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11-05-2003, 03:34 PM

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Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
In an ironic paigowian coincidence, I am going to copy below a fairly typical excerpt from an IM conversation between me and Penske_Account:

penske_account: indeed
p_l_flower: carry on
penske_account: weird that
p_l_flower: you wound me
penske_account: us
p_l_flower: !!!!
penske_account: LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not to be outdone, since I invented this anyway:

paigowprincess: I think rEcockulous is a good word and I have decided to incorporate it into my real life lingo
paigowprincess: with the capital E of course
p_l_flower: Good luck with that
paigowprincess: I invented the Scrollby Highway, you know
paigowprincess: Dainty P lived on it briefly before she was transferred to the ILCU
p_l_flower: I will credit you for that as well

Penske_Account · 11-05-2003, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
In an ironic paigowian coincidence, I am going to copy below a fairly typical excerpt from an IM conversation between me and Penske_Account:

penske_account: indeed
p_l_flower: carry on
penske_account: weird that
p_l_flower: you wound me
penske_account: us
p_l_flower: !!!!
penske_account: LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm glad you used one without any typsos!

str8outavannuys · 11-05-2003, 03:38 PM

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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
So some dude in the PNW pled guilty today to 48 murders in exchange for the prosecutor's promise to forego the death penalty. I repeat: forty-eight murders. All women.

Maybe this is for the PB,* but does anyone else wonder about the dubious morality of vowing to seek the death penalty up to the moment the defendant pleads guilty?

Doesn't it create a troubling incentive for you to waive your right to a jury trial on innocence or guilt in order to save your life?

And doesn't it cheapen the profound difference between death and LWOP if the state's willing to waive death in order to avoid the expense of a trial?

*This is the kind of legal policy discussion we used to have on the Big Board, FWIW.

Expense shouldn't have anything to do with it. A trial has to be cheaper than housing an inmate for the 30 extra years your average serial killer would live getting LWOP than death penalty. (30 years = totally random guess unsupported by any research). But because the people who set and administer the State Attorney's office are different from the people who oversee the corrections budget, there probably is some inefficiency going on.

The risk factor of going to trial has to be pretty negligible, huh? Not much chance of the bad guy walking free. But there probably is an insurance-mentality into the state taking the plea. A not-guilty verdict would be a disaster beyond disasters, and would scuttle the political future of everyone involved. So take the plea.

I fully recognize that nothing in this answer is directly responsive to the moral quandry posed by AG. Sorry. My bad.

11-05-2003, 03:38 PM

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Originally posted by Penske_Account
Indeed. That is the plan, although I imagine ncs will deny it, although that is part of the plan, the top secret part, hush hush.

Carry on.

with a good "location" for Penske, if I may.

Penske Account: Where failed catch phrases go to die.

You can tweak that with "where catch phrases past their sell by date get dead fucking horsed" or whatnot

ltl/fb · 11-05-2003, 03:39 PM

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Originally posted by Mr. Man [cold]

Couldn't you buy a nice fur coat and charge it to the client? I bet you'd look spiffy in a full-length mink.

and, thanks!

Penske_Account · 11-05-2003, 03:39 PM

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Originally posted by evenodds
Sounds like you and the OddMan might have been on the same fun trip.

We are glad you have you back.

Neither one of them called me. We coulda done lunch. And ice wine.

Oh the humanity!

evenodds · 11-05-2003, 03:42 PM

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Originally posted by Penske_Account
Neither one of them called me. We coulda done lunch. And ice wine.

Oh the humanity!

We love ice wine.

ltl/fb · 11-05-2003, 03:43 PM

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Originally posted by evenodds
We love ice wine.

What is ice wine? I have decided after lots of thought that this is not just a recurring typo of rice wine.

Edited to add that if anyone else watched Gilmore Girls last night, that dorky guy constantly referring to what his gf thought/wanted etc. (rather than saying I or even we) is kinda the same thing as this bizarre behavior by e/o that paigow has so harshly criticized. I can't believe a whole TX/DC feud has started over such a minor thing, but I guess when you have two people as sensitive as paigow and e/o involved it's just inevitable.

taxwonk · 11-05-2003, 03:43 PM

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Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
So I have a suit that I really like that is too big for me now. Anyone know how much it can be taken in?

You can usually get away with having the waist taken in about 2 inches, tops, and about 3-4 inches on the chest and shoulders. Anything beyond that, and unless you have a master tailor who can reset the pockets and all kinds of other expensive things, it will look like you had your Daddy's suit downsized.

notcasesensitive · 11-05-2003, 03:44 PM

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Originally posted by str8outavannuys
A trial has to be cheaper than housing an inmate for the 30 extra years your average serial killer would live getting LWOP than death penalty. (30 years = totally random guess unsupported by any research). But because the people who set and administer the State Attorney's office are different from the people who oversee the corrections budget, there probably is some inefficiency going on.

A common argument of death penalty opponents is that trial and all appeals (many of them are required) are actually much more expensive to the states than putting the inmates up for 30 + years. Someone else might even feel inspired to google this.

notcasesensitive · 11-05-2003, 03:45 PM

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Originally posted by ltl/fb
What is ice wine? I have decided after lots of thought that this is not just a recurring typo of rice wine.

or nice wine.

Bad_Rich_Chic · 11-05-2003, 03:46 PM

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Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
So I have a suit that I really like that is too big for me now. Anyone know how much it can be taken in?

You can have anything taken in but the shoulders (and therefore, to a large extent, the chest).

So, if you just lost your gut, there should be no problem. If you went from a 46 to a 44, you have a problem.

Major alterations done well won't be cheap, but if you like the suit they could be worth it.

evenodds · 11-05-2003, 03:47 PM

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Originally posted by ltl/fb
What is ice wine? I have decided after lots of thought that this is not just a recurring typo of rice wine.

Ice wine is from a late harvested grape, after the vines have iced over. The flavor is concentrated and wonderful. Germany was the only place that produced it until Canada started. Canadian ice wine is excellent.

Even(we have some in our collection)Odds

ltl/fb · 11-05-2003, 03:47 PM

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Originally posted by evenodds
Ice wine is from a late harvested grape, after the vines have iced over. The flavor is concentrated and wonderful. Germany was the only place that produced it until Canada started. Canadian ice wine is excellent.

Even(we have some in our collection)Odds

How does one find this? And is it super-expensive?

greatwhitenorthchick · 11-05-2003, 03:48 PM

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Originally posted by ltl/fb
What is ice wine? I have decided after lots of thought that this is not just a recurring typo of rice wine.

it's a sweet dessert wine. The grapes are frozen and then picked while frozen and pressed before they thaw. It's delicious. I have not seen it much here, but it is abundant in Canada (perhaps because it is the type of wine that can be made well in a cold place)