re: #202 Gus 802

“Hello dad? Yeah, can I borrow some money to get back home from the rally?”

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In my youth, when other kids asked to “borrow” money from their parents, it meant “please give me money”. With my folks, “borrow” meant “borrow”. They expected that money back, and damned soon. ;-) Have I mentioned how smart my parents were?

re: #200 darthstar

Great story. Dog and van are non-stinky now?

re: #221 negativ

Another great dog story. Great counterpoint to darthstar’s anecdote.re: #201 researchok

‘Starbucks Socialists’.

I love this place.

That’s a great term. I spent a lot of time in “coffeehouses” in college, then I grew up.