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Old 20-06-2010, 01:09   #1
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Cruising on $1.85 a Month

If you had $1.85 a month to cruise on how would you do it?

Would you rob your neighbor for money?

Would you forge checks from your x wife's account?

Would you club baby seals?

Anyone?
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Old 20-06-2010, 01:20   #2
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Since it's obvious that one man's cruising is another man's camping, the use of the word cruise or cruising seems to be the variable so I'd spend the $1.85 on a cup of coffee at a place that had free Internet and I'd be "cruising" until they kicked be out.

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Old 20-06-2010, 01:24   #3
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"nice" You speak american.
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Old 20-06-2010, 01:34   #4
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We have done it!!!!!!!!!!! Actually it worked out at $1.75 per month.

Its was easy!!!

We had 4 children and bartered the 2 boys for bread and eggs because we hated them anyway. And the 2 girls we sold their kidneys.....
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Old 20-06-2010, 01:44   #5
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We have done it!!!!!!!!!!! Actually it worked out at $1.75 per month.

Its was easy!!!

We had 4 children and bartered the 2 boys for bread and eggs because we hated them anyway. And the 2 girls we sold their kidneys.....
What did you do with all the extra money?
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Old 20-06-2010, 03:36   #6
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If you had $1.85 a month to cruise on how would you do it?

Would you rob your neighbor for money?

Would you forge checks from your x wife's account?

Would you club baby seals?

Anyone?
$1.85 a month? I would pick a new career. Crime is obviously not paying

Never done any of the above - but if I ever marry (and divorce) a Seal, and she lives next door...........she may be in trouble
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Old 20-06-2010, 04:12   #7
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I'd learn how to fish and get skinny in the process.
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Old 20-06-2010, 10:11   #8
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1. Anchor out,
2. Go fishing,
3. Work,

Robbing, forging and clubbing seals quite interesting to see as options to come up before my alternatives. I guess to everyone their own.

Anyways, let me know which boat is yours. I will keep off.

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Old 20-06-2010, 10:16   #9
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1. Anchor out,
2. Go fishing,
3. Work,

Robbing, forging and clubbing seals quite interesting to see as options to come up before my alternatives. I guess to everyone their own.

Anyways, let me know which boat is yours. I will keep off.

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If I had $1.85/month to cruise I would spend it all on wine, women and song. Anything left over I would waste.
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Old 20-06-2010, 11:19   #11
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If I had $1.85/month to cruise I would spend it all on wine, women and song.
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Old 20-06-2010, 11:29   #12
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Ran into a guy who lived off about about 60 a month SSI. He'd buy the staples he needed to live off of.. always pulled into the marina after dark to fill up on water, hung around the docks in his dink on the weekends drinking other peoples beer, and taking handouts whenever he could.. If you were giving away something, he would be the first in line and uasally turned it for a few bucks...
He lived on an old sailboat about 25 foot and most of his space, including his deck were full of junk he'd pick up and sell......
He did have a laid back life but was always scrounging for a dollar........
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If I had $1.85 a month, I'd buy a tub of cottage cheese and a packet of dried pineapple.
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Old 20-06-2010, 15:04   #14
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I went to my spreadsheet to see. The best I could make it to was $1.91. This was enough cash to use a hand powered water maker for a few months while I live off the stored fat I have collected of the years. I think can less about 2-3 months, but it isn't going to be a pretty sight! It didn't matter that I didn't make my boat or any other payments as I figured I can hold off the bill collectors till it is too late.
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