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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:11 PM Original message |
Witnessed woman maxing out her credit card yesterday |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
1. I guess she doesn't understand that big banks are profiting off of her. |
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cutlassmama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
2. She is probably about to file bankruptcy and wanted to get every last dollar |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:17 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. From her happiness with her newly purchased crap, I stereotyped her as a 'shopper' |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. i know people, both gender, the tighter they need to be, the more they spend |
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LiberalAndProud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:20 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. I wondered if she might be a hoarder when I read the piece. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:23 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. dupe |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:23 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Yep. I've seen people in Sears make a payment, then a purchase |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 09:03 PM Response to Reply #2 |
29. And you know this how exactly? Like a person down thread said, she may have had |
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AnArmyVeteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
4. Among every group of happy shoppers are remorseful buyers... |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
5. These people are supposed to be more |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
8. I don't feel sorry for idiots like this when the bill comes due. n/t |
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peacefreak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
9. I've been on the other side of the register |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:24 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. and was she buying essentials? Food, diapers, medicine? |
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peacefreak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 09:05 PM Response to Reply #13 |
30. nope. |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
12. I saw one woman maxing her card out a while ago - just to buy cigarettes. |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:28 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. Well that's what I call an essential purchase |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 07:05 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. I think you and I are in the minority. |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 07:08 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Yep |
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proudohioan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 11:40 AM Response to Reply #18 |
52. I'm a smoker (unfortunately); that WAS an essential purchase!! |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
14. Consumerism is going to be the death of us as a civilization. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:26 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I'm reading a book right now, titled "green with envy", written in 2006 |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 10:26 PM Response to Reply #15 |
38. I read that book a few months ago. It's very good. nt |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 02:28 PM Response to Reply #38 |
68. Yeah, picked it up off a bargain table for $2, didn't think it was gonna be as good as it was |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 02:57 PM Response to Reply #68 |
72. Ha! I also got it from a bargain table! nt |
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proudohioan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 11:43 AM Response to Reply #15 |
54. Oh, I read that book a few months ago! |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 02:27 PM Response to Reply #54 |
67. The debt was unimaginable...for clothes and trips! |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 12:44 PM Response to Reply #15 |
66. Many of those who acquired that kind of debt took out low-interest HELOCs |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 02:28 PM Response to Reply #66 |
69. glad you resisted the temptation! |
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proudohioan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 03:41 PM Response to Reply #66 |
74. I'm so glad you didn't fall into that trap! |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 05:00 PM Response to Reply #74 |
76. Oh my! |
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proudohioan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 07:27 AM Response to Reply #76 |
92. Thank you for your kind words..... |
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meeshrox (522 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 03:08 PM Response to Reply #14 |
73. Ever seen WALL-E? |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
16. So according to this thread, she's an "idiot," is probably about to file bankruptcy |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 09:15 PM Response to Reply #16 |
33. Seriously! |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 06:46 AM Response to Reply #33 |
46. Me too.... |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 09:19 PM Response to Reply #16 |
35. Exactly. So many people are so quick to judge, and then claim that is what is wrong with the RW. |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 05:48 PM Response to Reply #35 |
82. She could be starting over after leaving an abusive relationship! For Fuck sake...DU!!!!!! |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 05:46 PM Response to Reply #16 |
81. +100000000000 million trillion gazillion brazillion billion...ROFL |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
17. Sometimes it's a debit card with a daily withdrawal limit n/t |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:29 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. that's a possibility. I have one of those, but the daily limit is pretty high |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 08:45 PM Response to Reply #17 |
27. ost debit cards are limited to the amount you have in your account |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 11:45 AM Response to Reply #27 |
55. Depends on the card, and the type. |
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Fool Count (878 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
20. Or she could have just had a prepaid card and wasn't sure |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:29 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. true |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 09:11 PM Response to Reply #22 |
32. I had something similar happen to me with a gift card. |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
21. That happened to me while we were building our house |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 06:57 AM Response to Reply #21 |
47. Sounds to me like she was setting up a household |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
23. the thing i have learned is don't max your card. try not to go more than half or it |
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TheOther95Percent (202 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
26. I don't want any credit for this one. |
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renate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 09:02 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. too bad |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 12:20 AM Response to Reply #26 |
41. you rock |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 04:21 AM Response to Reply #26 |
43. It's OK, take the credit. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 11:46 AM Response to Reply #26 |
56. Bless you for this. |
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TheOther95Percent (202 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 12:00 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. If we had single payer, it wouldn't be necessary. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 12:08 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Welcome to DU! |
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TheOther95Percent (202 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 12:24 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. Congrats on the new job for your DH |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 12:41 PM Response to Reply #62 |
65. Excellent! |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 11:47 AM Response to Reply #26 |
57. +1000. Really nice of you nt |
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proudohioan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 11:51 AM Response to Reply #26 |
58. I'm with reply #28 on that one!!!!! |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 02:30 PM Response to Reply #26 |
70. BLESS YOU for paying for his drugs. n/t |
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Love Bug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
31. How do you know it wasn't a Visa gift card? |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
34. Some folks have no sense. |
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shedevil69taz (222 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 10:32 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. For me the only proper use of a credit card |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 12:31 PM Response to Reply #39 |
64. credit cards barely existed 30 years ago... |
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yodoobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 05:50 PM Response to Reply #64 |
84. "Credit cards enslave people. " |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 09:22 PM Response to Reply #84 |
90. I'm a former credit-card slave as well... |
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Tailormyst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 07:33 AM Response to Reply #34 |
49. Thing is the OP has no idea what sort of card it was |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
36. I can't believe all the assumptions you are making about this person |
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distantearlywarning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
37. Might not be what you think. |
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Love Bug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 11:50 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Yabbut, yabbut... then we couldn't have our daily dose of outrage! |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 04:19 AM Response to Original message |
42. Well, I would have taken that card and... |
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divvy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 04:27 AM Response to Original message |
44. I have a $500 limit on my most used credit card. |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 05:38 AM Response to Original message |
45. Ok, you've got it all wrong. |
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Tailormyst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 07:29 AM Response to Original message |
48. You really don't know the reason she was there or what was going on |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 02:31 PM Response to Reply #48 |
71. True nuff |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 08:02 AM Response to Original message |
50. When I worked retail, I'd occasionally see people whip out wallets with.... |
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Berry Cool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
51. Passing judgment on strangers based on what they're buying and how they're paying sucks. |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 05:49 PM Response to Reply #51 |
83. +101 |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 05:51 PM Response to Reply #83 |
86. -102 |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 05:50 PM Response to Reply #51 |
85. calm the hell down |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
53. I understand your concern, but what if it was a debit card |
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southernyankeebelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
61. Don't judge this woman. What is important to her may not be to you or me. But don't judge |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
63. what makes you think she doesn't pay it off every month? |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
75. I get your point, but think it's awful nosy to be watching people when they pay for their stuff. |
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RagAss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
77. I know people who max out and pay up...just for the travel miles... |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
78. Maybe it was a debit card. nt |
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yodoobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
79. You sure about that? |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
80. A lot of people on the verge of filing for divorce do the |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
87. What are you, Kreskin? |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
88. Try minding your own damned business. nt |
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joe_sixpack (655 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
89. Regardless of what this shopper's motives were... |
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caty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
91. We pay off |
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