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But I has my internet....
« on: March 13, 2008, 01:37:24 PM »
More foolishness from the dump. Thses fools sit and complain about how hard it is to make ends meet....all of them having internet service of course...no guess on how many have given money to ole $kammer....

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Poll question: Are you struggling to buy food and fuel?
 Are you struggling to buy food and fuel?
Poll result (99 votes) 
Yes.  (56 votes, 57%) Vote
No.  (43 votes, 43%) Vote


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zorahopkins (420 posts)       Thu Mar-13-08 01:05 PM
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14. Struggling Doesn't Begin To Describe.
 "Struggling" doesn't begin to describe how I am suffering.

I'm on a fixed income, and, because I am an older woman who does not have English as my first language, I run into constant discrimination when I try to re-enter the job market -- even for minimum wage jobs!!

Meanwhile, the cost of home heating oil, bread, milk, and other basic necessities keeps going UP and UP!

It's all the fault of Bush/Cheney and their gang of corrupt thugs!

I hate them all!

But I haz my fancy computer and my internets connection.....

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bobbolink  (1000+ posts)       Thu Mar-13-08 01:08 PM
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16. No, it doesn't begin to describe.
 

I see myself fading into oblivion.

Will it matter?

 

Here is a classic....

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Breeze54  (1000+ posts)       Thu Mar-13-08 01:19 PM
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19. Age discrimination is real. 
 People do care, zorahopkins!

You aren't alone. This is happening to a lot of people.

Have you reported that to the EOC?

Have you checked AARP? They have job listings for each state.

Is there a food pantry near you?

Have you applied for Food Stamps?

Is there a Senior Center that could give you some assistance?

I hope things get better for you.

Hopefully, when we win the election in Nov., that will turn a lot of this around.

Hang in there. You are not alone. 
 

BWAHH!!!!!

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GreenPartyVoter  (1000+ posts)      Thu Mar-13-08 01:54 PM
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37. The only reason we got by this year: church bought us fuel, food bank supplemented shopping, and 
 our tax refund.

It's a small fire that may grow....... :whatever:
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Re: But I has my internet....
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2008, 01:43:44 PM »
In addition to internet access, I want to know how many of these whining DUmmies smoke.  I was in a place yesterday that was selling cigarettes for $5.15 a pack.  I'm betting most of the smokers are at least one-pack-a-day smokers.
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« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2008, 01:45:01 PM »
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GreenPartyVoter  (1000+ posts)      Thu Mar-13-08 01:54 PM
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37. The only reason we got by this year: church bought us fuel, food bank supplemented shopping, and 
 our tax refund.

You mean those horrible fundies actually did something good?

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Re: But I has my internet....
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2008, 01:45:55 PM »
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« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2008, 01:47:31 PM »
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Re: But I has my internet....
« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2008, 01:52:16 PM »
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14. Struggling Doesn't Begin To Describe.
 "Struggling" doesn't begin to describe how I am suffering.

I'm on a fixed income, and, because I am an older woman who does not have English as my first language, I run into constant discrimination when I try to re-enter the job market -- even for minimum wage jobs!!

Meanwhile, the cost of home heating oil, bread, milk, and other basic necessities keeps going UP and UP!

It's all the fault of Bush/Cheney and their gang of corrupt thugs!

I hate them all!

Yes, it must be discrimination.  Everyone always gets every job they apply for.  You just apply then turn down the ones you don't want.  That is the way it always works in the real world.   :whatever:

Is it trying to say it is discriminated because it is old or because it doesn't spoke the anglish langwedge very good?  Sheesh.

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Re: But I has my internet....
« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2008, 01:57:21 PM »
Crybabies. Reminds me of the old joke about the guy who gets stuck in a flood. He sits on the roof of his house refusing the help of his neighbor with a ladder, then he refuses the help of another neighbor with a boat, finally, a heliocoptor comes by but the guy refuses to budge and drowns. When he gets to Heaven, he asks God why he didn't save him. God says, "I sent a guy with a ladder, a boat and a heliocopter! What more did you need?"

Asshats.
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Re: But I has my internet....
« Reply #7 on: March 13, 2008, 02:08:06 PM »
Hm, Zorahopkins can type her English very well, which makes me think she can speak it just as well...soooo, why would her not speaking English as a "first" language even matter? It doesn't. There are people who work in all sorts of various jobs who have accents clearly indicating that English is not their "first" language. So much for that lame-assed excuse.

She sounds like a possible mole, too.

Oh, and as for these idiots bemoaning how broke they are and can't pay for the necessities...as they type it and submit it to the internets, that is typical of them.  They don't have the foggiest how stupid it makes them look.  They also panhandle on the 'net too.
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« Reply #8 on: March 13, 2008, 02:10:40 PM »
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It's all the fault of Bush/Cheney and their gang of corrupt thugs!

You've learned the mantra well.  :whatever:

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Re: But I has my internet....
« Reply #9 on: March 13, 2008, 02:23:12 PM »
They moan about food, gas, and such, but they don't say a word about their Internet.   :whatever:

DUmmies, get a clue and give up your Internet.  Then again, I wouldn't expect you fools to prioritize properly.  :mental:
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Re: But I has my internet....
« Reply #10 on: March 13, 2008, 02:40:16 PM »
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37. The only reason we got by this year: church bought us fuel, food bank supplemented shopping, and 
 our tax refund.

You mean those horrible fundies actually did something good?



The greedy primitive's interesting; allegedly living in Maine, allegedly living in a trailer house.

The greedy primitive allegedly has a husband and children who are allegedly "fundies."

The "picture" one gets of the greedy primitive is that of an older middle-aged woman, slatternly in attire, sitting at a table covered by dirty oilcloth.  I don't know how accurate that is, but it's reasonable to assume it's pretty accurate.

It was the greedy primitive who, about a year and a half ago, found nothing wrong with her ancient paternal ancestor being given some sort of shot by a home health care aide who was stoned at the time.
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Re: But I has my internet....
« Reply #11 on: March 13, 2008, 02:44:11 PM »
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16. No, it doesn't begin to describe.
 

I see myself fading into oblivion.

Will it matter?

No, because you are nothing more than a drain on society by choice (which is what makes all the difference).

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Re: But I has my internet....
« Reply #12 on: March 13, 2008, 02:55:23 PM »
How many of them admit and brag about their use of pot and other drugs.
Last I checked illegal drugs never came at a bargain basement price.
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Re: But I has my internet....
« Reply #13 on: March 13, 2008, 02:56:10 PM »
You people are such hatemongers. How dare you ask them to give up their 12 MB downloads and switch to 56K. They have the right to faster access to gay midget porn just like everyone else that earns 40K a year and works for it. (Moonbat rant off)

Damn that hurts to think like they do.
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Re: But I has my internet....
« Reply #14 on: March 13, 2008, 03:07:22 PM »
Yes, things sure have changed since the democrats took over the nation's purse strings. 

Things aren't so bad, tho.  Nancy Pelosi can still spend 16,000 taxpayers dollars on flowers for her office. 

Oh, how many DUmmies could $16,000 feed?
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« Reply #15 on: March 13, 2008, 03:18:40 PM »
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Oh, how many DUmmies could $16,000 feed?

I imagine that could buy alot of AIDS treatment for someone with no insurance, but Pelosi probably didn't consider that.
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Re: But I has my internet....
« Reply #16 on: March 13, 2008, 05:21:49 PM »
Quote from: LadyLiberty on March 13, 2008, 02:08:06 PM
Hm, Zorahopkins can type her English very well, which makes me think she can speak it just as well...soooo, why would her not speaking English as a "first" language even matter? It doesn't. There are people who work in all sorts of various jobs who have accents clearly indicating that English is not their "first" language. So much for that lame-assed excuse.

She sounds like a possible mole, too.

Oh, and as for these idiots bemoaning how broke they are and can't pay for the necessities...as they type it and submit it to the internets, that is typical of them.  They don't have the foggiest how stupid it makes them look.  They also panhandle on the 'net too.

Got to be a mole dragging bobolink into the act.

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16. No, it doesn't begin to describe.
   
:hug:

I see myself fading into oblivion.

Will it matter?

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18. No One Seems To Care
   
No one seems to care about people like me -- old, woman, born outside the US.

We will just fade into oblivion.

And no one will care.


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I'm old, woman and BORN in the U.S. I can tell you, it makes little difference.
   
If I had another country I could go to, I'd have packed long ago.

This country is dead.
   

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32. But I Speak English With An Accent
   
I am at a bigger disadvantage, because, when I speak English, people know immediately that I was not born in the US.

I encounter it all the time -- the condescending looks, the sneering voices -- that are directed my way because I don't speak perfect English, and because the English I do speak has an accent.

I am discriminated against because I am a female, because I am old, because I am foreign-born, and because I speak my mind.


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35. If you want to set yourself apart, then have at it.
   
What I'm saying to you is that we poor people are all in this together, and if we REALLY, seriously want change, we will have to support each other.

By setting yourself apart, you are thumbing your nose at me, and the other poster who is telling you that it's also those of us who were born here, speak English, etc.

Up to you......
   

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43. No One Gives Me An Ounce Of Compassion
   
No one gives me a single ounce of compassion about my condition.

I only get accusations or condescension because I am different.

Never any compassion.
   

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46. Well, I did, but you just told me how you are different, and that my compassion means little.
   
Also that my suffering (and that of Blues 90) means little.

You chose to join with others, and care about them, too, or go your own road.

Your choice.
   

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93. Judgment. Only Judgment
   
I reach out for the compassion of others.

But, because I am different from others -- I was born outside the USA, I speak my English with an accent, I am old, I am a woman -- I get only judgment and condemnation in return.

I cannot afford to heat where I live, and it is cold.

I am hungry, but there is only cat food, and even that is more than I can really afford.

But all I get is judgment.

And comdemation.

Because I am different.
   
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Re: But I has my internet....
« Reply #17 on: March 13, 2008, 05:35:35 PM »
Quote from: Airwolf on March 13, 2008, 02:56:10 PM
You people are such hatemongers. How dare you ask them to give up their 12 MB downloads and switch to 56K. They have the right to faster access to gay midget porn just like everyone else that earns 40K a year and works for it. (Moonbat rant off)

Damn that hurts to think like they do.
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« Reply #18 on: March 14, 2008, 06:56:54 AM »
Quote from: ScubaGuy on March 13, 2008, 05:21:49 PM
Got to be a mole dragging bobolink into the act.


Now that was an interesting exchange.

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« Reply #19 on: March 14, 2008, 07:11:01 AM »
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37. The only reason we got by this year: church bought us fuel, food bank supplemented shopping, and 
 our tax refund.

You mean those horrible fundies actually did something good?



The greedy primitive's interesting; allegedly living in Maine, allegedly living in a trailer house.

The greedy primitive allegedly has a husband and children who are allegedly "fundies."

The "picture" one gets of the greedy primitive is that of an older middle-aged woman, slatternly in attire, sitting at a table covered by dirty oilcloth.  I don't know how accurate that is, but it's reasonable to assume it's pretty accurate.

It was the greedy primitive who, about a year and a half ago, found nothing wrong with her ancient paternal ancestor being given some sort of shot by a home health care aide who was stoned at the time.

55-60 percent of the folks in Maine are on some sort of "gub'mint" assistance, yet are unwilling to leave to find greener pastures.  Go figure.

They have the highest state/local tax burden IN THE NATION, and some of the most idiotic tax laws known to man, but hey--they can bitch, right?

Yet it never ceases to amaze me the number of cars at Market Basket or Hannaford's on the first Saturday of every month with MAINE plates loading up on tax-free food.
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Re: But I has my internet....
« Reply #20 on: March 14, 2008, 07:00:01 PM »
Quote from: CactusCarlos on March 13, 2008, 01:43:44 PM
In addition to internet access, I want to know how many of these whining DUmmies smoke.  I was in a place yesterday that was selling cigarettes for $5.15 a pack.  I'm betting most of the smokers are at least one-pack-a-day smokers.
Only one pack a day? Back when I was still smoking I could go through at least four packs a day, glad I quit when I did.  :naughty:
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Re: But I has my internet....
« Reply #21 on: March 14, 2008, 07:25:00 PM »
Bobboluey sure spends a a lot of time on teh internets at the "library". Maybe if she spent that time in a receptionist's chair or doing some simple data entry job she wouldn't be "homeless". But don't dare suggest that to her. It's an insult to imply that the poor should actually work for whatever money they get. There's something hallowed about the poor. They need to be not just respected, but revered, and they are infallible - never to be questioned. :whatever:
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« Reply #22 on: March 14, 2008, 07:37:39 PM »
Quote from: tuolumnejim on March 14, 2008, 07:00:01 PM
Only one pack a day? Back when I was still smoking I could go through at least four packs a day, glad I quit when I did.  :naughty:

I was being modest - I was up to 2.5 packs per day before I quit 10 years ago. 
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