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Why do guys find farting to be so funny?
by
edvard2
on 30 May 2014
52 comments, latest
3 years ago
Maybe not all guys. But a lot of them. Me included. I'm a grown, mature adult man and yet farting, especially when I do it is still as funny ...
This makes zero sense: savings account can go inactive, even if you add money.
by
edvard2
on 5 Jan 2012
34 comments, latest
8 years ago
So yesterday I got a call from my banker that I needed to come in and sign some stuff because one of my CDs was about to go inactive. ...
Looks like the tea party is done
by
edvard2
on 21 May 2014
197 comments, latest
10 years ago
Seeing as how yesterday all of the tea party candidates got beaten soundly, when you add this to the movement's failure to stop Obamacare, I'd say that the billionaires ...
adios.
by
edvard2
on 11 Aug 2014
14 comments, latest
11 years ago
I started posting on Patrick sometime (I think) around 2004 back when the housing bubble was a big deal. Back then at least it seemed to me that most ...
Let's have a civil, political discussion for once.
by
edvard2
on 4 Aug 2014
57 comments, latest
11 years ago
This may or may not be possible. But let's try something new. As seen on this site on a daily basis, both liberals and conservatives ( I am certainly ...
What is up with the rash of trashy posts lately?
by
edvard2
on 28 Jul 2014
161 comments, latest
11 years ago
I edited this post's original structure because this isn't a right/left thing. Rather its about the fact that an awful lot of nasty posts that are either racist, sexist, ...
When did the Republican party turn into the conservative party?
by
edvard2
on 23 May 2014
5 comments, latest
11 years ago
This is probably more of a history debate more than anything. As mentioned I did grow up in the rural south where Democrats had a solid footing for generations ...
We have a real winner
by
edvard2
on 16 May 2014
2 comments, latest
11 years ago
The GOP is the laughing stock of the country. The end.
Looks like the GOP hasn't learned much...
by
edvard2
on 1 May 2014
42 comments, latest
11 years ago
So yesterday basically looked like a total repeat of what the GOP seems to do over and over again: Vote against legislation that in turn are things that the ...
In a case of big government intervention, Oklahoma Gov. bans min wage hike
by
edvard2
on 16 Apr 2014
2 comments, latest
11 years ago
This is both sad and ironic. Apparently the governor of OK, Mary Fallin passed a bill which effectively bans minimum wage increases. The reasoning is that somehow this will ...
So now that the GOP has Christy.... will they screw it up?
by
edvard2
on 6 Nov 2013
1 comment, latest
11 years ago
With Governor Chris Christy having won a heavily Democratic state and with high expectations he'll run for President, The GOP has perhaps their best chance at winning in 2016. ...
What will the GOP be like in 10 years?
by
edvard2
on 11 Oct 2013
242 comments, latest
11 years ago
This is a semi-serious question. Some of you probably are well-aware that I am definitely someone who leans left. That wasn't actually always the case. My Dad, Grandparents, Aunts, ...
The Irony: GOP costs US economy 2 Billion by shutting down government so far...
by
edvard2
on 8 Oct 2013
2 comments, latest
12 years ago
I was just thinking about this today. To me its tragically ironic that for years we've been hearing the moaning and whining from Republicans and their Tea-Party handlers that ...
Worst fart you ever let?
by
edvard2
on 3 Oct 2013
3 comments, latest
12 years ago
Not sure why I randomly thought about this. Maybe its because I'm gassy today. But anyway, the worst fart for me was way back when I was in 3rd ...
Squares make better wheels!
by
edvard2
on 23 Jul 2013
136 comments, latest
12 years ago
According to a conservative publication I unquestionably agree with, science has had it all wrong for untold 1000's of years: The wheel is clearly some sort of eeee-vil liberal ...
All clocks are liberal!
by
edvard2
on 25 Jul 2013
1 comment, latest
12 years ago
Want to know what just really gets my goat? Clocks! Why you ask? Because as a hard-working, honest conservative who can't stand anything that looks, smells, or hints of ...
Am I simply getting older or does a lot of new pop music suck?
by
edvard2
on 14 Jun 2013
51 comments, latest
12 years ago
I work out in the gym every morning. As such with many gyms they play "pick me up" techno-dance-pop music over the PA system. Usually I don't hear it ...
When did the GOP start using "dirty commies!" as a political ploy?
by
edvard2
on 12 Jun 2013
14 comments, latest
12 years ago
Of course communists and socialists didn't really exist prior to the revolutions first in Russia then elsewhere. But aftewards, and especially from the 50's and onward they sure made ...
Lookie. I found anothe pointless link to prove my lame poltical opinions
by
edvard2
on 7 Jun 2013
8 comments, latest
12 years ago
Yup. Here it is. Story: "Beer can found to contain soda!" See? That proves everything. Surely any who read this will automatically agree with my political sentiments.
Here's another random article to lamely "prove" my political beliefs
by
edvard2
on 31 May 2013
1 comment, latest
12 years ago
Yeah. I read some random bullshit article and am now going to post it here to prove my own political convictions. So there.
If the bubble goes full steam ahead, will there again be tons of bubble sites?
by
edvard2
on 8 Apr 2013
Posted 12 years ago
Any of you who participated on any number of bubble blogs back in the 'good ole' days' of 2003-2007 or so will recall that at the peak of the ...
More proof that housing crazy in the Bay Area.
by
edvard2
on 8 Apr 2013
Posted 12 years ago
Yesterday as I was driving around I noticed an open house not far from my house. The house was actually about the same size and layout as mine. Of ...
Bobby Jindal: " GOP needs to stop being the stupid party"
by
edvard2
on 25 Jan 2013
108 comments, latest
12 years ago
I thought this was rather interesting: A rising star in the GOP at a major RNC convention not only said of the GOP "stop being the stupid party" but ...
Why do people waste so much money on cars?
by
edvard2
on 25 Jan 2013
312 comments, latest
12 years ago
As someone who lives in the Bay Area, its clear that many people here just love their Bimmers, sports cars, and large luxury SUVs. What's more, it seems many ...
If you can't bear to hear opposing opinions, don't moderate a post.
by
edvard2
on 18 Jan 2013
44 comments, latest
12 years ago
Simple enough. If you post a political post, then you should expect there to be a debate between people who disagree with each other. If that's the case and ...
Will Republicans change their tune given the shift in demographics?
by
edvard2
on 9 Nov 2012
46 comments, latest
12 years ago
Given that much has been made of the shifting demographics and its role in this year's election: That even though a huge percentage of the typical Republican voting demographic ...
A special announcement:
by
edvard2
on 15 Nov 2012
64 comments, latest
12 years ago
I see the forum this morning is ripe with a heapin' helpin' of right-wing posts as usual. So here is a special announcement: Obama won. Now back to our ...
What if Romney turns out to be moderate?
by
edvard2
on 6 Oct 2012
90 comments, latest
13 years ago
I'm not the only one to notice that Romney most definitely made a dramatic "change" in his rhetoric on stage last week during the debates. Many political commentators made ...
What do you hope to accomplish arguing politics?
by
edvard2
on 19 Mar 2012
34 comments, latest
13 years ago
Having political debates is nothing new. But the internet has brought a whole new level of what I'd consider nastiness to the scene. Now- I am occasionally guilty of ...
How many of you who bought post-bubble are now a bit of a hypocrite?
by
edvard2
on 20 Jul 2012
31 comments, latest
13 years ago
I spent the better part of a decade waiting for the housing bubble to inflate and deflate. We spend more then that amount of time saving. All the while ...
Stop feeding the trolls...
by
edvard2
on 15 Aug 2012
15 comments, latest
13 years ago
I don't think I even need to delve into that any further as we all know fully well those that fit the bill. Let's have a day where nobody ...
Pancakes are falling from the trees!
by
edvard2
on 26 Jul 2012
1 comment, latest
13 years ago
Yes- I know because I heard it on the radio! Its true! Its True! PS: I am incapable of thinking for myself so I will just repeat everything I ...
my last post-I bought a house.
by
edvard2
on 28 May 2012
24 comments, latest
13 years ago
I've been on this and other similar sites for a long time. As in probably since 2004 or so. I was on here for perhaps many of the same ...
If the bubble returns to the BA, what will you do?
by
edvard2
on 2 Apr 2012
255 comments, latest
13 years ago
This might have been posted before but what the heck. Its worth revisiting. How many of you think the bubble will return? Of those of you out there looking- ...
My first experience with a Realtor
by
edvard2
on 31 Mar 2012
31 comments, latest
13 years ago
So today was the very first time I have ever dealt with a real estate agent. There is a house not far from where we live that has been ...
Home sales worst in 50 years...
by
edvard2
on 26 Jan 2012
9 comments, latest
13 years ago
I was surprised nobody else posted this. But the headlines I saw today indicate that home sales in Dec were the worst on record. So much for that so-called ...
Ron Paul had Breakfast today.
by
edvard2
on 20 Jan 2012
2 comments, latest
13 years ago
Breaking News! Ron Paul had breakfast today!
If investments didn't have a name, would people invest differently?
by
edvard2
on 16 Dec 2011
3 comments, latest
13 years ago
Something I've been thinking about per the repetitive commentary on this site is whether people invest in things more so because they "Like" the idea versus doing so for ...
Halfway thinking of buying a house in the bay area...
by
edvard2
on 15 Nov 2011
70 comments, latest
13 years ago
I never thought I'd say this, but for the past- oh I'd say 3-4 months- I've been toying with just the notion of buying a house here. This is ...
Despite the recession my 401k is doing pretty good.
by
edvard2
on 8 Nov 2011
Posted 13 years ago
Hate to brag but oh well. Before I resume this isn't investment advice- just to dot my i's and cross my t's. Anyway, I started a run-of-the-mill 401k about ...
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