'll fire
thousands of people on a whim.
You need to start swinging a narrower brush.
Not all rich people as assholes, just the
ones in the current American junta.
I wonder what net worth he considers "rich".
Are you wondering if you qualify?
On 2025-03-21, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 18:59:22 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton >><chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:
On 2025-03-21, Mike Duffy <mxduffy@bell.net> wrote:
On 2025-03-21, dsi1 wrote:
I don't care for rich people. They'll fire
thousands of people on a whim.
You need to start swinging a narrower brush.
Not all rich people as assholes, just the
ones in the current American junta.
I wonder what net worth he considers "rich".
Are you wondering if you qualify?
In fact, I am.
Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2025-03-21, gm wrote:
Mike Duffy wrote:
just the ones in the current American junta.
"junta", Mike...???
How about 'Cult of Criminal Curmudgeons' ?
Yes, that is a perfect descriptor of the previous Xiden Regime...
What "criminal" acts has TEAM TRUMP "committed"...???
gm wrote:
Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2025-03-21, gm wrote:
Mike Duffy wrote:
just the ones in the current American junta.
"junta", Mike...???
How about 'Cult of Criminal Curmudgeons' ?
Yes, that is a perfect descriptor of the previous Xiden Regime...
What "criminal" acts has TEAM TRUMP "committed"...???
By definition, NONE.
Trump controls both the legislative and judicial branches.
On 2025-03-21, dsi1 wrote:
I don't care for rich people. They'll fire
thousands of people on a whim.
You need to start swinging a narrower brush.
Not all rich people as assholes, just the
ones in the current American junta.
Hank Rogers wrote:
gm wrote:
Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2025-03-21, gm wrote:
Mike Duffy wrote:
just the ones in the current American junta.
"junta", Mike...???
How about 'Cult of Criminal Curmudgeons' ?
Yes, that is a perfect descriptor of the previous Xiden Regime...
What "criminal" acts has TEAM TRUMP "committed"...???
By definition, NONE.
Trump controls both the legislative and judicial branches.
And EVERYTHING, Sire Hank...!!!
Why, today I saw "Trump Baked Beanz" at the Whole Foods...
The beanz is all gold - plated, so's I bought a few cans to go with my
TRUMP GILT BIBLE and my TRUMP Gold-Plated MAGICK SUPER - SNEAKERS...
It SURE is FUN...!!!
On 3/20/2025 5:06 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-03-20 3:42 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:I'd be asking the concierge. When I used to travel the people at the hotel always had good information about where to eat that weren't chain restaurants. :)
On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 17:05:24 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
For me, a reasonable amount of time is 30 minutes or less.
A restaurant that can't seat me in a reasonable amount of
time, I just go somewhere else.
Try being a tourist and not knowing where to go to find other places.
Jill
Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2025-03-21, dsi1 wrote:
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:42:30 +0000, Mike Duffy wrote:
You need to start swinging a narrower brush.
Not all rich people as assholes,
Oh great - that's good to know. It's just not real useful.
If things progress in the way it's going, your
country will be invaded and taken from you.
Won't work. We've been preparing for a couple hundred years.
Don't take this personnaly; you won't likely invade from Hawaii.
Given that practically nobody here gots guns probably
means that no Canadians would shoot any Americans.
Then we will treat you to tea & scones until you get sick and leave.
Trump will be too busy doing more important things ....
-Moving all the Gazans to Africa,
-Building his "riviera" golf resort and trump tower in gaza,
-Managing his new Ukrainian power plants,
-Administering Greenland and extorting all it's resources,
-Dismantling hundreds of remaining US government agencies
Plus some of his time will be required for kissing putin and
netinyahoo's asses. This MUST be done daily. Fortunately, he only
needs to urinate on mexico and the europeans once per week.
One man can only do so much, even if he is a very powerful dictator, so
he may not have time to mount a successful invasion of canada.
(Maybe he can delegate that task to elon muskrat?)
I'd say Project 2025 is right on schedule overall, but MAGA may have to
drop their canada shit.
gm wrote:
Hank Rogers wrote:
gm wrote:
Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2025-03-21, gm wrote:
Mike Duffy wrote:
just the ones in the current American junta.
"junta", Mike...???
How about 'Cult of Criminal Curmudgeons' ?
Yes, that is a perfect descriptor of the previous Xiden Regime...
What "criminal" acts has TEAM TRUMP "committed"...???
By definition, NONE.
Trump controls both the legislative and judicial branches.
And EVERYTHING, Sire Hank...!!!
Why, today I saw "Trump Baked Beanz" at the Whole Foods...
The beanz is all gold - plated, so's I bought a few cans to go with my
TRUMP GILT BIBLE and my TRUMP Gold-Plated MAGICK SUPER - SNEAKERS...
It SURE is FUN...!!!
Yes, HE is your only god now, and a perfect replacement for that ancient ragged-ass jew.
You can throw away all your bibles and christian crap now. It is not
needed. You have arrived. You are free.
On 2025-03-21, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:32:16 +0000, Bruce wrote:
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:07:23 +0000, dsi100@yahoo.com (dsi1) wrote:
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:42:30 +0000, Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2025-03-21, dsi1 wrote:
I don't care for rich people. They'll fire
thousands of people on a whim.
You need to start swinging a narrower brush.
Not all rich people as assholes, just the
ones in the current American junta.
Oh great - that's good to know. It's just not real useful. If things
progress in the way it's going, your country will be invaded and taken >>>> from you. You can count on that. You can keep your narrow brush if it
makes you happy.
You're changing the topic from "Are all rich people assholes" to "Your
country will be invaded". That doesn't make much sense.
Obviously, there's some rich folks that don't want to take over the
government or have power over the teaming masses. My point was that it's
not going to change the course of events. In the end, the rich will all
fall in line or flee America. At that point, all the nice guys in the
world, won't prevent a crazed America from grabbing whatever territory
they can. Oe ka olelo hope.
i'll just leave this right here;
"The Rich Are Hoarding Wealth — Because They Know What’s Coming.
Collapse is baked into their business plans."
<https://archive.ph/2025.02.27-014806/https://medium.com/edge-of-collapse/the-rich-are-hoarding-wealth-because-they-know-whats-coming-c84afcb2e6c1>
now, after reading that, why do you think the wealthiest of the
wealthy are building space travel machines and have a desire to
inhabit Mars? for the sake of humanity? or because they know
what's coming?
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025, Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2025-03-21, dsi1 wrote:
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:42:30 +0000, Mike Duffy wrote:
You need to start swinging a narrower brush.
Not all rich people as assholes,
Oh great - that's good to know. It's just not real useful.
If things progress in the way it's going, your
country will be invaded and taken from you.
Won't work. We've been preparing for a couple hundred years.
Don't take this personnaly; you won't likely invade from Hawaii.
Given that practically nobody here gots guns probably
means that no Canadians would shoot any Americans.
Then we will treat you to tea & scones until you get sick and leave.
I thought there are plenty of hunting rifles in canada? I would also
think that if the american invaded you would drown them in maple syrup!
It is very difficult to wade through rivers of maple syrup. That's when
you attack!
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025, Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2025-03-21, dsi1 wrote:
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:42:30 +0000, Mike Duffy wrote:
You need to start swinging a narrower brush.
Not all rich people as assholes,
Oh great - that's good to know. It's just not real useful.
If things progress in the way it's going, your
country will be invaded and taken from you.
Won't work. We've been preparing for a couple hundred years.
Don't take this personnaly; you won't likely invade from Hawaii.
Given that practically nobody here gots guns probably
means that no Canadians would shoot any Americans.
Then we will treat you to tea & scones until you get sick and leave.
I thought there are plenty of hunting rifles in canada? I would also
think
that if the american invaded you would drown them in maple syrup! It is
very difficult to wade through rivers of maple syrup. That's when you
attack!
On 2025-03-21, dsi1 wrote:
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:42:30 +0000, Mike Duffy wrote:
You need to start swinging a narrower brush.
Not all rich people as assholes,
Oh great - that's good to know. It's just not real useful.
If things progress in the way it's going, your
country will be invaded and taken from you.
Won't work. We've been preparing for a couple hundred years.
Don't take this personnaly; you won't likely invade from Hawaii.
Given that practically nobody here gots guns probably
means that no Canadians would shoot any Americans.
Then we will treat you to tea & scones until you get sick and leave.
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 19:23:28 +0000, Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2025-03-21, dsi1 wrote:
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:42:30 +0000, Mike Duffy wrote:
You need to start swinging a narrower brush.
Not all rich people as assholes,
Oh great - that's good to know. It's just not real useful.
If things progress in the way it's going, your
country will be invaded and taken from you.
Won't work. We've been preparing for a couple hundred years.
Don't take this personnaly; you won't likely invade from Hawaii.
Given that practically nobody here gots guns probably
means that no Canadians would shoot any Americans.
Then we will treat you to tea & scones until you get sick and leave.
Da Hawaiians aren't interested in invading another country. Those days
are over. I did not realize that the Canadians did not have guns.
Perhaps you guys should think about getting some. My guess is that Musk
will start producing handheld Tesla gauss guns real soon. I'm certain
that the Canadians will be able to buy 'em by the truckload. It's all
good, you know.
On 2025-03-21, dsi1 wrote:
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:42:30 +0000, Mike Duffy wrote:
You need to start swinging a narrower brush.
Not all rich people as assholes,
Oh great - that's good to know. It's just not real useful.
If things progress in the way it's going, your
country will be invaded and taken from you.
Won't work. We've been preparing for a couple hundred years.
Don't take this personnaly; you won't likely invade from Hawaii.
Given that practically nobody here gots guns probably
means that no Canadians would shoot any Americans.
Then we will treat you to tea & scones until you get sick and leave.
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 19:23:28 +0000, Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2025-03-21, dsi1 wrote:
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:42:30 +0000, Mike Duffy wrote:
You need to start swinging a narrower brush.
Not all rich people as assholes,
Oh great - that's good to know. It's just not real useful.
If things progress in the way it's going, your
country will be invaded and taken from you.
Won't work. We've been preparing for a couple hundred years.
Don't take this personnaly; you won't likely invade from Hawaii.
Given that practically nobody here gots guns probably
means that no Canadians would shoot any Americans.
Then we will treat you to tea & scones until you get sick and leave.
Da Hawaiians aren't interested in invading another country. Those days
are over. I did not realize that the Canadians did not have guns.
Perhaps you guys should think about getting some. My guess is that Musk
will start producing handheld Tesla gauss guns real soon. I'm certain
that the Canadians will be able to buy 'em by the truckload. It's all
good, you know.
This is good! The US is a meritocracy now.
Dave Smith wrote:
My wife's gynecologist was going to bill her for a missed appointment.
She had to deal with the receptionist who was playing hardball but she
eventually relented because there were extenuating circumstances. The
truth is that she did forget about the appointment and never called in
time to cancel but there were extenuating circumstances. She had had a
detached retina and had laser surgery for it and the after care
involved being face down 24/7 for 10 days. She would have been unable
to assume that legs up feet in the stirrups thing. Yes, she could have
called but she was so upset about the ordeal she was going through
that she forgot about the other appointment.
That's wonderful, Officer Dave!
Did you have to flash your badge to get them to relent?
On 2025-03-21 3:27 p.m., D wrote:
This is good! The US is a meritocracy now.
You mean that the rich are getting richer at the expense of the poor.
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:49:15 -0400, Dave Smith
<adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 2025-03-21 1:53 p.m., Jill McQuown wrote:
On 3/20/2025 1:05 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
I suppose the idea is that if people realize they will lose theirThis is a tad different but doctor's offices sometimes charge $20 (or
money if they don't show up they will think twice about simply not
showing up for the reservation.
so) if you make an appointment and don't show up and don't call to
cancel. They'll send you a bill in the mail.
My wife's gynecologist was going to bill her for a missed appointment.
She had to deal with the receptionist who was playing hardball but she >eventually relented because there were extenuating circumstances. The >truth is that she did forget about the appointment and never called in
time to cancel but there were extenuating circumstances. She had had a >detached retina and had laser surgery for it and the after care involved >being face down 24/7 for 10 days. She would have been unable to assume >that legs up feet in the stirrups thing. Yes, she could have called but
she was so upset about the ordeal she was going through that she forgot >about the other appointment.
I'm not sure what to do with this information.
On 3/20/2025 7:48 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-03-20 7:10 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 22:34:47 +0000, D wrote:
That would be in the rarefied atmosphere of high end dining. Reserving
tables at restaurants 24 hours in advance would be somewhat optimistic
i.e. I could be dead by then. A few months in advance would be wildly
optimistic. Well, either that or I have a really short attention span.
That would explain a lot.
There is a place near here that charges $95 per person for
reservations. They have a chef's table that requires a $250 per person prepaid. FWIW it is has one Michelin star.
Rarefied atmosphere/high end dining describes it. Not my cuppa tea.
Jill
now, after reading that, why do you think the wealthiest of the
wealthy are building space travel machines and have a desire to
inhabit Mars? for the sake of humanity? or because they know
what's coming?
flood of sins wrote:
...
now, after reading that, why do you think the wealthiest of the
wealthy are building space travel machines and have a desire to
inhabit Mars? for the sake of humanity? or because they know
what's coming?
there's nothing there to sustain them. even if they build
a colony there it is highly unlikely they'll make it. first
we need a colony on the moon which can sustain itself, but
really once you get out of a gravity well like the planet
earth there is little sense in going down another and
especially for a planet that isn't very compatible with life
to begin with (no magnetosphere to protect from radiation,
not much atmosphere, no easy water, temperatures very cold
much of the time, etc...).
it's really a bunch of people who don't really know what
they're doing.
gm wrote:
Hank Rogers wrote:
gm wrote:
Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2025-03-21, gm wrote:
Mike Duffy wrote:
just the ones in the current American junta.
"junta", Mike...???
How about 'Cult of Criminal Curmudgeons' ?
Yes, that is a perfect descriptor of the previous Xiden Regime...
What "criminal" acts has TEAM TRUMP "committed"...???
By definition, NONE.
Trump controls both the legislative and judicial branches.
And EVERYTHING, Sire Hank...!!!
Why, today I saw "Trump Baked Beanz" at the Whole Foods...
The beanz is all gold - plated, so's I bought a few cans to go with my
TRUMP GILT BIBLE and my TRUMP Gold-Plated MAGICK SUPER - SNEAKERS...
It SURE is FUN...!!!
Yes, HE is your only god now, and a perfect replacement for that ancient ragged-ass jew.
You can throw away all your bibles and christian crap now. It is not needed. You have arrived. You are free.
gm wrote:
Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2025-03-21, gm wrote:
Mike Duffy wrote:
just the ones in the current American junta.
"junta", Mike...???
How about 'Cult of Criminal Curmudgeons' ?
Yes, that is a perfect descriptor of the previous Xiden Regime...
What "criminal" acts has TEAM TRUMP "committed"...???
By definition, NONE.
Trump controls both the legislative and judicial branches.
D wrote:
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025, Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2025-03-21, dsi1 wrote:
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:42:30 +0000, Mike Duffy wrote:
You need to start swinging a narrower brush.
Not all rich people as assholes,
Oh great - that's good to know. It's just not real useful.
If things progress in the way it's going, your
country will be invaded and taken from you.
Won't work. We've been preparing for a couple hundred years.
Don't take this personnaly; you won't likely invade from Hawaii.
Given that practically nobody here gots guns probably
means that no Canadians would shoot any Americans.
Then we will treat you to tea & scones until you get sick and leave.
I thought there are plenty of hunting rifles in canada? I would also
think
that if the american invaded you would drown them in maple syrup! It is
very difficult to wade through rivers of maple syrup. That's when you
attack!
D wrote:
"...if the american invaded you would drown them in maple syrup!..."
Actually, Canada could "drown" even our most hardened and elite troops
in DAVE SMITH posts...
Forced to read Offiser Dave's phleghmatic DRIVEL, those troops would IMMEDIATELY fall asleep, lol...!!!
Then they would BEG to return to the States...!!!
;-D
--
GM
--
D wrote:
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025, Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2025-03-21, dsi1 wrote:
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:42:30 +0000, Mike Duffy wrote:
You need to start swinging a narrower brush.
Not all rich people as assholes,
Oh great - that's good to know. It's just not real useful.
If things progress in the way it's going, your
country will be invaded and taken from you.
Won't work. We've been preparing for a couple hundred years.
Don't take this personnaly; you won't likely invade from Hawaii.
Given that practically nobody here gots guns probably
means that no Canadians would shoot any Americans.
Then we will treat you to tea & scones until you get sick and leave.
I thought there are plenty of hunting rifles in canada? I would also think >> that if the american invaded you would drown them in maple syrup! It is
very difficult to wade through rivers of maple syrup. That's when you
attack!
They won't have any maple syrup when the invasion comes. By that time, trump will have extorted all their syrup.
On 2025-03-21 3:27 p.m., D wrote:
This is good! The US is a meritocracy now.
You mean that the rich are getting richer at the expense of the poor.
On 2025-03-22, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
On 2025-03-21 3:27 p.m., D wrote:
This is good! The US is a meritocracy now.
You mean that the rich are getting richer at the expense of the poor.
Apparently, D doesn't know how to spell kakistocracy.
In article <npj2bl-9g2.ln1@anthive.com>,
it's really a bunch of people who don't really know what
they're doing.
Moving to Mars (or the moon) with Elon Musk, Donald
Trump and their admirers, would be my idea of Hell.
If only Dave had shared it with rfc earlier, one of us
coukd have called his wife's gynaecologist to cancel her
appointment and explain that her husband was too shy to
do so himself because of his weird ideas about legs-in-
stirrups.
On 2025-03-22 6:41 a.m., Janet wrote:
If only Dave had shared it with rfc earlier, one of us
coukd have called his wife's gynaecologist to cancel her
appointment and explain that her husband was too shy to
do so himself because of his weird ideas about legs-in-
stirrups.
I knew nothing about the other appointment.
We have a paper calendar [...] (and my mother's).
I also put them on my phone
On 2025-03-22, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
We have a paper calendar [...] (and my mother's).
I also put them on my phone
We are 'paper-only'. Putting things also on
a phone seems like an invitiation to chaos.
On Sat, 22 Mar 2025 15:03:14 +0000, Mike Duffy wrote:Haven't used paper in years. My phone has it all. I set reminders with
Paper only here as well. I just glanced at it
On 2025-03-22, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
We have a paper calendar [...] (and my mother's).
I also put them on my phone
We are 'paper-only'. Putting things also on
a phone seems like an invitiation to chaos.
about an hour ago and see I have two upcoming
appointments within the next 7 days.
--
On 2025-03-22, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 2025-03-22 6:41 a.m., Janet wrote:
If only Dave had shared it with rfc earlier, one of us
coukd have called his wife's gynaecologist to cancel her
appointment and explain that her husband was too shy to
do so himself because of his weird ideas about legs-in-
stirrups.
I knew nothing about the other appointment.
We have a paper calendar hanging on the wall where we both record
our appointments (and my mother's). I also put them on my phone
so I can avoid double-scheduling.
On 2025-03-22 6:41 a.m., Janet wrote:
If only Dave had shared it with rfc earlier, one of us
coukd have called his wife's gynaecologist to cancel her
appointment and explain that her husband was too shy to
do so himself because of his weird ideas about legs-in-
stirrups.
I knew nothing about the other appointment. She has a busy life and goes
off to do her thing. The point was that it had slipped her mind because
she was so worried about the eye surgery. She was afraid that she was
going to lose her eye and had to go through that face down recovery. If
you know anyone who has been through it they can explain what an ordeal
it is.
On 2025-03-22, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
We have a paper calendar [...] (and my mother's).
I also put them on my phone
We are 'paper-only'. Putting things also on
a phone seems like an invitiation to chaos.
On 3/22/2025 9:49 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-03-22 6:41 a.m., Janet wrote:My aunt had a detached retina and had to spend a few weeks face down on
If only Dave had shared it with rfc earlier, one of us
coukd have called his wife's gynaecologist to cancel her
appointment and explain that her husband was too shy to
do so himself because of his weird ideas about legs-in-
stirrups.
I knew nothing about the other appointment. She has a busy life and
goes off to do her thing. The point was that it had slipped her mind
because she was so worried about the eye surgery. She was afraid that
she was going to lose her eye and had to go through that face down
recovery. If you know anyone who has been through it they can explain
what an ordeal it is.
the bed with a special pillow to make sure it didn't detach again after
the surgery. Without following those specific instructions she could
have gone blind. Seems to me that's a lot more important than
forgetting to cancel another appointment.
She was just overwhelmed with concern about
the possibility of losing her retina.
In article <npj2bl-9g2.ln1@anthive.com>,
songbird@anthive.com says...
flood of sins wrote:
...
now, after reading that, why do you think the wealthiest of the
wealthy are building space travel machines and have a desire to
inhabit Mars? for the sake of humanity? or because they know
what's coming?
there's nothing there to sustain them. even if they build
a colony there it is highly unlikely they'll make it. first
we need a colony on the moon which can sustain itself, but
really once you get out of a gravity well like the planet
earth there is little sense in going down another and
especially for a planet that isn't very compatible with life
to begin with (no magnetosphere to protect from radiation,
not much atmosphere, no easy water, temperatures very cold
much of the time, etc...).
it's really a bunch of people who don't really know what
they're doing.
Moving to Mars (or the moon) with Elon Musk, Donald
Trump and their admirers, would be my idea of Hell.
On 2025-03-22 8:13 a.m., Janet wrote:
In article <npj2bl-9g2.ln1@anthive.com>,
it's really a bunch of people who don't really know what
they're doing.
Moving to Mars (or the moon) with Elon Musk, Donald
Trump and their admirers, would be my idea of Hell.
OTOH watching them take off on their voyage would be sheer joy.
On 2025-03-22, Dave Smith wrote:
She was just overwhelmed with concern about
the possibility of losing her retina.
I concur. My retina detached but in my case it
was just a bubble that re-attached over a few
weeks with no lasers &c. Very stressfull indeed.
Moving to Mars (or the moon) with Elon Musk, Donald
Trump and their admirers, would be my idea of Hell.
It was about an hour and a half drive each way. She would have to sign
in, wait for a while, get called in for a pre exam test and dilating
drops, then wait for about an hour, taken to the examination room,
another 10-15 minute wait and finally, 2-3 minutes with the doctor. That
got tiresome.
Janet wrote:
...
Moving to Mars (or the moon) with Elon Musk, Donald
Trump and their admirers, would be my idea of Hell.
we just need to make it clear that when they leave they
don't take any assets with them. redistribute their
wealth to the citizens of the planet. they can set up
their own new currency.
songbird
On 3/22/2025 12:13 PM, Janet wrote:
In article <npj2bl-9g2.ln1@anthive.com>,Shipping the Mango Moron and his buddies off to Mars, and leaving the
songbird@anthive.com says...
flood of sins wrote:
...
now, after reading that, why do you think the wealthiest of the
wealthy are building space travel machines and have a desire to
inhabit Mars? for the sake of humanity? or because they know
what's coming?
there's nothing there to sustain them. even if they build
a colony there it is highly unlikely they'll make it. first
we need a colony on the moon which can sustain itself, but
really once you get out of a gravity well like the planet
earth there is little sense in going down another and
especially for a planet that isn't very compatible with life
to begin with (no magnetosphere to protect from radiation,
not much atmosphere, no easy water, temperatures very cold
much of the time, etc...).
it's really a bunch of people who don't really know what
they're doing.
Moving to Mars (or the moon) with Elon Musk, Donald
Trump and their admirers, would be my idea of Hell.
rest of us here, would be my idea of justice...
songbird wrote:
Janet wrote:
...
Moving to Mars (or the moon) with Elon Musk, Donald
Trump and their admirers, would be my idea of Hell.
we just need to make it clear that when they leave they
don't take any assets with them. redistribute their
wealth to the citizens of the planet. they can set up
their own new currency.
songbird
And the new currency MUST be bitcoin.
Dave Smith wrote:
It was about an hour and a half drive each way. She would have to sign
in, wait for a while, get called in for a pre exam test and dilating
drops, then wait for about an hour, taken to the examination room,
another 10-15 minute wait and finally, 2-3 minutes with the doctor. That
got tiresome.
I have to go through the same shit every year. It does get old, but one
day blown out of a year seems like a good deal for keeping even my
shitty eyesight.
On Sat, 22 Mar 2025 20:48:11 +0000, S Viemeister
<firstname@lastname.oc.ku> wrote:
On 3/22/2025 12:13 PM, Janet wrote:
In article <npj2bl-9g2.ln1@anthive.com>,Shipping the Mango Moron and his buddies off to Mars, and leaving the
songbird@anthive.com says...
flood of sins wrote:
...
now, after reading that, why do you think the wealthiest of the
wealthy are building space travel machines and have a desire to
inhabit Mars? for the sake of humanity? or because they know
what's coming?
there's nothing there to sustain them. even if they build
a colony there it is highly unlikely they'll make it. first
we need a colony on the moon which can sustain itself, but
really once you get out of a gravity well like the planet
earth there is little sense in going down another and
especially for a planet that isn't very compatible with life
to begin with (no magnetosphere to protect from radiation,
not much atmosphere, no easy water, temperatures very cold
much of the time, etc...).
it's really a bunch of people who don't really know what
they're doing.
Moving to Mars (or the moon) with Elon Musk, Donald
Trump and their admirers, would be my idea of Hell.
rest of us here, would be my idea of justice...
The Trump voters would still be around. The next president might be
Hulk Hogan.
Hank Rogers wrote:
Dave Smith wrote:
It was about an hour and a half drive each way. She would have to sign
in, wait for a while, get called in for a pre exam test and dilating
drops, then wait for about an hour, taken to the examination room,
another 10-15 minute wait and finally, 2-3 minutes with the doctor. That >>> got tiresome.
I have to go through the same shit every year. It does get old, but one
day blown out of a year seems like a good deal for keeping even my
shitty eyesight.
Heck, my eyesight is good, but I guess I'm so old that I can't even
smell pussy anymores...
On Sat, 22 Mar 2025 20:48:11 +0000, S Viemeister
<firstname@lastname.oc.ku> wrote:
On 3/22/2025 12:13 PM, Janet wrote:
In article <npj2bl-9g2.ln1@anthive.com>,Shipping the Mango Moron and his buddies off to Mars, and leaving the
songbird@anthive.com says...
flood of sins wrote:
...
now, after reading that, why do you think the wealthiest of the
wealthy are building space travel machines and have a desire to
inhabit Mars? for the sake of humanity? or because they know
what's coming?
there's nothing there to sustain them. even if they build
a colony there it is highly unlikely they'll make it. first
we need a colony on the moon which can sustain itself, but
really once you get out of a gravity well like the planet
earth there is little sense in going down another and
especially for a planet that isn't very compatible with life
to begin with (no magnetosphere to protect from radiation,
not much atmosphere, no easy water, temperatures very cold
much of the time, etc...).
it's really a bunch of people who don't really know what
they're doing.
Moving to Mars (or the moon) with Elon Musk, Donald
Trump and their admirers, would be my idea of Hell.
rest of us here, would be my idea of justice...
The Trump voters would still be around. The next president might be
Hulk Hogan.
On 3/22/2025 6:16 PM, Bruce wrote:
On Sat, 22 Mar 2025 20:48:11 +0000, S Viemeister
<firstname@lastname.oc.ku> wrote:
On 3/22/2025 12:13 PM, Janet wrote:
In article <npj2bl-9g2.ln1@anthive.com>,Shipping the Mango Moron and his buddies off to Mars, and leaving the
songbird@anthive.com says...
flood of sins wrote:
...
now, after reading that, why do you think the wealthiest of the
wealthy are building space travel machines and have a desire to
inhabit Mars? for the sake of humanity? or because they know
what's coming?
there's nothing there to sustain them. even if they build
a colony there it is highly unlikely they'll make it. first
we need a colony on the moon which can sustain itself, but
really once you get out of a gravity well like the planet
earth there is little sense in going down another and
especially for a planet that isn't very compatible with life
to begin with (no magnetosphere to protect from radiation,
not much atmosphere, no easy water, temperatures very cold
much of the time, etc...).
it's really a bunch of people who don't really know what
they're doing.
Moving to Mars (or the moon) with Elon Musk, Donald
Trump and their admirers, would be my idea of Hell.
rest of us here, would be my idea of justice...
The Trump voters would still be around. The next president might be
Hulk Hogan.
Would be an improvement.
gm wrote:
Hank Rogers wrote:
Dave Smith wrote:
It was about an hour and a half drive each way. She would have to sign >>>> in, wait for a while, get called in for a pre exam test and dilating
drops, then wait for about an hour, taken to the examination room,
another 10-15 minute wait and finally, 2-3 minutes with the doctor. That >>>> got tiresome.
I have to go through the same shit every year. It does get old, but one
day blown out of a year seems like a good deal for keeping even my
shitty eyesight.
Heck, my eyesight is good, but I guess I'm so old that I can't even
smell pussy anymores...
Can you still smell trump's asshole before you stick your head in it?
Shipping the Mango Moron and his buddies off to Mars, and leaving the
rest of us here, would be my idea of justice...
The Trump voters would still be around. The next president might be
Hulk Hogan.
Would be an improvement.
THE ELON in fact is going to build me a big fat
"Pleasure Dome" on Mars... it will be like the
European palaces of Old... yet very "futuristic" !!!
Bruce wrote:
On Sat, 22 Mar 2025 20:48:11 +0000, S Viemeister
<firstname@lastname.oc.ku> wrote:
On 3/22/2025 12:13 PM, Janet wrote:
In article <npj2bl-9g2.ln1@anthive.com>,Shipping the Mango Moron and his buddies off to Mars, and leaving the
songbird@anthive.com says...
flood of sins wrote:
...
now, after reading that, why do you think the wealthiest of the
wealthy are building space travel machines and have a desire to
inhabit Mars? for the sake of humanity? or because they know
what's coming?
there's nothing there to sustain them. even if they build
a colony there it is highly unlikely they'll make it. first
we need a colony on the moon which can sustain itself, but
really once you get out of a gravity well like the planet
earth there is little sense in going down another and
especially for a planet that isn't very compatible with life
to begin with (no magnetosphere to protect from radiation,
not much atmosphere, no easy water, temperatures very cold
much of the time, etc...).
it's really a bunch of people who don't really know what
they're doing.
Moving to Mars (or the moon) with Elon Musk, Donald
Trump and their admirers, would be my idea of Hell.
rest of us here, would be my idea of justice...
The Trump voters would still be around. The next president might be
Hulk Hogan.
Better yet chuck norris. That would appeal to the far right christians better.
Hank Rogers wrote:
gm wrote:
Hank Rogers wrote:
Dave Smith wrote:
It was about an hour and a half drive each way. She would have to sign >>>>> in, wait for a while, get called in for a pre exam test and dilating >>>>> drops, then wait for about an hour, taken to the examination room,
another 10-15 minute wait and finally, 2-3 minutes with the doctor.
That
got tiresome.
I have to go through the same shit every year. It does get old, but one >>>> day blown out of a year seems like a good deal for keeping even my
shitty eyesight.
Heck, my eyesight is good, but I guess I'm so old that I can't even
smell pussy anymores...
Can you still smell trump's asshole before you stick your head in it?
Nope, that is "master's" job, lol...!!!
On 2025-03-22 6:48 p.m., Ed P wrote:
Shipping the Mango Moron and his buddies off to Mars, and leaving the
rest of us here, would be my idea of justice...
The Trump voters would still be around. The next president might be
Hulk Hogan.
Would be an improvement.
I just read an interesting book about an American B17 pilot who managed
to make it through 25 missions. He was a patriotic guy who signed up to
serve his country and he had a lot of close calls. In the epilogue he laments the current political climate and his fears that the country
seems headed to a civil war. It is a recently published book but before
the last election.
On Sat, 22 Mar 2025, Hank Rogers wrote:
Bruce wrote:
On Sat, 22 Mar 2025 20:48:11 +0000, S Viemeister
<firstname@lastname.oc.ku> wrote:
On 3/22/2025 12:13 PM, Janet wrote:
In article <npj2bl-9g2.ln1@anthive.com>,Shipping the Mango Moron and his buddies off to Mars, and leaving the
songbird@anthive.com says...
flood of sins wrote:
...
now, after reading that, why do you think the wealthiest of the
wealthy are building space travel machines and have a desire to
inhabit Mars? for the sake of humanity? or because they know
what's coming?
there's nothing there to sustain them. even if they build
a colony there it is highly unlikely they'll make it. first
we need a colony on the moon which can sustain itself, but
really once you get out of a gravity well like the planet
earth there is little sense in going down another and
especially for a planet that isn't very compatible with life
to begin with (no magnetosphere to protect from radiation,
not much atmosphere, no easy water, temperatures very cold
much of the time, etc...).
it's really a bunch of people who don't really know what
they're doing.
Moving to Mars (or the moon) with Elon Musk, Donald
Trump and their admirers, would be my idea of Hell.
rest of us here, would be my idea of justice...
The Trump voters would still be around. The next president might be
Hulk Hogan.
Better yet chuck norris. That would appeal to the far right christians
better.
Chuck Norris would be awesome! Hulk Hogan can be vice president.
Hank Rogers wrote:
Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-03-22 6:48 p.m., Ed P wrote:
Shipping the Mango Moron and his buddies off to Mars, and leaving the >>>>>> rest of us here, would be my idea of justice...
The Trump voters would still be around. The next president might be
Hulk Hogan.
Would be an improvement.
I just read an interesting book about an American B17 pilot who managed
to make it through 25 missions. He was a patriotic guy who signed up to
serve his country and he had a lot of close calls. In the epilogue he
laments the current political climate and his fears that the country
seems headed to a civil war. It is a recently published book but before
the last election.
What was his name? or at least the title of the book? I hope it isn't a
canadian state secret.
Years ago several lezzies told me that "pussy tastes like shrimp"...
Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-03-22 6:48 p.m., Ed P wrote:
Shipping the Mango Moron and his buddies off to Mars, and leaving the >>>>> rest of us here, would be my idea of justice...
The Trump voters would still be around. The next president might be
Hulk Hogan.
Would be an improvement.
I just read an interesting book about an American B17 pilot who managed
to make it through 25 missions. He was a patriotic guy who signed up to
serve his country and he had a lot of close calls. In the epilogue he
laments the current political climate and his fears that the country
seems headed to a civil war. It is a recently published book but before
the last election.
What was his name? or at least the title of the book? I hope it isn't a canadian state secret.
gm wrote:
Hank Rogers wrote:
Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-03-22 6:48 p.m., Ed P wrote:
Shipping the Mango Moron and his buddies off to Mars, and leaving the >>>>>>> rest of us here, would be my idea of justice...
The Trump voters would still be around. The next president might be >>>>>> Hulk Hogan.
Would be an improvement.
I just read an interesting book about an American B17 pilot who managed >>>> to make it through 25 missions. He was a patriotic guy who signed up to >>>> serve his country and he had a lot of close calls. In the epilogue he >>>> laments the current political climate and his fears that the country
seems headed to a civil war. It is a recently published book but before >>>> the last election.
What was his name? or at least the title of the book? I hope it isn't a >>> canadian state secret.
Years ago several lezzies told me that "pussy tastes like shrimp"...
They must not have had sex with her Royal Majesty.
In article <vrk9l5$21qmi$4@dont-email.me>,
j_mcquown@comcast.net says...
On 3/20/2025 7:48 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-03-20 7:10 p.m., dsi1 wrote:Rarefied atmosphere/high end dining describes it. Not my cuppa tea.
On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 22:34:47 +0000, D wrote:
That would be in the rarefied atmosphere of high end dining. Reserving >>>> tables at restaurants 24 hours in advance would be somewhat optimistic >>>> i.e. I could be dead by then. A few months in advance would be wildly
optimistic. Well, either that or I have a really short attention span. >>>> That would explain a lot.
There is a place near here that charges $95 per person for
reservations. They have a chef's table that requires a $250 per person
prepaid. FWIW it is has one Michelin star.
Jill
In michelin restaurants I've eaten in, there was no
"rarefied atmosphere" . The level of hospitality and
service was as superb as the food. Every member of staff
trained to make every guest feel welcome and relaxed.
Janet UK
In article <npj2bl-9g2.ln1@anthive.com>,
songbird@anthive.com says...
flood of sins wrote:
...
now, after reading that, why do you think the wealthiest of the
wealthy are building space travel machines and have a desire to
inhabit Mars? for the sake of humanity? or because they know
what's coming?
there's nothing there to sustain them. even if they build
a colony there it is highly unlikely they'll make it. first
we need a colony on the moon which can sustain itself, but
really once you get out of a gravity well like the planet
earth there is little sense in going down another and
especially for a planet that isn't very compatible with life
to begin with (no magnetosphere to protect from radiation,
not much atmosphere, no easy water, temperatures very cold
much of the time, etc...).
it's really a bunch of people who don't really know what
they're doing.
Moving to Mars (or the moon) with Elon Musk, DonaldBut sending them there would improve our lot immeasurably.
Trump and their admirers, would be my idea of Hell.
Janet UK
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025, Graham wrote:
On 2025-03-21 3:27 p.m., D wrote:
This is good! The US is a meritocracy now.
You mean that the rich are getting richer at the expense of the poor.
No, the competent are getting richer at the expense of the incompetent.
Just as god intend!
Janet wrote:
...
Moving to Mars (or the moon) with Elon Musk, Donald
Trump and their admirers, would be my idea of Hell.
we just need to make it clear that when they leave they
don't take any assets with them. redistribute their
wealth to the citizens of the planet. they can set up
their own new currency.
songbirdThat is if DT has any that aren't mortgaged up to the hilt!
Better yet chuck norris. That would appeal to the far right christians better.
On 2025-03-22 5:20 a.m., Janet wrote:
In article <vrk9l5$21qmi$4@dont-email.me>,That was my experience. Also in other good restaurants with properly
j_mcquown@comcast.net says...
On 3/20/2025 7:48 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-03-20 7:10 p.m., dsi1 wrote:Rarefied atmosphere/high end dining describes it. Not my cuppa tea.
On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 22:34:47 +0000, D wrote:
That would be in the rarefied atmosphere of high end dining. Reserving >>>>> tables at restaurants 24 hours in advance would be somewhat optimistic >>>>> i.e. I could be dead by then. A few months in advance would be wildly >>>>> optimistic. Well, either that or I have a really short attention span. >>>>> That would explain a lot.
There is a place near here that charges $95 per person for
reservations. They have a chef's table that requires a $250 per person >>>> prepaid. FWIW it is has one Michelin star.
Jill
In michelin restaurants I've eaten in, there was no
"rarefied atmosphere" . The level of hospitality and
service was as superb as the food. Every member of staff
trained to make every guest feel welcome and relaxed.
Janet UK
trained staff.
On 2025-03-23, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
On 2025-03-22 5:20 a.m., Janet wrote:
In article <vrk9l5$21qmi$4@dont-email.me>,That was my experience. Also in other good restaurants with properly
j_mcquown@comcast.net says...
On 3/20/2025 7:48 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-03-20 7:10 p.m., dsi1 wrote:Rarefied atmosphere/high end dining describes it. Not my cuppa tea.
On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 22:34:47 +0000, D wrote:
That would be in the rarefied atmosphere of high end dining. Reserving >>>>>> tables at restaurants 24 hours in advance would be somewhat optimistic >>>>>> i.e. I could be dead by then. A few months in advance would be wildly >>>>>> optimistic. Well, either that or I have a really short attention span. >>>>>> That would explain a lot.
There is a place near here that charges $95 per person for
reservations. They have a chef's table that requires a $250 per person >>>>> prepaid. FWIW it is has one Michelin star.
Jill
In michelin restaurants I've eaten in, there was no
"rarefied atmosphere" . The level of hospitality and
service was as superb as the food. Every member of staff
trained to make every guest feel welcome and relaxed.
Janet UK
trained staff.
Not that I think this applies to Jill, but I used to know people
whose definition of a fancy restaurant was "They have metal
flatware."
D wrote:
On Sat, 22 Mar 2025, Hank Rogers wrote:
Bruce wrote:
On Sat, 22 Mar 2025 20:48:11 +0000, S Viemeister
<firstname@lastname.oc.ku> wrote:
On 3/22/2025 12:13 PM, Janet wrote:
In article <npj2bl-9g2.ln1@anthive.com>,Shipping the Mango Moron and his buddies off to Mars, and leaving the >>>>> rest of us here, would be my idea of justice...
songbird@anthive.com says...
flood of sins wrote:
...
now, after reading that, why do you think the wealthiest of the >>>>>>>> wealthy are building space travel machines and have a desire to >>>>>>>> inhabit Mars? for the sake of humanity? or because they know
what's coming?
there's nothing there to sustain them. even if they build
a colony there it is highly unlikely they'll make it. first
we need a colony on the moon which can sustain itself, but
really once you get out of a gravity well like the planet
earth there is little sense in going down another and
especially for a planet that isn't very compatible with life
to begin with (no magnetosphere to protect from radiation,
not much atmosphere, no easy water, temperatures very cold
much of the time, etc...).
it's really a bunch of people who don't really know what
they're doing.
Moving to Mars (or the moon) with Elon Musk, Donald
Trump and their admirers, would be my idea of Hell.
The Trump voters would still be around. The next president might be
Hulk Hogan.
Better yet chuck norris. That would appeal to the far right christians
better.
Chuck Norris would be awesome! Hulk Hogan can be vice president.
But what will they do with elon? They'll sure as hell need him (and his billions)
Maybe he can be secretary of the US department of Revenge.
gm wrote:
Hank Rogers wrote:
Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-03-22 6:48 p.m., Ed P wrote:
Shipping the Mango Moron and his buddies off to Mars, and leaving the >>>>>>> rest of us here, would be my idea of justice...
The Trump voters would still be around. The next president might be >>>>>> Hulk Hogan.
Would be an improvement.
I just read an interesting book about an American B17 pilot who managed >>>> to make it through 25 missions. He was a patriotic guy who signed up to >>>> serve his country and he had a lot of close calls. In the epilogue he >>>> laments the current political climate and his fears that the country
seems headed to a civil war. It is a recently published book but before >>>> the last election.
What was his name? or at least the title of the book? I hope it isn't a >>> canadian state secret.
Years ago several lezzies told me that "pussy tastes like shrimp"...
They must not have had sex with her Royal Majesty.
I used to know people whose definition of a fancy restaurant was "They have metal
flatware."
On 2025-03-22 6:47 a.m., D wrote:
On Fri, 21 Mar 2025, Graham wrote:
On 2025-03-21 3:27 p.m., D wrote:
This is good! The US is a meritocracy now.
You mean that the rich are getting richer at the expense of the poor.
No, the competent are getting richer at the expense of the incompetent.
Just as god intend!
OH FFS!! Take off your blinkers!!
On Sat, 22 Mar 2025 15:03:14 +0000, Mike Duffy wrote:Ditto. Besides which, the paper calendar has cute pictures of kittens
Paper only here as well. I just glanced at it
On 2025-03-22, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
We have a paper calendar [...] (and my mother's).
I also put them on my phone
We are 'paper-only'. Putting things also on
a phone seems like an invitiation to chaos.
about an hour ago and see I have two upcoming
appointments within the next 7 days.
--
On 2025-03-23, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
On 2025-03-22 5:20 a.m., Janet wrote:
In article <vrk9l5$21qmi$4@dont-email.me>,That was my experience. Also in other good restaurants with properly
j_mcquown@comcast.net says...
On 3/20/2025 7:48 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-03-20 7:10 p.m., dsi1 wrote:Rarefied atmosphere/high end dining describes it. Not my cuppa tea.
On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 22:34:47 +0000, D wrote:
That would be in the rarefied atmosphere of high end dining. Reserving >>>>>> tables at restaurants 24 hours in advance would be somewhat optimistic >>>>>> i.e. I could be dead by then. A few months in advance would be wildly >>>>>> optimistic. Well, either that or I have a really short attention span. >>>>>> That would explain a lot.
There is a place near here that charges $95 per person for
reservations. They have a chef's table that requires a $250 per person >>>>> prepaid. FWIW it is has one Michelin star.
Jill
In michelin restaurants I've eaten in, there was no
"rarefied atmosphere" . The level of hospitality and
service was as superb as the food. Every member of staff
trained to make every guest feel welcome and relaxed.
Janet UK
trained staff.
Not that I think this applies to Jill, but I used to know people
whose definition of a fancy restaurant was "They have metal
flatware."
On 3/22/2025 12:13 PM, Janet wrote:
In article <npj2bl-9g2.ln1@anthive.com>,Shipping the Mango Moron and his buddies off to Mars, and leaving the
songbird@anthive.com says...
flood of sins wrote:
...
now, after reading that, why do you think the wealthiest of the
wealthy are building space travel machines and have a desire to
inhabit Mars? for the sake of humanity? or because they know
what's coming?
there's nothing there to sustain them. even if they build
a colony there it is highly unlikely they'll make it. first
we need a colony on the moon which can sustain itself, but
really once you get out of a gravity well like the planet
earth there is little sense in going down another and
especially for a planet that isn't very compatible with life
to begin with (no magnetosphere to protect from radiation,
not much atmosphere, no easy water, temperatures very cold
much of the time, etc...).
it's really a bunch of people who don't really know what
they're doing.
Moving to Mars (or the moon) with Elon Musk, Donald
Trump and their admirers, would be my idea of Hell.
rest of us here, would be my idea of justice...
On 2025-03-23, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
On 2025-03-22 5:20 a.m., Janet wrote:
That was my experience. Also in other good restaurants with properly
trained staff.
Not that I think this applies to Jill, but I used to know people
whose definition of a fancy restaurant was "They have metal
flatware."
On 2025-03-23 5:07 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-03-23, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
On 2025-03-22 5:20 a.m., Janet wrote:
That was my experience. Also in other good restaurants with properly
trained staff.
Not that I think this applies to Jill, but I used to know people
whose definition of a fancy restaurant was "They have metal
flatware."
That would be a classy place. I was once kicked out of a bar by a greasy >bounce because my clothing was inappropriate. I was meeting some people
I had been playing baseball with. The bar had to parts,the beer joint on
one side and the disco. I tried to explain that I was supposed to meet
some friends and wanted to look and see if they were there. He don't me
"You don't understand... Ricky's is a class place".
On 3/22/2025 11:33 AM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
On Sat, 22 Mar 2025 15:03:14 +0000, Mike Duffy wrote:Ditto. Besides which, the paper calendar has cute pictures of kittens
Paper only here as well. I just glanced at it
On 2025-03-22, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
We have a paper calendar [...] (and my mother's).
I also put them on my phone
We are 'paper-only'. Putting things also on
a phone seems like an invitiation to chaos.
about an hour ago and see I have two upcoming
appointments within the next 7 days.
--
on it. :)
On 3/23/2025 5:07 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-03-23, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:LOL! Don't get me wrong, I've eaten in some fancy places (I don't know
On 2025-03-22 5:20 a.m., Janet wrote:
In article <vrk9l5$21qmi$4@dont-email.me>,That was my experience. Also in other good restaurants with properly
j_mcquown@comcast.net says...
On 3/20/2025 7:48 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-03-20 7:10 p.m., dsi1 wrote:Rarefied atmosphere/high end dining describes it. Not my cuppa tea. >>>>>
On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 22:34:47 +0000, D wrote:
That would be in the rarefied atmosphere of high end dining. Reserving >>>>>>> tables at restaurants 24 hours in advance would be somewhat optimistic >>>>>>> i.e. I could be dead by then. A few months in advance would be wildly >>>>>>> optimistic. Well, either that or I have a really short attention span. >>>>>>> That would explain a lot.
There is a place near here that charges $95 per person for
reservations. They have a chef's table that requires a $250 per person >>>>>> prepaid. FWIW it is has one Michelin star.
Jill
In michelin restaurants I've eaten in, there was no
"rarefied atmosphere" . The level of hospitality and
service was as superb as the food. Every member of staff
trained to make every guest feel welcome and relaxed.
Janet UK
trained staff.
Not that I think this applies to Jill, but I used to know people
whose definition of a fancy restaurant was "They have metal
flatware."
if they had Michelin star ratings and don't much care). I prefer a less formal atmosphere. I'm sure not going to pay in advance simply to make
a reservation.
On 2025-03-23, Jill McQuown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
On 3/23/2025 5:07 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
LOL! Don't get me wrong, I've eaten in some fancy places (I don't know
Not that I think this applies to Jill, but I used to know people
whose definition of a fancy restaurant was "They have metal
flatware."
if they had Michelin star ratings and don't much care). I prefer a less
formal atmosphere. I'm sure not going to pay in advance simply to make
a reservation.
Me, either. I like ethnic food, and I never got the hang of drinking
wine. "I'll have water with my foie gras."
On 3/22/2025 4:48 PM, S Viemeister wrote:
On 3/22/2025 12:13 PM, Janet wrote:Remember the space shuttle, Challenger? 1986. Hmmm.
In article <npj2bl-9g2.ln1@anthive.com>,Shipping the Mango Moron and his buddies off to Mars, and leaving the
songbird@anthive.com says...
flood of sins wrote:Moving to Mars (or the moon) with Elon Musk, Donald
now, after reading that, why do you think the wealthiest of thethere's nothing there to sustain them. even if they build
wealthy are building space travel machines and have a desire to
inhabit Mars? for the sake of humanity? or because they know
what's coming?
a colony there it is highly unlikely they'll make it. first
we need a colony on the moon which can sustain itself, but
really once you get out of a gravity well like the planet
earth there is little sense in going down another and
especially for a planet that isn't very compatible with life
to begin with (no magnetosphere to protect from radiation,
not much atmosphere, no easy water, temperatures very cold
much of the time, etc...).
it's really a bunch of people who don't really know what
they're doing.
Trump and their admirers, would be my idea of Hell.
rest of us here, would be my idea of justice...
On 3/23/2025 1:35 PM, Jill McQuown wrote:
On 3/22/2025 4:48 PM, S Viemeister wrote:I was thinking of SpaceX.
On 3/22/2025 12:13 PM, Janet wrote:Remember the space shuttle, Challenger? 1986. Hmmm.
In article <npj2bl-9g2.ln1@anthive.com>,Shipping the Mango Moron and his buddies off to Mars, and leaving the
songbird@anthive.com says...
flood of sins wrote:Moving to Mars (or the moon) with Elon Musk, Donald
now, after reading that, why do you think the wealthiest of thethere's nothing there to sustain them. even if they build
wealthy are building space travel machines and have a desire to
inhabit Mars? for the sake of humanity? or because they know
what's coming?
a colony there it is highly unlikely they'll make it. first
we need a colony on the moon which can sustain itself, but
really once you get out of a gravity well like the planet
earth there is little sense in going down another and
especially for a planet that isn't very compatible with life
to begin with (no magnetosphere to protect from radiation,
not much atmosphere, no easy water, temperatures very cold
much of the time, etc...).
it's really a bunch of people who don't really know what
they're doing.
Trump and their admirers, would be my idea of Hell.
rest of us here, would be my idea of justice...
On Sun, 23 Mar 2025 14:58:57 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:
On 2025-03-23, Jill McQuown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
On 3/23/2025 5:07 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
LOL! Don't get me wrong, I've eaten in some fancy places (I don't know
Not that I think this applies to Jill, but I used to know people
whose definition of a fancy restaurant was "They have metal
flatware."
if they had Michelin star ratings and don't much care). I prefer a less >>> formal atmosphere. I'm sure not going to pay in advance simply to make
a reservation.
Me, either. I like ethnic food, and I never got the hang of drinking
wine. "I'll have water with my foie gras."
I don't think wine goes with murgh makhni.
On 2025-03-22, Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> wrote:
Better yet chuck norris. That would appeal to the far right christians
better.
I think you mean Steven Seagal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Seagal#Political_views_and_activism
On Sun, 23 Mar 2025 14:58:57 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton
<chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:
On 2025-03-23, Jill McQuown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
On 3/23/2025 5:07 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
LOL! Don't get me wrong, I've eaten in some fancy places (I don't know
Not that I think this applies to Jill, but I used to know people
whose definition of a fancy restaurant was "They have metal
flatware."
if they had Michelin star ratings and don't much care). I prefer a less >>> formal atmosphere. I'm sure not going to pay in advance simply to make
a reservation.
Me, either. I like ethnic food, and I never got the hang of drinking
wine. "I'll have water with my foie gras."
I don't think wine goes with murgh makhni.
On 2025-03-23, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On Sun, 23 Mar 2025 14:58:57 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton >><chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:
On 2025-03-23, Jill McQuown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
On 3/23/2025 5:07 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
LOL! Don't get me wrong, I've eaten in some fancy places (I don't know >>>> if they had Michelin star ratings and don't much care). I prefer a less >>>> formal atmosphere. I'm sure not going to pay in advance simply to make >>>> a reservation.
Not that I think this applies to Jill, but I used to know people
whose definition of a fancy restaurant was "They have metal
flatware."
Me, either. I like ethnic food, and I never got the hang of drinking >>>wine. "I'll have water with my foie gras."
I don't think wine goes with murgh makhni.
I used to drink beer at Indian (and other ethnic) restaurants. Now I
just drink water with everything.
Him too. But norris (kung-foo texas ranger) often
featured good clean christian stuff and all the big
evangelists loved him (almost as much as bonanza).
On 3/23/2025 11:04 AM, S Viemeister wrote:
I was thinking of SpaceX.
I knew what you were talking about.
I was upset about Challenger.
I wouldn't be upset if SpaceX carried them
both off and met the same fate.
On 2025-03-23, Jill McQuown wrote:
On 3/23/2025 11:04 AM, S Viemeister wrote:
I was thinking of SpaceX.
I knew what you were talking about.
I was upset about Challenger.
I wouldn't be upset if SpaceX carried them
both off and met the same fate.
1) You would both be spiraling in to Bryan's
hate-centric maelstrom of despicability.
2) Trump & Elon would be elevated to martyrs followed
by hundreds of years of cultish offshoots.
Look what happened to Jesus, Mohammed, Abraham, &c.
On 2025-03-23, Jill McQuown wrote:
On 3/23/2025 11:04 AM, S Viemeister wrote:
I was thinking of SpaceX.
I knew what you were talking about.
I was upset about Challenger.
I wouldn't be upset if SpaceX carried them
both off and met the same fate.
1) You would both be spiraling in to Bryan's
hate-centric maelstrom of despicability.
2) Trump & Elon would be elevated to martyrs followed
by hundreds of years of cultish offshoots.
Look what happened to Jesus, Mohammed, Abraham, &c.
On 2025-03-23, Jill McQuown wrote:
On 3/23/2025 11:04 AM, S Viemeister wrote:
I was thinking of SpaceX.
I knew what you were talking about.
I was upset about Challenger.
I wouldn't be upset if SpaceX carried them
both off and met the same fate.
1) You would both be spiraling in to Bryan's
hate-centric maelstrom of despicability.
2) Trump & Elon would be elevated to martyrs followed
by hundreds of years of cultish offshoots.
Look what happened to Jesus, Mohammed, Abraham, &c.
Apparently, D doesn't know how to spell kakistocracy.
We don't need no steeking guns. We have a secret weapon.... Quebec.
That's a hornet nest you don't want to be hitting with a stick.
On 3/23/2025 3:59 PM, Mike Duffy wrote:
2) Trump & Elon would be elevated to martyrs followedMuch as I dislike the guy, he does have similar ability to those guys
by hundreds of years of cultish offshoots.
Look what happened to Jesus, Mohammed, Abraham, &c.
and has followers that do whatever he commands. I don't understand it
but look at the results. Just look at the fools that bought in on his crypto and lost a bundle.
On 2025-03-23, Hank Rogers wrote:
Him too. But norris (kung-foo texas ranger) often
featured good clean christian stuff and all the big
evangelists loved him (almost as much as bonanza).
I hate to break to to you, Hank. Bonanza was
a West-USA late 1800s, not an evangelical.
It did air on Sunday nights though. I remember because
it aired 9 to 10 PM, and we had to be in bed "because
it was a school night".
On 2025-03-23 4:13 p.m., Ed P wrote:
On 3/23/2025 3:59 PM, Mike Duffy wrote:
2) Trump & Elon would be elevated to martyrs followedMuch as I dislike the guy, he does have similar ability to those
by hundreds of years of cultish offshoots.
Look what happened to Jesus, Mohammed, Abraham, &c.
guys and has followers that do whatever he commands. I don't
understand it but look at the results. Just look at the fools that
bought in on his crypto and lost a bundle.
Praise be for they so loveth the Trump that they have provided us with a moment of schadenfreude.
On 2025-03-23, Hank Rogers wrote:
Him too. But norris (kung-foo texas ranger) often
featured good clean christian stuff and all the big
evangelists loved him (almost as much as bonanza).
I hate to break to to you, Hank. Bonanza was
a West-USA late 1800s, not an evangelical.
It did air on Sunday nights though. I remember because
it aired 9 to 10 PM, and we had to be in bed "because
it was a school night".
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bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
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bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla ...
On Sun, 23 Mar 2025 14:58:57 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:
On 2025-03-23, Jill McQuown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
On 3/23/2025 5:07 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
LOL! Don't get me wrong, I've eaten in some fancy places (I don't know
Not that I think this applies to Jill, but I used to know people
whose definition of a fancy restaurant was "They have metal
flatware."
if they had Michelin star ratings and don't much care). I prefer a less >>> formal atmosphere. I'm sure not going to pay in advance simply to make
a reservation.
Me, either. I like ethnic food, and I never got the hang of drinking
wine. "I'll have water with my foie gras."
I don't think wine goes with murgh makhni.
On 2025-03-23 9:03 a.m., Bruce wrote:
On Sun, 23 Mar 2025 14:58:57 -0000 (UTC), Cindy HamiltonWines are wasted on curries. I prefer cyder.
<chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:
On 2025-03-23, Jill McQuown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
On 3/23/2025 5:07 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
LOL! Don't get me wrong, I've eaten in some fancy places (I don't know >>>> if they had Michelin star ratings and don't much care). I prefer a less >>>> formal atmosphere. I'm sure not going to pay in advance simply to make >>>> a reservation.
Not that I think this applies to Jill, but I used to know people
whose definition of a fancy restaurant was "They have metal
flatware."
Me, either. I like ethnic food, and I never got the hang of drinking
wine. "I'll have water with my foie gras."
I don't think wine goes with murgh makhni.
On 3/23/2025 3:59 PM, Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2025-03-23, Jill McQuown wrote:
On 3/23/2025 11:04 AM, S Viemeister wrote:
I was thinking of SpaceX.
I knew what you were talking about.
I was upset about Challenger.
I wouldn't be upset if SpaceX carried them
both off and met the same fate.
1) You would both be spiraling in to Bryan's
hate-centric maelstrom of despicability.
I don't hate or wish anyone dead but it would be nice if those two went
to Mars.
2) Trump & Elon would be elevated to martyrs followed
by hundreds of years of cultish offshoots.
Look what happened to Jesus, Mohammed, Abraham, &c.
Jesus, Mohammed and Abraham were not wealthy pricks.
In article <vrprdd$34he1$1@dont-email.me>,
j_mcquown@comcast.net says...
On 3/23/2025 3:59 PM, Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2025-03-23, Jill McQuown wrote:I don't hate or wish anyone dead but it would be nice if those two went
On 3/23/2025 11:04 AM, S Viemeister wrote:
I was thinking of SpaceX.
I knew what you were talking about.
I was upset about Challenger.
I wouldn't be upset if SpaceX carried them
both off and met the same fate.
1) You would both be spiraling in to Bryan's
hate-centric maelstrom of despicability.
to Mars.
2) Trump & Elon would be elevated to martyrs followedJesus, Mohammed and Abraham were not wealthy pricks.
by hundreds of years of cultish offshoots.
Look what happened to Jesus, Mohammed, Abraham, &c.
If Jesus, Mohammed and Abraham had mass media to promote
their best ideas commercially, it might all have worked
out so different.
Fast food franchises, tourism, surrogate babies..
On 2025-03-21 3:23 p.m., Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2025-03-21, dsi1 wrote:
If things progress in the way it's going, your
country will be invaded and taken from you.
Won't work. We've been preparing for a couple hundred years.
Don't take this personnaly; you won't likely invade from Hawaii.
Given that practically nobody here gots guns probably
means that no Canadians would shoot any Americans.
Then we will treat you to tea & scones until you get sick and leave.
We don't need no steeking guns. We have a secret weapon.... Quebec.
That's a hornet nest you don't want to be hitting with a stick.
how well would my wife and i fare if we showed up at the Bell
Centre for a Buffalo vs Montreal game wearing Sabres colors and
able to speak exactly zero French during the next (25/26)
season? considering current events that is. we're planning on
book a cruise out of Montreal in 26 and want to spend some time,
like a few days, there before departing.
We don't need no steeking guns. We have a secret weapon.... Quebec.
That's a hornet nest you don't want to be hitting with a stick.
how well would my wife and i fare if we showed up at the Bell
Centre for a Buffalo vs Montreal game wearing Sabres colors and
able to speak exactly zero French during the next (25/26)
season? considering current events that is. we're planning on
book a cruise out of Montreal in 26 and want to spend some time,
like a few days, there before departing.
So make sure they know you are from USA, or they will just
pretend they do not understand you at all. You might try a discreet
stars & bars lapel pin, but a MAGA hat might be pushing your luck.
On 2025-03-24, Mike Duffy <mxduffy@bell.net> wrote:
So make sure they know you are from USA, or they will just
pretend they do not understand you at all. You might try a discreet
stars & bars lapel pin, but a MAGA hat might be pushing your luck.
Stars and stripes.
Stars and bars was the flag of the Confederate States of America.
(And I wish we'd shown them the door in 1861.) Not the Confederate
battle flag that you see displayed everywhere in Maga-land, though.
Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-03-24, Mike Duffy <mxduffy@bell.net> wrote:
So make sure they know you are from USA, or they will just
pretend they do not understand you at all. You might try a discreet
stars & bars lapel pin, but a MAGA hat might be pushing your luck.
Stars and stripes.
Stars and bars was the flag of the Confederate States of America.
(And I wish we'd shown them the door in 1861.) Not the Confederate
battle flag that you see displayed everywhere in Maga-land, though.
The official 2025 USA flag has 13 red and white stripes representing the
13 original colonies in the 18th century. It also has a field of
Orange-red turds on a blue background representing those godly states
which fervently support our beloved dictator. The bottom-most "white"
stripe is actually slightly yellowish orange, representing our leader's orange tint, and also his urine stain, which we pledge our allegiance
to.
Stars and stripes.
Stars and bars was the flag of the Confederate States of America.
On 2025-03-24, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
Stars and stripes.
Stars and bars was the flag of the Confederate States of America.
Thanks; I was not aware of the South 'non-battle' flag.
Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-03-24, Mike Duffy <mxduffy@bell.net> wrote:
So make sure they know you are from USA, or they will just
pretend they do not understand you at all. You might try a discreet
stars & bars lapel pin, but a MAGA hat might be pushing your luck.
Stars and stripes.
Stars and bars was the flag of the Confederate States of America.
(And I wish we'd shown them the door in 1861.) Not the Confederate
battle flag that you see displayed everywhere in Maga-land, though.
The official 2025 USA flag has 13 red and white stripes representing the 13 original colonies in the 18th century. It also has a field of Orange-red turds on a blue background representing those godly states which fervently support our beloved dictator. The bottom-most "white" stripe is actually slightly yellowish orange, representing our leader's orange tint, and also his urine stain, which we pledge our allegiance to.
On 2025-03-25, Mike Duffy <mxduffy@bell.net> wrote:
On 2025-03-24, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
Stars and stripes.
Stars and bars was the flag of the Confederate States of America.
Thanks; I was not aware of the South 'non-battle' flag.
Hardly anybody is, because those yahoos would rather display the
flag of a traitorous, losing army.
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