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[*] posted on 7-22-2007 at 08:09 PM


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You were punked. Harmless fun I suppose. :biggrin:

Unless, of course, you were doing thirty days in county.
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[*] posted on 7-22-2007 at 08:30 PM


Hey, I was not born ON Miami Beach, but in Miami at Jackson Memorial and was initially mistaken and switched with a Jewish kid. I wasn't there long enough to lose any skin over it, so to speak. As my mom said; I was only there for lunch until they figured out the mistake. It could explain certain affinities but probably means nothing.



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[*] posted on 7-22-2007 at 08:42 PM


Oso ....

Just there for lunch? Like the old saying goes, "Never eat tri-tip in a maternity ward." Especially in Miami.
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[*] posted on 7-23-2007 at 03:39 AM


The word scrooge comes to mind. I realize Scrooge is a Charles Dickens character but I'll bet it been add to websters meaning pretty much what you decribe.
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[*] posted on 7-23-2007 at 06:41 AM
CHIPOSO


I have heard this one in southern Oaxaca often and now I use it everywhere!
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[*] posted on 7-23-2007 at 07:46 AM


Osprey I think the condition you describe is very noticeable in about 70% of the foreigners that live here in Baja Ca. and sur. for some reason the lifestyle here attracts them. and I dont think it can be described in one word. It will take the whole list above to describe this kind of person.:light:

the Mexican peple call them codos which translates into something like cheapskate.:lol:

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[*] posted on 7-23-2007 at 11:16 AM


Speaking of stereotypes I often begin a companiable negotiation in Mexico by pointing at myself and saying "total chiena", that usually gets a laugh and begins the inevitable bickering on a good note.

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[*] posted on 7-23-2007 at 11:21 AM


"Cheapalero"

"Pennypince"
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[*] posted on 7-23-2007 at 11:46 AM


Codo is referring to a general tightwad and is usually demonstrated by the Mexicans by holding a fist and banging on the elbow (codo) with the other fist. This implies that the person is holding on so tight to his money in his fist that when you hit him on the elbow with a rock he won't let go. In some cases they even refer to needing dos piedras or two rocks to hit the elbow which signifies a double tightwad.
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[*] posted on 7-23-2007 at 02:38 PM


Hey Osprey..........

You have a habit of starting a bonfire of discourse then, you go into a coma. Are you still with us or, are we talking to ourselves?
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[*] posted on 7-23-2007 at 03:03 PM


Dennis, I'm a fast writer but a slow thinker. I'm thinking. I'm thinking.
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[*] posted on 7-23-2007 at 03:07 PM


Well, as long as you think you're thinking, that's good.....I think.
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[*] posted on 7-24-2007 at 07:54 AM


Skinflint is the word that comes to mind.
I'm picturing a Snidely Whiplash type.
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[*] posted on 7-24-2007 at 10:12 AM


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The word scrooge comes to mind. I realize Scrooge is a Charles Dickens character but I'll bet it been add to websters meaning pretty much what you decribe.


I believe craiggers definition meets your requirements. Perhaps a person you describe in your interesting article could be called a "Scrooger"-a new word!;D




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[*] posted on 7-24-2007 at 10:34 AM
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Prior to starting our cross country trip my friend bought a loaf of rye bread and hard boiled a dozen eggs. As I pulled up to fast food places along highway 80 to get a bite to eat Nick would always decline and sit in the front seat chowing down on his eggs and bread. It was a hot august and somewhere near Illinois the bread started to mold. Nick deftly removed the bad sections and continued his regimen.

Eventually we got to Vermont and Nick met up with his girlfriend. We spent a fun day together and decided to go out for dinner. Nick ordered a sumptuous meal and insisted on paying hers as well. I couldn't believe my eyes. If she only knew what he had just been through, I thought to myself.
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[*] posted on 7-24-2007 at 11:15 AM


Some things are worth an extra peso/dollar or two, some things aren't.:yes: Priorities.:bounce:
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[*] posted on 7-24-2007 at 11:26 AM


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Some things are worth an extra peso/dollar or two, some things aren't.:yes: Priorities.:bounce:

It doesn't seem to me that Osprey's elusive character is looking for a bargain as much as he/she is striving for control.
That's what he has on his hands here. A freakin control freak.
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[*] posted on 7-24-2007 at 11:53 AM


So far Skinflint comes close but it's not quite mean enough. I'll keep working at it. In the meantime more food for thought ......

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Medical science is making breakthroughs in identifying human genes. They have identified genes which tell us if the human who grew the tissue, blood, bone will have a propensity for corpulence, a small proclivity for early onset diabetes, has blue eyes, had parents from Asia (major or minor).
I don’t have money for grants. The best I can do is sit on the sidelines and wait for news. The big news, the thing I need validation on will undoubtedly come from some famous lab or doctor. All the networks will carry it:

RICH GENE FOUND

I call this skewed news. They cannot find a gene that makes you rich. As usual, the media misreads scientific discovery -- it’s a language thing. Later, when they figure out what they should have reported, the header might read:

SPENDER GENE IDENTIFIED


That will be the news I’ve been waiting for. Because there are googles of combinations in the human helix the process is time-consuming and complex. For studies involving those people who can and do give blood or tissue to the process it is just a very simple matter of matching genes to tissue containing the thing you are trying to identify.
No rocket science in this part. The fat gene is found, over and over, in the blood samples taken from fat people. It is not found, or found in smaller quantities in skinny people. That’s how they identified the genes that cause diabetes, blue eyes, etc. Finding the spender gene took a little more time because big spenders didn’t want to give blood -- they didn’t want to be bothered. It would mean taking time out of their day to go to some clinic somewhere, share, if even for a few minutes, a waiting room with the great unwashed, feel the incredible pain of a pinprick to the finger.
They had little trouble finding donors who did not have the gene. These folks found the visit to the clinic a pleasant diversion from a day filled with drives from one garage sale to another or clipping supermarket coupons for discounts on coffee, aspirin and Depends.


The part that interests me is the way in which the medical scientists proved their hypotheses. With the fat versus skinny people it would just be a matter of changing the diets, the exercise regimen, the sleep habits of the people to prove the condition was in the genes, not solely controlled by environment. Before they could release their findings they would have to have incontrovertible proof -- a credible proportion of skinny people would have to remain skinny after less sleep, less food, the same amount of or more exercise than before the examination. The fatties would have to retain more fatty tissue than one could reasonably expect when they are deprived of calories, made to exercise more, etc.
In the spender versus cheapskate people they would have to make money available to those without and make paupers of the rich. The concept is as old as the theater. Books, movies, videos have depicted the foibles of those caught up in this switch -- from Robin Hood to Rodney Dangerfield we learned how quirky we are when it comes to money and how we spend it.
Let’s look at our differences. If we look at temporary living accommodations we see just how deep the gene goes. There are tens of thousands of four and five star hotels spread across the globe. A single night’s lodging runs from $500 to $25,000 (or more) in the finer hotels. There are hundreds of thousands of economy class motels and hotels around the world that advertise rooms from $60 to $90 per night.
What about food? Well-heeled gourmands everywhere think nothing of spending $300 to $500 for a dinner for two at fine restaurants found wherever the wealthy gather. At the same time people with the means to pay as much, spend no more than $20 for a modest dinning experience for that occasional nice dinner out.
The bank account balance has very little to do with how the money is spent. I believe science will learn that some genes hard-wire a profound and ineluctable necessity in some people. Those with spender genes could more easily change the color of their eyes than buy clothes from Good Will or food from Wendy’s. Bald men without the spender genes could grow a luxuriant mane of blond hair overnight before they could pay $130 for a plate of squab and foie gras.
Grossly overweight people probably took the news about the fat genes with a smile; maybe cheated a little on the diet. Perhaps scrawny folks took another lap around the park with a guilt-free smile.
The news release to come may be good news for everyone -- a small profit peak for the better restaurants, bigger crowds at swap meets. We all carry around way too much guilt. I say bring on more good news about genes and how they control all the things we do.

After the spender gene release the best I can hope for is news about a newly discovered, very dominant gene found in some men over forty. It inhibits the carrier from doing yard work, especially weeding.
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[*] posted on 7-24-2007 at 12:14 PM


Osprey.........

If the quest would be to isolate the behavior genes, they should be searching for the designer of "True Desire." Having one's desire under one's control would trump all urges. Good and bad decisions would be a matter of conscious selection.
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[*] posted on 7-24-2007 at 12:31 PM


I don't believe were taking about thieves. How about lowballer?
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