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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:02 PM Original message |
What would you spend your $800 "stimulus package" on? |
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Extend a Hand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
1. a new mattress n/t |
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XboxWarrior (369 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 08:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
65. Drugs. |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
2. Pay down credit card. n/t |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 09:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
102. Likewise. |
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lurky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
3. I'd like to "stimulate" some of my credit card bills, |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
4. I'll blow it on package stimulation |
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peace13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
5. Psycho therapy to get over the fact that my country is robbing |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
6. Tires here too. |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
7. Same here |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
8. A bag of green bud |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 07:14 PM Response to Reply #8 |
45. Good red hair bud and store it in the freezer for future use. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
9. Get my Uggs resoled. |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
10. An electric bill that would have been paid anyway. n/t |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
11. Post-Christmas credit cards. |
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Little Star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 07:58 PM Response to Reply #11 |
57. Same here! |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
12. Bills. |
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liberalnurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
13. I am giving mine to |
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Orangepeel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
14. It will stimulate me to buy a new dishwasher |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
15. Right Back To The IRS |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
16. My ... |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
17. We might use it to help buy a used car |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
18. Enzyte |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:13 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Batteries... |
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Bombero1956 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 05:21 PM Response to Reply #18 |
99. you can't go wrong |
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maddiejoan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
19. I need to be able to have enough to cover rent. |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:14 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. You can... |
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maddiejoan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:16 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Hell --I could even scotch guard it! |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:22 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. Now you're thinking... |
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maddiejoan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:24 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. As a transgendered woman-- |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 07:15 PM Response to Reply #29 |
47. delete |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 09:10 AM Response to Reply #29 |
82. Honey.... |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 07:15 PM Response to Reply #19 |
46. I was going to pay rent with it |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
22. I'd give an $800 donation to the DNC |
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Frustratedlady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
24. For the high cost of heating, due to Motor Mouth rattling sabers. |
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Iwasthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
25. food... |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
26. It will go straight into my savings account at the credit union. I won't touch it. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 10:48 AM Response to Reply #26 |
88. That's where the B@L family is putting theirs, especially since Mr. B@L was just laid off. nt |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
27. Pay down debt. |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
30. Probably Babysitters. |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
31. Something totally frivolous. |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
32. Dentist. n/t |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
33. I think I'll buy Euros or an ounce of gold |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
34. Spend the rest of the winter in Tahiti, then summer on the Riviera |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 07:27 PM Response to Reply #34 |
49. yeah, um, good luck with that |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
35. put into a savings account nt |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
36. I did brakes and tires on my car last month |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 07:00 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. There is a place in the country near me where |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 07:01 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. I ended up needing 4 new brake rotors |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 07:11 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. AARRGGHH |
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ProgressiveFool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
39. actually, a new set of tires sounds pretty good |
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Yael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
41. Its a prebate against my 2008 taxes, so I will hold onto it and give it back next year |
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unapatriciated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 08:08 PM Response to Reply #41 |
61. I'm still waiting for the last "prebate" in the late 90's. |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 09:18 AM Response to Reply #61 |
83. I didn't even get one..... |
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unapatriciated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 05:16 PM Response to Reply #83 |
95. It was just another up is down type of logic.... |
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cordelia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 07:13 PM Response to Original message |
42. Pay down debt. n/t |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
43. Looks like I need to stimulate some transmission repair |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
44. 10 gallons of gas |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 08:07 PM Response to Reply #44 |
60. (Regular unleaded, of course). |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
48. Medical Bills |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
50. Vacation |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
51. Saving some of it for a rainy day, but I wouldn't mind |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 07:46 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. Fruit of the loom and assless chaps? |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 09:12 PM Response to Reply #54 |
71. For what? |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 09:25 PM Response to Reply #54 |
73. I re-read your post. |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
52. Gas. |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
53. Dental work for hubby. |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
55. 1080p HDTV |
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Andrea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
56. As a single person with no kids |
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unapatriciated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
58. SHIT I'm still waiting on the last "stimulus package" |
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Andrea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 08:54 PM Response to Reply #58 |
68. I never got it - but my rich brother did. |
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unapatriciated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 09:10 PM Response to Reply #68 |
70. was he a republican? |
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Andrea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 11:13 PM Response to Reply #70 |
76. Was, is and probably always will be a Republican |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 09:26 AM Response to Reply #58 |
85. That was the year.... |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
59. Ammo: 1k 7.62x39, 1k .45 APC , 1k 9x19 |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 09:52 PM Response to Reply #59 |
75. smart move...who knows what we're in store for. |
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Jed Dilligan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
62. Savings account. nt |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 08:14 PM Original message |
Into the savings... N/T |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
63. Use the $1600 married couple amount to get a cheap second vehicle. |
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Sanctified (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
64. I think I may get a nice flat panel Television with the $1600 I am getting. n/t |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
66. Medical Bills. n/t |
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ReverendDeuce (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
67. Mark Nason boots... **PIC** |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
69. a principle only mortgage payment. |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
72. Nothing, into the savings it goes. |
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gauguin57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
74. When Dumbya sent me that $300 check in 2001 (tax advance) I gave it to Planned Parenthood ... |
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Greylyn58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
77. I wouldn't...it would go right into a savings account. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
78. Me too, my old car needs a few things... n/t |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 11:46 PM Response to Original message |
79. I'm single so I probably won't get anything. |
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Andrea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 12:05 PM Response to Reply #79 |
92. Isn't that a fact |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 08:58 PM Response to Reply #92 |
101. Oh, it's disgusting. |
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jlake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 11:50 PM Response to Original message |
80. Back to the IRS for my tax bill. |
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EvolveOrConvolve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
81. Beers and hookers... |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
84. I will be sending it back to the IRA since it is only a loan |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
86. a bag of weed |
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I work for workers (551 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
87. Update: It's a $300 stimulus package now. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 10:51 AM Response to Reply #87 |
89. Well, that's not very stimulating. |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
90. never a problem in finding something to spend money on |
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TBUSA (76 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
91. Gas |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
93. Oops...looks like we're back down to $300-$600 per person... |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
94. If it comes soon enough |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
96. Food |
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GRLMGC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
97. Credit Card! |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
98. euros. |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
100. A package stimulator, duh. |
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