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Moonliner · 04-30-2008, 06:51 AM

I like it. I think we should all change our name to Brad. It would be like working at Yoyodyne.

Moonliner · 04-30-2008, 06:54 AM

Say, has anyone ever been to the Basque Nightclub in Hollywood? I'm watching some live footage from there now and it looks like a real hot spot.

Tom · 04-30-2008, 08:58 AM

Never been, but drive past it nearly every day (it's less than a mile from my home). Though if it takes the obnoxious billboard that's been above it for so long, I wouldn't be unhappy.

alphabassettgrrl · 04-30-2008, 09:23 AM

I wonder how many variations of Brad we could brainstorm...

I use given names or monikers in face-to-face conversations depending on what I can remember. Or what seems to work in that moment. I certainly answer to both. Three? I guess nobody knows me from before. I got a new screen name for the boards. So y'all only know two personalities.

Alex · 04-30-2008, 09:26 AM

I know that relative growth is of primary concern and 0.6% is not a good number. However, it does drive home just how huge the U.S. economy is.

If today's quarterly number of 0.6% growth is sustained for the year (and that would be anemic), that is adding $83 billion to the economy. If just that minimal growth could be spun off into its own separate entity it would be the 57th largest economy in the world. We'll essentially, in what is almost a rounding error, have added to our economy the combined economies of Croatia and Guatamala.

Just a random thought listening to NPR this morning (and I'm aware of the many things that muddy the relatively simple picture painted, I'm just reminded of the vastly different scales of "success" between the U.S. and any other individual country).

Morrigoon · 04-30-2008, 09:32 AM

That growth is split between an awful lot of people

MouseWife · 04-30-2008, 09:56 AM

I'm trying to remember Brads'/Gemini Crickets' name from before....He was a doctor or something????

Alex · 04-30-2008, 10:02 AM

Yes, I know. I'm perfectly aware of why the scale is so huge; as I said "I'm aware of the many thing that muddy the relatively simple picture painted" and per capita comparisons are a big one. Rate of inflation over the same time period would be even more important. The fact that what growth was made was largely created by a buildup of inventories due to reduced consumer spending. These buildups are positives now but may very well be write-offs in the next quarter: phantom growth. And there are plenty of others.

It wasn't a comment intended to imply that 0.6% isn't small (see also "is not a good number" and "that would be anemic"), it was simply once again being boggled by how huge the U.S. economy is compared to any other in the world. Triggered when I wondered what "0.6%" amounted to in nominal dollars.

Kevy Baby · 04-30-2008, 10:45 AM

I care not what people use as monikers. Brad, Gemini Cricket, Hey You: whatever. He is still the same person.

Disneyphile · 04-30-2008, 11:21 AM

I'm about to go shopping at Company D with GusGus.

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Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	Say, has anyone ever been to the Basque Nightclub in Hollywood? I'm watching some live footage from there now and it looks like a real hot spot. __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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04-30-2008, 08:58 AM	#20523
Tom Valued member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 541	Never been, but drive past it nearly every day (it's less than a mile from my home). Though if it takes the obnoxious billboard that's been above it for so long, I wouldn't be unhappy.
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04-30-2008, 09:23 AM	#20524
alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	I wonder how many variations of Brad we could brainstorm... I use given names or monikers in face-to-face conversations depending on what I can remember. Or what seems to work in that moment. I certainly answer to both. Three? I guess nobody knows me from before. I got a new screen name for the boards. So y'all only know two personalities. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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04-30-2008, 09:26 AM	#20525
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I know that relative growth is of primary concern and 0.6% is not a good number. However, it does drive home just how huge the U.S. economy is. If today's quarterly number of 0.6% growth is sustained for the year (and that would be anemic), that is adding $83 billion to the economy. If just that minimal growth could be spun off into its own separate entity it would be the 57th largest economy in the world. We'll essentially, in what is almost a rounding error, have added to our economy the combined economies of Croatia and Guatamala. Just a random thought listening to NPR this morning (and I'm aware of the many things that muddy the relatively simple picture painted, I'm just reminded of the vastly different scales of "success" between the U.S. and any other individual country).
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	That growth is split between an awful lot of people __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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MouseWife Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Da' Beach Posts: 2,957	I'm trying to remember Brads'/Gemini Crickets' name from before....He was a doctor or something???? __________________ Summa' time....when the livins' easy.........
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04-30-2008, 10:02 AM	#20528
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Yes, I know. I'm perfectly aware of why the scale is so huge; as I said "I'm aware of the many thing that muddy the relatively simple picture painted" and per capita comparisons are a big one. Rate of inflation over the same time period would be even more important. The fact that what growth was made was largely created by a buildup of inventories due to reduced consumer spending. These buildups are positives now but may very well be write-offs in the next quarter: phantom growth. And there are plenty of others. It wasn't a comment intended to imply that 0.6% isn't small (see also "is not a good number" and "that would be anemic"), it was simply once again being boggled by how huge the U.S. economy is compared to any other in the world. Triggered when I wondered what "0.6%" amounted to in nominal dollars.
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04-30-2008, 10:45 AM	#20529
Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	I care not what people use as monikers. Brad, Gemini Cricket, Hey You: whatever. He is still the same person. __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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