tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post3476386306396468721..comments2024-03-03T04:40:39.492-05:00Comments on Fire Megan McArdle: Wanna Bet?bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06907349163323395529noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-74459641176076052332009-08-22T09:15:10.937-04:002009-08-22T09:15:10.937-04:00Yes, the title in a little yellow box thing is a w...Yes, the title in a little yellow box thing is a wonderful toy. Like the blues, an art form that appears simple at first glance yet in truth hard to master.<br /><br />The betting, wow. It makes Hinderaker putting down money online on the Miss Universe contest seem quaint.J—https://www.blogger.com/profile/18170012454374960050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-32605893439893746102009-08-22T03:26:53.708-04:002009-08-22T03:26:53.708-04:00Oh, and her husband (before she met him) fled to t...Oh, and her husband (before she met him) fled to the U.S. to escape the forced military service, and barely avoided going to jail when he went back. So, I guess what I'm saying is that Switzerland is hardly the libertarian paradise that Ms. McArdle thinks it is. But hen, why am I surprised that she doesn't know what the fuck she's talking about?commie atheistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-86938290309105382492009-08-22T03:23:34.452-04:002009-08-22T03:23:34.452-04:00I have a friend who lives in Switzerland. She say...I have a friend who lives in Switzerland. She says the taxes are much higher, compared to the U.S., and groceries are so expensive she and her husband sneak into France to buy stuff and smuggle it back home. So, I guess I don't get what Megan's fucking point is.commie atheistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-86022551657778438462009-08-21T17:45:18.373-04:002009-08-21T17:45:18.373-04:00No excuses, Good Old Mr. Wonderful, I'll be 56...No excuses, Good Old Mr. Wonderful, I'll be 56 w/in a mo. <br /><br />(Just learned how to do that, & am enjoying my new toy too much.)<br /><br />Any way to increase the snark!M. Bouffanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04519088858760760560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-16037093242976914122009-08-21T17:12:47.640-04:002009-08-21T17:12:47.640-04:00Ah. Can you tell I'm 58 years old? Thanks. ...Ah. Can you tell I'm 58 years old? Thanks. <br /><br />(Damn. For a second I thought my computer had x-ray vision.)Good Old Mr. Wonderfulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-33366436852413674452009-08-21T17:09:09.431-04:002009-08-21T17:09:09.431-04:00Those are the titles M. gave those images, Mr. Won...Those are the titles M. gave those images, Mr. Wonderful.bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06907349163323395529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-77464173497199759552009-08-21T11:34:29.163-04:002009-08-21T11:34:29.163-04:00Yeah, well, I've got up to $500* that says no ...Yeah, well, I've got up to $500* that says no right winger would ever park a truck filled with explosives outside of a federal building with a daycare inside and wind up killing one hundred si...oh, wait.<br /><br />*what in the hell kind of bet is "up to $500" anyway?clever pseudonymnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-66976291081882698402009-08-21T11:33:48.990-04:002009-08-21T11:33:48.990-04:00Hey this is weird. When I pause my cursor (in Sea...Hey this is weird. When I pause my cursor (in Seamonkey) over those MM extracts, I get a little balloon/window with a comment that doesn't, I assume, appear on her site. <br /><br />I got "Ignore bombloader. I'm too lazy to cut him out." over the "Heinlein is a fantasy writer" thread, and "Anyone want to take a bet on how many times Rob Lyman was beaten up in school? Or bars?" over the "Care to take that to Longbets?" thread.<br /><br />WTF???Mr. Wonderfulnoreply@blogger.com