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Boots? I meant Berks!

At least 10 years old and still chugging…

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Not to mention the high-heel version!

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All I can see when I look at that is a broken ankle just waiting to happen…

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Ryan Reynolds Reaction GIF

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Cat Lady No GIF

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Perhaps more of a groovy platform:

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People who work on their feet: Birks (sorry but Crocs don’t have any arch support).
Yes. Absolutely.

Ideally, with merino wool socks, from Costco.
Or if you want to look dressy instead of hike-y, get Smartwool discounted online at Sierra Trading Post.

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Obligatory:

https://ia600200.us.archive.org/31/items/Cracker2005-04-06/Cracker2005-04-06d1t03.mp3

Cracker sings about Costco Socks

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OMG perfect.
Big fan of CVB and Cracker. And Lowery. And Hickman.

ETA but not ungratefully: no mention of socks in the clip but I believe you

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Despite inflation worries, Americans are less likely to cancel Amazon Prime, Netflix than cut spending on food

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Plenty of Americans have already cut spending on food as much as they can, entertainment, especially if you have kids, is also essential. Also, if Amazon prime costs $150/year, the amount saved per month won’t make much difference to a food budget.

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Two decades ago, congressional Republicans created MA “to encourage health insurers to find innovative ways to provide better care at lower cost,” the Times wrote. However, the MA program now costs more money per patient than those enrolled in Medicare.

Journalist Natalie Shure explained how the scam works.

“Privatized Medicare plans cherry-pick healthier enrollees, fudge medical records to make them look as sick as possible, coax doctors into tacking on extra sham diagnoses to bill for, and pay themselves a profit on top of it,” she wrote, noting that the insurance companies often refuse to provide additional treatment to these allegedly sick patients. “Medicare Advantage shouldn’t exist.”

In April, the Biden administration announced that, next year, MA insurers will receive one of the largest payment increases in the program’s history, the publication added.

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Given what’s on the itemised bills from US healthcare services ($40 for “brief emotional behaviour” == crying on receipt of bad news FFS), at first I struggle to see why charging for non-existant things is even necessary. Then I wondered how anyone would notice. Then I wondered what the difference is between “non-existent healthcare charges” and what they’re doing legally.

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Fixed:

https://ia600200.us.archive.org/31/items/Cracker2005-04-06/Cracker2005-04-06d1t03.mp3

Bonus:

https://ia800200.us.archive.org/31/items/Cracker2005-04-06/Cracker2005-04-06d2t10.mp3

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You have made my day.
Thanks.
Hickman is spot-on.
This is the first time I have heard a banjo part on Take the Skinheads Bowling.

I played this on the big speakers Sony speakers.
I hope all my neighbors heard it.

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:roll_eyes:

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Time to stock up on iodine?

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Oh Brother Sigh GIF by Smino

How can the stupid timeline keep getting stupider… but here we are, on the brink of a nuclear disaster…

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