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George H.W. oval office posted:https://thumbs2.redgifs.com/DimJollyApatosaur.mp4 Capitalism caused this scene to be made for some reason 
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Shame Boy posted:https://twitter.com/AdequateEmily/status/1417672243702816775 I got this ad while doing Duolingo lessons a week or so ago lol
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Oh also that if your kid is reading college-level books you should take them away and replace them with literal picture books
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George H.W. oval office posted:https://thumbs2.redgifs.com/DimJollyApatosaur.mp4 Did you post this in another thread recently?
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i am harry posted:“CAPITALISM!” - Who is this? Real 'Microwave's Mom' energy
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Orange Devil posted:Tits are definitely not known for sustaining life. I am very smart. how bodacious are these ta-ta's exactly? asking for a friend
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I would for sure be dead if tits did not exist. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, tits.
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I liked tits so much I became a woman hell yeah
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tokin opposition posted:I liked tits so much I became a woman hell yeah 
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Shame Boy posted:https://twitter.com/AdequateEmily/status/1417672243702816775 Tuttle? Like from True Detective? Oh....OH...
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Shame Boy posted:https://twitter.com/AdequateEmily/status/1417672243702816775 I must have missed the episode of Peppa Pig where she’s a communist
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The Nastier Nate posted:I must have missed the episode of Peppa Pig where she’s a communist “Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals. He sets them to work, he gives back to them the bare minimum that will prevent them from starving, and the rest he keeps for himself.” —Peppa Pig
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tokin opposition posted:I liked tits so much I became a woman hell yeah 
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Milo and POTUS posted:Did you post this in another thread recently? lol man I wish
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tokin opposition posted:I liked tits so much I became a woman hell yeah That's smart and awesome
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That last line is some kind of koan.
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https://twitter.com/DanPriceSeattle/status/1418416988053987333
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Screaming Idiot posted:That last line is some kind of koan. If you meet the Buddha on the road, fondle his rear end and tits.
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Not sure if it's already been posted, but this commercial seems very fitting for the thread: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyLQesDuo1I gently caress you, young people! Ya ain't gettin' poo poo! Also, here in Canada, the Victims of Communism memorial that is still being built for some reason went from being a privately funded bad idea to an ironically bloated, publicly funded bad idea with no end in sight lol Edit: Also it may have Nazis memorialized on it Professor Shark has issued a correction as of 10:28 on Jul 23, 2021 |
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To be fair, a lot of Nazis were victims of communism. And that is very good.
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quote:The Memorial to the Victims of Communism is being financed partly through a "buy-a-brick" campaign called Pathways to Liberty, which is run by the registered charity Tribute to Liberty. Wait, so I don't even get a real brick dedicated to WeedLord BonerHitler?
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Towards the end of that article they mention that besides Nazis, they are also having issues with random people who have nothing to do with Communism being commemorated. But yeah, $200 buys you some text on a website. This whole thing is grift machine from start to finish lol
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quote:Some war memorials in Canada have inspired controversy over their ties to wartime collaborators. A cenotaph dedicated to the veterans of the Waffen-SS 'Galicia Division' in an Oakville cemetery made headlines last year when Halton Region police opened a hate crimes investigation after the monument was defaced. Lmao nazis are a protected class, okay e: I do appreciate that once they walked it back everyone was like "hey wait, why the gently caress is there a nazi war memorial there, thanks for letting us know graffiti" Shame Boy has issued a correction as of 13:50 on Jul 23, 2021 |
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There was a de-rail somewhere in cspam weeks ago (I think it was in this thread) about buying cars and car dealerships, where people shared stories about car buying and resources about how dealerships and salesmen work. Today I helped my autistic brother buy a car. We used our own financing and resisted all their attempts to switch to their financing, which they attempted using several (nonsensical to me) arguments. Then we got to the very end dealing with the business guy and I demanded they drop the "out the door" price 1000$ to the price advertised on the website. They got my salesman (who I was very friendly with because he was very easy to work with) to come and tell me how that discount was ridiculous and no one ever gets anything like that. As soon as I said I was ready to walk away from the whole thing, the business guy grabbed us and told us the discount was approved. I know I still got hosed in the rear end, but at least with the knowledge I gained from that derail, I made them use the lube. So thanks for that, CSPAM.
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I should find that derail. My partner wants me to buy an SUV and I have been putting it off because I hate car dealerships so much. The entire car buying process is the stupidest thing and I have no idea why it exists the way it does. To anyone who participated in that, can you post so that I can search and find it?
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Eulogistics posted:I know I still got hosed in the rear end, but at least with the knowledge I gained from that derail, I made them use the lube. So thanks for that, CSPAM. You got cheated out of a bunch of money, and also you bought a car. Both are bad, unlike getting (voluntarily) hosed in the rear end. It's classic entrenched homophobia. Completely understandable, but also not really cool.
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BonHair posted:You got cheated out of a bunch of money, and also you bought a car. Both are bad, unlike getting (voluntarily) hosed in the rear end. It's classic entrenched homophobia. Completely understandable, but also not really cool. You're right, that wasn't a great way to explain the experience I had. I'll try to be more mindful of my language in the future.
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Buying a car got a lot easier once I said "I'll agree to anything as long as I get to leave here in this car." And then just signed whatever they put in front of me. Only took 8 years to pay off the loan! 
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Professor Shark posted:I should find that derail. My partner wants me to buy an SUV and I have been putting it off because I hate car dealerships so much. The entire car buying process is the stupidest thing and I have no idea why it exists the way it does. Dunno about the derail, but if I were going to buy a car from a dealer, I'd do something like this (I loving hate dealers, though, and I can't really see myself willingly setting foot inside of one). I'm assuming this is a new vehicle, because if not, a dealer's like your worst option. If possible, do this towards the end of a fiscal quarter (late March, late June, late September, or late December) in order to find somebody who's are desperate to get their numbers up. Basically, figure out what you want, exactly, before you ever go to a dealer, and then (unless you're paying cash) find out what the best financing rate is and get preapproved. The exception to this is if there's a manufacturer financing incentive you want to use like 0% interest, and you're absolutely sure you'll qualify for it. Even then, though, sometimes some of the cash back or other incentives can be better in the long run, depending on what interest rate you can get elsewhere. From there, contact every dealer even vaguely within how far you're willing to travel. Do this via e-mail, because you don't want to waste time actually talking to each of them. When you contact them, tell them exactly what you're looking for, and that you're getting quotes from a bunch of other dealers as well, and that you're looking for the best price rather than haggling. If you're financing, let them know that, but don't tell them you already have financing preapproved (and don't let them run your credit); just say that you can get to details for it later if it becomes necessary. This is important for a few reasons. First, you'll flush out the fuckers who want to string you along until you get emotionally invested in the process with them, at which point, they know they can jack the price way up because you're less likely to walk. Second, you'll probably find the dealer in the area that's trying really hard to be able to say that they're the dealership that sells the most of whatever brand you're looking for (and, IIRC, might get a kickback from the manufacturer, but I don't recall offhand), even if they have to kill their margin on it. Third, if you're financing and let them know that, they'll price the vehicle lower because they'll be assuming they'll gently caress you on the loan instead. So, once you get a formal proposal from them on the vehicle price and they want to move over to running your credit to talk loan terms, that's when you pull out your preapproval. If you really want to, you can use the price you got from the dealer in point #2 to try to haggle down somebody else, but I can't really see it being worth it unless you happen to find somebody who's really, truly desperate to unload another car, or you need to walk. Related: be ready to walk at the drop of a hat. They need your business more than you need the car, probably (doubly so if it's at the end of a fiscal quarter). Basically, the whole process is adversarial bullshit based around who rips off who. AKA, capitalism in a nutshell.
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Eulogistics posted:You're right, that wasn't a great way to explain the experience I had. I'll try to be more mindful of my language in the future. You’re pretty awesome , thanks for being mindful.
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Eulogistics posted:You're right, that wasn't a great way to explain the experience I had. I'll try to be more mindful of my language in the future. No worries, I just like pointing it out, since there's rarely any malice behind it. In Danish, the corresponding expression (at blive taget i røven) is less explicit and more or less acceptable for politicians to use in TV interviews. This is mostly funny, because whenever they talk about the tax payer getting hosed in the rear end by taxes, I'm like "yeah, that sounds pretty good actually, please do that a lot more".
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Kreeblah posted:Related: be ready to walk at the drop of a hat. They need your business more than you need the car, probably (doubly so if it's at the end of a fiscal quarter). this is probably the most important point of all this. up until you give them money/sign paperwork, you can just leave and that’s their problem. they being slow and taking their sweet time drawing up the paperwork? walk out. does the salesman need the managers approval to give you the car with the pin stripe for the same price as without? okay goodbye.
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If you're good at negotiating, there are strategies for that. If you're bad at negotiating, go to Costco, pick out the model you want, and let them do the negotiating. There are other companies that offer this service; Costco was the last one I used. I once had the closer actually refuse to shake our hands when we left because we refused to pay for extended warranties and so on. That was fun. There's a new and used car shortage going on at the moment, so you may be paying list.
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Eulogistics posted:You're right, that wasn't a great way to explain the experience I had. I'll try to be more mindful of my language in the future. please, don't be gauche. the word is "boofed".
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Arsenic Lupin posted:If you're good at negotiating, there are strategies for that. Yeah I have a friend who Lives to Haggle, when I bought a car a few years ago I showed him what Costco quoted and he said while he could do better it wouldn't be by a huge margin and would take a lot of work. Costco is the way to go.
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Hurt Whitey Maybe posted:this is probably the most important point of all this. up until you give them money/sign paperwork, you can just leave and that’s their problem. they being slow and taking their sweet time drawing up the paperwork? walk out. does the salesman need the managers approval to give you the car with the pin stripe for the same price as without? okay goodbye. Yup. It's also important to keep in mind that no matter how friendly any of the sales staff is, they're not your friend, and they absolutely do not have your best interests in mind. Their job is to get you to sign on the dotted line. Just like everything before then is their problem, everything after that is yours unless they really gently caress up delivery. So make absolutely loving sure that you're getting a deal you can live with. I didn't know about Costco, though. That's really good info. I hired somebody local to do the locating/negotiating last time I bought a car, but I think she retired. I might have to give them a shot next time.
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