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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 11:29 AM Original message |
$10,000 for child's birthday party? |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
1. People with too much money and not enough sense. - n/t |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 12:16 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. Our friends kids second is coming up this weekend |
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Tab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
2. That can't be right, but if it is... |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
3. This is the kind of thing that gets people thinking about revolution |
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tom_paine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 11:48 AM Response to Reply #3 |
13. Well, we have the 1780s French aristocrat thing down. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 11:58 AM Response to Reply #13 |
18. They had it, trust me. |
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negativenihil (772 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
4. jeez way to make me feel old... |
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booksenkatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
5. "If I go to another..." |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 01:15 PM Response to Reply #5 |
33. ITA! It's what the kids want, not the mother. These kinds of moms |
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AngryOldDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
6. My one and only birthday party included about 5 friends |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
7. And how many jobs were lost this week in the U.S.? |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 11:50 AM Response to Reply #7 |
15. not sure I see the connection |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 12:41 PM Response to Reply #15 |
29. There are "haves" and a growing number of "have nots" |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 08:01 PM Response to Reply #15 |
50. NO TAX CUTS! Enough disposable cash for obscenely extravagant BPs? |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
8. I have a cousin who spent $50K redecorating her daughter's room for her 16th birthday present |
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madaboutharry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
9. When my son was 11 he had a |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 11:43 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. We did the "guests equal your age" and we took them to Magic Mountain |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 01:52 PM Response to Reply #9 |
37. When my child was about that, guests wanted to know where "goodie bags" were |
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flashl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
11. Seems like somebody just discovered MTVs Sweet 16 ... |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 01:17 PM Response to Reply #11 |
34. The girls on that show are the most spoiled brats I have ever seen |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-19-08 07:38 PM Response to Reply #11 |
64. Words cannot describe how much I hate that show. |
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NYdemocrat089 (614 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
12. Most of my childhood parties consisted of movies, pizza, and sleeping bags. |
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booksenkatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 12:00 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Same here! |
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demmiblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 12:25 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Ahhh... memories! |
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booksenkatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 04:44 PM Response to Reply #25 |
43. I forgot to mention |
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demmiblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 06:22 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Never did the seance thing... |
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Mandate My Ass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
14. My son had two b-day parties at a skating rink |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
16. i spent like $25 on a cake last year, thats all i got. |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
17. status = who get's what jobs when someonne in your network goes elsewhere. nt |
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pacalo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
20. Hahaaa! So that's how the top 10% & the wannabes spend their tax breaks. |
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lumpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
21. Vanity Fair |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
22. Gee I went w/ zoo pal plates |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
24. These are the same people crying crocodile tears (like Charlie Gibson) |
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taught_me_patience (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
26. If I were the kid... I'd tell my mom |
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orangerevolution (282 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 01:07 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. Maybe if the candidates would stop charging $2,500 |
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LibertyLover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
27. I read the article in amazement and bemusement |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
28. Hmmm. Spending money in the local economy. I fail to see the harm. |
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sanguinivorous (91 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 05:01 PM Response to Reply #28 |
44. There are the places that poor people shop... |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-19-08 12:48 AM Response to Reply #44 |
51. Chances are that you're wrong. |
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sanguinivorous (91 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-19-08 07:18 AM Response to Reply #51 |
54. The "trickle down" theory... |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
30. Kind of like complaining about how much people spend on cars |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
32. My brother's birthday is three years and a day after mine. We shared |
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Crabby Appleton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
35. the Great Zucchini |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 01:47 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. wow that is a great article |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
38. 25 mil?? |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 02:42 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. someone's money laundering |
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Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-19-08 01:36 PM Response to Reply #38 |
60. I think they hired a famous rock band. n/t |
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Fireweed247 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
39. I don't think these kids are going to be prepared for the new American depression |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
40. at some point the guillotine starts to look like a good idea |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-19-08 12:30 PM Response to Reply #40 |
56. Hey, I went to a quineneara for a friend's dog and it was AWESOME! |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-19-08 01:11 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. Seriously? I can't see giving a party for my cat. She wouldn't appreciate it. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
41. Let 'em eat cake! |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
46. My cheap labor CEO is laying people off, but last weekend his teenage |
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AgadorSparticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
47. omg, these people are nuts. I guess it is all relative.... |
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CatholicEdHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
48. Given how much the dollar is dropping, that might be true for all of us soon |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-18-08 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
49. i would prefer paint a bown and stuff a bear to the expensive shit in this article |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-19-08 01:16 AM Response to Original message |
52. The most extravagent birthday parties for a kid |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-19-08 01:10 PM Response to Reply #52 |
58. But it's nice the Will Smith is giving the parents and kids an event to remember at his cost |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-19-08 04:02 PM Response to Reply #58 |
61. Oh, absolutely. Not criticizing him at all for it. Just |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-19-08 04:06 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. Agreed. :-) |
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Captain Angry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-19-08 02:05 AM Response to Original message |
53. I like how they mentioned, but skimmed over the million dollar party. |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-19-08 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
55. Invite your business associates and write it off in your taxes. nt |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-19-08 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
57. I don't think I can comprehend spending more than about 20 bucks a kid |
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RFKHumphreyObama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-19-08 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
63. And since the kid is just turning three, she probably won't even remember it |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-19-08 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
65. This is the kind of thing that breeds future Ken Lays. |
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