Victim shoppers or Paranoid me?

[Kevlarman]

Somebody please tell me that "Mr. Bling" is just a joke.

I pity the fool who doesn't like my gold teef!

Seriously, haven't you seen all the big rappers with their gigantic gold chains and diamond encrusted teeth? It's a lifestyle man!

 

[Andrew Rothman]

A little OT, but I second the recommendation to read de Becker's "The Gift of Fear." I got it for all of a dollar and a half, used, from Amazon.

Yes, he has a biiiiiiig, irrational blind spot about guns, but he is incredibly knowledgable and perceptive about predator behavior.


Matt (who also likes "Lethal Weapon" movies and Cat Stevens songs)

 

[Konall]

It wasn't until about 9pm tonight that the car cranking right away seemed to smell bad.

Could be legit, maybe a loose battery terminal clamp? I've seen that happen several times over the years.

Most recently, my wife's car had a similar problem with a loose battery cable. It was dead, and "needs a jump" even though the battery tested good after the previous "dead" episode. The act of clamping the jumper cables on was enough to establish good contact, and her car started right up. I then found out my wife knew that sometimes, if the battery was dead, all she had to do was get out and wiggle the battery cables and it wouldn't be dead any more. The thought of tightening the clamp, or even telling her husband about it, didn't seem to occur to her. :banghead: