MilesColtrane
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Thu Dec-03-09 02:32 AM
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Did your parents have a money saving ritual that you thought was cool at the time? |
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For me, in the sixties, Sunday night was peanut butter toast night.
I know other folks whose parents regularly broke out the Spam.
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Thu Dec-03-09 02:36 AM
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1. Mine just said "No" any time I wanted something. |
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Thu Dec-03-09 02:46 AM
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2. Similar to my Mom's reply to my latest desired purchase, "Ask your father." |
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Thu Dec-03-09 02:53 AM
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3. I got that one a lot, too. I refuse to do that to my kids, although part of the reason |
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is because their mother would buy them whatever they asked for, whether there was money in the account or not... Okay, that opens a world of resentment that maybe it would be better for me to just avoid... :rofl:
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Thu Dec-03-09 02:54 AM
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4. I'm gonna derail my own thread here. |
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Can you believe they're giving Dallas 2 1/2 points against the Giants?
Not to get too cocky, but that's a bet I'd take in a minute.
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Thu Dec-03-09 03:03 AM
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7. I never remember gambling terminology... |
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Does that mean they think Dallas will win by 2.5 or the Giants will?
Either way, I can believe it. Both of these teams play down for their opponent. Both like to get a small lead and protect it, which leads to close games decided by field goals on the last play. God, I miss Jimmy Johnson.
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Thu Dec-03-09 03:18 AM
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8. That means if you bet on Dallas to win, and the Giants win the game by two points... |
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...your bookie still has to pay you.
I know the oddsmakers are taking this team's past December trends into the equation. That, and the fact that the Giants are in a desperate position with nothing to lose.
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Thu Dec-03-09 04:45 AM
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10. That's the margin of victory from earlier this year/ |
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Thu Dec-03-09 02:55 AM
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5. My Pops pounded on the wall when my shower time was up |
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He was once a sailor on a seagoing tug with a limited water supply and believed in navy showers, that, or he just hated giving money to the power company. In either event, we simply didn't waste back then and I don't waste today.
I didn't view my Pops rule cool at the time but I understood it was prudent.
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Thu Dec-03-09 02:59 AM
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But, my brother and I quickly learned never to leave the light on when we left a room.
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Thu Dec-03-09 03:29 AM
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They didn't buy meat. Or protein rich foods. Anything that one liked was rationed. It got to the point that my aunts interceded. It wasn't lack of money, it was a depression mindset in my mother.
It was formative for me. I think it is probably a big part of why I am such a carnivore now.
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