LawTalkers - Missing the Paigow (et al.) [sniff]

Originally posted by ironweed
I hate those hypocritical, mealy-mouthed Citibank ads. I pass at least five of them every day, and believe me Citibank isn't thinking that "the most important bonds are human" when they're charging me $1.50 to use their ATM. Live richly my ass.

Soulmate!!

ThurgreedMarshall

12-20-2005 02:23 PM

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Jerseys for suckers.

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TM

futbol fan

12-20-2005 02:32 PM

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Quote:

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Jerseys for suckers.

http://www.christianthrowbackjersey..../bbmain_01.gif

More here: http://www.christianthrowbackjersey.com/

TM

Crashing the Christian Jersey website makes the baby jeebus cry.

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)

12-20-2005 02:37 PM

internet dating

Who's the internet dater here? Dtb? Just make sure you don't end up hooking up with your son:

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LessinSF

12-20-2005 02:44 PM

Deal or no Deal

Anyone else watch this atrocity last night? Stupid family that has never owned a house turns down $138 for a one in 4 chance at $500K. While I admit that the odds were slightly in their favor if they were risk neutral, I somehow doubt they would have witdrawn $138K from their bank account (had they had it) if they were offered that bet using their own money, WHICH IS WHAT IT IS PEOPLE.

Less (the idiots have taken over) inSF

ThurgreedMarshall

12-20-2005 02:49 PM

Deal or no Deal

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Originally posted by LessinSF
Anyone else watch this atrocity last night? Stupid family that has never owned a house turns down $138 for a one in 4 chance at $500K. While I admit that the odds were slightly in their favor if they were risk neutral, I somehow doubt they would have witdrawn $138K from their bank account (had they had it) if they were offered that bet using their own money, WHICH IS WHAT IT IS PEOPLE.

Less (the idiots have taken over) inSF

I saw it. They were truly a pack of idiots. And that show has a shorter shelf life than that John McEnroe disaster. I thought there would be a number of different games. But who's going to tune in to watch the same damn game, with the same basic question, over and over again?

TM

Flinty_McFlint

12-20-2005 02:53 PM

Deal or no Deal

Quote:

Weren't they getting better than 3:1 on their money? That said, I'm with you, that's not enough to risk $138k on the spot.

eta: If it was poker, I'd bet it. But you get to play more than one hand in poker, usually, so over the long run, it's the proper play--unlike this one, which is a one shot deal. I think you'd have to give me an 8:1 payout on a 3:1 1-time only proposition like that for me to consider it. What's your acceptance point?

spookyfish

12-20-2005 02:56 PM

I like this stomach...

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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
She has a ridiculous stomach, but it looks weird there. I like it better here, but maybe it's a subconscious desire to see Tyra's body at her best:

ETR Gigundus picture.

TM

Why on earth do models insist on going blonde, anyway? She looks much much better as a brunette.

I saw Heidi Klum om a promo for that Bravo show in which the fashion designers compete (hi RT!) and she just didn't look nearly as good with that really BLONDE hair.

Why, bilmore, why?

andViolins

12-20-2005 03:00 PM

Deal or no Deal

Quote:

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
I saw it. They were truly a pack of idiots. And that show has a shorter shelf life than that John McEnroe disaster. I thought there would be a number of different games. But who's going to tune in to watch the same damn game, with the same basic question, over and over again?

TM

C'mon, silent models opening silver briefcases isn't exciting enough for you? That whole schtick of Howie Mandel answering the ringing phone from the "banker" wasn't completely riveting????

By the way, what the FUCK happened to Howie Mandel???

I remember this guy making goofy voices and shit:

http://starbulletin.com/2001/12/27/features/artb.jpg

When did he turn into this trainwreck?

http://www.calabasasmag.com/images/I...l-final-02.jpg

aV

Hank Chinaski

12-20-2005 03:01 PM

internet dating

Quote:

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Who's the internet dater here? Dtb? Just make sure you don't end up hooking up with your son:

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Jerri Blanks taught this same lesson to the adopted.

LessinSF

12-20-2005 03:06 PM

Deal or no Deal

Quote:

Originally posted by Flinty_McFlint
Weren't they getting better than 3:1 on their money? That said, I'm with you, that's not enough to risk $138k on the spot.

eta: If it was poker, I'd bet it. But you get to play more than one hand in poker, usually, so over the long run, it's the proper play--unlike this one, which is a one shot deal. I think you'd have to give me an 8:1 payout on a 3:1 1-time only proposition like that for me to consider it. What's your acceptance point?

They were getting $550,575 (the total of the four possibilities) to $138,000, which meant they were getting a return of 25.0647% on a 25% bet. That advantage is de minimis, unless your net worth exceeds a few million.

If the four remaining results has been 300K, 150K, 100K and $575.00, I could see going for it. 2 better results, 1 slightly worse, and 1 much worse, but if you eliminate one of the good results, you would still get a decent offer. But the way it was skewed, no fucking way.

ThurgreedMarshall

12-20-2005 03:07 PM

I like this stomach...

Quote:

Originally posted by spookyfish
Why on earth do models insist on going blonde, anyway? She looks much much better as a brunette.

While generally I agree and don't understand why everyone seems to think blondes are hotter just because they are blondes, I think she looks better blonde.

http://www.candyshop.be/blogim/14.jpg

TM

Replaced_Texan

12-20-2005 03:13 PM

Uh, how much are those nano thingies?

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Originally posted by ltl/fb
I particularly hate the baby-penguin killer. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051220/...ga_the_penguin

That made me very, very sad.

Flinty_McFlint

12-20-2005 03:14 PM

Deal or no Deal

Quote:

Originally posted by LessinSF
They were getting $550,575 (the total of the four possibilities) to $138,000, which meant they were getting a return of 25.0647% on a 25% bet. That advantage is de minimis, unless your net worth exceeds a few million.

If the four remaining results has been 300K, 150K, 100K and $575.00, I could see going for it. 2 better results, 1 slightly worse, and 1 much worse, but if you eliminate one of the good results, you would still get a decent offer. But the way it was skewed, no fucking way.

Yeah, actually, my math is off, as I'm not including that $138,000 in the $500,000, and that really reduces the payout. It's more like risking $138k for $362k, right? No wonder I lose at poker.

I didn't see the show, so I don't know what was in the boxes, hehe.

eta: "not"

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