Really Boring Stuff Only III: Resurrection

[Adam]

Don't run with scissors!

No worries. I haven't run in years...

 

[fuzz092888]

I was watching Real Time with Bill Maher the other day and he had a guest on that said there was some study that showed some strong correlation that money does not buy happiness above a certain amount. I believe he said that amount was something like $75000/year. I call bull poopy.

 

[brianedm]

I was watching Real Time with Bill Maher the other day and he had a guest on that said there was some study that showed some strong correlation that money does not buy happiness above a certain amount. I believe he said that amount was something like $75000/year. I call bull poopy.

Wouldn't that still depend on the economy they were talking about? Even across the country, $75,000 in Alberta (or insert rich state) is a lot less than $75,000 in Newfoundland (or insert poor state).

 

[fuzz092888]

Wouldn't that still depend on the economy they were talking about? Even across the country, $75,000 in Alberta (or insert rich state) is a lot less than $75,000 in Newfoundland (or insert poor state).

Exactly along the lines of what I was thinking. He provided no context and no reference to the study, so just a random factoid with no backing. When I first heard it I put it in the context of parents and my family. Sure they make a good living and for the most part they don't want for much, but more money would definitely improve their/our quality of life and they easily hit that mark.

 

[Adam]

The person said that there was a strong correlation...not that some people aren't still materialistic. Seriously, though, once you hit a certain income, you lose a lot of stress over not being able to afford necessities (as well as some added things that make you and your family more comfortable). Once you go well beyond that line, some people are indeed happier, whereas others might become less happy because they think that they should be happier and are then left feeling unfulfilled.

Also, and I'm only speculating here as I haven't done any research, I'm guessing that most people who make a lot more than that in salary are working very hard and very long hours. Not all of them, but probably most. That doesn't necessarily equate to being happier. Sometimes (as workaholics tend to gravitate to those jobs), but not always. Take me - I'm generally happy to not be doing s**t, and I don't need a lot of money to do that.

 

[fuzz092888]

True that

Wouldn't it be great if everyone could just get paid to do what we love, or at least some variation of that thing?

 

[brianedm]

True that

Wouldn't it be great if everyone could just get paid to do what we love, or at least some variation of that thing?

Pfft, I don't think anyone is gonna pay me to watch movies with loud explosions and eat ketchup chips.

 

[Adam]

Pfft, I don't think anyone is gonna pay me to watch movies with loud explosions and eat ketchup chips.

Whew. Thanks for taking that in a different direction than I was thinking.

 

[brianedm]

Whew. Thanks for taking that in a different direction than I was thinking.

Eating ketchup chips is a very sexual act here in Canada.

 

[fuzz092888]

Whew. Thanks for taking that in a different direction than I was thinking.

Well, I'm pretty sure you can get paid for that. Pretty easily and with low startup cost.

 

[monkish54]

People are going crazy in the Model T thread.

Fuzz, was that you who sent me a FB FR?

CIA, FBI, NSA, DOD....THIS IS FUN!

 

[lsiberian]

Pfft, I don't think anyone is gonna pay me to watch movies with loud explosions and eat ketchup chips.

One of my friend's gets paid(slave wages) to watch every movie that comes out in the theater. Of course he also gets paid to cover every fire, city council meeting, police scandal, disaster and everything in between. Eighty hours a week for 20k isn't my idea of a good job, but he definitely loves being a journalist and I'm sure that movie watching is a well earned perk. Yeah his car has been through a tornado too.

But hey you can say he gets paid to watch movies too.

 

[fuzz092888]

People are going crazy in the Model T thread.

Fuzz, was that you who sent me a FB FR?

CIA, FBI, NSA, DOD....THIS IS FUN!

Definitely. To what part that's in reference to is a mystery. Choose at your own risk MWAHAHAHAHA?!%#^

 

[Bryceo]

I get paid to do what I love doing so I guessAustralia is good for something then isn't it?

 

[brianedm]

I get paid to do what I love doing so I guessAustralia is good for something then isn't it?

I don't recall anyone saying it was good for nothing.

 

[Adam]

I don't recall anyone saying it was good for nothing.

But we were all thinking it.







Just kidding, Bryce.

 

[brianedm]

But we were all thinking it.







Just kidding, Bryce.

Hey now! When Great Britain needs a place to send criminals they always know where to go! Sounds pretty useful to me

 

[monkish54]

I don't think I've ever been more pissed off than I am right now. The Los Angeles Superior Court made sure to let me know that there is a dress code for jurors. If I were to show up in shorts and a T-shirt they will send me home and postpone my service. I'm not sure if the LA SC has heard of or read the Constitution of the United States of America, but I have, and I am guranteed freedom of speech--this includes my clothing as decided by the United States Supreme Court. I'll wear whatever I want, thanks. ESPECIALLY if I am in a government building...

 

[Adam]

I don't think I've ever been more pissed off than I am right now. The Los Angeles Superior Court made sure to let me know that there is a dress code for jurors. If I were to show up in shorts and a T-shirt they will send me home and postpone my service. I'm not sure if the LA SC has heard of or read the Constitution of the United States of America, but I have, and I am guranteed freedom of speech--this includes my clothing as decided by the United States Supreme Court. I'll wear whatever I want, thanks. ESPECIALLY if I am in a government building...

You've never been more upset than finding out that someone wants you to dress a certain way? Dude, you should consider yourself blessed.

As for the dress code, think of it this way - someone is on trial, possibly for their life (depending on what case you get). How would you feel if you were on trial, and the people in the jury looked like they didn't take it seriously? Wearing dress clothes doesn't make someone serious or smart, but it does convey a level of professionalism.

 

[monkish54]

You've never been more upset than finding out that someone wants you to dress a certain way? Dude, you should consider yourself blessed.

I have been mo angry

Right now I'm just pissed off. Lol

As for the dress code, think of it this way - someone is on trial, possibly for their life (depending on what case you get). How would you feel if you were on trial, and the people in the jury looked like they didn't take it seriously? Wearing dress clothes doesn't make someone serious or smart, but it does convey a level of professionalism.

I would feel like I need a better lawyer. I don't take issue with them asking me to dress like a professional, I take issue with them forcing me to. The person on trial has the right to be judged by a body of his/her peers and I have the right to wear whatever I want while I judge him/her. I have no intention to dress like an *******, but it urks me to my core that they feel it is appropriate to tell me what I can and can not wear while serving on a jury. *shrugs* thus is life....