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  • M Marc Clifton

    Edo Tzumer wrote:

    If you’re in the luckiest one per cent of humanity

    It's an interesting sentence. He's not saying "the wealthiest", he's saying, "the luckiest", and we're implying in this that he is making a reference to "the lucky wealthy." I actually find this odd, sure there are people born into wealth and so forth, but a lot of people have worked hard for their wealth as well. And frankly, I'm not convinced by any degree that "the other 99 %" is 100% comprised of people who actually want to work rather than feeling they deserve entitlements because someone else is richer than them. So, perhaps Buffett really does mean luck, not hard work -- I certainly notice some people at the poker game get consistently better cards than I do! Oh wait, maybe they are only showing when they have good cards...hmmm... Marc

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    Shelby Robertson
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    Marc Clifton wrote:

    And frankly, I'm not convinced by any degree that "the other 99 %" is 100% comprised of people who actually want to work

    This[^] article seems to prove that point pretty well.

    CPallini wrote:

    You cannot argue with agile people so just take the extreme approach and shoot him. :Smile:

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    • W wizardzz

      I'm a 1%'er now. I get 1% of my paycheck, my wife gets the remaining 99%.

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      Pete OHanlon
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      You can't make missus jokes yet. You're still in the first year - this year is out of bounds to you for wife jokes.

      I was brought up to respect my elders. I don't respect many people nowadays.
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      • W wizardzz

        I'm a 1%'er now. I get 1% of my paycheck, my wife gets the remaining 99%.

        Listen to BCantor's Song! Wedding Blues[^] Twitter[^]

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        ZurdoDev
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        Quote:

        I get 1% of my paycheck, my wife gets the remaining 99%.

        Just wait until you've been married a few years. Then you'll be lucky if you even get 0.5%. :)

        There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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          I cannot speak for Rage, but I’m guilty as charged. At least 99% of the time.

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          Mladen Jankovic
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          Deyan Georgiev wrote:

          At least 99% of the time.

          And that's conservative estimate :)

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          • P Pete OHanlon

            You can't make missus jokes yet. You're still in the first year - this year is out of bounds to you for wife jokes.

            I was brought up to respect my elders. I don't respect many people nowadays.
            CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier

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            There you go nagging me, you remind me of someone!

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            • P Pete OHanlon

              You can't make missus jokes yet. You're still in the first year - this year is out of bounds to you for wife jokes.

              I was brought up to respect my elders. I don't respect many people nowadays.
              CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier

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              gavindon
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              eh I cut him some slack on this one, she was in fiancé status already, so its as good as the wife part when it comes to the money :)

              Treat stressful situations like a dog, if you can't eat it, play with it or screw it, then just piss on it and walk away. Be careful which toes you step on today, they might be connected to the foot that kicks your butt tomorrow.

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              • G gavindon

                eh I cut him some slack on this one, she was in fiancé status already, so its as good as the wife part when it comes to the money :)

                Treat stressful situations like a dog, if you can't eat it, play with it or screw it, then just piss on it and walk away. Be careful which toes you step on today, they might be connected to the foot that kicks your butt tomorrow.

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                gavindon wrote:

                as good as

                Nothing good about it.

                Twits[^]

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                • G gavindon

                  eh I cut him some slack on this one, she was in fiancé status already, so its as good as the wife part when it comes to the money :)

                  Treat stressful situations like a dog, if you can't eat it, play with it or screw it, then just piss on it and walk away. Be careful which toes you step on today, they might be connected to the foot that kicks your butt tomorrow.

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                  Pete OHanlon
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                  gavindon wrote:

                  so its as good as the wife part when it comes to the money

                  Hardly. Fiancé status still has training wheels. Now he's moved to the Ferrari of wage loss.

                  I was brought up to respect my elders. I don't respect many people nowadays.
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                  • J Joezer BH

                    Quote (on rich people):

                    “If you’re in the luckiest one per cent of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99 per cent.” ― Warren Buffett

                    And I bless all you CPers to owe it to humanity ...

                    // TODO: Create inquisitive signature (?)

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                    Pualee
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                    I'm not the 1% and I'm also not convinced more free stuff (entitlements?) are going to make my life any better. I'm content, and I'm also tired of political blabbering implying that I am on their side just because I'm not in the 1%.

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                      Quote:

                      I get 1% of my paycheck, my wife gets the remaining 99%.

                      Just wait until you've been married a few years. Then you'll be lucky if you even get 0.5%. :)

                      There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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                      Nagy Vilmos
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                      You get to keep that much!!!

                      Reality is an illusion caused by a lack of alcohol

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                      • N Nagy Vilmos

                        You get to keep that much!!!

                        Reality is an illusion caused by a lack of alcohol

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                        ZurdoDev
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                        You get to keep that much!!!

                        Darn right. I wear the pants. :)

                        There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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                        • G gavindon

                          eh I cut him some slack on this one, she was in fiancé status already, so its as good as the wife part when it comes to the money :)

                          Treat stressful situations like a dog, if you can't eat it, play with it or screw it, then just piss on it and walk away. Be careful which toes you step on today, they might be connected to the foot that kicks your butt tomorrow.

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                          gavindon wrote:

                          cut him some slack on this one, she was in fiancé status already

                          Until her "slack" was "cut" and she became a fiancée.

                          Thou mewling ill-breeding pignut!

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                          • J Joezer BH

                            Quote (on rich people):

                            “If you’re in the luckiest one per cent of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99 per cent.” ― Warren Buffett

                            And I bless all you CPers to owe it to humanity ...

                            // TODO: Create inquisitive signature (?)

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                            Statistician's Blues[^]

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                            • J Joezer BH

                              Quote (on rich people):

                              “If you’re in the luckiest one per cent of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99 per cent.” ― Warren Buffett

                              And I bless all you CPers to owe it to humanity ...

                              // TODO: Create inquisitive signature (?)

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                              PIEBALDconsult
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                              But never assume that you know what's best for them.

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                                I'm not the 1% and I'm also not convinced more free stuff (entitlements?) are going to make my life any better. I'm content, and I'm also tired of political blabbering implying that I am on their side just because I'm not in the 1%.

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                                Joezer BH
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                                ***** :thumbsup:

                                Never underestimate the difference you can make in the lives of others.

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