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Nuclear Unicorn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-10 03:54 PM
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A Most Satisfying Lunch
Eating down at the local Noodles.

I hear to 3-piece suit types sitting behind me are grousing about government regulations and how the free-market business interests are so-o-o-o much better than the government at protecting people and resources.

"Maybe," I said turning around in my booth, "if the corporations could regulate themselves quickly and efficiently then there wouldn't be a need for the government to step in."

I was then excoriated for being too young and naive to understand how REAL business works. They did everything except tell me to go home and make dinner for a husband for whom I should produce many male heirs.

Score one for the hippy-chick. Oh yeah!
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lunatica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-10 03:57 PM
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1. You rock!
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-10 03:57 PM
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2. YOU DID GOOD!!!!!!!!
Edited on Tue May-04-10 03:58 PM by BrklynLiberal
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Nuclear Unicorn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-10 04:00 PM
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4. O-o-o-oh!
Gold star for me.
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-10 04:01 PM
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7. yep...and not just an ordinary one.
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Nuclear Unicorn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-10 04:05 PM
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9. Kinda psychedelic
Wish I had innernetz at home.

A little toke, a little Floyd, maybe some Marley and you're gold star.
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roguevalley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-10 04:14 PM
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15. They obviously didn't know they were talking to a nuclear unicorn.
Those bastards. You done good, honey.
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lazarus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-10 03:58 PM
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3. should have asked them
how regulations caused the spill in the Gulf. I have yet to have anyone answer that one for me.
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Nuclear Unicorn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-10 04:01 PM
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6. Dude...
I'm so taking you to lunch with me next time.

Tag-team! w00t! w00t!
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wolfgangmo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-10 04:01 PM
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5. I've done similar but being a male business owner does help.
At least in terms of shutting down the most egregiously superfluous put downs. I usually remind said twits that only crooks operate without laws and that they are advocating lawlessness. Do they mean to help crooks? Are they a crook?

I always go on the offensive and keep the high ground. So many idiots - so little time.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-10 04:02 PM
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8. You go, girl! And men don't expect a woman to mix it up with them. nt
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Nuclear Unicorn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-10 04:06 PM
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11. Feed my kids, field dress that moose and STFU is about all they require
I'm afraid I'm a lot more complicated than that.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-10 04:11 PM
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13. Truly a Woman Among Girls! Good on you!
ER: Isn't that Nuclear Unicorn a dear?
FDR: She sure is!

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Nuclear Unicorn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-10 04:13 PM
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14. Aw!
:hug:
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MadMaddie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-10 04:05 PM
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10. Fantastic!
They think they are above everyone else. Glad you called them on it.
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Turbineguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-10 04:06 PM
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12. Here's your sign:
:yourock:
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Scuba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-10 04:20 PM
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16. Yeah, who needs to have meat inspected...
... if a bunch of us die from some bad meat, the rest will quit buying there. It's the way the free market works, silly.
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Nuclear Unicorn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-10 04:31 PM
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18. Hey now!
Edited on Tue May-04-10 04:31 PM by Nuclear Unicorn
8 hours of violent wretching and you'll be as good as new.

Thinner too. You should thank them, really.
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Echo In Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-10 04:22 PM
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17. Those Business Types aren't *really* belligerent jerk-offs, they're just all about FACTS
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