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Old 10-07-2008, 10:14 PM   #1
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If by "balling" you mean "lynching", yes.
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Old 10-07-2008, 10:21 PM   #2
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If by "balling" you mean "lynching", yes.
No, I was thinking along the line of some other kind of "Balling"....
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Old 10-07-2008, 10:32 PM   #3
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Ball gags and whips?



That's too good for them.

Who didn't see this coming? You KNOW what they're gonna do with the next 700 billion we give them, don't you?

That's right: Chuck Norris jeans, cowboy boots, big screen TV's, cocaine and Courvosier.
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Old 10-07-2008, 10:37 PM   #4
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New mansions for everybody! Its the least they can do to help out the lending crunch!
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Old 10-07-2008, 10:50 PM   #5
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Ball gags and whips?



That's too good for them.

Who didn't see this coming? You KNOW what they're gonna do with the next 700 billion we give them, don't you?

That's right: Chuck Norris jeans, cowboy boots, big screen TV's, cocaine and Courvosier.
Ok, well, whateva

I want in.......
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Old 10-07-2008, 11:13 PM   #6
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Old 10-08-2008, 08:48 AM   #7
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[Devil'sAdvocate] OK, so AIG executive went through with a planned corporate outing even though they were going through financially tough times. Has anybody asked the question about when the outing was booked, how much of a deposit was already paid, and what the penalty would be for canceling at the last minute? In my law firm, we book entire floors of hotels when we go off to trial in other cities. The amount of money you have to deposit to hold entire floors, including conference rooms, is pretty astronomical. If the case settles at the last minute and the trial is canceled, the hotels never refund our deposit. So if this spa outing was already substantially paid for and couldn't be canceled, why not go forward with it? [/Devil'sAdvocate]
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Old 10-07-2008, 10:44 PM   #8
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srsly, though? You all know you are liking my guillotine idea better and better.
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Old 10-08-2008, 08:57 AM   #9
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It was probably like, their swan song!
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Old 10-08-2008, 09:34 AM   #10
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Actually, Kitsune's post shows that they had paid a deposit of about $400,000 of the $440,000 total. So this thing was already 91% paid for in advance. I haven't seen anywhere what the cancellation policy was, but if that 91% payment was non-refundable, I'd go through with it too.
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Old 10-08-2008, 09:35 AM   #11
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I like how that invoice looks like it was done on an old manual typewriter: I can't tell if it's Pica or Elite, though.
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Old 10-08-2008, 09:36 AM   #12
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In my industry, we are told to avoid even the appearance of impropriety at all costs.
They would have been better off eating the (possible) loss, if only for the image of belt-tightening it sends.
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Old 10-08-2008, 09:40 AM   #13
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Oh, yeah, it's a horrible image for sure. Maybe they should have sent the mailroom staff on the outing instead. Or orphans or something.
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Old 10-08-2008, 09:38 AM   #14
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Oh, good point, Pie. We are told the same thing. No matter how ethical or unselfish are intentions are, if others even have an inkling of impropriety, then we're doin' it wrong!
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Old 10-08-2008, 09:42 AM   #15
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lol

How about some needy Dwellers?
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