Barnes & Noble is criminal

hondo · Nov 20, 2006

The Good Doctor said:

hondo said:

BYH said:

three_bags_full said:

I'd be willing to bet hondo understands extenuating circumstances, BYH.

Your situation is hardly the one he's describing.
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When he tells SC that she should find a gig that pays for moving expenses, I'm sorry, but he's lumping every debt-ridden 20- or 30-something into the same boat. I'm sick of his neo-con, back-in-my-day-we-had-the-same-gig-for-30-years-so-anyone-who-doesn't-is-lazy bullshit.
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Then don't read me. Go write a blog on the merits of Krispy Kreme as opposed to Dunkin Doughnuts. All your 20-something pals will read that.
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Wow. Is being an asshole easy, or does it take hard work?
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Not as hard as it is for you to respond to a little criticism and a little advice by being insulting little twits.

Chi City 81 · Nov 20, 2006

hondo said:

The Good Doctor said:

hondo said:

BYH said:

three_bags_full said:

I'd be willing to bet hondo understands extenuating circumstances, BYH.

Your situation is hardly the one he's describing.
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When he tells SC that she should find a gig that pays for moving expenses, I'm sorry, but he's lumping every debt-ridden 20- or 30-something into the same boat. I'm sick of his neo-con, back-in-my-day-we-had-the-same-gig-for-30-years-so-anyone-who-doesn't-is-lazy bullshit.
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Then don't read me. Go write a blog on the merits of Krispy Kreme as opposed to Dunkin Doughnuts. All your 20-something pals will read that.
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Wow. Is being an asshole easy, or does it take hard work?
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Not as hard as it is for you to respond to a little criticism and a little advice by being insulting little twits.
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I'm not in debt (much), and I haven't posted on this thread. I'm just asking a question about your assholishness.

hockeybeat · Nov 20, 2006

hondo said:

BYH said:

Many 20-somethings spend beyond their means for reasons far beyond filling up on frivilous shit.

I was 27 when my wife (then my girlfriend) decided to go to grad school because she hated copy editing. She'd just had a serious illness and decided that a new lease on life was a good excuse to find something she liked doing. So she went to school to become a teacher.

When she applied, we figured it was fine if she took a year-and-a-half off from F/T work because I had two jobs. By the time she started her second month, I'd been laid off from both jobs. I guess I could try and curry favor with Hondo by blaming myself for my employers inability to read the changing tech market in mid-2000.

We ran thru our savings and racked up credit card debt to, you know, live. None of the jobs I got in the subsequent several years paid as well as the ones I had when she decided to go back to school and we've been unable to pay off her debts as fast as we would like. I guess I/we could curry favor with Hondo by blaming my wife/myself for not being a good enough teacher/writer to get a high-paying job.

So we're in our early 30s with plenty of debt and believe it or not I don't have an IPod, a Macbook or a PlayStation 3.

It's such a well-worn phrase around here, but it's well-worn because it applies so often: Go fuck yourself, Hondo.
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So much hostility, all for advising you crazy kids to save your money. With every post like this, Generation Whine re-affirms that's a classless bunch of crybabies who can't manage the simple act of handling their money without getting into $30,000 worth of debt and go running home to Mommy and Daddy ... who helped create the problem by being "Helicopter Parents," and never teaching them how to be functioning adults.

Now hurry up kids: 2-for-1 starts at Ruby Tuesday's in 10 minutes.
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You are, without a shadow of a doubt, the dumbest fucking person I've read on this board.

spup1122 · Nov 20, 2006

Hondo,

My sister was on a full academic ride at her university, but will still have $20,000 in debt due to housing costs and she's worked the entire time she has been in school, her senior year working two jobs while taking 18 hours per semester.

I wasn't on scholarship and have almost $30,000 total with the same situation as my sister. 99% of my debt is tuition and book costs.

Don't tell me I'm in "Generation Whine." It has nothing to do with being able to handle money. It has everything to do with wanting an education.

sportschick · Nov 20, 2006

Apparently college and all its trappings are free in Hondo's world. Must be nice.

BYH · Nov 20, 2006

Haven't lived at home in nearly 10 years. Haven't received any money from mommy and daddy, aside from Xmas or birthday gifts, in nearly 10 years. My parents are my heroes who never spoiled me, not once.

Try again, asshole.

I remember the time you swore you were away from this board for good. Those were the good ol days. If you went away, I guarantee you no one would miss or mention you, unless the topic was Board's Biggest Assholes.

The Big Ragu · Nov 20, 2006

BYH said:

three_bags_full said:

I'd be willing to bet hondo understands extenuating circumstances, BYH.

Your situation is hardly the one he's describing.
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When he tells SC that she should find a gig that pays for moving expenses, I'm sorry, but he's lumping every debt-ridden 20- or 30-something into the same boat. I'm sick of his neo-con, back-in-my-day-we-had-the-same-gig-for-30-years-so-anyone-who-doesn't-is-lazy bullshit.
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Not to nitpick, but the term "neo-con" gets thrown around wrongly on this board. Neo-conservatives are former lefties who became militantly anticommunist and believe in promoting freedom and democracy abroad through pro-democracy movements, foreign aid and as in Iraq, military intervention. They support the Republican party for foreign policy reasons. The typical neo-conservative, such as Irving Krystal or Norman Podhoretz, is pretty fiscally liberal, though. I think it was Krystal who described them as liberals who had been mugged by reality. Typically, they support social welfare spending that libertarians and more typical conservatives are against, and they are ardent believers in civil rights. Sorry for the lecture, but it bugs me every time I see the term used incorrectly. Not sure what I'd characterize Hondo as--maybe reactionary. But what he said wasn't a "neo-con" point of view.

Guy_Incognito · Nov 20, 2006

The Big Ragu said:

BYH said:

three_bags_full said:

I'd be willing to bet hondo understands extenuating circumstances, BYH.

Your situation is hardly the one he's describing.
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When he tells SC that she should find a gig that pays for moving expenses, I'm sorry, but he's lumping every debt-ridden 20- or 30-something into the same boat. I'm sick of his neo-con, back-in-my-day-we-had-the-same-gig-for-30-years-so-anyone-who-doesn't-is-lazy bullshit.
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Not to nitpick, but the term "neo-con" gets thrown around wrongly on this board. Neo-conservatives are former lefties who became militantly anticommunist and believe in promoting freedom and democracy abroad through pro-democracy movements, foreign aid and as in Iraq, military intervention. They support the Republican party for foreign policy reasons. The typical neo-conservative, such as Irving Krystal or Norman Podhoretz, is pretty fiscally liberal, though. I think it was Krystal who described them as liberals who had been mugged by reality. Typically, they support social welfare spending that libertarians and more typical conservatives are against, and they are ardent believers in civil rights. Sorry for the lecture, but it bugs me every time I see the term used incorrectly. Not sure what I'd characterize Hondo as--maybe reactionary. But what he said wasn't a "neo-con" point of view.
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Not talking specifically about BYH, but Ragu, you're dreaming. I must have tried to make this point ten times. People think Neo-con sounds sinister (the great David Brooks line is that Con is short for conservative & neo is short for Jewish), and like to use it as a short hand for "evil conservative".

TheSportsPredictor · Nov 20, 2006

It will probably cost Pringle more points off his credit score to cancel the card than it would to actually have a late bill.

Yep, The Man fucked you. Go cry to George Bailey. Maybe he can help you bring down Mr. Potter and earn an angel his wings.

BYH · Nov 20, 2006

Yeah I'm sorry for misusing the term neo-con. I was just trying to insult the King Asshole.

Perry White · Nov 20, 2006

Bubbler said:

Barnes & Noble is criminal because their selection sucks.

Stop slumming and head to Borders.
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Really? I've had the opposite experience.

BYH · Nov 20, 2006

Perry White said:

Bubbler said:

Barnes & Noble is criminal because their selection sucks.

Stop slumming and head to Borders.
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Really? I've had the opposite experience.
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Me too. Borders isn't very good. B&N has a great selection.

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