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Cojawfee posted:What exactly was the scam though? They bought airline miles and used those to buy steaks. They planned on contaminating the steaks (how would anyone even detect the contamination with the original plan?) with the chickens and then sending the steaks back to get cash. Where do they make money? They'd have to just pay off Frank's credit card as well as pay for those chickens. Not to mention that vacuum sealer. Frank already had the airline miles. They planned on unwrapping the steaks, putting feathers on them, then shrink wrapping them back up.
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Exploder posted:I still think it's an homage, of sorts, to True Detective and McConaughey because of Dennis' repeated use of the phrase "alright, alright, alright." It still makes me laugh every time he does that, even after the third rewatch. Yes, that's how great this episode is, I've watched it three times already. I was really confused about that line until reading this thread even though I found it hilarious. Sweaty crazy Dennis at the end was also hilarious but confusing. Definitely a top-tier episode for me too.
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Cojawfee posted:What exactly was the scam though? They bought airline miles and used those to buy steaks. They planned on contaminating the steaks (how would anyone even detect the contamination with the original plan?) with the chickens and then sending the steaks back to get cash. Where do they make money? They'd have to just pay off Frank's credit card as well as pay for those chickens. Not to mention that vacuum sealer. It's possible the scam was just to steal money from Frank.
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Cojawfee posted:What exactly was the scam though? They bought airline miles and used those to buy steaks. They planned on contaminating the steaks (how would anyone even detect the contamination with the original plan?) with the chickens and then sending the steaks back to get cash. Where do they make money? They'd have to just pay off Frank's credit card as well as pay for those chickens. Not to mention that vacuum sealer. Charlie explained it as Frank used his credit card to buy airline miles (and get bonus miles from the CC as well I would guess), and then they used the miles to buy the steaks. They planned to open the steaks and contaminate them with chickens and then repackage them all. They would then return all the steaks and get cash as a refund (instead of the miles they bought them with). Presumably when you buy miles, you get a higher value than the cash you pay for them since they are miles and can't be used for as many things. That and the bonus miles you are getting when buying them on your CC. So when Frank pays off the card with the cash there is a profit left over. edit: think of it like this (to use another Sunny ref), say you go in to a D&B and buy a Power Card for $100 cash. As a bonus, they load up $120 worth of game credits (how much it would cost you to play games without buying in bulk) plus a $10 meal or something. Now if you could go on Ebay and sell that Power Card for the full $130 of value you just made $30 profit. It's kinna like that as I understand it. Whether or not it all makes sense doesn't matter too much, since that was maybe the best Sunny ep ever! Sophy Wackles fucked around with this message at 03:12 on Feb 6, 2015 |
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Feb 6, 2015 03:01
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It would actually make less sense for the scam to hold water.
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Pawn 17 posted:edit: think of it like this (to use another Sunny ref), say you go in to a D&B and buy a Power Card for $100 cash. As a bonus, they load up $120 worth of game credits (how much it would cost you to play games without buying in bulk) plus a $10 meal or something. Now if you could go on Ebay and sell that Power Card for the full $130 of value you just made $30 profit. It's kinna like that as I understand it. And you can even use the Dave & Busters card at the TGI Fridays out in Franklin Mills.
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I thought maybe Dennis was sweaty and crazy at the end because of the carbon monoxide? But not sure if that makes much sense.
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Feb 6, 2015 03:33
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He was exhausted from smuggling chickens from the vent onto the truck.
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sweetmercifulcrap posted:I thought maybe Dennis was sweaty and crazy at the end because of the carbon monoxide? But not sure if that makes much sense. Excellent episode, one of their best.
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Lumberjack Bonanza posted:It would actually make less sense for the scam to hold water. Yeah, pretty much. It was a really stupid plan that would never make any money, but Frank probably financed it anyway because he thought it would be fun and also because he's a little bit senile.
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Fast Luck posted:Was he crawling through the vents? No I think the chickens however traveled through the vents from the office to that pantry area. Dennis was just rushing around and loading everything into the truck.
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A A 2 3 5 8 K posted:And you can even use the Dave & Busters card at the TGI Fridays out in Franklin Mills. No we won't, you can though.
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sweetmercifulcrap posted:I thought maybe Dennis was sweaty and crazy at the end because of the carbon monoxide? But not sure if that makes much sense. This confused me the first time but I just watched the episode again and realized how much work the other characters are doing while Charlie's leading the lady around. Dennis was already exhausted when he and Mac stuffed the chickens in the vent so he was pretty much dead after racing around to load the truck and get back behind the bar.
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Unmerciful posted:This confused me the first time but I just watched the episode again and realized how much work the other characters are doing while Charlie's leading the lady around. Dennis was already exhausted when he and Mac stuffed the chickens in the vent so he was pretty much dead after racing around to load the truck and get back behind the bar. Makes sense. It just felt like so little time passed since we last saw him that he should have been sweatier before.
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Feb 6, 2015 04:47
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I just rewatched and oh my god that look on Dennis' face when Mac meekly comes up to ask him for credit for the plan
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robot roll call posted:I just rewatched and oh my god that look on Dennis' face when Mac meekly comes up to ask him for credit for the plan Yes Yes Yes times a billion. I caught it on the first go around and It was ever so slight but that's honestly one of the moments that stood out the most in my mind among all the other brilliant things in this episode.
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Feb 6, 2015 04:55
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Glenn Howerton is seriously one of the best actors alive right now.
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ChesterJT posted:Oh it was fantastic, one of my favorites, but it's not groundbreaking or more impressive just because it was done on tv or that they don't have a "hollywood budget". And calling a show on it's tenth season with at least two more bought and paid for hardly qualifies as niche tv. Any original programming on FXX almost has to qualify as "niche tv". A A 2 3 5 8 K posted:And you can even use the Dave & Busters card at the TGI Fridays out in Franklin Mills. Nonsense, you can't have steak in an arcade setting at TGI Friday's. raditts fucked around with this message at 06:13 on Feb 6, 2015 |
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Feb 6, 2015 06:09
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It's gotten to the point where they all pretty much hate each other. Dennis and Mac used to be unable to function without each other but now Dennis openly expresses his hatred for the guy. Also openly loathes his sister. Charlie and Frank haven't really been shown together on their own lately but Charlie pretty much hates Mac now too. Makes you wonder what it is that's keeping these people together. The bar. That's about it.
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speshl guy posted:It's gotten to the point where they all pretty much hate each other. Dennis and Mac used to be unable to function without each other but now Dennis openly expresses his hatred for the guy. Also openly loathes his sister. Charlie and Frank haven't really been shown together on their own lately but Charlie pretty much hates Mac now too. Makes you wonder what it is that's keeping these people together. Its shown in the Gang settles their beefs. They are just completely co-dependent on each other.
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speshl guy posted:It's gotten to the point where they all pretty much hate each other. Dennis and Mac used to be unable to function without each other but now Dennis openly expresses his hatred for the guy. Also openly loathes his sister. Charlie and Frank haven't really been shown together on their own lately but Charlie pretty much hates Mac now too. Makes you wonder what it is that's keeping these people together. Heeeeey Dennis. Edit: Holy poo poo, on my rewatch of the most recent episode, I just noticed Frank was in the basement when Charlie took the inspector down there. FireWorksWell fucked around with this message at 07:08 on Feb 6, 2015 |
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FireWorksWell posted:Heeeeey Dennis. The first time Charlie is down there with Dee he's trying to figure out the note he has Frank play on the recorder to sound like the detector
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pahuyuth posted:Yes Yes Yes times a billion. I caught it on the first go around and It was ever so slight but that's honestly one of the moments that stood out the most in my mind among all the other brilliant things in this episode.  
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Haven't seen this posted here yet, and it owns so loving hard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl4csDOgSF4
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suboptimal posted:Haven't seen this posted here yet, and it owns so loving hard: Man, it really does make for a scary movie. Another one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxqcnJWKgP0
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Irish Joe posted:What's wrong with a B+ IT'S A FIVE STAR SHOW!
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Pawn 17 posted:Charlie explained it as Frank used his credit card to buy airline miles (and get bonus miles from the CC as well I would guess), and then they used the miles to buy the steaks. They planned to open the steaks and contaminate them with chickens and then repackage them all. They would then return all the steaks and get cash as a refund (instead of the miles they bought them with). Presumably when you buy miles, you get a higher value than the cash you pay for them since they are miles and can't be used for as many things. That and the bonus miles you are getting when buying them on your CC. So when Frank pays off the card with the cash there is a profit left over. This reminds me of a scam at Fatwallet where someone discovered that you could buy money from the US Mint at face value using airline miles and credit cards with cashback bonuses. There was free delivery too, and for some reason card companies weren't counting this as a cash advance. The money being sold by the US Mint was only coins. Dollar coins and half dollars sold out quickly. So all these assholes bought like $2000 in quarters and dimes, lugged the change to their banks, paid down the credit cards, and repeated this cycle again and again for like $30 a pop. People were maxing out their credit cards doing this and calling their card companies to get limits raised. They were unplugging the ethernet cords on Coinstar machines, which apparently makes it operate without a surcharge. Basically, Fatwallet people are like the gang from Sunny.
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pahuyuth posted:Yes Yes Yes times a billion. I caught it on the first go around and It was ever so slight but that's honestly one of the moments that stood out the most in my mind among all the other brilliant things in this episode. LOOK AT ME WHEN YOU'RE TALKING TO ME! I was worried they would start to overplay Dennis as a serial killer, but he is doing fantastic things in his role as a sociopath.
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bobkatt013 posted:Its shown in the Gang settles their beefs. They are just completely co-dependent on each other. They also have an arbitration process, even if it seems to be rigged against Mac.
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Is that the first time we've seen the pantry? Usually the only parts of the bar we see are the main area and the office.
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muscles like this? posted:Is that the first time we've seen the pantry? Usually the only parts of the bar we see are the main area and the office. Pretty sure they try to hide there in the hurricane.
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robot roll call posted:The first time Charlie is down there with Dee he's trying to figure out the note he has Frank play on the recorder to sound like the detector I didn't even pick up on that! I was kinda wondering what Frank was doing with the recorder.
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muscles like this? posted:Is that the first time we've seen the pantry? Usually the only parts of the bar we see are the main area and the office. I was wondering the same thing with the basement, have we actually seen it before?
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Senor Tron posted:I was wondering the same thing with the basement, have we actually seen it before? Isn't that where they went to shoot guns and or beat the poo poo out of Charlie for training?
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muscles like this? posted:Isn't that where they went to shoot guns and or beat the poo poo out of Charlie for training? Also Vietnamese gambling
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Someone made Dennis a serial killer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl4csDOgSF4
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Also don't Frank's Vietnam buddies gamble down there? edit: son of a
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I was kind of hoping Dennis was sweaty because he had contracted some sort of bird flu.
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Senor Tron posted:I was wondering the same thing with the basement, have we actually seen it before? Didn't Frank run a sweet sweat shop down there?
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Meatwave posted:Someone made Dennis a serial killer: Already posted on this page jabroni.
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