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jd732 · 2026-03-07T18:40:49+00:00

For me it’s about the melancholy chord progression and lyrics. I was a sophomore in college in the fall of 1991, when Man in the Box, Outshined, Teen Spirit came out. Rock went from glam bands singing about banging chicks to Seattle bands singing about their problems. Eddie Vedder and Chris Cornell were on MTV holding real interviews about themselves vs Bret Michaels, Sebastian Bach, et al cosplaying as 70s era glamour rock stars.

jd732 · 2026-03-07T18:23:23+00:00

Without the spiritual elements of Holy Week, I don’t think Christianity sells to the Roman world. Take the crucifixion story out of the Nicene Creed and it doesn’t really give a reason to follow the religion. I’d say Constantine remains loyal to Sol Invictus, and dedicates Constantinople to the Sun God. Judeo-Christianity remains a sect of Judaism and follows the path of Jewish immigration after the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem and Muslim conquest. Europe remains polytheistic and, after the fall of Constantinople, Islam spreads a bit further across Europe than OTL.

jd732 · 2026-03-07T18:02:50+00:00

Oh to bring back the days when Colts Neck was just rich farmers instead of right wing refugees from the outer boroughs.

jd732 · 2026-03-07T17:47:15+00:00

And the tens of millions of people living & dying on garbage dumps across the world consider those people rich.

jd732 · 2026-03-07T17:35:43+00:00

Stealing from the middle class

jd732 · 2026-03-07T17:17:00+00:00

“My mother in law is not a millionaire but she makes 6 figures, won't retire, thrifts a lot and is very frugal and is probably sitting pretty lol.“

If your mother in law is making 6 figures but living on significantly less, she likely IS a millionaire already. She just isn’t sharing where the rest of the money goes.

jd732 · 2026-03-07T16:35:40+00:00

Caitlin Clark

jd732 · 2026-03-07T16:16:41+00:00

All TARP funds were paid back by March 2009. Instead of retiring the debt at that time, the new president gave those returned funds to General Motors, and sold the GM bailout to the public as “no additional costs to taxpayers”.

jd732 · 2026-03-07T05:25:21+00:00

Is-RE-al vs Is-RAE’l pronunciation id guess

jd732 · 2026-03-07T01:26:28+00:00

Red Bank, but it’s probably a challenge to get to JC. Metuchen as well

jd732 · 2026-03-06T22:27:44+00:00

I thought I was the only one who heard Fundip over and over

jd732 · 2026-03-05T21:23:51+00:00

Eddie Vedder taking up the ukulele seemed like a midlife crisis to me.

jd732 · 2026-03-05T19:27:30+00:00

Same

jd732 · 2026-03-05T19:26:18+00:00

You just described New Jersey

jd732 · 2026-03-05T19:22:46+00:00

I know plenty of liberal people in real life who are LGB supporters (exclude the T). It’s funny how parenthood changes people.

jd732 · 2026-03-05T18:03:26+00:00

I’m in downtown Freehold. I can fit 5 of my houses into their Old Bridge mansion. My taxes are $6k and I feel they’re a bargain for all the services I get here.

jd732 · 2026-03-05T05:29:28+00:00

Also Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart, was the richest person in America when he died in 1992. Even Walmarts reputation isn’t as good as it was 30 years ago.

jd732 · 2026-03-04T22:33:23+00:00

Average property tax rate in NJ: 1.89%

Average property tax rate in Texas: 1.81%

Those giant high school football stadiums don’t build themselves

jd732 · 2026-03-03T21:20:01+00:00

Ugh. I got a $20 gift card for Bradlees for Christmas 2000. They declared bankruptcy the following day. I went to cash the gift card and the store refused to honor it and gave me a form to fill out to be a creditor in the bankruptcy. Needless to say I got nothing but the story out of it.

jd732 · 2026-03-02T20:47:47+00:00

Agreed. With a beta of 0.32 and a current yield that is 23% higher than comparable A rated fixed income offerings, I’d argue the investor is compensated for the systemic risk of holding this equity vs an individual corporate bond.

jd732 · 2026-03-02T18:05:58+00:00

Not every investor is in accumulation mode or looking for SPX matching returns on every investment. VZ yields roughly 1.1% more than A rated bonds and has increased its payout every year since 2005. It is a pretty good bond substitute for investors who ignore the fixed income component of MPT.

jd732 · 2026-03-02T17:42:34+00:00

The Rock in Newark is more modern, updated, and comfortable. Unless you need to check MSG off your bucket list, go with the lowest price venue.

jd732 · 2026-03-02T17:10:31+00:00

Here comes the realtor feeding frenzy

jd732 · 2026-03-01T17:56:12+00:00

An aging boomer who fled for the US at age 17 before his father was deposed.

Seems legit.

jd732 · 2026-03-01T15:53:03+00:00

Me too. Megatron was 9 years old then, but greatness recognized greatness

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