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Thursday, October 01, 2009

Write to me

So I had a great (working) vacation, most of the week's work is done early, and I feel great. But for some reason my inbox is unusually quiet today, and I'm a little bored. So if there's something you've thought of saying to me at some point, now is the time. Post it here, or e-mail me, your choice.
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16 comments:

  1. BaronessBlack1 Oct 2009, 23:49:00

    If you're bored, you could check this out:
    http://www.theonion.com/content/opinion/theres_nothing_more_exhausting?utm_source=facebook_1

    Made me laugh anyway!

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  2. Mike2 Oct 2009, 01:53:00

    Hi Eolake,

    This is the first time I've posted on your blog, though I've been lurking for a couple of years or more.

    Here are some things I'm curious about.

    Please give us the phonetic pronunciation of your name.

    What caused you to favor England over Denmark, if you don't mind? And why Lancashire? Are you near the Irish sea? Beautiful country, that.

    Though I love Denmark, too. Spent a wonderful week seeing Copenhagen and the nearby places while staying near the marina at Vedbaek at midsummer. Wonderful!

    Anyway, enjoy your blog. You're a fascinating guy.

    Mike in Seattle

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  3. Eolake Stobblehouse2 Oct 2009, 01:59:00

    Thanks, Mike.

    My name is pronounced in straight English.

    I moved to England because the mellow comfort of Denmark dampened my ambitions, and because I save 30% in taxes.

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  4. Kent McManigal2 Oct 2009, 04:46:00

    Where do you find all of the nice quotes that end up on Domai.com's "Beauty of the Day" page? I really like a lot of them, since you seem to favor "libertarian" quotes.

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  5. Pascal [P-04referent]2 Oct 2009, 06:55:00

    30% is an understandable motivation. Now, if it were only 3%, probably you wouldn't have bothered.

    Right. Now, for today's sponsored-link-which-nevertheless-doesn't-earn-me-one-cent:
    "I you're bored,
    VISIT MY BLOG!"
    (And learn how to survive a computer breakdown.)

    I would pleade that I desperately need the traffic, but the truth is, it's really getting popular. But somehow, "Who needs you?" didn't feel to me like the perfect slogan. :-)

    "Coming soon: Nudists in Burqa"
    Really.

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  6. Your friendly neighborhood R.A.F.2 Oct 2009, 06:59:00

    Advertising for one's blog in the comments of a thread about being bored on another blog?
    Wow. This has got to be the most desperate-sounding move I've ever seen to this date.

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  7. RCMEDIA2 Oct 2009, 16:19:00

    The runner mustard all his strength in order to ketchup with the runner ahead of him so that he could relish the thrill of victory.

    Seriously, Eolake - you have a great site at DOMAIN and a great blog here! I enjoy it very much. Thanks!

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  8. TC [Girl]2 Oct 2009, 16:36:00

    BaronessBlack said...
    "Made me laugh anyway!"

    OMGOSH...I haven't stopped laughing, yet, myself! HILARIOUS!! Thanks for sharing! I really otter stop by 'The Onion' more often! I think I will, now, thanks to you! :-)

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  9. Anonymous2 Oct 2009, 20:38:00

    I bet you're a lazy ass who was on welfare for years. Now that you have money, you take off, instead of paying back the system you leached off for years. Just a guess. Tell me if I'm way off on this one. I don't think I am.

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  10. Eolake Stobblehouse2 Oct 2009, 21:13:00

    Thanks for the perspective, Anon. It's good for me to see the various viewpoints.

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  11. Anonymous3 Oct 2009, 01:58:00

    It would be very human even if you had done that. To not want to pay 60% taxes is definitely understandable, even if you had benefited from that system. As you indicated, I wonder how many others have felt their ambition blunted by the prospect that so much of their earnings would be taken by the government?

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  12. Eolake Stobblehouse3 Oct 2009, 03:10:00

    As it happens, I am now paying more *every month* in taxes than I have taken *all my life* in social security and hospital stays.

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  13. Aniko4 Oct 2009, 11:39:00

    I am also curious where do you find the quotes for the BoD on Domai. I guess here and there, but tell us more...

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  14. Eolake Stobblehouse4 Oct 2009, 12:41:00

    There's a trillion gazillion sites with just quotes on the web. just google "quotes on art" for example.

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  15. Pascal [P-04referent]8 Oct 2009, 06:39:00

    "It's good for me to see the various viewpoints."
    ...said the gynaecologist to the proctologist.

    In spite of the media heat about obscene bonuses in finance, France is sticking by its "fiscal shield" law, voted shortly before the crisis: you cannot be taxed more than 50% of your income.
    Otherwise put: the State has no right to get more of your money than yourself. The figures of some salaries are another debate entirely.
    I bet Kent would find this law to be going in the right direction.

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  16. Eolake Stobblehouse8 Oct 2009, 11:51:00

    So would I, to be frank. If I still lived in my native Country, I'd be paying around 70% of my income in tax. Plus sales tax and sundry.

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