Comments on: Hornets http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/09/29/hornets/ America's favorite blog Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:54:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: David http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/09/29/hornets/#comment-20175 Sat, 07 Oct 2006 04:25:02 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/09/29/hornets/#comment-20175 First, apologies to Dee for leaving her out of the Tigers celebration. cooper, Our counter checks at the grocery store at which I worked in the late fifties were even earlier tech. The customer filled in everything, including the name of the bank. We let only the customers we knew use them, and nary a one bounced. Some regular checks did, of course, but we did away with the counter checks just to be on the "safe" side. My favorite memory from that quaint time was the significant number of our black customers who kept a running tab during the week and ALWAYS paid on Friday evening or Saturday morning. The mutual trust between these customers and the Spelzhausens, who owned the independent grocery store and filling station, is one of my few fond memories of that era, which was filled with way, way, way too much in the way of unconscionable racial relations. First, apologies to Dee for leaving her out of the Tigers celebration.

cooper,

Our counter checks at the grocery store at which I worked in the late fifties were even earlier tech. The customer filled in everything, including the name of the bank. We let only the customers we knew use them, and nary a one bounced. Some regular checks did, of course, but we did away with the counter checks just to be on the “safe” side. My favorite memory from that quaint time was the significant number of our black customers who kept a running tab during the week and ALWAYS paid on Friday evening or Saturday morning. The mutual trust between these customers and the Spelzhausens, who owned the independent grocery store and filling station, is one of my few fond memories of that era, which was filled with way, way, way too much in the way of unconscionable racial relations.

]]> by: Siobhan http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/09/29/hornets/#comment-20156 Fri, 06 Oct 2006 05:06:26 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/09/29/hornets/#comment-20156 David, I think Dee and Dale are even more D-lighted about D-troit. I am happy indeed, but must confess that I hadn't realized that they were playing real baseball there again this season until Dee alerted us mid-summer. I'd lost interest in all baseball after the strikes, and paid only cursory attention for the past few years. The Tigers' resurrection has been a very pleasant distraction this year. (And if they did end up playing a few games against the A's, I'd probably try to weasel my way into a game.) David, I think Dee and Dale are even more D-lighted about D-troit. I am happy indeed, but must confess that I hadn’t realized that they were playing real baseball there again this season until Dee alerted us mid-summer. I’d lost interest in all baseball after the strikes, and paid only cursory attention for the past few years. The Tigers’ resurrection has been a very pleasant distraction this year. (And if they did end up playing a few games against the A’s, I’d probably try to weasel my way into a game.)

]]> by: cooper http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/09/29/hornets/#comment-20153 Fri, 06 Oct 2006 02:56:42 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/09/29/hornets/#comment-20153 Dale, a counter check is old school technology. In the old days, after opening a checking account and before your personal checks arrived, you could get a "counter" check (you had to go up to the counter and ask a teller to give you one). This was essentially a check where you would write in your new account number, write in you address, and present it as a normal check for payment of services, merchandise, etc. Assholes of the world soon realized they could get these counter checks, write in any account number that came to mind, and rip off merchants at will. Soon savvy businessman refused to accept counter checks and banks quit making them available. Ergo, counter checks are not a reliable means of doing business. Don't take any wooden nickels, either. Here's a picture of a counter check. http://www.brightok.net/~bridges/fnb62co.jpg Dale, a counter check is old school technology. In the old days, after opening a checking account and before your personal checks arrived, you could get a “counter” check (you had to go up to the counter and ask a teller to give you one). This was essentially a check where you would write in your new account number, write in you address, and present it as a normal check for payment of services, merchandise, etc. Assholes of the world soon realized they could get these counter checks, write in any account number that came to mind, and rip off merchants at will. Soon savvy businessman refused to accept counter checks and banks quit making them available. Ergo, counter checks are not a reliable means of doing business. Don’t take any wooden nickels, either. Here’s a picture of a counter check.

http://www.brightok.net/~bridges/fnb62co.jpg

]]> by: Dale http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/09/29/hornets/#comment-20152 Fri, 06 Oct 2006 02:19:32 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/09/29/hornets/#comment-20152 Post-dated, out-of-state, and counter are all fine (although I don't know what that last one means), but sorry, this partisan has given up on two-party efforts. Post-dated, out-of-state, and counter are all fine (although I don’t know what that last one means), but sorry, this partisan has given up on two-party efforts.

]]> by: David http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/09/29/hornets/#comment-20150 Fri, 06 Oct 2006 01:51:47 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/09/29/hornets/#comment-20150 Great night for the Tigers! Siobhan must be doing some serious celebrating. Is this comeback win a sign my stock investment will pay off handsomely? I'll have to send a two-party, post-dated, out-of-state counter check. Will that be ok? Great night for the Tigers! Siobhan must be doing some serious celebrating.

Is this comeback win a sign my stock investment will pay off handsomely? I’ll have to send a two-party, post-dated, out-of-state counter check. Will that be ok?

]]> by: Dale http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/09/29/hornets/#comment-20127 Wed, 04 Oct 2006 20:03:03 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/09/29/hornets/#comment-20127 So glad you asked, David! It's quite simple, really, just send me a check for $10K and I'll handle it from there. Off-topic: I'll be at the Yankees-Tigers game tonight (the $10K will help cover this indulgence, and the health care costs associated with my pummeling from Yankees bleacher creatures). Go Tigers! So glad you asked, David! It’s quite simple, really, just send me a check for $10K and I’ll handle it from there.

Off-topic: I’ll be at the Yankees-Tigers game tonight (the $10K will help cover this indulgence, and the health care costs associated with my pummeling from Yankees bleacher creatures). Go Tigers!

]]> by: David http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/09/29/hornets/#comment-20117 Wed, 04 Oct 2006 13:10:58 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/09/29/hornets/#comment-20117 Dale, So how do I go about investing in this exciting God/sex stock? Dale,

So how do I go about investing in this exciting God/sex stock?

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]]> by: dee http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/09/29/hornets/#comment-20096 Tue, 03 Oct 2006 19:10:23 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/09/29/hornets/#comment-20096 Everybody sing! Go down, Jennifer, Way down in Cyber-Land Tell Ol' Fanny Let my comment go!! Everybody sing!

Go down, Jennifer,
Way down in Cyber-Land
Tell Ol’ Fanny
Let my comment go!!

]]> by: Sharon http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/09/29/hornets/#comment-20095 Tue, 03 Oct 2006 18:22:33 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/09/29/hornets/#comment-20095 (I meant to cite http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/4232571.html fpr that last quote, but it didn't come out like I expected.) (I meant to cite http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/4232571.html fpr that last quote, but it didn’t come out like I expected.)

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