XPost: can.general, can.politics, ott.general   
   From: nospam@thanksalot.com   
      
   John Fleming wrote:   
   > On Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:08:43 -0700, while chained to a desk   
   > in the scriptorium "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.   
   >   
   > Your attitude toward your finances is part of your   
   > character.   
      
   perhaps, but like I said - "financial acumen" is not.   
      
      
   >> $You may grovel and apologize anytime.   
   >   
   > Forget it.   
      
   Ingrate.   
      
   > I owe you no apologies.   
   >> $>> $> 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.   
   >   
   > It is part of your character.   
      
   You are mistaken. Repeating it ad nauseum will not make it true.   
      
      
   >> $>> $> 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.   
   >   
   > I owe you no expression of gratitude either.   
      
   Ingrate.   
      
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