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Hey, so a few people have asked about this thing where I’m not using question marks anymore, and suppose I owe an explanation.
This post is to be considered a courtesy to those of you who queried – the rest of you can think of it as important trivia.
The answer is simpler than you imagine. Which of the following sounds better to your ears:
1) What’s your voice sound like – is it exciting?
2) What’s your voice sound like – is it exciting.
It’s pure image and stylistic preference – there’s no grammatical moral high ground I’m working here. Can you imagine this post if I were using question marks. Wouldn’t it seem juvenile and silly.
Now that this is a settled issue…what’s the most cash you’ve ever had in hand at once. I’m not talking in your account or on a check, either. Like, how much legit paper money have you had in your possession in a single moment.
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The most I've ever had on me at once was $1600. Vegas Baby. Have you been introduced to the interrobang? It's an exclamation point,and a question mark, in one ‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽ It's name is literally Interrobang, name a better punctuation mark, I dare you.
Where did you get an interrobang and how do I make one! btw my answer is $14,000.
14 grand‽‽‽‽(perfect opportunity for it, thanks for the alley) Not sure, on a Mac if you push apple+option+t it brings up this character pallet thing. You can then find iton there and hit insert, not sure how to make a shortcut or do it any other way. When did you have 14Gs, for movie making I presume?
In 1998 (???) or so – whenever Beanie Babies were peaking – my parents owned a retail store that had a Ty license. Ty was a really strict company about who they let sell their goods and for how much. This was smart and part of what fueled the rarity and craze of the BBs.
Anyway, retailers weren't allowed to go above suggested retail price, even though the things were worth up to ten times that in some cases.
Retail was (I think) 5.00. My dad suggested me and a friend go sell them in front of a grocery store, give him (I think) 8.00/per, and we could keep whatever we made over that.
So like we did that for four Saturdays around Christmas-time, and by the second week, there were people lined up waiting for us to set up our table. I think the third week is when we peaked, and had $14K cash in hand after like three hours.
The whole craze was insane. I can remember one woman openly weeping because we had the Christmas Bear one week.
That's nuts, I remember those things, my little sisters were all about them. I got a squirrel one as a gift, sadly I didn't realize the bank possibilities at the time and the tag got lost. How much were you selling em for at the table?
That further just proves that black markets make everything better, including little stuffed animals. Weeping over a stuffed animal is…well…strange at least.
HAHAHAHAHA!!! that just made my night. sometimes i love my vivid imagination.
Man I had a couple. Then my dog ate them. I, as one might say, had the sadness. All that was left was the mint tag. I like the platypus.
I can't believe I missed the post that had my drawing. :/
How does everyone feel about Chocolate?
NDEddieMac you seem to like sports teams from all across the country. I am confused.
The Calvin Stadiums Facebook is officially the meme. This 11-year old kid can't handle how cocky Calvin is about his basketball abilities lol
“I AM BRYANT JEFFRSON. What good does being Calvin Stadiums do you? I could beat you!”
Damn I think you've become the meme also!
Each of my teams has a story tho. I grew up in Austin Tx, no pro teams. For NBA, Spurs were only an hour away, easy pick, plus David Robinson and Avery Johnson were easy to love as a little kid. Notre Dame, well, I went there, grew up with it cause my dad went there, easy. MLB is the Braves, when I was 5 that was my Tball team, little Eddie Mac thought that meant we were on the same team. Little Eddie Mac was dumb. Plus with the TBS deal I saw more of their games than Rangers and Astros combined. Finally the Denver Broncos for the NFL. I was an Oilers fan, they left, I was sad. I then watched Terrell Davis be a freak of nature, followed them sense. In summation, people always want me to like Dallas or Houston teams, both are equidistant, and I didnt really like either city growing up(altho in Dallas now, and it's not bad) Here ends the random and mostly uninteresting story of my sports loyalties, sorry for those who read it outside of @mfeige who asked.
I'm not sure how or why Calvin attracted so many young Euro tween fans, but it's been a source of endless entertainment
Paper money, as in cash = $48,452. Combination of signing bonus and savings. I didn't trust banks.
Paper money, as in what's in my pocket right now = $0. I don't carry cash any longer.
Are you Calvin Stadiums/
i worked at a large corporate event. 4 guys came from Brazil came in and paid the event registration in cash – $12,000. They said something about all the banks and credits cards in Brazil being shut down for a week, and I remember thinking how weird it would be to live in a country where things like that happen. Anyway, I had set up the computer system that was tracking this all, and could have pocketed the 12k easy. But, I'm a nice guy, so I didn't. :(
i'm pretty sure i still have the Princess Di beanie baby in my mommy's house in Texas. can someone please let me know how much it's worth so i can sell it? it's purple = anxiety attack.
i like chocolate most when it's mixed with peanut butter.
being bored is my meme.
are YOU Calvin Stadiums??
don't ask questions about “omg wtf batdance.” just believe.
Which sounds better? The one with the question mark. Otherwise it's not a question, and it's confusing. It sounds like you don't care about the answer; you're not even willing to put the energy into really asking the question.
How much cash do you think I've had on hand.
If I said $8500 would I be close.
very gay
the most amount of cash I've ever had on hand:
$3500 :(
from when I sold my car and I didn't trust this guy to pay check so I made him go to the bank to get cash.
I don't think I've ever had very much money on my person. maybe 500 Dollars
WORD UP TO PB AND CHOCOLATE! Time for a peanutbutter AND NUTELLA SANDWICH!
I LIKE THAT STORY! VERY INTERESTING. I like the Lakers! I go to USC! I like the Dodgers. Does this make us mortal enemies? Just Wondering
Good enough answer for me
I hate the Lakers thanks to some SA-LA battles+Kobe so that's bad. Throw in USC, yikes. IDK about mortal enemies, but certainly fierce rivals with a strong distrust.
Eh I like you though plus your not a boston fan. Which is what really the worst. And I only marginally care about USC sports.
Appreciated, we will be good to go, outside of a week in October haha
I weep for the future. Not because there's anything wrong with young boys who were deviously pimped-out by their father to rip off consumers with over priced beanbag chair babies,
or because a pretty girl then laughs maniacally over the scandal while falling madly in love with her own thoughts, crushing like a teen over imagination…
or even because a boner thinks it all has something to do with man-on-man or girl-on-girl action…
No, I weep for the future because life is short and I'd rather get all the weeping done now before I get old and gross with hair growing from my gums.
WORD.
Next, please abolish the word “asked.” How redundant is,
“Are you okay?” he asked.
Next, please abolish the word “asked.” How redundant is,
“Are you okay?” he asked.
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