Cold Cous Cous
| Favorite team: | LSU  |
| Location: | Bucktown, La. |
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| Number of Posts: | 15378 |
| Registered on: | 10/1/2003 |
| Online Status: | Not Online |
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re: “Renters don’t pay property taxes”
Posted by Cold Cous Cous on 6/29/26 at 2:23 pm to LSUFanHouston
I've never paid a cent of taxes in my life- I always make my wife sign the checks.
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re: More Europeans die from heat than Americans die from guns
Posted by Cold Cous Cous on 6/29/26 at 2:22 pm to hawgfaninc
Doesn't seem like a great thing to gloat about in either direction
re: Lawyers of OT, what lawyer do you think has the highest hourly rate in Louisiana?
Posted by Cold Cous Cous on 6/23/26 at 11:04 am to tadman
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I had no idea the market in NOLA was that depressed. I've lived all over the place and it is crazy to me that top white shoe firms in NOLA are only charging 500
Yeah I read these rants on td.com about Louisiana lawyers and I just shake my head; they have no idea. My buddies in Texas or Florida laugh at both the hourly rates and the judgments we get down here. It's a pittance to them.
I think La. courts get a bad rap because it's easy to squeeze out a soft tissue $10-15k settlement, and that's the kind of case that's most directly visible to Joe sixpack. But that's nothing in the grand scheme of things.
re: Doctor’s office weigh in (lbs vs kgs)
Posted by Cold Cous Cous on 6/17/26 at 12:41 pm to Everyday Is Saturday
Last month they weighed me @ Ochsner in kg. There was a sign up next to the scale saying "remember to weigh in kg for patient self confidence"
To most people I guess kg might as well be in ancient Greek.
To most people I guess kg might as well be in ancient Greek.
re: Ozempic and cancer
Posted by Cold Cous Cous on 6/16/26 at 8:55 am to Salmon
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studies show that GPL-1s may slow the spread of certain types of cancers
how many of these apparent miracle results from ozempic are just side effects of "being obese is really bad for you in lots of indirect and subtle ways"
re: I’m selling everything tomorrow Friday June 12 2026
Posted by Cold Cous Cous on 6/16/26 at 8:54 am to JoeyP239
I don't know if anyone else will remember but a poster here called the 2009 bottom within 24 hours of the actual irl bottom. I was in awe.
That same poster also spent the next couple of years mocking people who bought bitcoin at sub $1 prices. So you win some you lose some I guess.
That same poster also spent the next couple of years mocking people who bought bitcoin at sub $1 prices. So you win some you lose some I guess.
re: Anybody seen fire flies tonight?
Posted by Cold Cous Cous on 5/28/26 at 9:36 pm to Da Sheik
Last week I was on my front porch in Metairie (aka the land of milk and honey) and saw fireflies for the first time possibly *ever* in town.
As I'm sitting there marveling at them, the fricking mosquito spray guy comes roaring down the street. So much for that.
As I'm sitting there marveling at them, the fricking mosquito spray guy comes roaring down the street. So much for that.
re: Why the Outpouring of Affection for Ed?
Posted by Cold Cous Cous on 5/25/26 at 7:42 pm to Missouri Waltz
Because these people have the attention span of fruit flies, hence the outpouring of "IS JAY ON THE HOT SEAT" threads and the premature coronation of Lane (career lsu victories 0) Kiffin.
re: Is Sams Club worth it?
Posted by Cold Cous Cous on 5/25/26 at 10:04 am to Gerry Laval
I went to Sam's yesterday for the first time in ~1 year (wife goes monthly) and frankly it sucked. Lots of MM items were more expensive than the equivalent GV/equate on walmart+ app.
For example plain greek yogurt, which I buy a ton of, was 1c/oz more expensive at Sams (in bulk) than Wal Mart's basic. Yea it's one cent, but the whole point of bulk buying is that it's supposed to be cheaper. Their 85% ground meat was more expensive then Wal Mart's 93%. Their top sirloin was more expensive than the Canseco's top sirloin (weekly special). And it was an absolute fricking zoo, even with scan & go. If I had had to stand in those lines, I would've straight up walked out.
For example plain greek yogurt, which I buy a ton of, was 1c/oz more expensive at Sams (in bulk) than Wal Mart's basic. Yea it's one cent, but the whole point of bulk buying is that it's supposed to be cheaper. Their 85% ground meat was more expensive then Wal Mart's 93%. Their top sirloin was more expensive than the Canseco's top sirloin (weekly special). And it was an absolute fricking zoo, even with scan & go. If I had had to stand in those lines, I would've straight up walked out.
re: We may be getting closer to doing away with our twice a year changing of the clocks
Posted by Cold Cous Cous on 5/22/26 at 3:19 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
So our clocks will just always be wrong? At no point, in the entire year, will "noon" be at noon. This is genuinely retarded.
re: Why am I supposed to be so mad at Wade signing "pros"?
Posted by Cold Cous Cous on 5/20/26 at 9:28 am to Lsuhoohoo
I'm not "mad" at anyone but if this is what college sports is now, why should I care?
That's the part they're taking for granted.
That's the part they're taking for granted.
re: Armenia is building the largest statue of Jesus Christ in the world
Posted by Cold Cous Cous on 5/19/26 at 11:58 am to hawgfaninc
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Armenia as the first nation to adopt Christianity as state religion in 301 AD
in my experience Armenians bring up this fact within the first 5 minutes of any conversation
re: What verb do you use to order at a restaurant
Posted by Cold Cous Cous on 5/19/26 at 11:55 am to moneyg
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Easily could have been a dealbreaker. You two must be meant to be.
re: What verb do you use to order at a restaurant
Posted by Cold Cous Cous on 5/15/26 at 7:32 pm to FAP SAM
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Lemme get the..." because I'm a heathen
I think I say this sometimes too but technically you're asking permission.
What if they say no
re: What verb do you use to order at a restaurant
Posted by Cold Cous Cous on 5/15/26 at 7:01 pm to Paul Allen
Nor would I, until the day I brought a blonde freshman to DeAngelos and she said "I'll do your pepperoni calzone."
What verb do you use to order at a restaurant
Posted by Cold Cous Cous on 5/15/26 at 6:55 pm
I usually say "I'll have the..." Or maybe "I'd like the..." Depending on the vibe sometimes it's just a blunt noun: "brat, onions, and a warsteiner dunkel" at the deutches Haus for example. That doesn't work everywhere obviously.
The reason for this question is that my wife invariably says "I'll do your..." As in "I'll do your eggplant risotto." "I'll do your whopper junior, no mayonnaise." I think this is completely nonsensical and have sternly and consistently maintained as such. You can't "do" a plate of food. The "your" also bothers me a little but I would let it slide if not for the "do" part. This has led to no small degree of tension over the years and decades and I would appreciate some neutral outside contributions.
The reason for this question is that my wife invariably says "I'll do your..." As in "I'll do your eggplant risotto." "I'll do your whopper junior, no mayonnaise." I think this is completely nonsensical and have sternly and consistently maintained as such. You can't "do" a plate of food. The "your" also bothers me a little but I would let it slide if not for the "do" part. This has led to no small degree of tension over the years and decades and I would appreciate some neutral outside contributions.
re: What’s it like to live in Chalmette?
Posted by Cold Cous Cous on 5/13/26 at 7:02 am to cbree88
St bernard is really remarkable for how *physically* close it is to NO but how *mentally* far. In most cities that would be an inner ring suburb completely indistinguishable from any of the other areas "just outside of town." But somewhere like violet may as well be a different planet from Metairie
re: Texas A&M 10 @ LSU 4 Final
Posted by Cold Cous Cous on 4/17/26 at 7:28 pm to LSUtiger4ilfe
Every year johnson maximizes hitting and lets fielding fall where it may. Which is a strategy that's worked.
Well this year the hitting didn't pan out and this is what were left with.
Well this year the hitting didn't pan out and this is what were left with.
re: Ellie Kemper Kohl’s MILF
Posted by Cold Cous Cous on 4/16/26 at 1:13 pm to idlewatcher
You see hotter 45 year olds at any Thursday night PTA meeting in the JP
re: "Comfort is not a luxury and I am not taking advantage.” - Latoya tha' Destroya' Cantrell
Posted by Cold Cous Cous on 4/9/26 at 10:38 am to ILurkThereforeIAm
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24 bottles of Urban South Brewing Holy Roller IPA
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guilty on all counts
re: Wealth taxes- do you think they will be coming in the next 10 years?
Posted by Cold Cous Cous on 4/6/26 at 11:33 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
Not a wealth tax per se, however tax benefits for 401ks and ira's will be "means tested" - we're talking about people with a million dollars in retirement accounts! these programs were never meant to help millionaire fat cats like that.
This tax will, of course, be scheduled to go into effect 24 hours after the last baby boomer dies.
This tax will, of course, be scheduled to go into effect 24 hours after the last baby boomer dies.
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