I need to practice my sucking up again...

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I need to practice my sucking up again...

#1 Post by Ed McMahon » Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:16 am

Meet my new landlord!
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere's Johnny!
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#2 Post by Rexer25 » Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:23 am

Well, I can guess who the corporate lackey suck-up is going to be if there's a new season of The Apprentice.
Enough already. It's my fault! Get over it!

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#3 Post by silvercamaro » Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:31 am

While I'm pleased for Ed that he won't be turned into the street, the entire situation lost most of my sympathy when it was revealed that his wife had run up a $750,000 American Express bill (not counting charges on other credit cards) during the period when the mortgage wasn't being paid. So, unless the wife gets spending under control, additional crises will appear in the future.

Similarly, I cannot cry for the family that faces foreclosure after being given a $450,000 home on Extreme Home Makeover, taking out a mortgage on the house, and blowing the money. (I will cry for the kids, but not the irresponsible parents.)
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#4 Post by gsabc » Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:41 am

silvercamaro wrote:Similarly, I cannot cry for the family that faces foreclosure after being given a $450,000 home on Extreme Home Makeover, taking out a mortgage on the house, and blowing the money. (I will cry for the kids, but not the irresponsible parents.)
I had caught only part of this story when it was first out. I thought the mortgage money went to start a business that failed. Unless it was a stupid business idea or they didn't know what they were doing and should never have tried starting a business in the first place, that's not "blowing the money" to me. But then, I could be wrong about what happened and am not remembering the story correctly.
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#5 Post by silvercamaro » Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:48 am

gsabc wrote:
I had caught only part of this story when it was first out. I thought the mortgage money went to start a business that failed. Unless it was a stupid business idea or they didn't know what they were doing and should never have tried starting a business in the first place, that's not "blowing the money" to me. But then, I could be wrong about what happened and am not remembering the story correctly.
I don't know the details, so perhaps I'm being too harsh.
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#6 Post by MarleysGh0st » Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:57 am

gsabc wrote:
silvercamaro wrote:Similarly, I cannot cry for the family that faces foreclosure after being given a $450,000 home on Extreme Home Makeover, taking out a mortgage on the house, and blowing the money. (I will cry for the kids, but not the irresponsible parents.)
I had caught only part of this story when it was first out. I thought the mortgage money went to start a business that failed. Unless it was a stupid business idea or they didn't know what they were doing and should never have tried starting a business in the first place, that's not "blowing the money" to me. But then, I could be wrong about what happened and am not remembering the story correctly.
Does ABC and EMHE do anything to help these families out with the income taxes that'd be due on a $450,000 home?
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#7 Post by silvercamaro » Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:08 pm

MarleysGh0st wrote:
Does ABC and EMHE do anything to help these families out with the income taxes that'd be due on a $450,000 home?
According to a different story, Beazer, a local company, gave them a total of $250,000 for "home maintenance" and a scholarship fund for their kids.

This news story -- http://www.wsbtv.com/news/16980412/detail.html -- offers a little more information:

"Lake City mayor Willie Oswalt was among the 1,800 volunteers helping Extreme Makeover: Home Edition build the Harper’s new home 3 ½ years ago. Beazer Homes of Atlanta was the main sponsor. The mayor said he is baffled.

"'Beazer gave them $100,000 cash, paid their mortgage off and they still can't make it,' said Oswalt.

"Harper told Channel 2 they invested the loan proceeds in a construction business and the business hasn’t been good. She didn’t say how much of the money is left.

"'What’s going to happen is instead of keep paying my mortgage, I’m going to take my money and not pay my mortgage because I’m being harassed,' said Harper."
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Re: I need to practice my sucking up again...

#8 Post by frogman042 » Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:27 pm

Ed McMahon wrote:Meet my new landlord!
Cheer up, Ed. Incidentally, it's better then being terrorized by Martin Sheen on a subway and having to rely on Beau Bridges to save your butt!

---Jay (If you know how old Brock Peters was when Solylent Green was released, you will also know the projected air date of my episode)
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