Comments on: Everything has its price http://www.dustbury.com/archives/7533 I couldn't possibly fail to disagree with you less. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:19:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: McGehee http://www.dustbury.com/archives/7533/comment-page-1#comment-15511 McGehee Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:38:29 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=7533#comment-15511 <blockquote><i>who is Curmudgeon? I mean, he’s not Francis, is he?</i></blockquote>FWP goes by many names on his blog and, yes, Curmudgeon is one of them. Sorry not to have mentioned that before.

who is Curmudgeon? I mean, he’s not Francis, is he?

FWP goes by many names on his blog and, yes, Curmudgeon is one of them. Sorry not to have mentioned that before.

]]> By: CGHill http://www.dustbury.com/archives/7533/comment-page-1#comment-15484 CGHill Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:29:21 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=7533#comment-15484 So the Mrs. is opening the bills, and she's perplexed: "Honey? Isn't this the Visa card I lost to that purse-snatcher last year?" "What's the number?" She rattles off a few digits. "Yeah, that's it." "I thought you said you'd reported it stolen." "Well, it turns out that the thief spends a hell of a lot less than <em>you</em> did." So the Mrs. is opening the bills, and she’s perplexed: “Honey? Isn’t this the Visa card I lost to that purse-snatcher last year?”

“What’s the number?” She rattles off a few digits. “Yeah, that’s it.”

“I thought you said you’d reported it stolen.”

“Well, it turns out that the thief spends a hell of a lot less than you did.”

]]> By: Dan B http://www.dustbury.com/archives/7533/comment-page-1#comment-15478 Dan B Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:48:57 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=7533#comment-15478 It obviously failed, as you're still asking questions. ;P Do you get your $50K back if they find a way to bypass the access block? What keeps the SO from getting on/addicted to another shoe website? ... and wouldn't it be cheaper and easier just to cut off the SO's credit cards? It obviously failed, as you’re still asking questions. ;P

Do you get your $50K back if they find a way to bypass the access block? What keeps the SO from getting on/addicted to another shoe website?

… and wouldn’t it be cheaper and easier just to cut off the SO’s credit cards?

]]> By: Tatyana http://www.dustbury.com/archives/7533/comment-page-1#comment-15444 Tatyana Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:50:41 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=7533#comment-15444 See what I meant? Now plot thickens: who is Curmudgeon? I mean, he's not Francis, is he? Thank god my sense of self-preservation told me to stop inquiring. See what I meant? Now plot thickens: who is Curmudgeon? I mean, he’s not Francis, is he?
Thank god my sense of self-preservation told me to stop inquiring.

]]> By: McGehee http://www.dustbury.com/archives/7533/comment-page-1#comment-15442 McGehee Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:45:53 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=7533#comment-15442 In Porretto's case, Tatyana, the "C" in "CSO" is (I believe) "Curmudgeon's." The "SO" is as given in Fillyjonk's comment directly above. In Porretto’s case, Tatyana, the “C” in “CSO” is (I believe) “Curmudgeon’s.” The “SO” is as given in Fillyjonk’s comment directly above.

]]> By: fillyjonk http://www.dustbury.com/archives/7533/comment-page-1#comment-15441 fillyjonk Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:22:43 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=7533#comment-15441 I just hope that Amazon doesn't get wind of this kind of thing. Then again, maybe I just found one reason to be happy I don't have a Significant Other.... I just hope that Amazon doesn’t get wind of this kind of thing. Then again, maybe I just found one reason to be happy I don’t have a Significant Other….

]]> By: Tatyana http://www.dustbury.com/archives/7533/comment-page-1#comment-15440 Tatyana Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:19:14 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=7533#comment-15440 I'll not ask who CSO is. Didn't have my coffee yet; takes too much energy to go deeper into these murky abbreviation waters I’ll not ask who CSO is. Didn’t have my coffee yet; takes too much energy to go deeper into these murky abbreviation waters

]]> By: CGHill http://www.dustbury.com/archives/7533/comment-page-1#comment-15439 CGHill Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:00:25 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=7533#comment-15439 Francis W. Porretto. He has grumbled before about "the C.S.O.'s shoe addiction." Francis W. Porretto. He has grumbled before about “the C.S.O.’s shoe addiction.”

]]> By: Tatyana http://www.dustbury.com/archives/7533/comment-page-1#comment-15437 Tatyana Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:44:43 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=7533#comment-15437 Who's FWP? Who’s FWP?

]]> By: CGHill http://www.dustbury.com/archives/7533/comment-page-1#comment-15410 CGHill Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:03:20 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=7533#comment-15410 I'm hoping this is all a gag, but I'm waiting to hear from FWP to make it official. I’m hoping this is all a gag, but I’m waiting to hear from FWP to make it official.

]]> By: fillyjonk http://www.dustbury.com/archives/7533/comment-page-1#comment-15408 fillyjonk Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:54:59 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=7533#comment-15408 That would have to be one helluva shoe habit to make it worth $50K to be cut off.... That would have to be one helluva shoe habit to make it worth $50K to be cut off….

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