2386: Runaway Bride
with Lauren Vino – A website offers fake doctor’s notes; 16-year-old robber shoots self in groin; safety re: NYC vs. Jerusalem; North Korea has 1st bank robbery (ever?); VI6SIX banned license plate; man poses as a federal agent to get into Comic Con VIP; Adolf Hitler kneeling statue sells for $17 million; ghosts and sex; Lauren’s called-off engagement
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NYC's murder rate of 4 per 100000 tracks closely to the US overall rate of 3.8. There aren't easily sourced stats for Jerusalem, but Israel as a whole has a murder rate of 1.8 per 100000. Unless Jerusalem is exceptionally much worse than the rest of Israel (for which I have no data either way) then I'd have to conclude that Jerusalem is indeed on the same safety level with NYC, or slightly better.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List..._homicide_rate I have to admit these numbers surprised me. |
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You are twice as likely to be murdered in the the US as in Israel. Both places have low murder rates.
I don't know how to write it more simply. |
America is a planet compared to Israel. Great reporting.
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But the stats he gave were per 100,000 people. So the population size difference is accounted for.
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My fiance talked about us getting married for over two years before he asked and I always half jokingly told him, "you know this doesn't count as a birthday or xmas present right?" to dissuade him from asking on a holiday. I don't think it's really materialistic, because I don't even really give that much of a shit about the ring (or about getting a band to add to it when we get married) but, Chemda's right. It's more about the day (me vs us). Xmas is important to me (for nonreligious reasons) so to make it about being engaged would take all the xmas fun out of it.
The Type A in me looooves planning this wedding. But by no means should that be taken as having a "big american wedding". It's 35 people and my dress cost $90. I'd rather run literal mushy shit through my fingers than spend 10k on a day and not a downpayment for a house. |
i did all the traditional wedding things the first go 'round. no regrets.
this time, i'd much rather Bear get me a chest freezer than make me a wife. i mean, those things /do not/ quit runnin'. when you buy a chest freezer, it's a 30 year commitment to properly accommodating properties. they're like hope chests for game meats and casseroles; what homes are made of. |
Too bad you can't get married AND get a chest freezer.
Such is life. |
i'd get married if i had more title options.
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plus, i'll never be too pissed as to walk out on a chest freezer.
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Sarge and i were young and short-sighted, so we dropped about 5K at Tiffany's in Atlanta on our wedding rings while he was on leave. a part of me wishes i'd kept mine instead of selling it to go to KATG week. but, i'm sentimental.
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this is super true. here's a funny video about it:
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it's a rite of passage. you wanna talk extravagant? you ever been to a desi wedding? we're not talking shit about that circus.
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Oh, and my sister married her bf of over ten years at city hall with only my mom as witness solely because they're trying to adopt and it'd be easier that way and my brother married his wife by calling her up during lunch, asking, going to city hall, having tacos, and then going back to their respective jobs. I'm the baby, the problem child with tattoos and odd hair and I'm going the most traditional out of all of us! |
and, fuck it, parties are fun! celebrations are fun! an excuse for everybody to come together to share and bask in the love of your community and each other is a worthwhile thing.
i will always stand on the side of Joy. |
here in America, there are times we allow ourselves our own versions of impractical excess. we invented Treat Yo Self. respect our culture, Apia.
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Can we stop pretending these typos are because of some second language? |
i think as a proper act of contrition for offending our way of life you should offer to eat six burgers stacked on top of a taco salad.
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My dress, if i go with the original choice will be $89. if i go with this new one I found, will be $190. And im still gonna look hot as hell. Apia, no one needs a 3k dress. I don't begrudge anyone that (well okay maybe a little) but that's not me.
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You wish.
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what's insane about flag retiring protocol?
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When you joked about how great America is, it was the only time you didn't make any typos.
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congrats on being let to use ovens again. |
p.s. educate yourself
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All your fucked up grammar made for the perfect joke. The long con. I like it.
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