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SOteric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-08 02:13 PM
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Why are we assuming "Joe the Plumber" is a low wage 'everyman?'
Has anyone paid a plumber lately?! They may do somethings that are unpleasant, but they sure as heck aren't doing it for low wages. I know systems engineers who don't make that much in a year.

:wow:
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-08 02:19 PM
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1. No shite!
and I pretty much got stuck. Creative juices aren't flowing so much, and I hardly know enough about the guy to make fun of him

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SOteric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-08 02:21 PM
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2. It's a good one nonetheless.
Give it some time, I'll be you can improve upon it by the weekend.
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-08 02:23 PM
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4. Yeah, it can fill out
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-08 02:22 PM
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3. Nice.
he's also behind on his taxes, not the ones he'll never pay on the business he'll never own, just regular personal income taxes.
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Tommy_Carcetti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-08 02:41 PM
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6. Oh, DS1, is there anything you can't do?
:rofl:
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Parche Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-08 02:39 PM
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5. Does He Use Metamucil If His Pipes Are Clogged?
:shrug: :hi:
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SOteric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-08 03:03 PM
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9. Nah, you can clean those
with a little distilled white vinegar. Works on coffee pots and bongs, too.
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unpossibles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-08 02:54 PM
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7. Have you seen his couch?
Come on. I did not want to get catty, but... I've seen better couches in a horror movie. No way he makes $250K.

http://mine.icanhascheezburger.com/view.aspx?ciid=2306168

(ok, I'll stop posting that now)
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SOteric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-08 03:01 PM
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8. Dude, just 'cuz he's got bad taste, doesn't mean he's poor.
and yeah, - yer cheezburger is an amusing one.
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unpossibles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-08 03:07 PM
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10. I know
just being funny.

Although his couch really is ugly.
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 01:59 PM
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11. I think he was divorced in 2006 so they have his income from that year in public records. He made
$40,000 in 2006.
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