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Not specifically with them, but I know that's somewhat to be expected with consignment places. One about an hour from me got shut down because they'd monkey with the timeframe that people had to pick their stuff up if it didn't sell, and they'd see their stuff for sale in the store after they'd been told it was donated.

Indeed it is. I have several friends who are in to MLM (Mostly Pampered Chef and Thirty One), but all have "day jobs" and some of them really hustle at it. Then one told me she was doing Paparazzi and wanted me to join her FB group. I said OK, but cringed. She did one live show. Like LuLaRoe, you don't really get much choice in the merch you get (I had a former co-worker who was a LLR consultant, and she had no control over what patterns she got). Paparazzi sent her all hideously ugly stuff. I mean nasty, not even Dollar Tree could sell it crap. I was able to bow out because legit, I can't wear plated stuff (gold or silver). My skin turns it green within a day, and I end up with a rash. I breathed a sigh of relief. She quietly disbanded the group less than a month later, and has never mentioned it again. Local sale groups are full of people "destashing". Someone posted on a local sale group that her husband who works for a utility company found a ton of marketing materials from some MLM thing that were set out at the curb at a house and he picked them up, and she was seeing if there was any interest in them. The local clothing resale shop bought a HUGE stash of LLR from someone. A bunch of it went on their dollar rack after multiple attempts to sell it. The last time I went in, the owners mom told me her daughter won't touch it now. I watched an online video with that vice documentary (it was just enough to get me to want to find the rest) where it showed LLR storing the clothes in bins in the parking lot, where they'd get rained on, and moldy. Also, ones from certain plants would fall apart after one washing. I wouldn't touch it either. My former co-worker always pushed the aspect that it was a fun surprise to see what pattern you'd get, and had a trade group set up for people who were really unhappy. Even if I did like that stuff, it's too much work for me if I have to find someone to take the ones I have that I don't want, and find someone who has ones I would want. Meh. Hell, I don't even shop in the local surplus style stores (like Value City used to be, or Ocean State Job Lot). I know so many people who just love to go in there and nose. Not me. If I have to look through a huge pile of bathroom rugs to find two that match, and aren't factory seconds, or damaged in some manner, and I only save $2, I'll go to Target and pay more, thank you. My time and frustration is worth more than that.

I think that's the Myrbetric one for overactive bladder. As someone who was in marching band in hs and college, yes, she looks ludicrous.

Yeah, Oksana Baiul always looked tiny and frail. I recall Roslyn Sumners not being much taller than me, and I was probably 5 foot even at the time. I think Nancy looked so tall because she had very long legs, arms, and a long neck, producing long lines. I personally never cared for her. Doesn't mean I wanted the attack to happen - not at all - but I never cared for her. I think it was mainly her attitude that I didn't care for, and the way the media really tried to force her as some ice princess that was above all. I always root for the underdog. Tonya could be sloppy at times, but the way that the establishment just crapped all over her made me root for her even harder. I'm in the minority on that, but it is what it is. As the spouse of an adult survivor of child abuse, I have compassion for her as well. Again, that's just me. I got to a point where if Dick Button was commentating, I'd mute the TV. Especially for the women - he just was always down on them for so much stuff, unless you were a favorite of his. Just very cutting. During the Calgary Olympics, SNL did a sketch called "Mark Masano - Olympic Figure Skater" with Tom Hanks as a horrible skater. He basically did nothing but go in circles and wave his arms. But Dick Button (played by Phil Hartman) just raved about the routine, how fun it was, and sexy to boot! The co-comentator, played by Dana Carvery (can't recall which real life person he was supposed to be) was just continually dumbfounded by the accolades for this horrible skater. At the end, Jan Hooks as Peggy Fleming goes over to talk to him about his scores, which were mostly 0.1, and he was out of breath and couldn't speak, but would make hand gestures. It was hilarious, and very "on the nose" for Dick Button commentary. I'm there now with Johnny Weir. I don't watch anymore. The fact that the current scoring system is just crap and can be easily manipulated doesn't help either.

I looked in to them. They were crazy expensive, and if "heaviness" is an issue, they can't be used without backup protection, killing that for me.

I am jealous. Carol Heiss Jenkins is a legend. I would love to meet Brian Boitano in person, but I still have my thank-you card he sent me when I was a teen. I follow him on FB, and made a comment on a video he posted about how I was not good at "shoot the duck" or "sit spins" - lots of sitting and not a lot of spinnig, and someone famous "liked" my post - I'll have to check and see who it was, but it was along the Carol Heiss route, and I was tickled. I would agree with Hayes on Dick Button. He could be really cutting with his commentary. Don't throw anything at me, but I loved (and still love) Tonya Harding, and he was just always nasty with her about her weight, her large thighs, her dresses, etc. Scott Hamilton can be like that too. Although I can't stand the commentary of Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski (I liked them both as skaters, but they're too snarky as commentators), so I sometimes wouldn't mind having Dick back.

My doctor's office still looks like a billboard for every type of med ever. They serve a lot of low income clientele, so perhaps they grab what they can get. Can't blame them, but it would be nice if something could be done to bring the cost of meds down.

I remember this one the first time around, and thought "There's a show on the ID Channel in the making...."

Got to the last two that were in the On Demand section. In the one with the political differences, Travis and Rachel were right that the offended girl should have done a sit-down and asked why her friend went the direction she did, listened, and then said why that choice disappointed her, and why she felt the way she did. I think they would have easily seen eye to eye afterward. Plus, the one who moved to LA said she didn't want her friend to feel like she had to be a certain way to have her friendship, but yet there she was, doing just that..... As an aside, no mater what side of the spectrum one is on, this is something sorely lacking in today's world - civil conversation and discussion. Lastly, I can't help but feel that her nervy asking the mother for an expensive loan, and being turned down, did have just a little to do with it, even if she said it didn't. In the one with the girl who came from Spain...yeesh. Her ex was indeed using wrong terminology (she wasn't an addict - just had a high libido), and he was rightly called out on it, but dang, that girl was a lot of drama, and her ex was right about one thing - they were only 2 years apart but she was miles behind in maturity. He seemed a bit slacker-ish, with the pro poker player stuff, but I could easily see her being the kind who starts contacting him every few minutes if he's late getting somewhere, etc. He also seems the type who just goes along with something rather than speak up. Then it gets to be too much for him, and bang, he's trapped, and opts to bail rather than tell her it just isn't working out. Then again, he might have feared she'd go full-on stalker or something. Either way, they're better apart.

It's Sean Astin. The guy who played Rudy in the movie. The real Rudy (who made a cameo in the movie) is also in a longer version of the commercial.

BINGO. Ever look around at a doctor's office? It's like a NASCAR Race, with drug company logos all over absolutely everything, from the canisters that hold cotton balls, boxes of tissues, and even the little "socks" that cover the stirrups on exam tables. And if you're ever in the office when a rep shows up, they bring in 25 pizzas, or 10 dozen donuts....it's nuts.

I hate the song. With the passion of a thousand suns. A radio station I used to listen to had a DJ that had a thing for this song and played it all...the...time. Over 20 years after it was released. It's just so danged repetitive, doesn't really say much, and is just generally dull. "Life. Live is life. La da da da da life. Live is life." Lather, rince, repeat, with "La la la la la" in between the lead singer's repetition.

My husband left a group becuase there were a ton of mandated people there who would show up drunk, be disruptive, be rude, etc. The unofficial nickname for the group was "Convicts 'R Us". It's still like that, per people he knows who still attend because the time works best. Yes. Perhaps she only works at the restaurant on weekends, or just picks up an occasional shift when they need her. I had a co-worker who only worked parties and banquets at a restaurant she had worked for prior (they would ask her to come in because she knew what she was doing), and someone who works at my bank also works at a local restaurant for breakfast and lunch shifts on the weekend for a few extra bucks.

I HATE when people use "AWE!" when it should be "AWWW!". Two different things. And I've seen some people do "EWE!" when it should be "EEEW!".

True, but he made no explanation other than the doctors said it was vasovagal syncope and that proves it wasn't his fault. So going strictly by what he said, that doesn't disprove what the plaintiff said. 🙂

Sadly, it's back making the rounds.....again.

The 2nd one we saw - the man - I believed 100% had vision impairment. I believed the anger management lady had some degree of vision impairment, but was more the "legally blind" thing, like a friend of mine - that she could probably see somewhat reasonably with strong contacts, or it was only in one eye. His "medical emergency" was that he passed out - that's what Vasovagal Syncope is. Fainting. And alcohol can easily cause that (hence the term "passed out drunk"). So the doctors were right - he fainted. But that doesn't absolve him from being tipsy or drunk, unless he has some BAC blood test results, which he did not offer. Also, it was hot here in PA on Memorial Day Weekend. If they were outside in the heat, AND he had some drinks, that makes it even worse.

When I worked at a collection agency (collected for medical, utility, and taxes), our owner had me keep a collection of funny letters we'd received over the years. I left them when I left the job, but a few remain in my brain: "Take this with you the next time you go to the bathroom" - written on the back of our notice "You spelt my name wrong" - yes, I know "spelt" can be used in some circumstances, but we still found it funny "I am keeping an eye on you" - surrounded by about 50 pairs of badly drawn eyes "Quit calling me on Sunday! Jesus is the only one allowed to call me on Sunday!!" - we were closed on Sunday - we worked some Saturdays, but only until 11am "Provide me with a 1-800 number! I will not spend a dime to call you!" - the person was in the same town the business was in......also, they spent more than a dime mailing the letter And we were once mailed a box of turnips, with a note saying that you couldn't get blood from a turnip. No clue who sent it.

I thought she was late 50's/early 60's with a hard life.

It came up earlier in the ep - that he didn't want vaccinated because he heard it makes you "artistic".

The brother said his late brother said the wife would try to sell it and wanted some loan for $500 in exchange for the broach - just weird. The Widow's hands were a very unnatural color. I thought maybe spray tan, but she didn't appear to be tanned on the rest of her. The defendant and her daughter seemed sketchy. I wondered if the deceased knew he was ill, and didn't make it widely known. A family friend who had been married several times over the years (some divorces, some widowed) married a guy who had never been married before, and he was in his late 50's/early 60's. We thought it was odd, but what we didn't know is that he was ill. He wanted someone to help care for him, and she wanted financial stability. When he died about 8 years later, he left everything to her. No one else knew he was ill until he couldn't hide it anymore. We didn't know that they knew well in advance until he had passed away. But the family friend didn't stick it to anyone for his expenses, etc.

Me too! When we got married almost 25 years ago, our wedding theme/song was "Once In A Lifetime". I had to loan the DJ my copy of the song because he didn't have it. People told me I'd regret that, but I haven't yet. That song is SO US. We closed the reception with "Road To Nowhere". 😀

Huh - I must have missed that. I just recall him seeing his mother was "artistic".

I didn't like her. I was glad to see her go, but some of that may be due to the actress being very unlikeable to me. I'm a spouse of a recovering alcoholic, so I get the whole caretaker mentality. We were never able to have kids, but he WAS my kid for quite some time - and add in that he was an abused child, so he relied on me WAY too much for the simplest things. I lost my identity in the process, as I was super confused as to where the line was drawn anymore. I'd be OK with her coming back occasionally, but I'd want her to be in recovery. They were absolutely right to detach from one another - it's what recovery teaches you when it's not healthy for either party to maintain a relationship. It also teaches you that you have to own your responsibilities as well and can't blame everything on the alcoholic, like Violet is doing now with her nasty podcast. I shouldn't have taken over the role of my husband's mom. I now own that. Some of the issues we're still having are largely my fault, and we're working on them, and I'm learning where to draw the line, and make him stand on his own two feet. As for Roscoe, the last I had seen him, Candace was doing her best to destroy the relationship between him and his mom, and I figured she just finally succeeded. I didn't mind Roscoe or Baxter, but couldn't stand Candace, and if she's part of the deal, I'm glad to have them gone too. And as long as Baxter is still getting high, it's not good for Christy to be around him either. YMMV.

Another reason I keep my hair fairly short. I've gotten some BAD haricuts. Especially recently. If you have thinning hair on top, people just don't know how to handle it - how to cut it so it lays better, and draws the eye to areas where the hair is more plentiful. So many stylists now just want me to tell them how to cut my hair. If I knew that, I'd be a stylist myself. I just want to wash and go. No fuss. No product needed. Just a simple cut. Used to be you got a good cut, and a good stylist could follow what the other one did. That's now hard to find too. I did find someone I liked, but she's 2 hours away (we were in the area for a show and weekend getaway, and I desperately needed a haircut). I now make appointments and drive to her. Sad, but it's what I have to do because no one can replicate what she does. THIS.