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[Dutchling]

Heck, you ask them how they are meant to indicate

Like anyone ever does that

[Hanslanda]

I tend to think either wonderful or horrible things as I wait to go to sleep.

My imagination starts messing about and virtually anything that I read, played or watched is mixed together into some kind of sci-fi/fantasy/action/whatever dream.

One of the things I began to think of was 'What if Eragon and Saphira from the inheritance cycle went to Pandora from Avatar?'

Cue a dream that I had whilst semi-awake about what the hell that would entail.

My dream last night involved: A snowy, semi-apocalyptic landscape, complete with people/monsters shooting at/fight me/us, a strange city-type area that seemed like a huge shopping mall built under the convergence of several highways, like you see in L.A., and inside that city was: A massive rolling section of farmland that we drove to a house on, but inside the house was another part of the massive shopping place with a half dozen little bathroom sized restaurants, and a control section from a small yacht. Also, my aunt was there. And we tried to eat at the yacht thing. After almost getting hit by a 'small truck that somehow turned into a semi when you looked away' and we were riding in what seemed like an amphibious vehicle.

Good times.

[tahujdt]

I tend to think either wonderful or horrible things as I wait to go to sleep.

My imagination starts messing about and virtually anything that I read, played or watched is mixed together into some kind of sci-fi/fantasy/action/whatever dream.

One of the things I began to think of was 'What if Eragon and Saphira from the inheritance cycle went to Pandora from Avatar?'

Cue a dream that I had whilst semi-awake about what the hell that would entail.

My dream last night involved: A snowy, semi-apocalyptic landscape, complete with people/monsters shooting at/fight me/us, a strange city-type area that seemed like a huge shopping mall built under the convergence of several highways, like you see in L.A., and inside that city was: A massive rolling section of farmland that we drove to a house on, but inside the house was another part of the massive shopping place with a half dozen little bathroom sized restaurants, and a control section from a small yacht. Also, my aunt was there. And we tried to eat at the yacht thing. After almost getting hit by a 'small truck that somehow turned into a semi when you looked away' and we were riding in what seemed like an amphibious vehicle.

Good times.

I can't top that, I just dreamed that I was back in the Depression. My family was so poor that we had to take boarders. Then one day we got some space-alien boarders made of solid gold. So we melted them down.

Then I learned how to fly.

[Devling]

I had a dream about a tooth falling out.
Or me ripping out a tooth.
I am terrified about losing teeth...

[Xantalos]

I tend to think either wonderful or horrible things as I wait to go to sleep.

My imagination starts messing about and virtually anything that I read, played or watched is mixed together into some kind of sci-fi/fantasy/action/whatever dream.

One of the things I began to think of was 'What if Eragon and Saphira from the inheritance cycle went to Pandora from Avatar?'

Cue a dream that I had whilst semi-awake about what the hell that would entail.

BURNINATION

[Eric Blank]

"I took my first illegal pee!" - crazy lady on facebook
"What?! You illegal peed without me?! I'm wounded!" - also crazy lady

[Askot Bokbondeler]

"pass the pot"

[FearfulJesuit]

The prices our grandparents paid (I'm talking about America in this example) when a candy bar or a subway ride was a nickel, could still be our reality if not for central banks stealing away the value of our money by constantly creating more of it.

A $2000/year salary could be yours, too, if it weren't for those meddling Keynesians!

[Frumple]

A $2000/year salary could be yours, too, if it weren't for those meddling Keynesians!

... that'd be a more meaningful statement if it involved an inflation adjusted comparison. There actually has been a number of times (still including today, iirc) where despite salaries going up, purchasing power decreased. $50k/year is irrelevant if it buys less than $2k/year, et al. Mind you, I'm fairly sure that's not the actual conversion rate or anything silly like that, and it's a hell of a lot more complicated than the snippet you quoted suggests, but there's actually a certain degree of truth in that quote.

Still a fairly shortsighted and ignorant thing to state, sure, just not entirely misguided.

[FearfulJesuit]

A $2000/year salary could be yours, too, if it weren't for those meddling Keynesians!

... that'd be a more meaningful statement if it involved an inflation adjusted comparison. There actually has been a number of times (still including today, iirc) where despite salaries going up, purchasing power decreased. $50k/year is irrelevant if it buys less than $2k/year, et al. Mind you, I'm fairly sure that's not the actual conversion rate or anything silly like that, and it's a hell of a lot more complicated than the snippet you quoted suggests, but there's actually a certain degree of truth in that quote.

Still a fairly shortsighted and ignorant thing to state, sure, just not entirely misguided.

From the context of the quote, it was clear he hadn't any idea how inflation actually worked. You're right, but he wasn't wrong, he was not even wrong.

EDIT: He's replied to my further objections. Not only is deflation never a problem, but "assertions to the contrary, no matter how widely believed within certain economic schools, are wrong." All these so-called """experts""" with their "facts"- I tell you, it sure gives me peace of mind at night to know they're kept at bay by brave lone wolves like these with their own unbacked assertions.

[GuesssWho]

If a nickel then is $1.25 now, it's actually about the same . . .

[Xantalos]

Goddamit brother, why do you insist on asking for ice cream from an already volatile and pissed-off parent before dinner?

[Gamerlord]

Goddamit brother, why do you insist on asking for ice cream from an already volatile and pissed-off parent before dinner?

I hear you. Bloody siblings, never knowing when to quit. *shakes head*

[Slayerhero90]

I hate it when my brother does and says stuff that are way too inappropriate for the present situation. For example, the time he noticed that come sounds just like cum and promply said "Cuuuuum. Get it?" in the middle of a restaurant.

[Graknorke]

Spoiler: Oh Omegle (click to show/hide)

You're now watching two strangers discuss your question!
Question to discuss:
Is the second amendment outdated, with the massively advanced technology possessed by the US military?

Stranger 2: fuck the second amendmant

Stranger 1: fuck everything!

Stranger 2: no just that

Stranger 1: anarchy

Stranger 2: and terrorists

Stranger 2: no fuck anarchy

Stranger 2: fag

Stranger 1: ANARCHY

Stranger 2: fuck you

Stranger 2: emo faggot

Stranger 1: loser

Stranger 2: fag

Stranger 1: jerk

Stranger 2: faggot

Stranger 2 has disconnected