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03-15-2016 , 12:31 PM

#36751

Onlydo2days

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Smith and Wesson stock up 1300% since Obama got elected.

Sometimes it pays to know how crazy people are.

03-15-2016 , 12:32 PM

#36752

Onlydo2days

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DeadMoneyWalking

Well I [and many others] said at one point Trump would have to pivot and become the usual cookie cutter politician. This past week I am hearing a lot more pie in the sky campaign pledges from Trump.

Does he?

Maybe the GE won't go this way, but we clearly are living in a post-policy world right now. Atleast as it applies to him.

03-15-2016 , 12:32 PM

#36753

microbet

Solar Powered

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Onlydo2days

Do you still think Solar City's business model won't work because it is basically residential construction and that type of model doesn't really scale out well?

I bought that thesis for awhile but now I do think that a company like that probably is well positioned to take advantage of the growth based on government contracts, regulations, etc. It got a huge spike after the Paris summit but then oil tanked even harder and it is right back down. Does seem as if it won't be just about who can provide the best service/cost to homeowners....

When you say government contracts, that's for big industrial/utility scale jobs. SolarCity does those as well as residential. I think that market is well suited to big companies.

I don't want to predict what happens to their stock prices, but I think they will continue to lose money on the residential installation business. They lose money at prices where I make money. And I or any other small company can offer more options to the customer and do a better job as well.

http://www.marketwatch.com/investing...cty/financials

Not that I know that much about this stuff, but NI = (58.33M) EBITDA = (479.44M) for 2015 doesn't seem so good.

They've certainly bought a lot of market share with that money and they do their part in keeping prices down and money out of my pocket, but, like I said, I can still undersell them, do a better job, and make money.

03-15-2016 , 12:33 PM

#36754

BigPoppa

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W rode promising tax cuts + defense buildup + balanced budget all the way to two terms in the White House. Reagan did the same.

Promising **** you can't deliver is a winner. TRUMP has just decided to promise even more **** he can't deliver than normal.

03-15-2016 , 12:34 PM

#36755

Onlydo2days

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Trump was unrelenting against Kasich, someone he had before largely ignored. "Your governor is totally over-rated. Without oil, you'd be in worse shape than any other state in the union," Trump said, noting Ohio's economy is propped up on fracking boom.

lol missed that part

03-15-2016 , 12:36 PM

#36756

Onlydo2days

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Quote:

Originally Posted by microbet

Yeah, I agree they should get killed on the residential end by small and more agile providers but like you said, if the industry goes more towards what Buffett and other crony capitalists want in NV, then they're probably in decent shape long-term.

03-15-2016 , 12:39 PM

#36757

master3004

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisV

I got a toasted ham and cheese sammich from a supermarket not far outside Seattle and they put goddamn mayonnaise in it.

Is that **** acceptable? You could get deported from Australia for that.

When it doubt, just say plain after your order. Places here put sauces and condiments on everything.

03-15-2016 , 12:41 PM

#36758

master3004

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Yuv

just stop putting mayo in everything

Anyway, I was joking about the 100%. American Cheese is by definition not really cheese as far as I understand and that probably the most common type used in grilled cheese sandwich.

The solution was to stay in places with large asian communites.

Yes, anywhere on the west coast (probably sans Portland) Asian food is a very food bet.

03-15-2016 , 12:42 PM

#36759

well named

poorly undertitled

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I see what you did there

03-15-2016 , 12:43 PM

#36760

JudgeHoldem

banned

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Putin & Trump

http://europe.newsweek.com/putin-and...asparov-436556

03-15-2016 , 12:47 PM

#36761

master3004

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Quote:

Originally Posted by well named

I see what you did there

Quite unintentional I assure you.

03-15-2016 , 01:02 PM

#36762

simplicitus

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BigPoppa

Back on topic, Papa Johns is run by a conservitard egomaniac with fake hair.

This is like the whole damn pizza industry. Domino's founder created a whole right wing university and right wing law school. Godfather's gave the world Herman Cain.

Big Pizza needs a Ben & Jerry.

03-15-2016 , 01:04 PM

#36763

Riverman

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And when Dominios sold out to private equity they got Dave Brandon. WOAT industry.

03-15-2016 , 01:17 PM

#36764

TrollyWantACracker

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It would be awesome if this turned into the politics forum fast food thread.

Do you guys prefer Hardees or Carl's Jr.?

03-15-2016 , 01:18 PM

#36765

miajag

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Aren't they the same thing?

03-15-2016 , 01:19 PM

#36766

TrollyWantACracker

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Quote:

Originally Posted by miajag

Aren't they the same thing?

Jesus, Carl Sr. must be rolling in his grave right now.

03-15-2016 , 01:19 PM

#36767

dereds

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisV

It was the first one. I'm a bit hazy but I think the sandwich was pre-constructed and available to be toasted, obviously I assumed it would therefore not have mayo on it. Putting mayo on a ham cheese sandwich is weird even without toasting it iyam.

I can't stand mayo, it tastes like the devil has ejaculated in my mouth. I took one bite of the sandwich and then hurled it into a bin while cursing America.

I'm kinda whatever about mayo but on hot food it's a disgrace

03-15-2016 , 01:27 PM

#36768

superleeds

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**** I'm hungry now

03-15-2016 , 01:27 PM

#36769

tomdemaine

Just tries harder

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dereds

I'm kinda whatever about mayo but on hot food it's a disgrace

Except a tuna melt.

03-15-2016 , 01:34 PM

#36770

SenorKeeed

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Or a hamburger.

03-15-2016 , 01:35 PM

#36771

SenorKeeed

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Or a BLT

03-15-2016 , 01:35 PM

#36772

well named

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Quote:

“Democrats won’t renounce hate groups like Black Lives Matter, which are just as extreme on the other side as the Klan,” Randy Lawson, a 48-year-old business owner in Moulton, Alabama, told me.

The Resentment Powering Trump (The Atlantic)

Not especially newsworthy for posters here, I doubt, but I found the quotes interesting, and the link to this old buzzfeed piece.