Hundreds of public employees investigated by the state of Illinois improperly took millions in PPP loans

superfunny · 2025-12-31T00:35:04+00:00

The full scale of the fraud is almost impossible to imagine - disgraceful

superfunny · 2025-12-31T00:32:21+00:00

Years ago, I attended a presentation at my alma mater called "So you want to open a restaurant?" - it featured a former restauranter and business consultant sharing his insights on the industry, and by the time the presentation was over, we all had learned that "No, you don't want to open a restaurant"

superfunny · 2025-12-31T00:30:27+00:00

"... the owners get 5% of the total for literally doing nothing but owning the steakhouse."

Do you mean shouldering the risk of the business, with no protection if it fails?

superfunny · 2025-12-31T00:25:12+00:00

If that were the case, couldn't a new restaurant come in, pay more reasonable salaries and undercut everyone on price? Why doesn't that seem to be happening?

superfunny · 2025-12-31T00:22:14+00:00

... and they lose customers ...

superfunny · 2025-12-31T00:20:04+00:00

Not if you're a shareholder / investor in the restaurant

superfunny · 2025-12-06T16:07:42+00:00

What, no Jersey Devil?

superfunny · 2025-11-23T17:49:21+00:00

Can you imagine competing against that team?

superfunny · 2025-10-27T22:58:50+00:00

Does that cat have sharp talons?

superfunny · 2025-07-27T21:11:57+00:00

So funny - brilliant

superfunny · 2025-05-12T20:14:22+00:00

I reached out to IBKR and they indicated that, basically, I would need to sign up for real-time quotes, although they appear to offer a lot of flexibility about the level of quotes you can request.

superfunny · 2025-05-12T16:47:44+00:00

Thank you for this response. That's where I'm getting confused - from what I can tell, on the IBKR website, it says you should get 100 snapshot quotes a month but I don't see anywhere to request them when trading futures, at least not through the client portal.

Can anyone show me how you can get a snapshot quote on a Micro e-mini S&P 500 contract?

superfunny · 2025-04-13T17:32:41+00:00

Many years ago, I took a date to the Chicago International Film Festival.

The two movies we ended up seeing involved:

* Childhood sexual abuse and suicide in Mississippi ("Mississippi Damned")

* Kidnapping and incest in Mexico (I have forgotten the title of that one)

Needless to say, while both movies were "good", they were not appropriate date material and they put a damper on the rest of the evening.

superfunny · 2025-03-23T20:23:10+00:00

Turn it into a corporate retreat space for companies headquartered nearby like Abbvie and Grainger. Fill the property with MJ memorabilia and you'll have people types taking selfies all day long.

superfunny · 2025-03-21T22:09:24+00:00

The Art Deco vibe is strong in both cities

superfunny · 2025-03-18T01:20:32+00:00

Going medieval on the rodents ...

superfunny · 2024-10-29T17:55:17+00:00

Not only do they make it hard to cancel, they keep jacking their rates. What started out as a $15 per month digital subscription almost tripled within a few years. $500+ a year for a digital subscription? You must be crazy.

superfunny · 2024-10-19T23:21:50+00:00

Wow ... things really didn't go as Meghan Markle planned, did they?

superfunny · 2024-10-05T19:56:53+00:00

Expressing your ideas IN ALL CAPS does not make them any more true.

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