XPost: can.general, can.politics, ott.general   
   From: Canuck57@nospam.com   
      
   On 11/07/2011 11:08 PM, merlin! wrote:   
   > John Fleming wrote:   
   >> On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:28:38 -0700, while chained to a desk   
   >> in the scriptorium "merlin!"  wrote:   
   >>> $John Fleming wrote:   
   >>> $>  On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:34:17 -0700, while chained to a desk   
   >>> $>  in the scriptorium "merlin!"  wrote:   
   >>> $>>  $John Fleming wrote:   
   >>> $>>  $>  On Wed, 6 Jul 2011 21:47:41 -0700, while chained to a desk   
   >>> $>>  $>  in the scriptorium "merlin!"  wrote:   
   >>> $>>  $>>  $John Fleming wrote:   
   >>> $>>  $>>  $>  On Tue, 5 Jul 2011 17:28:35 -0700, while chained to a desk   
   >>> $>>  $>>  $>  in the scriptorium "merlin!"   
   >>> wrote: $>>  $>>  $>   
   >>> $>>  $>>  $>>  $And you two clowns have a crystal ball to see the   
   >>> future, $>>  and $>>  $>>  mind-reading $abilities so you always know   
   >>> when you are $>>  being $>>  $>>  defrauded. How nice for $you! No   
   >>> wonder your financial $>>  plan $>>  worked $>>  out so well.   
   >>> $>>  $>>  $>   
   >>> $>>  $>>  $>  Nobody can foresee the future.  But a persona can take   
   >>> steps $>>  $>>  $>  to mitigate risk.   
   >>> $>>  $>>  $   
   >>> $>>  $>>  $Of course they can, and I agree it is prudent to do so. But   
   >>> it $>>  is $>>  not $guarantee of anything, certainly not in this   
   >>> country. $>>  $>>  $   
   >>> $>>  $>>  $   
   >>> $>>  $>>  $>  In personal finance, you do this by having a budget, a   
   >>> $>>  $>>  $>  reserve fund, appropriate insurance, and minimizing your   
   >>> $>>  $>>  $>  debt.   
   >>> $>>  $>>  $>   
   >>> $>>  $>>  $>  In a relationship, you do this by making sure the woman   
   >>> you $>>  $>>  $>  build a relationship has a good head for personal   
   >>> finance $>>  $>>  $>  and isn't hooking up with you because of your   
   >>> wallet.  Not $>>  $>>  $>  because she has nice tits and a good ass.   
   >>> $>>  $>>  $   
   >>> $>>  $>>  $Seriously? You size up a woman's financial acumen prior to   
   >>> $>>  asking $>>  her out? $That's wierd, dude.   
   >>> $>>  $>   
   >>> $>>  $>  If I can, why not?   
   >>> $>>  $   
   >>> $>>  $Hey, whatever floats your boat. When it comes to women, most   
   >>> guys $>>  are $interested in different sorts of assets, but if that's   
   >>> what $>>  turns you $on....   
   >>> $>   
   >>> $>  And most guys seem to run into a lot of problems, no?  Think   
   >>> $>  there might be a connection?   
   >>> $   
   >>> $Some do, some don't, and no - I certainly do not agree that it has   
   >>> $anything whatsoever to do with the woman's financial acumen.   
   >>> $   
   >>> $>  Like, hey, if they spent less time evaluating her tits and   
   >>> $>  her hips and the shape of her legs and spent more time   
   >>> $>  evaluating her character, values and personality.   
   >>> $   
   >>> $Sure, I agree that character and values are much more important   
   >>> than other $considerations. But that's not the same thing as   
   >>> "financial acumen", is $it? That was your claim, wasn't it... that a   
   >>> woman's "financial acumen" is $a major determinant of marital   
   >>> happiness? Are finally starting to clue in $that you were mistaken?   
   >>   
   >> A woman's financial acumen is definitely a part of her   
   >> character.   
   >   
   > Now you are being deliberately obtuse and ignorant. You aren't completely   
   > stupid and you know that "financial acumen" isn't a character trait.   
   >   
   > You may grovel and apologize anytime.   
   >   
   >   
   >>> $>  As I said elsewhere, sometimes you can see trouble from a   
   >>> $>  country mile, if you keep your eyes open and think with your   
   >>> $>  head instead of your gonads.   
   >>> $   
   >>> $You were claiming that you could sort all this out with a   
   >>> spreadsheet. Why $you brought "gonads" into the discussion is   
   >>> something of a mystery.   
   >>   
   >> Think about it merlin.  And use your brain for a change.   
   >   
   > Okay... I thought about it. I have decided that I am right and you are   
   > wrong, "financial acumen" isn't a character trait. It isn't even that high   
   > on the list of traits I would look for in a life partner.   
   >   
   > I give you back your advice, use your brain and seriously consider if   
   > "financial acumen" is a character trait.   
   >   
   >>> $>  The cute bombshell may seem like a great catch when you   
   >>> $>  start dating her, but you may rue the day you ever met her   
   >>> $>  if you end up in a divorce court.   
   >>> $   
   >>> $I suggest that the exact same thing applies to the woman with   
   >>> "financial $acumen"... and she might be even better qualified to   
   >>> strip you of your $assets, right down to the gonads.   
   >>> $   
   >>> $You may grovel and apologize any time.   
   >>   
   >> You will be waiting for a long, long, long, long time.   
   >>   
   >> After all, I owe you no apology.   
   >   
   > Oh. Well, an expression of gratitude would suffice, for the excellent   
   > education I am giving you.   
      
   Actually, you remind us well of why we don't want to be screw ups.   
      
      
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