Tripplehorny
 

How is the house valued and when was it purchased? I fight tooth and nail to keep the "value" of my house down for tax purposes, but I do all sorts of things to it to bring the "value" up for resale purposes. In my county, which can't be too differenlty structured than Tarrent County, the tax assessor can only start with the purchase price, and they can't raise the value beyond a certain percentage each year. So the value according to the tax assessor may be very different from what the market considers its value to be. Also, the dollar goes a hell of a lot further for real estate purposes in Texas, especially a smaller town like Ft. Worth, than it does in lots of other parts of the contry.

My guess is that the idiot probably goes to/went to Ft. Worth Country Day with a bunch of similarly situated idiots, and really thought he was all that.

It's Pat!
 

I'd propose that Watchtower lead us in the first Fashion Board prayer session (if that's not too 1899 for Paigow).

Anyone else have anything to pray for?

Tripplehorny
 

I saw an episode of Cops not too long ago which featured Ft. Worth. Some dumpy neighborhoods mixed in there.

How Bizarre...
 

O.K., here's a rather strange experience I had on the train last night...

I'm sitting on the train home minding my own business, reading and listening to a CD with headphones on. Train is less than half full, with a large number of people who I'd call regulars, since I see them fairly often. Among them are a number of not unattractive ladies, some my age and others a few years younger. One of them happens to be sitting across the aisle from me. I think I'd seen her a few times before, but we've never met or even spoken.

Anyway, we get to a stop about 3 stops before mine, and she gets up to leave. When she does she stands up facing me and hands me a folded piece of paper. Being a little taken aback, I took it and said "thanks" to her, without removing my headphones, thinking maybe it fell out of my bag or something. She didn't say anything else and left the train.

After the train starts up, I look at the paper and find a name and phone number on it which I can only assume is hers... If that's the case, she probably failed to notice the wedding band I always wear.

Now, this sort of thing hardly ever happened to me when I was single, and it happens now. Not wanting to have Mrs. Hand find the note and misconstrue things, I plan on tossing the note and explaining my unavailability to the young lady the next time I see her. I'm not going to call her. Any problems with this approach? Does anybody else besides me, especially guys, find this whole approach by her (assuming that's what it was) a little bit creepy?

It's Pat!
 

All I said to my wife was, "That piece of halibut was good enough for Jehovah!"

:D

aV

How Bizarre...
 

Isn't it ironic how things work that way? Perhaps the married status imbues a level of confidence that the opposite sex finds appealing.

Anyhow, its a lot better than some of the ads that I see in the Washington City Paper from lamers who catch fleeting glimpses of other people on the Metro.

Tripplehorny
 

I'm sure that for tax purposes their primary residences are all there. They also usually make it back to town for building dedications in their honor and such.

Oh, and, their lawyers are there.

How Bizarre...
 

So first you enrage the pc police and now you invoke irony? Are you a plant just trying to increase page hits for leagl?

How Bizarre...
 

There was a time I would have confidently answered: "Yes, it is ironic." But now, thanks to the dissemblers and obfuscaters of the board, most of whom are named Penske, I can no longer be so sure.

Silence
 

This board has gotten very quiet. Is it because I posted on religion? Sorry (you should all be more comfortable with religion; lighten up!). And if you want a prayer session, I'm your guy.

Maybe I can change the subject. I did tell my wife about the board and the last discussion, and she kindly said that she'd be happy to shave her muff any way I'd like (but she also said she already considers it a religious experience -- can I have a collective "awwwww" to that?). But she wants me to do something like that for her, too. I was thinking a small tatoo of a cross in a nearby location. Anyone have any better thoughts?

How Bizarre...
 

Like 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife.

It's Pat!
 

you mean like these people

http://www.daytondailynews.com/opini...s/peters1.html

(editorial cartoon giving deserved barbs to pat robertson people who watch the 700 club)

oh, i agree with idea of praying for pat robertson's redemption. at times like these i really think that the call that he got to enter the ministry came from some party other than God.

mnd

How Bizarre...
 

Augh! Ohh! Don't mention her/it!!!!!!

Silence
 

I don't like your judgmental attitude.

How Bizarre...
 

Sorry, no. I only suck up to the department chair since he or his designated sock signs/authorizes my paycheck and determines my raise/bonus.

Tripplehorny
 

What, you thought Forth Worth was River Oaks?

Silence
 

Somebody needs to stop thinking the world revolves around him.

We have just completed a very, very important stage of the TdF, so I have been distracted this morning and unable to continue baiting Atticus.

Now that it is concluded, let the posting frenzy begin!

Silence
 

Apologies. I'll lighten up.

Silence
 

You're too eager to please and, I'm beginning to think, obsessed with me.

Silence and that E-mail Idiot
 

I'm thinking that a tat of a religious symbol in an erogenous zone would rather kill the moment. But if not for you two, praise the Lord!

I find it incredibly amusing that a near-illiterate privileged son of mediocre merit feels so confident touting his superiority over his ex. What a nit. All we can hope is that all the pampered-class inbreeding kills his line off soon so he can't make more pompous little asses like himself.

Tripplehorny
 

those big fish in cowtown ponds always turn out to be intolerable jersk. at least until they learn that being a big fish in whatever cowtown they are from does not equal being a big fish once they leave said cowtown.

eventually he'll probably slink back to fort worth so he can go back to basking in his daddy's reflected glory.

i mean puhleaze, its not like having daddy be vice president of something is a big deal. its about as important as having a daddy who is a biglaw partner.

mnd

Tripplehorny
 

According to the Tarrant County Appraisal District information, (http://www.tad.org/Datasearch/re.cfm...D40IP%28%20%0A), the appraised value is $600,380 for 2003 and the market value for 2003 is $689,800. As TF mentioned, it was purchased in 1986.

Tripplehorny
 

Is that like the Bud Fox statement from Wall Street: "There is no nobility in poverty anymore."

Silence
 

Anyone who has the kind of relationship with their spouse that permits that type of conversation has my undying envy and admiration. Kudos to you, sir.

Just remember that that, plus $3.00, might get you a cup of coffee at Starbucks. Nothing more.

:D

Tripplehorny
 

That's funny. If he were bragging about that kind of money out west, he'd find people laughing hysterically at his pompousness. 700k doesn't buy you a shithole out here. If you ain't got a mill, forget about it.

Silence
 

Since you responded sincerely to RP's joke, you might want to read this:

http://www.lawtalkers.com/forums/sho...=4100#post4100

Ben & Jen
 

You could tell that she still has a little "hanging with Puffy" in her - like when she yelled at the paparazzi "hey this is private property and Benny (as she calls him aaaack) had to shush her.

I thought it was also funny that she burned the chicken, uses too much oil (she obviously doesn't cook much) and Benny couldn't tell wheter it was fish or chicken.

But in their defense - they seem very comfortable and happy.

Tripplehorny
 

We laugh at you having to spend half your income on housing . . .

Toenail polish
 

OK, new topic.

What's the deal with Hollywood men and toenail polish???
Last week (I think) some guy was on Leno, and Leno was giving him crap about wearing toenail polish (someone help me out here, who was it?)

And now, I see a picture of Val Kilmer with red toenail polish (not his color) in an old People magazine. Are you guys really going to start with this? Wasn't the earrings enough? What next? Blow dryers and curling irons?

Ben & Jen
 

I actually wish them a lifetime of happiness. Because when she ages a bit and her ass droops, and some male eye candy comes along who makes everyone realize that Ben really has absolutely no onscreeen charisma, they're going to have no one but themselves. And I suppose a few leeching remnants of their entourage, but don't even leeches head for better feeding grounds after a while?

Toenail polish
 

That's not hollywood men. That is highly metrosexual behavior.

Sadly, the OM will not wear toe nail polish and cannot use blow dryers or a curling iron or any styling products other than sunscreen on his head, so his conversion to full metrosexual status has been stunted.

Silence
 

Anyone who doesn't have the kind of relationship that permits that type of conversation has my sympathy.

That she is willing to shave it however you want and can say (with a straight face) that it's a "religious experience" ... well, that makes her a keeper.

Ben & Jen
 

I feel bad for Affleck - I kind of like his past work. He's a fucking car wreck now. He needs to get the fuck away from JLo because her 15 min will be coming to a close in the very near future. Frankly, I'm amazed she's managed to fly on little more than hype for this long. And you're right... her atrociously unattractive massive ass will be as wide as the side of a barn, with those nasty saddle bags on either side, very shortly.

S(cannot abide a bad ass)D

Toenail polish
 

It's not too late for him to don a pair of capris.

Toenail polish
 

And a midriff top.

Toenail polish
 

Are you sure they were not victims of a cruel/pathetic joke?

Many moons ago, my then roommate fell asleep in front of the TV. My neighbor and I were doing our nails and couldn't pass up the opportunity. A short time later, the roommate had red and purple toenails (alternating colors). The best part, he didn't notice until someone pointed them out at a cookout that evening. After he awoke fom his nap, he shuffled into his sandles and hurried off to the event.

Ahhh, the simple pleaures in life.

Anne

Toenail polish
 

So 2002.

Toenail polish
 

Only if he wears them with some slides. (polish optional, pedicure not optional)

Ben & Jen
 

yeah, have you seen what's left of Anna Nicole's entourage? A hapless attorney with nothing better to do, and the rest are toothless hillbillies.

Silence
 

Not exactly a straight face on this one. But, yes, a definite keeper.