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But then how would America’s realtors eat?

White Castle!!

I believe the concept a poor man with the jealous materialistic wife, shattered dreams, and a hopeless future with the same nagging day in and day out is a few hundred if not thousand years old as well.

Just look at that poor bastard's face. I can't believe that is actually an NAR spot, and all of us know some guy whose wife even looks and sounds like her. I'm getting the creeps.

Just look at that poor bastard’s face. I can’t believe that is actually an NAR spot, and all of us know some guy whose wife even looks and sounds like her. I’m getting the creeps.

Exactly. That spot is frightening more than anything else. The wife puts Cruella DeVille to shame. Instead of "Suzanne researched this," the title should be "Man loses testicles. Nowhere to be found."

Look at how the wife bobs her head to force the point. I've had people do that to me signaling the beginning of a MAJOR confrontation, can you imagine being married to that?

It looks like no one has yet posted this yet:

http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/08/real_estate/home_prices_to_dip/index.htm?postversion=2007050813

"Home prices are expected to finish down for the year, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) said Tuesday, which would mark the first drop since the group started tracking values in 1968.

NAR projects a 1 percent decline in the median price of an existing single-family home, to $219,800. The group, in a forecast made a month ago, had previously been expecting a 0.7 percent decline. Prior to that, it had expected a gain of 1.2 percent."

I realize it's a statement of the obvious to us here, but it's remarkable that the NAR is making such a prediciton. To me, it says that they know a historic price decline is "in the bag," or else they would not have gone out on a limb like this. Either that, or this is just David Learah's mea culpa/swan song.

What! (head bob w a twitch).

I've always thought this was hysterical but I've never actually dissected it. It is very disturbing.

That commercial should be used in some assertiveness training seminar!

that commercial was hilarious, and roundly critized at the time. But for some people, like me and my ex, not that far from the truth. Forunately we split up at damn near the peak of the bubble, and our expensive show home got sold and split and I went back to my more humble lifestyle... Half of the appreciation on the mansion damn near paid off a middle class 4 br 3 bath home in az...

I remember it wa criticized but for some reason now that we have a little history behind us it seems even funnier because you know that it happened in many many times in real life and what the outcome was. In divorce court I can just picture that ()unt saying he pressured her because he wanted the garage.

Some database problem...

In fact, we've already gotten stories from azrob and wes that pretty much sound like real-life versions of this commercial/nightmare.

Maybe now Suzanne (TM) can "research" how to do a short sale for that couple.

ROTFLMFAO

Sir, that is the post of the day for me.

Yah, the little 'head waggle' after the "What?" makes me crack up. I expect her to throw her arms out and say "You want a piece of this, biznitch?" right after.

And yes, that commercial is horrible. But not as horrible as the fights my wife and I have had about buying a house. Thank GOD we started looking in Jan of 2007 instead of 2006. She's seen the MSM start saying bad things about Housing going south and now agrees that now is maybe not a Good Time to Buy (or Sell) a House(tm).

That would have been great if when she does the head bob thing hs says,

"Oh no you di'ent!"

God that is funnier now than it was then. All of this is going to be in an MBA class one day, I know it.

Speaking of which, there were a slew of articles at the end of last year about how real estate classes at Business Schools were packed to the brims.

Kinda like in 2000 when SQL classes were packed to the brims.

That's ok, these MBAs will be our future leaders - like George W Bush.

Times change, the cattle herd mentality does not.

Is "partial foundation replacement" the "hip" way to demolish a house in Commie SF?

http://tinyurl.com/2owfxj

(Disclaimer: I feel bad for the young couple. I do not think they intentionally caused the collapse.)

Buyer pool seems to be drying up in the Danville area. Am following some homes which are not selling - even in the Spring season. Went to one Open House on Sunday - very very light traffic despite being a gorgeous day.

Times change, the cattle herd mentality does not.

This is why the good taste of beef is permanent.

Outback serves the best fillet mignon in my opinion. I get it with the side of 1/2 a pound Alaskan King Crab Legs. That's currently my favorite meal.

Outback serves the best fillet mignon in my opinion. I get it with the side of 1/2 a pound Alaskan King Crab Legs. That’s currently my favorite meal.

Have you tried Fleming's in La Jolla? I usually share the piece of steak with my wife though. I am only allowed 8oz of meat. I prefer rib-eye and NY cuts.

I live fillet mignon wrapped in bacon.

I love Alaskan King Crab Legs.

What do you guys think about the new Trump Steak?

Silly marketing, but I haven't tried it.

I'll check out Flemmings, next time you and your wife are going down to La Jolla, let me know. We go down there quite often. If you get down to Corodado, the Coronado Boat House has a lobster tail the size of two clenched fists.

I got a postcard from Trump's son offering a get rich quick seminar. I'll bet dad is real proud of Jr riding those coat tails.

If you get down to Corodado, the Coronado Boat House has a lobster tail the size of two clenched fists.

Wow. I am sure it costs more than my pocket can hold.

Coronado is a nice place. The movable barrier system on the bridge is very interesting.

A really good fillet like Outback's needs nothing to enhance it. They are always perfectly seasoned, and I get it medium rare. YYUuuummmmm.

I like it there as well. I skippered a sailboat with big brothers big sisters on Saturday and was sailing under the bridge. It is a very impressive span.

A really good fillet like Outback’s needs nothing to enhance it. They are always perfectly seasoned, and I get it medium rare. YYUuuummmmm.

True. I can use the bacon lard though.

But you are right, a good piece of steak requires no sauce.

It pisses me off at Chilis when they plop a gross looking piece of lard (steak butter) on an otherwise perfect sirloin.

Actually each section of the Coronado Bridge is pre-set w/explosives and each section is designed to float. Cold War mentality was that one direct hit from Moscow would leave almost the entire Pacific Fleet penned in for months. This way it could be blown and towed off.

I don't know about current live explosives, but it is said that the middle section was made to float for that reason.

Cold War mentality was that one direct hit from Moscow would leave almost the entire Pacific Fleet penned in for months.

Would a fleet still be useful after a Soviet attack and the ensuing massive retaliation from the Free World?

@Malcom,

Oh I'm sure they've been long since removed! Probably not long after 'the wall' came down. The maint. crew would start on one end removing rust (marine environment) prime and paint and by the time they got to one end the would simply turn around and work their way back.

I'll bet it takes a lot of paint. It is a beautiful landmark. It is now free both ways to drive on it.

"Would a fleet still be useful"

Ahem... was "The Fleet" EVER useful?

More MAD engineering? A rogue Russian Bear with a conventional payload rendering our entire fleet O.O.C? (out of commission) I don't think so!

"It is now free both ways"

It was SUPPOSED to have been free a LONG time ago! But... at a buck and a quarter each way and 30,000 people entering and leaving North Island a day? It's hard to turn your back on that kind of money!

Peter,

Military strategists don't seem to ever give up. My brother would show me pamphlets on how this will block this or that and you literally feel like you would be invinsible. Even if all the ships were sunk in a nuke blast there is probably a contingency to still get them out to sea.

Now the toll gate is a CHP hangout. They phased the tolls out as the bridge was paid for in the late 80s early 90s. Then it went to being free for carpoolers, and more recently they said OK it's free now for everyone.