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yes really! a 10 dollar scoop of ice cream is gross consumption and hyper inflated prices wrapped around pretention. a 10,000 dollar birthday is a LOT of fun.
*rob*
Late to the party, folks, and I haven’t had time to follow all of the subthreads fo this thread, but since jackal called me out to debate on the same-sex marriage petition, here I am. And . . . .
I am going to agree (sort of) with jackal. If you are going to go to the trouble of trying to get lots of folks to sign a petition, you need: 1. A specific ask in the text(i.e. a specific action you want taken on a specific bill, regulation, etc.); 2. The correct target — i.e., the person(s) with the power to accomplish what you want or at least move you closer to your goal; 3. Signatures with leverage (correct district, state, etc.). You need to show the political reward for following your demand and the cost of not doing so. That petition was vague, unless what they want is a rhetorical victory, i.e. Obama states loudly and publicly that he supports gay marriage, which one could arguably might move things toward achieving the goal.
Incidentally, the power of petitions was taken far more seriously in the early days of our great nation. For example, there were efforts to pass laws prohibiting the circulation of petitions to abolish slavery (I do not recall learning whether such laws were passed). There was some real fear that petitions carried some real legal/constitutional/moral weight.
im actually extremely pro-expensive birthday parties. birth is such a horrible thing!!! spending lots of money at it is the only thing that makes it worthwhile. (does that make any sens>?)
I had birthday parties every year, and occasionally two – one with my dad and one with my mom.
It’s just that they were almost all at home and none were extravagant.
One year in middle school my dad did take me and 2 friends to the crappy little amusement park in town and bought us all-you-can-ride passes. That’s as fancy as we got.
yes really! a 10 dollar scoop of ice cream is gross consumption and hyper inflated prices wrapped around pretention. a 10,000 dollar birthday is a LOT of fun.
*rob*
By more4less on May 12, 2011 2:02 PM
DIBS, Rob is rubbing off on DH
gross
Benson, wow that IS digusting. What if the kid had a car accident?????????
“Hesitant to admit this but we go out to dinner in Philly for all of our cats birthdays, even the last two who died.”
Hard to believe you’re hesistant to admit much of anything, and, I award you GOTD but it’s superfluous.
Wasn’t allowed to have a quinceanera because I had both a Bar Mitzvah and a Coming Out Party.
Late to the party, folks, and I haven’t had time to follow all of the subthreads fo this thread, but since jackal called me out to debate on the same-sex marriage petition, here I am. And . . . .
I am going to agree (sort of) with jackal. If you are going to go to the trouble of trying to get lots of folks to sign a petition, you need: 1. A specific ask in the text(i.e. a specific action you want taken on a specific bill, regulation, etc.); 2. The correct target — i.e., the person(s) with the power to accomplish what you want or at least move you closer to your goal; 3. Signatures with leverage (correct district, state, etc.). You need to show the political reward for following your demand and the cost of not doing so. That petition was vague, unless what they want is a rhetorical victory, i.e. Obama states loudly and publicly that he supports gay marriage, which one could arguably might move things toward achieving the goal.
Incidentally, the power of petitions was taken far more seriously in the early days of our great nation. For example, there were efforts to pass laws prohibiting the circulation of petitions to abolish slavery (I do not recall learning whether such laws were passed). There was some real fear that petitions carried some real legal/constitutional/moral weight.
“I assumed this was rob posting until I looked a second time.”
*rob* doesn’t “brunch”
im actually extremely pro-expensive birthday parties. birth is such a horrible thing!!! spending lots of money at it is the only thing that makes it worthwhile. (does that make any sens>?)
*rob*
I had birthday parties every year, and occasionally two – one with my dad and one with my mom.
It’s just that they were almost all at home and none were extravagant.
One year in middle school my dad did take me and 2 friends to the crappy little amusement park in town and bought us all-you-can-ride passes. That’s as fancy as we got.
DIBS, Rob is rubbing off on DH