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I am a freshman in college with a credit card that my parents pay the bill on. I am above eating in the cafeteria so I eat out most nights. I completely have my parents' blessing on this.

I have a friend who I often go out to dinner with. He is aware of my situation. He pays for everything non-tuition related with his own money. We often take a taxi to the restaurant. The average cab fare is $15 each way. He said to me almost verbatim," You should pay for my cab fare because you are not paying for dinner so even if you do pay for my cab fare you will still be getting a discount."

That is really really ******ed of him of course and people that feel entitled to other peoples money just because they are slightly less fortunate is offputting and all, but if bolded part wasn't a joke or written poorly then lol assuming you aren't attending college in aushwitz.

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01-05-2011 , 03:53 AM

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bursito

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a guy at the bar i frequent likes to play pool
challengers have to pay for the next game
every time its his turn he pretends the machine has eaten his 25cents and asks someone to spot him
i have seen him do this at least 10 times, and my friend confirmed that he has been doing it for years

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01-05-2011 , 04:10 AM

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stinkypete

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Originally Posted by bursito

man last time i played a coin operated pool table it cost $3... where can you find one for 25c??

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01-05-2011 , 06:08 AM

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runout_mick

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Around here, the challenger has to put his money on the table rail to hold his spot in line. No $, no play.

As for stingy, I'm stingy at the grocery store. When I'm at the grocery store, I refuse to buy convenience/snack type foods unless they are (substantially, 20%+) on sale. I could be craving frozen bean burritos so bad I'd chew my leg off for one, but if they're not on sale it's no deal. I'll wander around the store buying only sale items and planning meals around those. Usually I only pay full price for staples such as bread, vegetables, eggs, milk, etc.. Other than that, I turn into the village miser.

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01-05-2011 , 10:04 AM

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NozeCandy

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Originally Posted by stinkypete

man last time i played a coin operated pool table it cost $3... where can you find one for 25c??

Where are you that those things are $3? I see them all over for .75-$1

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01-05-2011 , 11:30 AM

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27offsuit

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he lives in UAE obv

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01-05-2011 , 11:37 AM

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Tony_P

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last one I played was $2.50

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01-05-2011 , 11:39 AM

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27offsuit

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strip clubs don't count, tony

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01-05-2011 , 12:47 PM

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stinkypete

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that one was in whistler, bc

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01-05-2011 , 01:53 PM

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killa

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Not buy soap or shampoo for a year

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01-05-2011 , 02:24 PM

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ak47

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Originally Posted by killa

Not buy soap or shampoo for a year

icwudt!

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01-05-2011 , 03:30 PM

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baumer

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I heard of this woman that gives out lottery tickets as gifts to her nieces and nephews, but she signs the lottery ticket herself. I assume she does this so she can cash it and get "her share."

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01-05-2011 , 03:40 PM

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AKSpartan

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Of all the stories of stinginess and douchebaggery in this thread, I think that tilts me the most. What a ****.

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01-05-2011 , 05:37 PM

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Tony_P

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Just remembered this now. Years ago my mom worked in an office where everyone left promptly at or before 5 every day. There was this one old woman who used to stay late once or twice a week. Once my mom had to stay late for something and saw why.

They had a 1-800 number for clients to call, after everyone went home, she would go sit at the reception desk and her relatives from wherever would call her on the 800 number to avoid paying for long distance calls.

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01-05-2011 , 05:54 PM

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TBadr

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^ wow

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01-05-2011 , 06:21 PM

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Dr. Spaceman

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Originally Posted by baumer

I heard of this woman that gives out lottery tickets as gifts to her nieces and nephews, but she signs the lottery ticket herself. I assume she does this so she can cash it and get "her share."

Norm MacDonald:

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Last Christmas, man, I got the worst gift a guy ever gave me. He gave me a lottery ticket. You ever get that for a gift? Man, what a stinkin' gift that is, huh? You know, what's a guy even thinking there, right?

"Here you go. Nothing! Merry Christmas! It's nothing! From me to you- not anything!"

You know, unless it wins, then it's something. But let's face it- if you give a guy a lottery ticket, you know, you don't want it to win. What kind of ****ing nightmare would that be, y'know? Imagine that, you get a call a week after Christmas there?

You go, "Hey, Fred. What's happening there? Yeah, I remember that ticket I gave you. Fourteen million bucks, eh? (Anguished laughter) Aha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha aha ha ha (voice cracking) Good for you, Fred, yeah. No, I'm happy over here, no, I. Listen- what'd you get me again there, Fred, I- I can't remember what you got me, I- I know I got you the fourteen million, but I can't. I can't remember for the life of- Oh, yeah- the cup! Yeah, I remember now. Yes, thanks for asking, I'm enjoying the cup there. I, uh- had some tea out of it the other day there, and, uh- some coffee, I'm hoping to have some soup there and, uh. Guess there's no chance of that cup skyrocketing in value at all, eh? No, I guess that's the sensible you. Well, I gotta go now, Fred. I gotta go apply a shard of glass to my throat. Okay, goodbye."

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01-05-2011 , 06:30 PM

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baumer

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Norm rules!

Edit: Degen Norm Fact: Norm can seldom be seen in the farewell shots of his SNL episodes since he was already on his way to Atlantic City.

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01-05-2011 , 06:33 PM

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potatoesareawesome

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Found out that Irish pubs gives a free drink at christmas times to regulars 2 days. Happy with my 2 free pints(I ordered a round and I guess he didn't wanna charge me for the other one) I asked my dad who's from Ireland. He told me about the tradition and that at christmas time my grandad would go to the local pubs that he frequent(3 or 4) to get his free drink at each place. He would figure out if the barman was also working the next day or not so he could go back and get another.

It's kind of stupid though as he can't walk so he's taking cabs.

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01-05-2011 , 08:05 PM

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furyshade

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not as out there as a lot of the ones ITT but i remember freshman year of college a few people on my floor ordered from dominos and one guy's order was like $1 less than everyone elses and he just absolutely refused to split it and threw a fit when we told him he was being ******ed. he was also pretty rich so it definitely wasn't like the $1 was the difference between eating the next day and not.

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01-05-2011 , 09:42 PM

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5-Ton Hammer

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Originally Posted by baumer

Norm rules!

Edit: Degen Norm Fact: Norm can seldom be seen in the farewell shots of his SNL episodes since he was already on his way to Atlantic City.

I wish I knew what you are talking about.... Seems funny...

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01-05-2011 , 09:45 PM

#2371

lethalsmoky

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i know a guy thats so stingey he eats baked beans on a monday so he can have a bubble bath on tuesday

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01-05-2011 , 10:01 PM

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4rntuC0mfy

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Originally Posted by OrganicGreen

one night a friend of mines calls me out of no where to invite me to come along and play at commece. I tell him i have no moneies and he say's he'll stake me no problem so he comes picks me up. We get there at like 10pm or something and he makes me wait and wait.. I don't know why.. if someone invites you for a stake you don't make him wait that long.. so at 3am he finally decides to stake me $100 at commerce casino. I'm like finally and **** you you ****ing nit.. I'm really ****ing pissed to hell he made me wait that long...

I decided to play $4-8 limit.. I was doing well and moved to the same game but this time with a kill.. how many net kids know that term?

in 7 hours i managed to make plus $500.. I was running really hot and the table was real fishy.. I made a value bet on the river with 1 pair and 2 others called in a 300 dollar pot!! the balls!!

anyways.. so i decided to tell him I only made $200 instead of $500. the next morning.. we're still there.. I decide to play a $120 satallite.. winner gets about $1000k. I run like hot getting KK 3 different times.. getting paid every time and win the damn thing.

so I went from $0 to having about $1400 in less than 16 hours so I felt pretty damn good..so I pay him back his $100.. buy a round of drinks.. buy dinner.. give him half of my 8th of bomb weed. pretty fairly paid back I think? right?

after all that we get home and he demands another $100. I am shocked.. I'm like wtf? we're buddies and he wants 100% return?!! I'm like **** you.. go suck a dick.. I'm a good player that's why I made all that loot.

he gets really really angry.. and calls me cheap and greedy etc etc.. we get into a big fight and start yelling.. blah blah...he says.. "tonight I lost $200 and if you would just cover half of my losts I would feel that much better.. can you do that?" I'm like **** you .. "not my problem that you can't take a $200 hit"

he gets really made and calls me greedy.. anyways.. just tilted the **** out of me for a while

sounds like your as good of a friend as he is. or better

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01-05-2011 , 10:57 PM

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that_pope

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Originally Posted by 5-Ton Hammer

I wish I knew what you are talking about.... Seems funny...

Atlantic City is like Las Vegas, many casinos there. And Norm is a big gambling degen. So he doesn't stick around for the end of the show in NY so he can get to AC asap.

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01-06-2011 , 03:02 AM

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DavidFongs

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Originally Posted by OrganicGreen

one night a friend of mines calls me out of no where to invite me to come along and play at commece. I tell him i have no moneies and he say's he'll stake me no problem so he comes picks me up. We get there at like 10pm or something and he makes me wait and wait.. I don't know why.. if someone invites you for a stake you don't make him wait that long.. so at 3am he finally decides to stake me $100 at commerce casino. I'm like finally and **** you you ****ing nit.. I'm really ****ing pissed to hell he made me wait that long...

I decided to play $4-8 limit.. I was doing well and moved to the same game but this time with a kill.. how many net kids know that term?

in 7 hours i managed to make plus $500.. I was running really hot and the table was real fishy.. I made a value bet on the river with 1 pair and 2 others called in a 300 dollar pot!! the balls!!

anyways.. so i decided to tell him I only made $200 instead of $500. the next morning.. we're still there.. I decide to play a $120 satallite.. winner gets about $1000k. I run like hot getting KK 3 different times.. getting paid every time and win the damn thing.

so I went from $0 to having about $1400 in less than 16 hours so I felt pretty damn good..so I pay him back his $100.. buy a round of drinks.. buy dinner.. give him half of my 8th of bomb weed. pretty fairly paid back I think? right?

after all that we get home and he demands another $100. I am shocked.. I'm like wtf? we're buddies and he wants 100% return?!! I'm like **** you.. go suck a dick.. I'm a good player that's why I made all that loot.

he gets really really angry.. and calls me cheap and greedy etc etc.. we get into a big fight and start yelling.. blah blah...he says.. "tonight I lost $200 and if you would just cover half of my losts I would feel that much better.. can you do that?" I'm like **** you .. "not my problem that you can't take a $200 hit"

he gets really made and calls me greedy.. anyways.. just tilted the **** out of me for a while

You won $1Million after he staked you 100, and you wouldn't give him 100 back?