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EXACT same thing happened to me. my buddy's goal was to ultimately wingsuit off half dome. he quit after about a year and 45 skydives... to train for MMA which he quit after a year... to learn to race street bikes, which he sold his CBR after 7 months... to start selling a hawaiian brand of sandals in the continental US, which he sold for $500 to another frat bro after a year... to start growing (something sticky...) in norcal, which he sold his equipment after 9 months... last i heard he was considering a pilot's license which i advised him to stay away from. edit: 3 years later I'm still jumpin

riiiiiiiiiiiiiight... since the bureaucratic process is so efficient. So there I was... Making friends and playing nice since 1983

Ahhh, you need to realize the only execs that you know of are the ones that make the news... which just happen to be the ones that screw up. You're not going to hear about the 95% of em that actually are doing their jobs, or trying to. Sex sells, and g*d d*mn me if the 95% of americans that make less than an exec salary don't think that painting their boss' boss' boss as a b@stard is dead sexy. what percentage of news is uplifting? you're not going to hear about the majority of people working hard and trying to do good, youre going to hear about what gets ratings from the masses... So there I was... Making friends and playing nice since 1983

By effectively capping earnings at £50kpa you stifle entrepreneurial spirit. Why take on extra risks and responsibilities when your earnings will never reflect the extra work? You've just created a nation where mediocre is the pinnacle of the career ladder. So instead, how about the people stop increasing their needs? Lets not have breast enhancement on the NHS. No IVF treatment on the NHS. No right to council housing for life. Stop handouts to illegal immigrants. etc etc. All I'm trying to do is spread the wealth around. Its hardly fair that these very successful individuals who have taken every oppertunity to improve their lives financially have a better standard of living then any one else. Everyone should have a equal share so to speak. Wow. I hope this is a joke... If not, you'd be content to be a surgeon and have the same standard of living as a janitor? This isn't "Lost" ya know, we're not isolated on an island with 20 people... So there I was... Making friends and playing nice since 1983

your one warning for trolling bill So there I was... Making friends and playing nice since 1983

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I have a VERY low tolerance for crooks.. even the white collar ones... Clearly. Thankfully you're not the head of state, or anything of importance. May your moral soapbox be forever cloaked in a delusion of golden suds. DAYUM its a good thing you are a skydiver.... that is one mighty high horse that you are going to have to get off of some day. Hmmm... not sure exactly what it is you think I am preaching to be considered on a high horse, other than having called you out on yours. I apologize if it stings. So there I was... Making friends and playing nice since 1983

I have a VERY low tolerance for crooks.. even the white collar ones... Clearly. Thankfully you're not the head of state, or anything of importance. May your moral soapbox be forever cloaked in a delusion of golden suds. So there I was... Making friends and playing nice since 1983

you dont want to get into a pissing contest like this in these forums homie... listen to lawrocket on this one. So there I was... Making friends and playing nice since 1983

I think a lot more top executives in this country who ripped off so many trillions of dollars.. would be well served to follow the honorable tradition of Seppuku Fair enough, then we'll have a little population control- everyone who borrowed more than they could afford should off themselves as well. We'll find out over the next few years if congrees, O, and the Senate fall into that category too... So there I was... Making friends and playing nice since 1983

Boooooooo! Edit: BTW- anyone know what happened to that guy? he do any kind of TV show circuit? he kill himself bowling yet? So there I was... Making friends and playing nice since 1983

Another good one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GaU-ExYm30&feature=related doesnt mean much, all regular public speakers suck sometimes, just funny when he doesn't have his prompter- it's more noticeable. you could put bush's voice to all these as well, same thing, just trying to get their agenda through the process. No change, no hope, just politics. So there I was... Making friends and playing nice since 1983

Go about life as usual, no one REALLY wants to see your junk, player. So there I was... Making friends and playing nice since 1983

I actually hope they keep doing that, because the more they do it, the more - what's that term? ah! - goat fuck stupid - they will appear to swing/independent voters, who will find them to be repulsive and vote Democratic. Again. Keep it up, boys - baby needs new Bierkenstocks. Ah yes, the dz.com requirement on using the word f*ck. F*cktard, F*ckery, goat f*ck stupid... you are just so f*cking funny!!! "anyone that doesn't agree with me must be a mental midget, so i will insult them and tie f*ck in there somehow..." Anyway, it's a waste of air time when they go on and on about the teleprompter. I think it is fine if they mention how reliant he is on it, cuz that just isnt normal behavior of a person- living a scripted life, it's phony. I think it is awesome that he is so tech savvy compared to pretty much everyone. Let's face it- Obama on every level is the polar opposite to your stereotypical republican. It just makes you wonder if they guy has any original thoughts. I wouldn't mind seeing him speak as if he is human vs. a computer, would make me feel like i could at least trust the guy. I thought it was great on Leno with the special olympics comment, only time I've ever been able to identify with him, but i'm sure he is now terrified to speak his natural thoughts publicly, which sucks. That is weak sauce leadership in the real world... though politics i suppose is about as far from the real world as you can get. so ultimately, who gives a f*ck? So there I was... Making friends and playing nice since 1983

The OP is valid, the rest of the thread is full of jokes though. Esp the lutz part. Not sure what aspect of his skydive could be considered anything less than graceful...? So there I was... Making friends and playing nice since 1983

Ken Shamrock was also a pretty cool dude when I met him. I booked the fighters from IFL @ our hotel when his "team" faced off against frank's out here a couple years ago. Came into our office to thank us and I got to BS with him for a bit since I was the only one who knew anything about UFC and his history, was a very cool 15 minutes. Offered me $10 an hour to be his punching bag

Tandem Cowboy is so bad@ss that his tandem students begin the day as students, and when their feet touch the ground again they are D-license holders. Woa... So there I was... Making friends and playing nice since 1983

of course I wouldn't be ok with it. But how they fund it is their prerogitive. If it were my choice, hiring extra people to bring in $300 billion should pay for itself 10,000+ times over though without the first thought of increasing taxes... nifty the way things can work like that eh? However, we might not have to chase so many evaders if the taxing was reasonable and bullsh*t spending was cut. Anyway with O in office im sure the only way to pay for something like that would be through more taxes... People will always get away with tax evasion, there are too many of us to monitor accurately with too many credits and write offs to keep an eye on. If someone has the balls to go out and try and save a mil on their taxes and risk jail time, fine. I understand, I also understand when that same person gets penalized and arrested. same goes for the illegals. If you risk it and get caught, don't b*tch. So there I was... Making friends and playing nice since 1983

Wow turtle, you really are a class act. First you wish mals and death upon me (oddly enough this DOESN'T get deleted, yet my post mentioning billy blocks PMs does?), then you follow up with a troll about AST completely off topic from the post. ...and it is a troll based from the PM you sent me wondering why i havent responded yet. At least billy has some taste, being that he did ultimately reach out and continue to debate in a civil manner. So here is the reply you were asking for. Butter openings with fast and fun landings all weekend.

meant impossible for everyone to get rich off their own company or be a sr. exec of sorts, but laziness and being complacent is why people remain at a minimum wage jobs. edit- the wealthy also may have cheated on their taxes, and they also may not have. everyone tries to some degree im sure, no one enjoys losing money when tax season rolls around. So the solution is gov't needs to step up their game if it is that important to em, simple as that. take it up with them if it bothers you so much. So there I was... Making friends and playing nice since 1983

+1, beat me to it. So there I was... Making friends and playing nice since 1983

apparently speculation is now spelled "tax gap" Google "get a f*cking job, work hard, get educated, get motivated, and make something of yourself so you dont live off the government your entire life and waste our tax dollars" educate yourself. edit- obviously this is impossible for all citizens, but anyone can make it out of minimum wage if they want to. Complacency is the #1 killer of democracy and capitalism. So there I was... Making friends and playing nice since 1983

There's just one snarky post missing, don't get your panties in a wad. Call me a bear or whatever you want, I'm still the one with the ban button so I don't care. It was ME!!!!! MODs (mama bear) just protecting poor little BillyV, nothing new, carry on. 80 degrees and clear in NorCal, time to skydive bitches!!!!! So there I was... Making friends and playing nice since 1983

I'll explain in PM... Careful ryoder- little billy has this tendancy to PM you and immediately block you. No tag backs!!! So there I was... Making friends and playing nice since 1983

and you can live in your socialist delusion where big brother declares 'all is good.' Enjoy your Victory cigarettes. Tom- right on the money, they were about foreseeable taxes. So there I was... Making friends and playing nice since 1983