Lurker > BUMPED2002

It wouldn't surprise me if he did that.

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SpankageBros

White House, Anheuser-Busch Promise Free Beer for Everyone if U.S. Hits Vaccine Target.

https://www.foodandwine.com/news/white-house-anheuser-busch-beer-giveaway-covid-vaccination

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I haven't got the vaccine and I have no idea who has or hasn't gotten it so for me, wearing a mask is still going to be a thing in large crowds.

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Life can throw any of us a curve ball without warning and there's heads up for that.

The pandemic showed us one thing and that is most of us even if we're giving our best efforts, can end up losing our homes etc.

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So SYG doesn't only work on people, it works on iguanas too!

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My former dentist completely missed a cavity that was in the early stages until I got food in it. Needless to say, she's not my dentist anymore!

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Kanye hasn't been the same since his mom passed away.

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After they stopped making NCAA games and when the microtransactions became a thing. I miss the old days of the SNES, Genesis, N64, Dreamcast, etc when you bought a game at the store, took it home popped it in, and played without having to get updates and buy additional content.

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I'll give him $5,000 if he just went away and took his crooked dad with him.

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Nope, I am not!

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The movie was trash if it's the one with Bob Hoskins!

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Honestly, I always thought she dressed like a guy.

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Wow, just wow! Apparently, these two escaped from a juvenile facility in Florida and decided to shoot it out with police rather than return to the facility. When I was that age, my parents didn't allow me to have a super-soaker water gun.

What in the world is this country turning into!

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/06/02/florida-volusia-county-juvenile-home-shooting-enterprise/7517288002/

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I make mac and cheese from scratch because that's how my mom taught me. I use a combination of cheeses (cheddar and gruyere) then I bake it.


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Frog legs are good if cooked right.

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Was built from Volkswagen parts in 1948. I never knew that.

https://historycollection.com/first-porsche-built/

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In all honesty, America's educational system has been in need of a serious overhaul for decades. That one size fits all schooling that most of us received as kids is seriously outdated.

I'm of the opinion that less is more but in the US teachers are under immense pressure to get kids to do more.

For example, kids shouldn't start school until age 7 and by doing this, kids are allowed to be kids to learn through playing and exploring together. rather than sitting still locked up in a classroom.

The kids start school when they are actually developmentally ready to learn and focus. That first year is followed by only nine years of compulsory school.

Everything after ninth grade would optional and at the age of 16 the students can choose from the following three tracks:

Upper secondary school - this would be a 3-year program that would prepare kids for Matriculation Test that determines their acceptance into college. Students would pick which upper secondary school they would like to attend based on the schools specialties and apply to get into that institution. This would be a mixture of High School and College.

Vocational training - this would be a 3-year program that would train kids for various vocational occupational opportunities i.e. electricians, plumbers, etc.

Just some ideas I had about ways to overhaul the US educational system because our kids lag way behind kids in other developed countries and it's not improving.

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As it stands now, employers offer 401k or similar plans to employees but these are strictly voluntary and most employers do a poor job of informing employees that they even offer 401k or similar retirement plans.

It's estimated that nearly 45% of working people today are not prepared financially for retirement because they have very little or no money saved.

Another 20% claim they'll retire with less than $20,000 saved.

Overall, 64% of Americans say they aren't prepared financially for retirement and most do not care.

These statistics are from a 2019 GOBankingRates survey.

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If you see a market for a genre that doesn't get any support, you have to do it.

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I have never felt a need to pay someone $200 bucks per hour to tell me something that I already know.

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"Where's the beef?"

Apple 1984

Budweiser Wassup?

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There's no way to tell who has or hasn't had the vaccine so for the time being, I'm not ditching my mask just yet.

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Mead posted...

I loved going to the mall when I was a kid

now I cant stand the places

I loved going as a kid to visit the arcade to play games. I miss those days!

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Really sad but people in America today are suffering from mental illness that usually goes untreated, drug addiction, pressure from financial burden and the list goes on so before you flip someone off, think really carefully about that because people have been killed for basically nothing in America because they crossed paths with someone hell-bent on doing harm to another person.

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I don't have a favorite frozen pizza but the two I have had are Digiorno and Screamin Sicilian.

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I could go for a cold beer and some pizza right now.

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I recently started using a pepper mill and peppercorns and I like it better than the preground pepper.

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Maybe somebody doesn't like breasts!

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I haven't been to a shopping in more than 5 years.

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They waited far too long before the first stimulus package and the second one so most people by that time were already treading water financially especially hourly-paid folks or people who actually live "paycheck to paychecK' because whether anyone agrees or not, that is a thing.

Keep in mind that it's estimated that over half of the hourly-paid working people, including those with Full-Time jobs now live in or near the poverty level.

It's also estimated that roughly 1/3rd of people working are now considered Part-Time which means they do not qualify for healthcare coverage so that falls on the States medical programs which means we all contribute to that via taxes.

When people work and still qualify for government assistance for housing, medical and food subsidies, something clearly is wrong here.

On the other hand, we now have a handful of people with an estimated combined net worth of over $3 Trillion dollars.

The top 1 percent in the United States own roughly 40 percent of the nations wealth while the bottom 80 percent own only 7 percent. Clearly, something here is not right.


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The tricky thing is we do not know who has or hasn't been vaccinated so I still wear a mask when in large gatherings just to be safe.

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I haven't!

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I understand that people from other places want to come to America to improve their lot in life and to work etc but we have Americans who are in need of decent-paying jobs, a nice place to live. good schools for their kids, access to decent healthcare i.e the American Dream.

I'm beginning to see more and more women with kids living on the street or in cars and we as a country need to address homelessness, drug addiction, etc because as it stands now, millions of Americans have lost hope.

It's estimated that nearly half of the country now lives in or near poverty and these are people with full-time jobs.

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I liked Screen Savers, X-PLay, and Internet Tonight. But I'll pick TSS.

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For-profit education and healthcare both are.

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I like both depending on what I'm grilling. If I do baby-backs, I go with charcoal.

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I've tried HelloFresh and Blue Apron.

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Good luck to you!

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Does it really matter? At the end of the day, we're all Americans.

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For those familiar with Graeter's ice cream brand. I like Cotton Candy and Bourbon Pecan Chocolate Chip.

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shadowsword87 posted...

Thanks obama.

Or thanks Trump!

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I'm still wearing a mask when I enter large crowds.

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Personally I do not have a personal financial advisor.

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I hate frozen foods.

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I filed on Sunday online.

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Nice guitar man really nice.

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Not yet and I don't plan on it until I see more data about the vaccines because all of it was rushed in my opinion and they're using a "one size fits all" method to do it.

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I think this could be a good thing considering the state of jobs in America and I'd rather see money spent educating people versus keeping them locked up in prisons.

That would be money spent in a positive way while helping people instead of money being used to house people in prisons which does nothing positive for the people in prison.

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