PhileasFogg

I agree 100%. Shame on the person who thinks that’s a legitimate financial enterprise. But then again, losers pay for those big buildings we call casinos and casino hotels…but they get their room - that they never sleep in - for free 🤔

My Dr explained that the horror stories generally come from higher dosages. I’m experimenting in the 2.5-5mg range

We agree it’s a bad place But please don’t keep translating “I don’t think everything should be prohibited” into “I condone everything.” I don’t. Fraud is fraud. Insider trading is insider trading. Theft is theft. If someone is using nonpublic information to profit, prosecute them. We already have laws for that. What I resist is the modern impulse to see a flawed activity and immediately conclude that an entirely new layer of regulation must be built around it. That instinct has become almost reflexive and proven vastly ineffective Prediction markets are not unique in attracting bad actors. So do stocks. So do real estate deals. So do government contracts. So do political campaigns. The existence of abuse does not automatically mean the activity itself should be outlawed or regulated into oblivion. You seem to assume that if government does not intervene, exploitation wins by default. I’m more skeptical. Government is often captured by the same political, financial, and institutional interests it claims to regulate. The irony is that many of the people demanding new rules are simultaneously furious that political insiders already enrich themselves under the existing ones. If Polymarket is a foolish place to put your money, people should avoid it. If crimes occur, prosecute the criminals. But I am unconvinced that every bad decision, every risky wager, and every unequal outcome requires Congress to ride in on a white horse and save the public from itself. We cannot create a society where personal judgment is replaced by regulatory supervision. That experiment has been tried repeatedly, and it never seems to reduce either stupidity or corruption it just pushes it somewhere else. Again - PT Barnum is a prophet on fools and their money

Where did you get that from what I said? Polymarkets is a stupid concept. If someone wants to play there, I don’t give a darn It doesn’t take a 120 IQ to see its craziness I don’t like lotteries or casinos either…they prey on and exploit people’s dreams. There’s very little difference between them and polymarkets. The odds always favor the house and the program puts the little guy on the short end But we can’t legislate away stupidity - especially when the political elite themselves are stupid and can’t write laws with clear intent

That’s good insight. Frankly, I don’t care if they exist or don’t exist or if they’re regulated or not. Everyone has freedom to do and say stupid things and I don’t personally feel a responsibility in restricting them from going so 😉

Only a fool would bet against an act that is easily self fulfilling, but PT Barnum said it well…

There are serious guys like you who prove that wrong. As a reformed latchkey kid, I applaud the path you took and admire the choices you’ve made!

Don’t get me wrong. He’s super sweet …but the melt downs were tough to observe.

My first encounter with him was fantastic spring 2025. Then something snapped. Over the next several weeks, in the middle of the night, I received odd calls, bizarre texts, multiple times…not normal. Calls that TSA had robbed him, he was in the ER (he was), or hushed calls that he’d been kidnapped (he wasn’t) I tried again in Wilton Manors a couple months ago. What was offered as an afternoon for a collab with an OF Friend I was traveling with … it turned into him assuming he was invited for a weekend in a house where I already had two guys and plans. In reality, he didn’t “assume”…rather, he needed a place as he didn’t have one It was very odd indeed I think I know the problem and theres much more I can share -documented in texts - but when he’s “on” he’s awesome. But I finally had to block him concerned about his sanity and volatility. I want to be a raving fan, I’ve tried more than once, but I had to back off and block him. I hate to have to say these things, but it’s a direct experience, well documented, and occurring in multiple occasions over several months

I live in the French Quarter. If you’re in the area, we will lift a glass together

While you’re counting words, some of us are weighing intent. And those two words revealed a lot that had nothing to do with the subject of the post. As did the six words you directed at me in DM. As I said, I’m glad my Irish mother taught me those words at a young age…of course, she was a bipolar alcoholic…I wonder what your excuse is.

🤣 well, I’ve reserved it to toast the birth of my grandchildren. I thought we were done at 2…then along came thing 3 and then thing 4….so I’m giving it a bit just to see if I really need to get the scissors and snip my son in law myself if he’s not connected cause and effect yet 🤣

You may be surprised. Actually, you would be surprised how often that assumption misses the mark. I think the bigger question is - if you don’t have something on topic or nice to say, why say anything at all. Right? One of the first noted guidelines in the community guidelines is: “publicly shaming, and attacking other members, groups of members, or people who are the topic of discussion is prohibited. Remember: you may criticize a person's opinion but don't attack the person.“ I can speculate on why someone might do these things - consistently - but, the question is whether we should allow that on the rationale that “the guys don’t care” Hence, a guideline that says “don’t” so, in the interest of harmony, I’ll let the debate rest, but I think you are wrong in this assertion.

I just saw Raye at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Tickets in the first row, in a small - PACKED - venue is simply an awesome experience

I still have a bottle of 15 yr Pappy on my shelf…

interesting that you even felt a need to say that 🤔 especially since I didn’t name the potential alter ego who had some ripe words for me in PM Hey @Pd1_jap, would you agree that he has a sweet and kind disposition as well??

Ok, this is the OP. @pubic_assistance, I’m beginning to wonder how many profiles you have here. Notwithstanding that, please tell me how your comments - and those of your potential alter ego - are responsive to the OP? If the OP had asked “what do you think of this guy?” that, as a matter of FACT, would have been a solicitation of OPINION. The fact that you - and your potential alter ego - can’t see the difference says a lot Did you hear the one about the Buddhist Monk? The monk bumps into a guy carrying a cup of coffee causing him to spill it. The guy complains to the monk who asks, “why did you spill your coffee?” The guy says "Because you bumped into me." The monk explains, "No, you spilled the coffee because coffee was in your cup. If water had been in the cup, you would have spilled water." So, what’s that have to do with you and your potential alter ego?? You - frequently - reveal that your cup(s) seem(s) to be filled with negative thoughts that are irrelevant to those having civil information exchange Of course, I have no problem defending those to whom I’m loyal and taking on those who cast shade to try to compensate for their…well…whatever. So there…just like you wanted…we’ve hijacked this post and made it about you and what you think - rather than a very fine and talented young man whom neither you, nor your potential alter ego, have ever met

I think in the long run you will benefit more from being trusted than challenged by it.

Yes, on my iPhone. Requires multiple refreshes to “click” and load. Just the last couple days and just this site

I’m in the south…I’d said more like 10-15million. To me, adequate wealth, conservatively invested, is having adequate investment income alone to be in the 1%

I was just in St John for a week. EVERYthing is expensive there since everything comes by boat Gasoline? About 10% cheaper than California according to one of my LA based companions

So let’s go over this again and I’ll talk as slow as you need THIS is an info post not an opinion post. So let’s deal with some facts: - many find him hot (including the other two guys joining us in St. John this week). You have not met him - you have no info to offer - he is 8 inches - actually the consensus among the three of us with him on this trip is that he’s larger - but there is no measuring tape in the villa I have rented However, one among us just shot with Silas Brooks and believes CBB to be the largest among our well endowed group. If you met him and believe him to be less than 8”, it was probably because size often requires arousal. Try harder next time… soooo, please reserve your unsolicited OPINION to a critique of me…but save your shade on my favorable assessment until you have direct experience to offer

Taking everything at face value without consideration of Yung “ation’s” vs “ization’s”, it sounds like some inherent conflict emerged in the secret engagements with your husband. Either that or there was something about the compensation or schedule that was holding him back from something else. Is there something else you’ve not shared that we might find relevant?

I’ll reach out to him and bring this question to his attention.

There’s an aesthetic - not mine - that I’m physically attracted to, but it has to tie in to a sense of humor and intellect that syncs well with mine