The misbegotten waif thread a/k/a The Fray V2

Rhun · Jun 14, 2012

renau1g said:
Holy crap!!!! 17%!!!! I'd be wanting to attend that council meeting.

I found this tool (Canadian only, sorry) that shows how much of my year I work for the government. I work for them for 170 days of the year, my personal tax freedom day is coming up on June 18th, then I can actually start making my own money..... *sigh*. If I was in Quebec, it'd be July 2nd. Hmmm, maybe I should move to Alberta. I'd pay about $8k less in taxes there......

Personal Tax Freedom Day calculator | The Fraser Institute

That is a cool tool.

You know what I find interesting, is we actually pay far more in taxes now than our forefathers did back in the 1700s...more than the taxes that led to The Boston Tea Party and The American Revolution.

Scott DeWar · Jun 14, 2012

tru point Rune, yet we the people remain complacent in our slavery.

Velmont · Jun 14, 2012

Beer... I've been to the World Beer Fest in Montreal. After three hours, I was feeling after tasting so many beer, but if I listen to the alcohol level detector, I should have been death drunk with 0.26 of alcohol in my blood. I doubt it, but at least, I was taking the train to come back home.

Rhun · Jun 14, 2012

Scott DeWar said:
tru point Rune, yet we the people remain complacent in our slavery.

I also realize a big point back then was the "taxation without representation." Of course, now we are just represented by people that don't care about anything but themselves.

Velmont said:
Beer... I've been to the World Beer Fest in Montreal. After three hours, I was feeling after tasting so many beer, but if I listen to the alcohol level detector, I should have been death drunk with 0.26 of alcohol in my blood. I doubt it, but at least, I was taking the train to come back home.

0.26 is a very high blood-alcohol level. I'm sure I've been there many times in the past. I've greatly reduced my binge drinking since I was younger, though.

Walking Dad · Jun 22, 2012

As we have a tradition of posting trailers here:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVwPgrQ_R_s"]Dungeons And Dragons 3 Trailer - YouTube[/ame]

Scott DeWar · Jun 22, 2012

can't they just let it die? will it ever stop?! THE MADNESS NEVER CEASES!

Walking Dad · Jun 22, 2012

I actually think the Dragonlance animated movie was a step in a better direction than those non-animated (what is the right word?) films. Just keep out the bad digital 3d effects the next time.

HolyMan · Jun 22, 2012

non-animated = live action

I liked the trailer - Can't wait to see G.I Joe this weekend. I think that is Firefly on the cobra bike in the beginning of this trailer.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNUBV9trDoA"]G.I. Joe: Retaliation Exclusive Theatrical Trailer #2 [HD] - YouTube[/ame]

HM

Relique du Madde · Jun 22, 2012

HolyMan said:
non-animated = live action

I liked the trailer - Can't wait to see G.I Joe this weekend. I think that is Firefly on the cobra bike in the beginning of this trailer.

G.I. Joe: Retaliation Exclusive Theatrical Trailer [URL=http://www.enworld.org/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=2]#2 [HD] - YouTube[/url]

HM