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ST Poll: Do you have a Will and does it reflect your current wishes? - TWuG Dec 16, 08:47 18
- no because 0 divided by anything is still 0 -- nm - Fednog Dec 16, 08:53
- I do no have a will. -- nm - adventy97 Dec 16, 08:52
- No and No.....but I definetly have reasons to update soon. -- nm - Its a Disney Christmas Carol Dec 16, 08:52
- no. I should get one. -- nm - Remlik Dec 16, 08:51
- yes, more or less. -- nm - mafic Dec 16, 08:51
- Tiger was going to get everything but now I have to change it. -- nm - Max Dec 16, 08:50
- No. -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 08:50
- Yes, and no. I should get on that. (nm) - musubi, Super Programmer! Dec 16, 08:49
- nope -- nm - Jim Dec 16, 08:48
- yes and yes. -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:48
- No, yes. -- nm - Loyola Dec 16, 08:48 6
  - Your current wish is to let the courts decide how to distribute anything you leave behind? -- nm - TWuG Dec 16, 08:49 5
    - We don't settle our differences through the courts round these here parts. -- nm - Loyola Dec 16, 08:50 2
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        (Never expected my no, yes answer to be taken seriously) -- nm - Loyola Dec 16, 08:53
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      - If my question read as sarcastic, it wasn't meant to. I was seeking clarification from his answer. - TWuG Dec 16, 08:54
- yes, and no. it's 10 years out of date. -- nm - Andie Cane Dec 16, 08:48
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- What's "wow" about it? Although I will say I have never heard of Rubio. - con_Kringle Dec 16, 08:47 1
  - Crist was the highly popular moderate governor who gave up that spot to run for Senate - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:48
Uncle never should have made that call. - adventy97 Dec 16, 08:43 1
- yup -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:44
Dawson...there's an easy way for there not to be a famiy rift. Sign the waiver. -- nm - Jim Dec 16, 08:39 28
- The uncle is causing the rift. Fuck you Uncle Dick! -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 16, 08:45
- B2 is why lawyers have jobs -- nm - con_Kringle Dec 16, 08:44
- The second that either (a) granny decided some and not all get some, or (b) uncle decided the same, it set the stage for a rift. - musubi Dec 16, 08:41 1
  - yup -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:42
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  - If you don't sign it and uncle tells the rest of the family it gets REAL ugly. If you sign it and be done with it, the whole issue goes away. - Jim Dec 16, 08:46 14
    - Something similar happened in my father's family. There wasn't court action or anything, but there was a huge rift that's still there 20 years later. -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 08:51
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      - hey JackDawson, can I have $7500? - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 08:51
      - Se have the right of it. Whether he's lying or not, there's no documentation to prove him right, so he looks foolish - TWuG Dec 16, 08:51 1
        
        -Se +You -- nm - TWuG Dec 16, 08:52
      - if you and yours had a good relationship with your grandma I on't think there is any reason for you to sign - Beaker Dec 16, 08:50
      - Dude...I'm not saying that's what I would do. I wouldn't. I'm just saying that that is the way to do it - Jim Dec 16, 08:49 1
        
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    - I don't think signing the waiver makes it go away. It may prevent it from getting much worse, but even that isn't guaranteed. (nm) - musubi, Super Programmer! Dec 16, 08:48
    - What if it's a million split 7 ways? -- nm - Loyola Dec 16, 08:47 3
      - He said it was about 30k that would be split among the dude and his siblings...which - Jim Dec 16, 08:49 2
        
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        Ah...so we're talking $15k? The two of them should talk to the uncle together and basically call him out. -- nm - Jim Dec 16, 08:53
    - *money vs family drama* I take the money every time... -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:47
- every time I saw the Uncle I would want to kick him in the nuts and take his wallet -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:40
- Flip that and reverse it. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 08:40
- and resent your uncle for the rest of his life for depriving you of your fair share? -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 08:40 5
  - especially if you're not sure if the Uncle is telling the truth or not. -- nm - Fednog Dec 16, 08:41
  - The uncle's just chancing his arm. Sit tight and collect the money. -- nm - Loyola Dec 16, 08:40
  - Maybe/maybe not. Either way...still not a family rift. -- nm - Jim Dec 16, 08:40 2
    - it's a rift, just not one that's readily apparent... -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 08:43
    - really? seems like a huge rift to me. -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:41
From B2 and athlete of the decade....based on the first half of the decade I would have said Michael Schumacher of F1 Racing way more than Tiger... - Its a Disney Christmas Carol Dec 16, 08:37 37
- F1 isn't about driver talent; it's about the fiscal resources of the team just as much. - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:40 5
  - But apply this to baseball, and the Yankees and Red Sox should win the WS every year. -- nm - Christmas VacaShaun Dec 16, 08:43 3
    - Humans are a lot more variable than car engines. - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:45 2
      - So basically I got sub in for Jimmie Johnson and probably win a few. The human still has to perform at a level above the competition. - Christmas VacaShaun Dec 16, 08:49 1
        
        of course...but in auto racing; the strength of the car's design is much higher than in other sports related to talent of the athlete. - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:53
  - The New York Yankees could rock that shit. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 08:41
- Dude, people have a problem with *golf* being a sport, and you're gonna bring up *driving*? (nm) - musubi Dec 16, 08:39 21
  - Lets see you drive for hours at speeds over 200 km in a car in which you sweat at 100F...... - Its a Disney Christmas Carol Dec 16, 08:43 7
    - oooh...they're making a left tuuuurn. And another left tuuurn. I wonder what's gonna happen next!!! -- nm - Jim Dec 16, 08:50 4
      - That's nascar not F1 :) -- nm - Christmas VacaShaun Dec 16, 08:52
      - "sport you don't like" is still a sport. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 08:51 2
        
        AND...it has nothing to do with what I like and don't like. - Jim Dec 16, 08:55
        
        you should watch more puppets. nm - Jim Dec 16, 08:54
    - You misinterpret me, I think it's a sport, I just imagine that the *people arguing against golf* will likely have a heart attack at the suggestion. - musubi Dec 16, 08:45 1
      - i've heard that when you're going so fast around curves it's like 4Gs on your body. I think that's pretty physical. but there's also the mental aspe - Fednog Dec 16, 08:47
  - musubi, why is your "nm" different from everyone elses? (nm) versus --nm? -- nm - Fednog Dec 16, 08:41 7
    - Because I'm special. (nm) - musubi Dec 16, 08:43 6
      - i know, i keep clicking your posts to read more...it's psyching me out. is there an option to change it or are you a super programmer like Bery? -- nm - Fednog Dec 16, 08:44 5
        
        I want to be special too! (nm) - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 08:47
        
        Wow, sarcasm catches on quick. -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 08:46
        
        it's a carryover oldtimers use from when HSX didn't have - nm - after messages - nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:45
        
        You're adorable. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 08:45 1
        
        I'm liking him more and more. (nm) - musubi, Super Programmer! Dec 16, 08:46
  - it's unquestionably a sport. But F1 racing may be the most boring professional sport. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 08:40 4
    - except for the possibility of seeing a spectacular crash - Roger More Dec 16, 08:46
    - I don't disagree with any of this. (nm) - musubi Dec 16, 08:44
    - Nah, that's baseball. -- nm - Christmas VacaShaun Dec 16, 08:41
    - Where you start on the grid is about where you finish. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:41
- In fairness they couldn't have not given it to Tiger. -- nm - Loyola Dec 16, 08:39
- I drive a car too! -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:38 4
  - I can also throw a ball, ride a bike and run a distance. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 08:39 2
    - You could have done those things in HS/college and made a career out of it. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 08:47
    - but I'm an excellent driver. -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:46
  - I compete to get to and form work! -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 08:39
- L4 - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 08:38 2
  - it is a sport, but its competitors are not athletes... - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 08:38 1
    - haha! nice. don't forget the engineers -- nm - Fednog Dec 16, 08:39
the best solution is to skip the uncle's generation entirely and divide the estate equally among the grandkids. -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 08:35
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- If Orakpo is only the 11th best rookie, this is an absurd class. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:38 4
  - I'd argue that Laurenitis isn't getting the props he deserves because the Rams suck so bad. - Jim Dec 16, 08:53
  - I don't think he's saying Orakpo s 11th best. - the wrong element, bad guy Dec 16, 08:45 1
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- Eh. Looks like he just rolled some dice. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 08:37
Starting Saturday, Walmart selling $145 iPod Nano's with $50 iTunes cards -- (link) - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 08:34
When my aunt died last year she specifically excluded my cousin. Her intent was to "reward" those - TWuG Dec 16, 08:34 24
- I received nothing when my grandmother passed. My cousin got stuff (money and items) but also had a close relationship with her - which I did not - decline Dec 16, 08:42 2
  - My grandma gave her stuff to her two kids. I didn't expect to inheret anything, nor should i have. -- nm - TWuG Dec 16, 08:44 1
    - i didn't inherit anything when my father died. it all went to my mom. - Andie Cane Dec 16, 08:46
- I know my grandmother uses money (and the threat of money) like a bludgeon. it's her favourite pastime. -- nm - mafic Dec 16, 08:38 1
  - My inlaws, bot deceased now, made that an Olympic sport. Bill's been dead 7 years now and he's still dictating to his kids. -- nm - TWuG Dec 16, 08:40
- Nice. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 08:37
- Her money, her decision (though personally I don't think that's the way to go) -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 08:36 3
  - Well, considering she never properly got the will processed, no, it's not her decision anymore. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 16, 08:38 1
    - (I was talking about TWuG's aunt) -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 08:39
  - agreed and agreed -- nm - adventy97 Dec 16, 08:36
- Lesson to be learned: visit aging relatives more often if you want their loot. (nm) - musubi Dec 16, 08:36 1
  - Sure, though I didn't even know I was in the will until her executor told me after she died. - TWuG Dec 16, 08:38
- did she tell your family that before or just as part of the will? -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:35 1
  - It was in the will with that reasoning. -- nm - TWuG Dec 16, 08:36
- that's what i'm saying, people do their own thing with their money. -- nm - Andie Cane Dec 16, 08:34 9
  - For sure. It's just we're presented with the situation under the premise that there's decent relations. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 16, 08:37 8
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      - the fact he brings this up at all tells me something about his character I am sad to say -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:39 6
        
        Well, I don't think that's a fair comment either. You know what? It might be right and he's actually following through on his mother's wishes. - Name Withheld By Request Dec 16, 08:41 5
        
        I get that, just doesn't make sense to me that she would only tell him and no one else though. -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:52
        
        this is where i'm at. making the uncle a villain, automatically, feels wrong to me. -- nm - Andie Cane Dec 16, 08:47
        
        Awfully convenient though. -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 08:43
        
        but even if it was her request, is it the "right" thing to do? -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 08:42 1
        
        If it honestly was her wishes, then I would argue, yes, it is. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 16, 08:44
Will Hunting, do Tiger and the best pros practice on the best courses frequently? If not, who plays on those courses during the year? Without people - Fednog Dec 16, 08:33 3
- Most courses are members courses....they get set up to host tourney's a few weeks prior and then return to mortal difficulty afterwards. - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:36
- Members play on them. -- nm - Loyola Dec 16, 08:35
- I doubt Tiger practices golf. - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 08:34
*rewrites Will* ok, if one daughter dies of an o.d., then the other one gets 2/3. If she sleeps with Tiger Woods, she gets nothing because Tiger - CrankYanker Dec 16, 08:33
If it was because the grandkids are financially well off, why wouldn't grandma only tell Uncle? - musubi Dec 16, 08:33 3
- for all we know grandma secretly thought all her grandkids were ungrateful spoiled brats. I think all you can do is go by what you knew of her, - mafic Dec 16, 08:36
- yup, odd she just spoke to one kid and woudln't tell anyone else... -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:34
- Err, "why *would* grandma only tell Uncle?" (nm) - musubi Dec 16, 08:33
The Hurt Locker; C. Can't believe it got a nomination at the GG. -- nm - Loyola Dec 16, 08:33
Jack - LIR -- (link) - Andie Cane Dec 16, 08:33 [Backboard] 1
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so how do you say "email address" in spanish? I'm getting a little sick of being included in a chilean office crisis involving a 38 year old bottle - mafic Dec 16, 08:32 9
- We just say direcci�n de email - con_Kringle Dec 16, 08:38 4
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  - that happens a lot in french too. there are terms for a lot of things, but the english ones often get used. -- nm - mafic Dec 16, 08:40 2
    - Out of interest, in Spanish is there some sort of official body that decides what words to use? Like the Academie Francaise? -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 08:45 1
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- direcci�n de correo electr�nico? -- nm - mara Dec 16, 08:33 3
  - that's the literal translation way to say it, I just wasn't sure if that's what people actually called them. -- nm - mafic Dec 16, 08:34 2
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    - I'm going by this -- (link) - mara Dec 16, 08:35
Why is grandma favoring some of her kin over others? Aren't grandmas supposed to love all? -- nm - Fednog Dec 16, 08:32 2
- One would think... -- nm - kelly Dec 16, 08:33
- they are supposed to tell you that :) -- nm - con_Kringle Dec 16, 08:33
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- Care2.com -- nm - MyrrhDragon Dec 16, 08:42
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- Facebook :) -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 08:32
It's *funnier* if it's full of sarcasm! (nm) - musubi Dec 16, 08:30 4
- Fedup is walking on eggshells here. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 08:31
- It sure is. -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 08:30
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  - *Congratulations!* (nm) - musubi Dec 16, 08:31
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- Tommy Lee Jones and Anne Heche will save us! -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:33
- This thing is *so* the elephant in the room. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 08:30

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