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Thu Jan-29-09 05:49 PM
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| 44. men have always had that prob lol |
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but i'm so glad you posted it first in this rather morose thread lol
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| -The Financial Crisis Is Driving Hordes of Americans to Suicide |
Shardik |
Jan-29-09 03:05 PM |
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How many are in a horde? |
Orrex |
Jan-29-09 03:07 PM |
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More than a hundred. |
Nickster |
Jan-29-09 03:10 PM |
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Is it as many as a gross? |
Orrex |
Jan-29-09 03:24 PM |
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A phalanx is much larger than a horde. A horde is more than a gross. |
Nickster |
Jan-29-09 03:25 PM |
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How about a bushel and a peck? |
Orrex |
Jan-29-09 03:27 PM |
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Lowest Common Denominator |
Jambalaya |
Jan-29-09 04:45 PM |
#33 |
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More or less than a passell? |
dixiegrrrrl |
Jan-29-09 04:47 PM |
#34 |
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wait, is this measured in rods or stones? nt |
Javaman |
Jan-30-09 11:20 AM |
#94 |
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Yeah, what's a horde? |
barb162 |
Jan-29-09 04:57 PM |
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How many boards could the Mongols hoard... |
Recursion |
Jan-30-09 01:56 AM |
#85 |
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got me! |
barb162 |
Jan-30-09 11:22 AM |
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Less than those Chinese hordes in the Korean War. A horde being only one of them |
lunatica |
Jan-29-09 07:55 PM |
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Overrun by a horde of one? |
Orrex |
Jan-29-09 08:28 PM |
#72 |
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Hey, never underestimate a horde. There's a reason it's called a horde |
lunatica |
Jan-30-09 07:07 AM |
#90 |
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My post was a reference to M*A*S*H* |
Orrex |
Jan-30-09 12:42 PM |
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MASH and my uncle who fought that war...(answer meant for Orrex) |
lunatica |
Jan-30-09 01:24 PM |
#107 |
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I need hard stats instead of anecdotal accounts before making such claims. |
Veritas_et_Aequitas |
Jan-29-09 03:09 PM |
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There are many references in this five page article. |
Shardik |
Jan-29-09 03:20 PM |
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Oh, I know that, but I have a strong dislike in linking suicide to anything without firm evidence. |
Veritas_et_Aequitas |
Jan-29-09 03:25 PM |
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Again, I agree. |
Shardik |
Jan-29-09 03:35 PM |
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'upsurge in the reports' |
Orrex |
Jan-29-09 03:26 PM |
#14 |
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one is too many. |
roguevalley |
Jan-29-09 03:38 PM |
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If I don't get a job soon I'm going to consider it myself. |
Hello_Kitty |
Jan-29-09 03:10 PM |
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Hang in there, Hello Kitty. |
Shardik |
Jan-29-09 03:22 PM |
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Please don't |
Veritas_et_Aequitas |
Jan-29-09 03:25 PM |
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Thanks. |
Hello_Kitty |
Jan-29-09 03:28 PM |
#16 |
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I'll talk to you in pm |
Veritas_et_Aequitas |
Jan-29-09 03:35 PM |
#20 |
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Live in your car if you have to for the time being. Pride is not a virtue. |
w4rma |
Jan-29-09 11:43 PM |
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Keep plugging along -- suicides seem to be on the increase (thank the Repugs) |
D-Lee |
Jan-29-09 05:24 PM |
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Thanks. |
Hello_Kitty |
Jan-29-09 05:26 PM |
#40 |
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Don't do that |
Carni |
Jan-29-09 07:52 PM |
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You and me both |
Lorien |
Jan-30-09 02:27 PM |
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It's not a horde....yet... |
MineralMan |
Jan-29-09 03:11 PM |
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Did I mention I abhor Republicans? nt |
Sarah Ibarruri |
Jan-29-09 03:11 PM |
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"...or they should have pulled out faster." |
PassingFair |
Jan-29-09 03:23 PM |
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Can anyone guess what's next? |
TomClash |
Jan-29-09 03:30 PM |
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make no mistake, economic disruption often leads to civil unrest |
closeupready |
Jan-29-09 04:17 PM |
#27 |
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I have a solution for the newly depressed ultra-rich |
Mithreal |
Jan-29-09 03:30 PM |
#18 |
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Amusing? Laughable? |
Plucketeer |
Jan-29-09 03:39 PM |
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When it is all totalled, I wonder how many deaths Bushco will haveon its hands |
rurallib |
Jan-29-09 03:41 PM |
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How much of this is guilt? |
Greyhound |
Jan-29-09 04:03 PM |
#24 |
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Another poster made a harrowing comment I can't get out of my mind. |
dixiegrrrrl |
Jan-29-09 04:53 PM |
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excellent point. life is not worth living if one is not a billionaire or even a millionaire? (nt) |
ima_sinnic |
Jan-30-09 04:01 AM |
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This was my first thought reading the thread title |
Tsiyu |
Jan-30-09 04:11 AM |
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It's Not the Level of Living |
RobinA |
Jan-30-09 12:47 PM |
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Yet one more stat that Bush excelled at - the steady rise in the suicide rate |
truedelphi |
Jan-29-09 04:10 PM |
#25 |
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Depression or Repression? |
Jambalaya |
Jan-29-09 05:05 PM |
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What got to me was the STRESS |
truedelphi |
Jan-29-09 06:51 PM |
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My Grandfather killed himself in 1934 |
leftchick |
Jan-29-09 04:14 PM |
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Don't ask me to feel sorry for the rich. |
Zhade |
Jan-29-09 04:18 PM |
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It's not just the rich. |
Shardik |
Jan-29-09 04:35 PM |
#31 |
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Oh, I know. But the excerpt opened with the rich. |
Zhade |
Jan-29-09 05:49 PM |
#45 |
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Me, either. |
southerncrone |
Jan-29-09 09:12 PM |
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Exactly. Fuck em all. They don't deserve one ounce of my sympathy. |
Xenotime |
Jan-30-09 05:45 AM |
#89 |
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should have pulled out faster! |
Pharaoh |
Jan-29-09 04:33 PM |
#29 |
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Your Republican is Showing... |
Baby Snooks |
Jan-29-09 05:47 PM |
#43 |
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Should we feel sorry for you for winning the genetic lottery and then losing what you never earned? |
Zhade |
Jan-29-09 05:50 PM |
#46 |
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I just can't muster up much sympathy for the rich |
sunnystarr |
Jan-29-09 06:01 PM |
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Indeed. |
Zhade |
Jan-29-09 06:27 PM |
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1% |
NashVegas |
Jan-29-09 06:57 PM |
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That's Weak |
NashVegas |
Jan-29-09 06:56 PM |
#58 |
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You know what? I came off like an asshole. |
Zhade |
Jan-29-09 07:22 PM |
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men have always had that prob lol |
sunnystarr |
Jan-29-09 05:49 PM |
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"unknown but rising number" is not helpful or trustworthy-sounding. nt |
Occam Bandage |
Jan-29-09 04:34 PM |
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IncreMENTAL Financing |
Jambalaya |
Jan-29-09 04:52 PM |
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2004 |
Aragorn |
Jan-29-09 04:44 PM |
#32 |
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2005 Numbers have been out for a while |
Giant Robot |
Jan-29-09 08:57 PM |
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Ask me if I give a damn about rich asscarrots. |
L0oniX |
Jan-29-09 05:29 PM |
#41 |
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So it's okay if they end up homeless? |
Baby Snooks |
Jan-29-09 05:51 PM |
#47 |
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If they ended up homeless, that's their own stupidity. They had every advantage. |
Zhade |
Jan-29-09 05:54 PM |
#49 |
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Man, your post is comiing across cold. |
Shardik |
Jan-29-09 06:04 PM |
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Yeah, it probably is. But it's still how I feel. |
Zhade |
Jan-29-09 06:30 PM |
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If you make a lot on money then you had better have saved up. |
L0oniX |
Jan-29-09 07:10 PM |
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I'm with you. |
llmart |
Jan-29-09 09:34 PM |
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Save $5000 a year making $20k? |
BreweryYardRat |
Jan-30-09 03:48 AM |
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No kids and I am am married to a wife that also works and my home is paid off. |
L0oniX |
Jan-30-09 09:27 AM |
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You only spend $15k per year, that's how. |
file83 |
Jan-30-09 11:05 AM |
#93 |
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Look upthread -- we're on the same page. |
Zhade |
Jan-29-09 05:52 PM |
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"falling to the level most of us were always at already. " |
depakid |
Jan-29-09 07:58 PM |
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Nope. You've got it completely wrong. |
Zhade |
Jan-29-09 09:16 PM |
#79 |
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Any from the SEC or banks who've sold crap securities? GOP Congress, maybe? nt |
valerief |
Jan-29-09 05:37 PM |
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It proves an epidemic of press reports, and that's all |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jan-29-09 06:04 PM |
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It proves an epidemic of press reports, and that's all |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jan-29-09 06:04 PM |
#53 |
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Arbitrary is arbitrary. |
Shardik |
Jan-29-09 07:32 PM |
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Huh? |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jan-29-09 07:39 PM |
#63 |
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Come on now. You are a smart person, I've read many of your posts. |
Shardik |
Jan-29-09 07:43 PM |
#64 |
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Press data does not correlate into social data |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jan-29-09 07:51 PM |
#66 |
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Then maybe we should wait a year or two to confirm the statistics? |
Shardik |
Jan-29-09 07:53 PM |
#68 |
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I don't know why you're getting so worked up about it |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jan-29-09 08:39 PM |
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I get the point you are making |
Shardik |
Jan-30-09 09:50 AM |
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This saddens me greatly |
TomClash |
Jan-29-09 06:09 PM |
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And so it begins....... n/t |
OhioChick |
Jan-29-09 07:50 PM |
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That's so sad. |
JerseygirlCT |
Jan-29-09 07:55 PM |
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I Feel Bad For Anyone Who's Identity Is Wrapped Up In Their Earning Power |
NashVegas |
Jan-29-09 08:32 PM |
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My guess is that these formerly wealthy suicides are people who |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Jan-29-09 08:41 PM |
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Or they just couldn't lower their standing of living. |
barb162 |
Jan-30-09 11:23 AM |
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And THAT, ladies and gentlemen is the compassionate view. |
Karenina |
Jan-30-09 11:31 AM |
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So sad, very say ...n/t |
Azlady |
Jan-29-09 08:58 PM |
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it has been something i've considered in rougher times |
Blue_Tires |
Jan-29-09 11:21 PM |
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... |
Lilith Velkor |
Jan-30-09 01:28 AM |
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Wow. That took a great deal longer than I thought it would. n/t |
kgfnally |
Jan-30-09 01:47 AM |
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a modern form of natural selection. nt |
Javaman |
Jan-30-09 11:29 AM |
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How could these "busness men" not know things were going crash? |
apnu |
Jan-30-09 11:35 AM |
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Ever Work With |
RobinA |
Jan-30-09 12:59 PM |
#105 |
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I work with them every day. |
apnu |
Jan-30-09 02:33 PM |
#110 |
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My Grandmother |
GinaMaria |
Jan-30-09 11:38 AM |
#100 |
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I don't CARE |
marions ghost |
Jan-30-09 12:14 PM |
#101 |
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I think some empathy is called for. |
PylesMalfunction |
Jan-30-09 12:20 PM |
#102 |
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exactly |
marions ghost |
Jan-30-09 04:00 PM |
#112 |
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Why aren't the Wall Street Titans and Busco officials offing themselves? |
jzodda |
Jan-30-09 01:00 PM |
#106 |
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Why are the rich so afraid of being like 'those people'? |
Dappleganger |
Jan-30-09 01:59 PM |
#108 |
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Death over Poor, what a mind set that must be. |
sarcasmo |
Jan-30-09 03:34 PM |
#111 |
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Bright side: elimination of carbon footprints. |
ileus |
Jan-30-09 06:43 PM |
#113 |
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