XPost: can.general, can.politics, ott.general   
   From: nospam@thanksalot.com   
      
   Canuck57 wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   It's all very well to "not want to be...", but that does not change the   
   fact that you are.   
      
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