Roundup: Field of Dreams Purchased, Green Bay Cuts Beer Sales, Worst New Year’s Eve Broadcast Ever

All, College Football, MMA, NFL, Roundup, Video, What the hell is wrong with people Stephen Douglas January 4th. 2013, 8:30am

Scarlett Johansson … female trooper allegedly falsified dozens of DUI arrests … yay, another Lena Dunham feature … dying writer makes the most of her last days … twin brothers fight over whose turn it is to have sex with their girlfriend … a lemur with moves like Jagger … man robs bank, gets caught jerking off … man put on $1001.29 bond for putting sticky buns down his pants … it’s not rape if she’s not married … man waiting 3 decades for a new trial … man robs store, calls mom for ride home … who is the hot girl in that commercial … gun ad next to Sandy Hook story … Alan Sepinwall’s self-published book gets a real publisher … Houston reporter being stalked … how to be more productive … Sophia Vergara was involved in a NYE fight and she fell out of her top …

They will be shutting down alcohol sales early in Green Bay this weekend. [FOX 11]

Redskins marching band allowed to play Hail to the Redskins again. [WaPo]

Butch Jones’ staff at Tennessee is see to make more than $3 million combined next year. [Tennessean]

That guy who was peeing on the floor at the airport in yesterday’s Roundup is a Twilight actor. [E!]

Hot fighter alert: Paige VanZant. [Cage Potato]

Olivia Wilde attended a Jayhawks game. [With Leather]

Former NBA player Quincy Douby scores 75 points overseas. [Ball Don't Lie]

Adrian Peterson wants to play special teams. [ESPN]

Field of Dreams sold to investment group. [The Star]

Cowboys fan shoots Tony Romo jersey, blows up washing machine. [Legend of Cecilio Guante]

New Year’s Eve trainwreck on an LA television station featuring Jamie Kennedy, Bone Thus, Macy Gray…

Speaking of New Year’s trainwrecks… wait, what is the theme of this float? Bring jobs back to America?

This is how you release a bobcat you accidentally caught in your trap.

High school kid (David Denson) hits a 515 foot home run at the new Marlins stadium. Freaking metal bats.

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140 Responses to “Roundup: Field of Dreams Purchased, Green Bay Cuts Beer Sales, Worst New Year’s Eve Broadcast Ever”

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Career High Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 8:34 AM
Anyone else enjoying their smaller paycheck this morning? I can’t wait for my next check in two weeks that will be even smaller because my health insurance price got jacked up as well.
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Chief Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 8:35 AM
High school kid (David Denson) hits a 515 foot home run at the new Marlins stadium. Freaking metal bats.
Damn. Maybe add more fun to the HR Derby is to make them use aluminum bats.
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HuskerDawg Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 8:38 AM
Wowza. Nice photo.
Butch Jones’ staff at Tennessee is see to make more than $3 million combined next year. [Tennessean]
John Jancek and Willie Martinez being hired was perhaps the funniest thing surrounding the Tenn job. The fact that Jancek is the DC is fucking priceless. Dude was easily the worst assistant in the Mark Richt era. Second worst? Martinez.
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reggie_dunlap Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 8:39 AM
I can easily wake up to Scarlett every day (as long as she wore makeup to bed).
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Caribou Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 8:41 AM
Sophia Vergara was involved in a NYE fight and she fell out of her top
God Bless Her. Though not a pic of the incident, I thought I would provide a more SFW photo.
¡Ay, caramba!
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TheGilly Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 8:42 AM
High school kid (David Denson) hits a 515 foot home run at the new Marlins stadium. Freaking metal bats.
/not impressed
The bats these days are so ridiculous. Had an 8 year old on my son’s team hit a bomb on a 200 foot fence last year.
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scripty Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 8:42 AM
female trooper allegedly falsified dozens of DUI arrests …
disgusting pig. And its more like hundreds.
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scripty Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 8:45 AM
what do you think that bat’s metrics were? I am outta touch. About 19 summers ago Easton unveiled the 34-30 black magic and that was like a godsend at the time. I pinged one off a fence about 375 with that as an 17 year old.
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kazzythekid Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 8:47 AM
female trooper allegedly falsified dozens of DUI arrests …
I hope she gets run over by a real drunk driver
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Mantis Toboggan Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 8:50 AM
female trooper allegedly falsified dozens of DUI arrests
She should be thrown in jail trying to destroy peoples lives like that.
/didn’t read the link
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angry Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 8:51 AM
Anyone else enjoying their smaller paycheck this morning?
Mine is larger because of the 11% raise I got since last pay check. But yeah, it could be ever larger if not for the increased 2% on social security that our generation will never collect.
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Caribou Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 8:53 AM
Anyone else enjoying their smaller paycheck this morning?
Fock the Fed
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MP Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 8:55 AM
man robs bank, gets caught jerking off
From the article:
A man suspected of robbing a Seattle bank was caught masturbating on a sidewalk, Seattle police report.
In what police describe as a “stroke of luck,” the suspect in a New Year’s Eve robbery of a Capitol Hill bank was arrested after a passerby spotted him “having a good time with himself” in a doorway on New Year’s Day
Well played, Levi Pulkkinen, SeattlePi.com staff member.
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HuskerDawg Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 8:56 AM
Anyone else enjoying their smaller paycheck this morning?
Nope. Mine’s all good.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 8:57 AM
Anyone else enjoying their smaller paycheck this morning? I can’t wait for my next check in two weeks that will be even smaller because my health insurance price got jacked up as well.
Yeah, mine was smaller. Dont start the new job until February so I have two more small ones to get though. OH THE HUMANITY!
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QueeferSutherland Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:00 AM
Also, good for Sepinwall. Most of the regulars here would really enjoy his book.
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Career High Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:01 AM

Mine is larger because of the 11% raise I got since last pay check. But yeah, it could be ever larger if not for the increased 2% on social security that our generation will never collect.
For whatever reason, I don’t get my annual raise until April, and it will more than likely be the usual 3%. My raise will offset the increase in my health insurance cost, but the 2% payroll tax increase means I will still be taking home less than last year. It just sucks.
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scripty Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:01 AM
New York Giants, 1922. He played one game, never got to bat.
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arkbadger Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:02 AM
female trooper allegedly falsified dozens of DUI arrests
it seems like if you are going to falsify DUI’s, Utah probably isn’t the place to do it.
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angry Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:02 AM
Finally closing on my refinance this afternoon. Hello much lower interest rate and payment.
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Bill Fitzgerald Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:02 AM
what do you think that bat’s metrics were? I am outta touch. About 19 summers ago Easton unveiled the 34-30 black magic and that was like a godsend at the time. I pinged one off a fence about 375 with that as an 17 year old.
The materials have changed quite a bit. High school and college bats have been restricted to perform like wood. Maybe that kid was in a tournament where the bats were unrestricted.
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HuskerDawg Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:03 AM
Finally closing on my refinance this afternoon. Hello much lower interest rate and payment.
My wife and I need to get on this.
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angry Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:03 AM
the 2% payroll tax increase means I will still be taking home less than last year. It just sucks.
Would imagine that’s true for most folks unless you have a raise taking effect at the same time.
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scripty Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:04 AM
We just don’t recognize life’s most significant moments while they’re happening. Back then I thought, “Well, there’ll be other days”. I didn’t realize that that was the only day.
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s1rweeze Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:06 AM
That is a really bizarrely photoshopped roundup pic. Her head looks gigantic. Maybe it’s her hair or something?
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scripty Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:06 AM
About a 100 classic lines from that movie.
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arkbadger Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:07 AM
Finally closing on my refinance this afternoon. Hello much lower interest rate and payment.
I did it a couple months ago, lowered my APR by about 1.5%, monthly payment went down almost $200. it worked out pretty well.
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Razor Shines Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:07 AM
But yeah, it could be ever larger if not for the increased 2% on social security that our generation will never collect.
This is just resetting to where it should be. Never should have been a cut in the first place.
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angry Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:08 AM
My wife and I need to get on this.
Rate is going from 6 to 3.125. We’re also paying down the principal a little bit and lender is offering a credit to help with that. I think monthly payments will be reduced by around $600.
Next up need to appeal property taxes.
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HtownHacker Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:08 AM
Finally closing on my refinance this afternoon. Hello much lower interest rate and payment.
What are your before and after interest rates?
We’re currently paying 4.5%. The mortgage is in my other half’s name and he doesn’t have the reported income he used to have. Don’t think he could qualify for a refi.
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angry Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:09 AM
This is just resetting to where it should be. Never should have been a cut in the first place.
That’s fine. I still hate paying into a system that I likely won’t get to collect from.
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MP III Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:09 AM
Anyone else enjoying their smaller paycheck this morning?
i wouldnt care if i knew the money would be used properly, like paying down debt. but it wont, so whatever.
any of you guys heard of setting your mortgage up on bi weekly payments? it supposedly cuts the interest down substantially.
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cracker jack Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:10 AM
HTown, whats up with the gravatar?
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ButtersBC Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:10 AM
That’s fine. I still hate paying into a system that I likely won’t get to collect from.
Think of it as charity to the worst generation ever
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Razor Shines Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:12 AM
any of you guys heard of setting your mortgage up on bi weekly payments? it supposedly cuts the interest down substantially.
Doing this is making an extra payment a year. It’s good to do, but don’t pay any fees to set it up. You can do it yourself. Just tack of 1/12th to each mortgage payment, or make an extra payment in the first six months.
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scripty Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:12 AM
we’re trying like hell to payoff the house in 3 years so while a better rate is out there the net savings is about $200-$400. I’m holding off until that plan goes awry.
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HuskerDawg Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:12 AM
Rate is going from 6 to 3.125
Holy shit that’s a big rate. Ours is 4.25 at the moment.
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Urinal Mint Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:12 AM
paying 2% more into the govt coffers doesn’t bother me
what bothers me is that it won’t be spent wisely
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angry Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:13 AM
If you can do a conventional mortgage, it might be worth your while. If you could refinance to a 15 year, that would get you an even better rate. With only a couple phone calls, any mortgage broker worth their salt should be able to tell you if it’s worth it. Of course they are basically salesmen, so keep your eyes open.
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HtownHacker Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:13 AM
HTown, whats up with the gravatar?
Lost a bet with the EIC. He said Jets would have top 10 pick, I disagreed.
About a 100 classic lines from that movie.
I love the James Earl Jones speech about “the one constant is baseball”.
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arkbadger Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:14 AM
any of you guys heard of setting your mortgage up on bi weekly payments? it supposedly cuts the interest down substantially.
I’ve heard of it, and looked into it but decided against it. I don’t remember the specifics, but I think a lot of it is based on the extra couple payments you make, which you can basically offset by making one extra monthly payment a year if you pay monthly. I just try to pay a little bit extra every month and call it good.
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HuskerDawg Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:14 AM
any of you guys heard of setting your mortgage up on bi weekly payments? it supposedly cuts the interest down substantially.
My mom was telling me about this the other day. Due to how interest is compounded it supposedly saves a good bit of cash.
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Career High Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:14 AM

Finally closing on my refinance this afternoon. Hello much lower interest rate and payment.
I need to get in on that too. I would have to do one with no new appraisal, however, as I am about $10,000 to $20,000 underwater.
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Urinal Mint Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:14 AM
We are at 5.125 right now. I’m hoping we don’t get hosed on our bonus this year so I can refi in February around 2.875. No whammy no whammy.
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angry Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:14 AM
Holy shit that’s a big rate.
Yeah we bought about 6 years ago. We have good credit, no bad marks against us. That was the best we could do at the time. Probably the worst time ever to buy in terms of interest rates and housing values.
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scripty Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:15 AM
Everything Razor Shines said. Spot on. Very common and overlooked way to reduce mortgage costs.
If you pay the minimum on your mort, you don’t get to paying off 50% of the loan until 22.5 years of payments. Getting 1 extra payment a year cuts off a huge piece of your loan. Doing that and doing the bi-monthly are two things you have to do IMO.
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angry Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:15 AM
Think of it as charity to the worst generation ever
Seriously! Charity to the guys who fucked everything up.
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rockchalk101 Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:16 AM
Knew there was a reason I loved Olivia Wilde.
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Milk Steak To Go Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:16 AM
Doing this is making an extra payment a year. It’s good to do, but don’t pay any fees to set it up.
This here. Do it yourself by either tacking on the extra or make a 13th payment at the end of the year.
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phillymantis915 Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:17 AM
Yeah, the 2% tax raise that is taking the Social Securitiy taxes back to where they were prior to 2011. It was a temporary stimulus measure to put money in our pockets. Well, they couldn’t pass that as part of the Cliff, and it went back up. And honestly, social security would be funded for 75+ years if we allowed more than $110k in income to be taxed.
/throws grenade and runs
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ohheelyeah Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:18 AM
Anyone else enjoying their smaller paycheck this morning? I can’t wait for my next check in two weeks that will be even smaller because my health insurance price got jacked up as well.
Don’t worry, the federal government will be good stewards of this money. It’ll go to worthy causes you would’ve donated that money to in the first place; not to mention the extra amount they are putting in your personal social security lock box.
/wanking motion
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ohheelyeah Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:19 AM
Yeah we bought about 6 years ago. We have good credit, no bad marks against us. That was the best we could do at the time. Probably the worst time ever to buy in terms of interest rates and housing values.
The early 80′s would like to have a word with you
/15-18%’d
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angry Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:20 AM
I need to get in on that too. I would have to do one with no new appraisal, however, as I am about $10,000 to $20,000 underwater.
Look into a Harp 2.0 refinance. It’s a government program that allows refinancing even if under water. If you’re only under $20,000 should be fairly doable.
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arkbadger Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:20 AM
I would have to do one with no new appraisal, however, as I am about $10,000 to $20,000 underwater.
a lot of times they don’t make you get an appraisal on a re-fi, I didn’t have to at least.
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HtownHacker Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:21 AM
if we allowed more than $110k in income to be taxed.
Is that number adjusted for inflation? Seems awfully low.
I spent some time on the SSA website the other day playing around with my possible social security payouts. Yeah, it’s been slow around here lately.
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ohheelyeah Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:22 AM
A lot of these lenders know that you wont be underwater once things improve, and if they are willing to wait it out and take the risk on you, then you’ll be good to go. For most people, the value of their house will improve in the coming years.
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angry Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:22 AM
The early 80′s would like to have a word with you
/15-18%’d
Good point, but I think values were at least going up in the 80s. I could probably buy the foreclosure down the street when it hits the market for half what I paid.
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tommyp Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:23 AM
I have biweekly mortgage payments set up through my lender. No fees, as far as I know of, unless the fine print contains something I missed.
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phillymantis915 Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:23 AM
Is that number adjusted for inflation? Seems awfully low.
That’s the current level, it usually goes up with inflation. However, since real inflation at the moment is near zero, it has only gone up incrementally the past few years. I remember when I started working my current job, that level was $100k.
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HuskerDawg Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:23 AM
For most people, the value of their house will improve in the coming years.
I need this to happen so I can sell my place in 2(ish) years or I think my wife will go insane.
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Career High Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:24 AM

Look into a Harp 2.0 refinance. It’s a government program that allows refinancing even if under water. If you’re only under $20,000 should be fairly doable.
I’ve only looked into it a little bit, but because my loan is an FHA it seems to be a problem.
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HtownHacker Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:24 AM
What state do you live in, angry? We were lucky here that we never saw the real estate prices really boom, or bust.
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roastbeast Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:25 AM
Twins had their sixth bday party yesterday then woke at 4am and plyed like no one else sleeping. Yelling pounding on the upper floor terrorizing the cat. I stormed upstairs got them back in bed spanked each and yelled ‘if i hear one more peep I’m spanking you the rest of the day and you will clean this room with your teeth!’
I wish id have been keeping track of the wild things I’ve said in the heat of the moment. Some people are really funny when they get mad being able to say crazy things without sputtering and not making sense. Im 50-50
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MeandWillieMcGee Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:25 AM
Truly don’t begrudge her success, but I’ve had about enough of Lena Dunham.
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ButtersBC Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:26 AM
They will be shutting down alcohol sales early in Green Bay this weekend
Brilliant move, now when the 4th quarter headaches set in the angry crowd will cause Ponder to collapse into the fetal position
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Milk Steak To Go Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:28 AM
If you could refinance to a 15 year, that would get you an even better rate.
Watch out for 15 year mortgages. The 30 year is generalyl a better deal. See here.
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sportsgal116 Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:29 AM
This is how you release a bobcat you accidentally caught in your trap.
Fuck those assholes and their fucking animal traps.
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angry Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:29 AM
What state do you live in, angry?
Illinois, suburbs of Chicago.
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RexKramerDangerSeeker Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:29 AM
the 2% payroll tax increase means I will still be taking home less than last year. It just sucks.
Gotta try to make up for the shortfall created by those who fled to Canada.
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HuskerDawg Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:29 AM
They will be shutting down alcohol sales early in Green Bay this weekend
Pussies.
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ohheelyeah Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:30 AM
Truly don’t begrudge her success, but I’ve had about enough of Lena Dunham.
This.
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MaddMatt Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:30 AM
High school kid (David Denson) hits a 515 foot home run at the new Marlins stadium. Freaking metal bats.
Looks like more people where there to see a teenager hit a 500 foot homer with a metal bat than most Marlins games.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:31 AM
Hot fighter alert: Paige VanZant.
What are you, gay?
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Milk Steak To Go Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:31 AM
See here, now with link.
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ButtersBC Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:32 AM
Pussies
This just means the people will have to start drinking at 6 am instead of the usual 7 on playoff days
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angry Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:32 AM
Watch out for 15 year mortgages. The 30 year is generalyl a better deal. See here.
Would like to see that link. I assume it talks about how you can get more tax deductions out of a 30 than a 15. While true, if I could swing a 15 I sure would. Actually I think I could handle the payment on a 15, but wife and I need the extra cash now.
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sportsgal116 Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:35 AM
Truly don’t begrudge her success
I do. She (and the entire cast of her shitty show) became successful solely because of her parents.
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angry Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:35 AM
From Milk Steak link:
And if you were to invest that $539 difference at an annual return of 7%,** you’d accumulate $170,843 — enough to pay off the $169,710*** balance that’s left on your 30-year loan after 15 years!
So it’s basically a wash(?), but you need to earn a return of 7%, which currently may not be easy.
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scripty Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:35 AM
I am on a committee for local economic development. Nothing major but I do get to hear things from local mayors, economic development officers, etc.
Here, the expectation is that now some of the larger foreclosure settlements with major lenders have and are being finalized, a 2nd wave of houses (that are vacant) will have their foreclosures completed and a second glut of foreclosed homes will be on the market, enough to keep home values stagnant for around anouther 6-21 months.
This ties into our forecasted taxation revenue, overall sales, etc. FWIW. I know others are more elbow-deep in some of this.
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Milk Steak To Go Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:36 AM
I assume it talks about how you can get more tax deductions out of a 30 than a 15
Partially. I reposted the link. It basicalloy says that when you compare a 15 yr to a 30 year at the 15 year mark, because of tax deductions and investing the difference, you could pay off the 30 at the same time. Another plus not mentioned is if you run into a bit of trouble, you won’t have the larger payment to deal with.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:37 AM
any of you guys heard of setting your mortgage up on bi weekly payments? it supposedly cuts the interest down substantially.
I’m refinancing this month and setting it up exactly this way. I’m almost cutting my APR in half, which is just glorious.
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heldover Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:37 AM
Isn’t the 2% FICA? Isn’t that four our retirements anyway? I mean, I understand a temporary tax cut on that in a pinch, but that’s supposed to be retirement money.
Honestly, the govt needs to have the stones to increase SS age from 65 to 67, maybe even 70. And yes, I’m okay with grandfathering in folks over a certain age. I’m 32. If I have to work until 67 or even 70 to cash out, then so be it.
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HuskerDawg Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:37 AM
Here, the expectation is that now some of the larger foreclosure settlements with major lenders have and are being finalized, a 2nd wave of houses (that are vacant) will have their foreclosures completed and a second glut of foreclosed homes will be on the market, enough to keep home values stagnant for around anouther 6-21 months.
I have accepted that it will be 24 months before I can sell my house for what we put into it. My wife has also accepted this… begrudgingly. Luckily our little one won’t need to be in a good school district for a while, so we have time. Though if we want a second one, space will be the big issue.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:37 AM
Oh my goddddddddddddddddddd shuttup.
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AllWhoYonder Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:38 AM
Fuck those assholes and their fucking animal traps.
that was what I was thinking while watching that video. and then when the guy said “that was a really cool experience” all I could think was “really? what part? where you happened to walk up to the trapped animal before it starved to death? or maybe the part where it was pissed because you were jabbing it in the neck with a broken stick?
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scripty Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:39 AM
That investing your mortgage tax refurn is sketchy IMO. People today have NOWHERE near the job security of our parents. I am a great believer in paying off the debt and then being aggressive with my newfound financial mobility post-mortgage. Also, less stress without the debt hovering over you. I am not conditioned to handle it.
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phillymantis915 Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:39 AM
Honestly, the govt needs to have the stones to increase SS age from 65 to 67, maybe even 70.
The increase in life expectancy has been primarily at the upper end of the income curve. The majority of the population’s life expectancy is actually starting to decline. Not exactly the best idea.
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Career High Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:39 AM

Here, the expectation is that now some of the larger foreclosure settlements with major lenders have and are being finalized, a 2nd wave of houses (that are vacant) will have their foreclosures completed and a second glut of foreclosed homes will be on the market, enough to keep home values stagnant for around anouther 6-21 months.
I’ve been hearing about this for awhile. Also behind the second wave of foreclosures is a “ghost market” of homes where people are just waiting for the market to rebound just a little so they can sell. This will keep prices from rising too much as well.
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arkbadger Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:40 AM
Look into a Harp 2.0 refinance. It’s a government program that allows refinancing even if under water. If you’re only under $20,000 should be fairly doable.
that’s what I got. the big requirement I recall is that your current loan has to be a Freddie or Fannie.
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Badger Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:40 AM
became successful solely because of her parents.
She may have had a head start, but the past season of Girls shows she has some talent. Clearly in the minority, but the show captured post college life pretty well imo.
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scripty Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:41 AM
Honestly, the govt needs to have the stones to increase SS age from 65 to 67, maybe even 70. And yes, I’m okay with grandfathering in folks over a certain age. I’m 32. If I have to work until 67 or even 70 to cash out, then so be it.
needs to be rolled in to over 10-12 years raise the age to 70 with future provisions to roll it up in the future.
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sportsgal116 Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:41 AM
or maybe the part where it was pissed because you were jabbing it in the neck with a broken stick?
Not to mention the fact that they were riling up the animal who was already injured from having its paw stuck in a trap. That poor bobcat will probably die in a few days because it will be in severe pain and unable to catch food. I fucking hate these people. I seriously wish someone would put their arms and legs in traps and leave them to die in the middle of nowhere. Fucking shitheads.
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RexKramerDangerSeeker Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:43 AM
a 2nd wave of houses (that are vacant) will have their foreclosures completed and a second glut of foreclosed homes will be on the market, enough to keep home values stagnant for around anouther 6-21 months.
You’re ignoring the inevitable Pinterest Redesign & Rehab Bounce.
/nods at ms621 and everyone with a wife or girlfriend with a tablet pc.
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scripty Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:44 AM
You’re ignoring the inevitable Pinterest Redesign & Rehab Bounce.
I’ll mention this at our January meeting.
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cracker jack Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:45 AM
Sounds like it’s a good thing I have no idea who Lena Dunham is.
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sousedbergin Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:45 AM
Oh my goddddddddddddddddddd shuttup.
Man I hate paperwork, I think I will continue to rent, never drive and never insure anything in my life simply to avoid reading policies and learning acronyms.
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HtownHacker Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:45 AM
The majority of the population’s life expectancy is actually starting to decline. Not exactly the best idea.
Tell them to get on the treadmill, then.
I’m kidding. Kinda’.
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angry Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:46 AM
Re: Foreclosure and housing values, the long and the short if it is that if you’re in an area hit hard by foreclosures then values are not going up for 5-10 years.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:47 AM
Man I hate paperwork, I think I will continue to rent, never drive and never insure anything in my life simply to avoid reading policies and learning acronyms.
I like the cut of your jib.
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sousedbergin Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:54 AM
Re: Foreclosure and housing values, the long and the short if it is that if you’re in an area hit hard by foreclosures then values are not going up for 5-10 years.
Sips speculation water? Fucking water? FUUUUUUUUUUUUCK…
Wages stagnant since the 70′s and skyrocketing debt levels, add in an aging population all putting there homes on the market within the same time period. Prices are not going up for a long time. Typical first time home buyers demographic has high unemployment, high underemployment, make the same as someone in the 70′s with much higher cost of living and have a fuckton of debt. Maybe you can sell your home to a rich immigrant.
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TheGilly Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:59 AM
Selling your home right now, not a good thing. Finalizing my divorce and going to take a $20,000 hit. I have to bring a check to closing and pay someone $20,000 so I can move out of my house. AWESOME!
/Going from 2 incomes to 1 sucks.
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heldover Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:00 AM
The increase in life expectancy has been primarily at the upper end of the income curve. The majority of the population’s life expectancy is actually starting to decline. Not exactly the best idea.
We’re going to have make cuts/changes in a lot of places. Military spending needs to be cut as well. Eliminate redundancies.
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Urinal Mint Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:00 AM
/Team Refi for 30 years and pay off like it’s a 15
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ButtersBC Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:01 AM
She may have had a head start, but the past season of Girls shows she has some talent. Clearly in the minority, but the show captured post college life pretty well imo
I liked it, I have a thing for shows about horrible human beings done in an upbeat manner (see: Seinfeld, It’s Always Sunny)
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Mantis Toboggan Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:03 AM
I liked it, I have a thing for shows about horrible human beings done in an upbeat manner (see: Seinfeld, It’s Always Sunny)
Agreed. Forcing life lessons on the audience when the object of a show is to make you laugh is a terrible tradition in television.
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brian billick Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:04 AM
Got to love AlGore for trying to sell his crap network before he’d have to pay the higer taxes that he spoke out for. And to AlJazeera no less. Loser
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sousedbergin Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:04 AM
The majority of the population’s life expectancy is actually starting to decline. Not exactly the best idea.
End corn subsidies, stop industrializing food production and teenager sex hotels are all part of Michelle Obama’s new plan.
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Big Hoss Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:04 AM
That extra 2% being taken out of your paycheck isn’t new, it isn’t a tax increase, and it doesn’t have anything to do with the fiscal cliff. Maybe you didn’t notice, but two years ago your Social Security contribution rate dropped from 6.2% of your paycheck to 4.2%. This was passed by Congress and signed by the president as a sort of back-door form of economic stimulus – easier and cheaper than simply cutting checks for everyone. It was renewed for 2012 but the plan all along was to let it expire and Social Security contribution rates would go back to normal.
So in reality, you’re not paying more now – you’ve been getting extra for the past two years.
I’ve seen other people talk about their pay checks being reduced by much more than 2%. My guess there is that your employers had to start processing payroll prior to the fiscal cliff deal (which still technically hasn’t been signed yet, right?) which means by law they had to revert to Clinton-era tax rates.
If/when the fiscal cliff deal fully passes, your employer will either give that money back to you in a future paycheck, or you will get it back in 12-14 months when you file your income taxes for 2013.
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sousedbergin Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:05 AM
Selling your home right now, not a good thing. Finalizing my divorce and going to take a $20,000 hit. I have to bring a check to closing and pay someone $20,000 so I can move out of my house. AWESOME!
Hopefully you banged her in the ass, you know, as a consolation or something.
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angry Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:06 AM
Local restaurant is having a dinner where they pair each course with Lagunitas. $60. Sounds great, but not sure I can convince the wife.
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sousedbergin Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:07 AM
And to AlJazeera no less. Loser
What do you honestly have against that network other than xenophobic, Murdoch funded cuntery?
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Der Kaiser Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:09 AM
What do you honestly have against that network other than xenophobic, Murdoch funded cuntery?
It has Al in front of its’ name, so it must be dem ayrab raghead terrrist network.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:10 AM
I’ve seen other people talk about their pay checks being reduced by much more than 2%. My guess there is that your employers had to start processing payroll prior to the fiscal cliff deal (which still technically hasn’t been signed yet, right?) which means by law they had to revert to Clinton-era tax rates.
That’s what happened to me. I lost much more than 2 percent
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Career High Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:10 AM

Local restaurant is having a dinner where they pair each course with Lagunitas. $60. Sounds great, but not sure I can convince the wife.
That sounds awesome. How many courses?
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sportsgal116 Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:12 AM
Clearly in the minority, but the show captured post college life pretty well imo
Couldn’t disagree with you more.
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Urinal Mint Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:12 AM
Lagunitas is probably my favorite brewer.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:13 AM
Gotta hate Al Jazeera, the state owned network of one of the dictators we still prop up and use as a central ally in the region and have three military bases there. Oh those dastardly Qataris and their anti-Americanism!
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heldover Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:13 AM
That extra 2% being taken out of your paycheck isn’t new, it isn’t a tax increase, and it doesn’t have anything to do with the fiscal cliff. Maybe you didn’t notice, but two years ago your Social Security contribution rate dropped from 6.2% of your paycheck to 4.2%. This was passed by Congress and signed by the president as a sort of back-door form of economic stimulus – easier and cheaper than simply cutting checks for everyone. It was renewed for 2012 but the plan all along was to let it expire and Social Security contribution rates would go back to normal.
So in reality, you’re not paying more now – you’ve been getting extra for the past two years.
I’ve seen other people talk about their pay checks being reduced by much more than 2%. My guess there is that your employers had to start processing payroll prior to the fiscal cliff deal (which still technically hasn’t been signed yet, right?) which means by law they had to revert to Clinton-era tax rates.
If/when the fiscal cliff deal fully passes, your employer will either give that money back to you in a future paycheck, or you will get it back in 12-14 months when you file your income taxes for 2013.
Big Hoss for Treasury Secretary.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:14 AM
Badger associates with being a trust fund girl in NYC post college. Alright.
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sousedbergin Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:15 AM
Gotta hate Al Jazeera, the state owned network of one of the dictators we still prop up and use as a central ally in the region and have three military bases there. Oh those dastardly Qataris and their anti-Americanism!
It’s free online, it’s staffed mostly by ex-bbc employees and Glenn Beck was never employed there. You can’t have it all.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:16 AM
It’s free online, it’s staffed mostly by ex-bbc employees and Glenn Beck was never employed there. You can’t have it all.
It’s an outstanding network, I’m just saying it’s hilarious that people think it’s some tool against us when we’re one of the things keeping it in business.
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Career High Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:17 AM

That extra 2% being taken out of your paycheck isn’t new, it isn’t a tax increase, and it doesn’t have anything to do with the fiscal cliff. Maybe you didn’t notice, but two years ago your Social Security contribution rate dropped from 6.2% of your paycheck to 4.2%
I’m aware of all of this. However, anytime I see my paycheck decreased I’m not going to pump my fist in excitement.
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Badger Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:18 AM
associates with being a trust fund girl in NYC post college. Alright.
Nailed it.
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Career High Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:21 AM

I liked it, I have a thing for shows about horrible human beings done in an upbeat manner (see: Seinfeld, It’s Always Sunny)
I also liked the show and found myself laughing a lot while watching it. I don’t quite understand the hatred for Lena Dunham. Is it because she isn’t attractive? People make her out to be like she is evil like the daughter on Homeland.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:22 AM
I don’t quite understand the hatred for Lena Dunham.
Read her book proposal. Or the quotes saying she doesn’t think people should write for money (after getting a three million dollar book advance).
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MP Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:23 AM
trust fund girl in NYC post college
My sister went to NYU and this describes about half of her friends. They lead ridiculous lives and are all horrific people. I would probably not enjoy that show.
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angry Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:24 AM
How many courses?
Five, plus a social half hour. Not sure if beers during that time are included.
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Big Hoss Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:25 AM
I’m aware of all of this. However, anytime I see my paycheck decreased I’m not going to pump my fist in excitement.
From the media coverage and comments I’ve read, the mistake people have made with this extra 2% is in absorbing these “temporary” funds into their regular budget rather than treating it as extra money that wouldn’t last forever. Obviously some people need every extra dollar they can get just to get buy, and don’t have that luxury. But most don’t seem to realize where that extra 2% came from or that it wasn’t going to be there forever.
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St. Bear Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:25 AM
I started doing the “half the mortgage payment out of every paycheck” deal earlier this year. I’m looking forward to getting my year end statement to see if it made any difference.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:25 AM
I don’t quite understand the hatred for Lena Dunham.
It’s because the character she plays in Girls apparently isn’t a character
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scripty Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:26 AM
Some of your should talk to Der Kaiser before getting your tubes tied off. Good lord.
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sportsgal116 Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:26 AM
People make her out to be like she is evil like the daughter on Homeland.
Lena Dunham thinks she’s funny but her and her material are completely unfunny. The chick that plays Dana Brody is portraying a cunty teen and completely nailed that role.
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angry Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:26 AM
Lagunitas is probably my favorite brewer.
They’re in my top 4. In no order:
- 3 Floyds
- Bells
- Stone
- Lagunitas
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QueeferSutherland Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:30 AM
From the media coverage and comments I’ve read, the mistake people have made with this extra 2% is in absorbing these “temporary” funds into their regular budget rather than treating it as extra money that wouldn’t last forever.
I agree 100 percent, but when you’ve been earning a certain amount for three-plus years, most won’t and should be expected to treat that as temporary.
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Big Hoss Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:37 AM
I agree 100 percent, but when you’ve been earning a certain amount for three-plus years, most won’t and should be expected to treat that as temporary.
It’s only been two years. And anything that has to come up for renewal from Congress every year shouldn’t be considered anything but temporary. Until reading coverage of this lately I didn’t realize how badly the media misunderstands how this is supposed to work, so I don’t really blame people for not understanding it themselves.
Personally, I just never adjusted my budget for the extra funds. So then each month I’d have extra money to apply toward whatever.
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philgp Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:38 AM
Selling your home right now, not a good thing. Finalizing my divorce and going to take a $20,000 hit. I have to bring a check to closing and pay someone $20,000 so I can move out of my house. AWESOME!
We moved last year and took a similar hit with selling our home in MO. I am so turned off to home ownership now, we not only lost money with the selling, but we had a new roof done, and some extensive siding repair and painting in the years leading up to our move. We were lucky to have avoided redoing the HVAC system which I think was at the end of its life. RIght now we rent a single family home and the landlord takes care of the maintenance and what not. Fairly liberating feeling.
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roastbeast Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:51 AM
my wife won’t have it, but i would rent. sell the place take the profit and rent. get rid of cc debt with profit/savings from no property tax
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RexKramerDangerSeeker Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 11:03 AM
i own several properties, but rent my primary residence, and will likely do so for the foreseeable future.
/team it’s just not a good investment
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philgp Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 11:16 AM
The other good thing with renting: mobility. Yeah, you may have a lease, but it’s a lot easier to get up and move halfway across the country when you rent than with property. We’re living in the Boston area now; I personally love it, but we’ll probably move again in the next couple of years as our careers evolve. We owned a place for 7 years and within a couple of years I was already wishing we weren’t tied down to a house.
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Pimpbot5000 Says:
January 4th, 2013 at 11:18 AM
“savings from no property tax”
Unless you have an idiot for a landlord, you are paying that property tax. Only you can’t deduct it from your income taxes (assuming you itemize).
This generation of people aged 20-45 are getting proper fuked. We are being asked to make transfer payments (FICA) to what is arguably the richest generations in the history of mankind (the Boomers and their parents). Meanwhile, we won’t get to take advantage of one of the main ways the middle class of those generations created their wealth – a perpetually rising real estate market. And we won’t largely because of shitty policies they enacted (lowering standards for mortgage qualification, federally guaranteed mortgage loans, mortgage backed securities).
I believe the ‘greatest generation’ and the boomers are set to be the last generations to take more out of the system (SS, medicare) than they put in, while we in the subsequent generations are going to get screwed (unless, of course, we manage to effect change politically).