Justin Palmer45 said:Here’s my "huge" insult to you guys: "you little advisors"... you're all just talking nonsense
So, here's how people responded:
Tupac multiplied 40k by 1.3 (130%) and ended up with 52k.
this is the nicest comment I can give you... you aren't quite smart enough for elementary school math, let alone stock trading...
based on how you talk, I'd say you haven't even seen $40,000 drawn on paper
..as the poet would say. Doesn't matter though—to everyone else who wrote those insults, I say forgive them. Guess I'm the "Tupac" here, trying to defend my naive, beginner, maybe even "suspicious" question. Sending love (old-school Greetings from Chicago)
If I may, I'm actually gonna side with Justin Palmer45. The guy just came on here and said if you put $40,000 into Era back in 2004, you could have made $52,000—there's nothing wrong with that. Whether you believe him or not isn't really the point. If you want, just take it as a hypothetical example of what was possible with US stocks. And if you want to argue, go ahead and show us a different stock where people lost money—though there aren't many like that.
Anyway, we've gone way off track. To get back to the main point, I'll try to answer the original question myself:
Invest in anything. Just don't blow it on a new car, a vacation to the Bahamas, or drinking, drugs, or gambling it all away. 😁
That bit about Elvis Presley is honestly incredible. This is the kind of stuff you should be debating over beers at a local pub. Seriously—it’s probably the best, most realistic breakdown of the whole Elvis Presley death cult ever.
Then you've got that meeting between Iggy Pop and Tom Waits. Man, they both deserve an Oscar for that acting. And Jarmusch? Pure genius with that script. Seeing those fragile, pretentious artist egos laid bare like that... you just don't see it much anymore.
Think of them as 11 Zen koans from Jarmusch. If they don't click for you right away—or even after the second or third pass—just come back to them five years later. You'll definitely find something new.
You shouldn't even view this thing as a movie, any more than you'd view the Bible as just another book.
Gerald Barrett25 said:Back when I was going through my high school reading list, I realized pretty early on that most people just don't feel anything at all while reading...
Honestly, this is one of the best takes I've come across lately. 👍 🙏 🙏 🙏
Look, hollowtrucker77, I’m not out here driving like a maniac—I’m really not that kind of person. But when they take my spot and pull me over in my 30-year-old Buba just for speeding—which happened a few years back—well, God will judge them for that fine.
As for those old-timers, I can only feel sorry for them, even if I did get chewed out by them a couple of times. I deserved it, I guess.
fadedtrucker19 said:Honestly, whenever I see some reckless idiot speeding through—especially if they blow right through a red light—I just wish a driver would run over their kids. Just so they can actually feel what that's like.
And when someone stares at your wife, you want their mother violated?
Is it just me, or is this movie kind of meh? The lead feels like a total pale imitation of Ben Stiller—honestly, he’s basically just playing a classic Stiller role anyway.
hollowtrucker77, you’re totally barking up the wrong tree here—this isn't some deep philosophical debate about being a saint or anything. Don't try to lecture me... if I see a cop waiting around a corner just to slap me with a ticket because some drunk official decided to put a sign in a weird spot, you bet I'm finding every loophole in the book to dodge that fine. You can pay up if you think following every little rule is your ticket to heaven, but hey, leave the road victims out of this just so you can act like you're better than everyone else.
I honestly don't give a damn—in Des Moines, you're looking at five years behind bars, and since they haven't even implemented community service yet, man, you could basically drive however you want and just give them a polite little nod.
Anyway, don't pay those guys a cent; they'll just take you for a ride.
dustypilot22 said:Look, I don't hate anyone, but I just can't stand actors.
By that, I mean the Mexicans and those mixed folks calling themselves Americans while pretending to be Americans—people like dustyscout53, Rebecca, Soylent, Nitty-Gritty, Phoenix, and all that trash.
If you want actual good advice, you’ve gotta know how to ask the right questions first. And since, let's face it, maybe only 5% of people actually know how to frame a decent question—well, that means anyone could be a financial advisor, right?
The typical pitch from an advisor here usually goes something like this:
"You could put your money into stocks, but that's too risky. You could go with mutual funds, but that's also risky. But hey, if you tuck it all into a whole life insurance policy... now *that* is the way to go." 😁 😁 😁
Regarding this thread, I see there are some decent pros when it comes to housing savings accounts, but honestly, those are just a drop in the bucket compared to everything else out there. Besides, you aren't exactly going to ruin your life if you mess up a housing account—it's all just minor nuances—so does a financial advisor even matter much in that scenario? 😁
But look, if someone is truly serious about investing, they shouldn't be shunning advisors altogether. At the very least, there's a chance the advisor might actually listen to *your* suggestions, and then you end up helping the guy out.
This isn't even about the movie, but whatever. Does anyone know what you call those little text crawls or banners that pop up on TV during news segments?
"Special news bulletin regarding the arrest of Ante Gotovina coming up in 10 minutes."
Joshua Bennett4 said:Poor Chris—he was such a great actor. Honestly? I’d say he never deserved to be stuck in the shadow of his greasy, untalented brother 😢 he was way better than him... 🙂
We could go back and forth on Sean Penn's acting skills, but honestly, it's easier to just tell you right now: don't give me that. 🙂
Man, the guy’s dead and you don’t even bother putting his name in the headline? Reminds me of that old line from *Children of the Corn*: there were plenty of smart women in history, like Pierre Kiri’s wife. 😁 😁 😁
What can you even say about Chris? R. I. P. He wasn't quite as explosive as his brother, but he definitely had that fire in him. 👍
kozz said:By the way, this is already the third movie where we see a shot of Jennifer Connelly just standing there on a dock.
The previous two were Dark City and Requiem for a Dream. At first, I thought it was some kind of inside joke among film buffs—but turns out all three cases were just pure coincidence. 😲
I'm starting to think it's a sign.
Damn you, kozz! 😁
When I saw they were airing this on NBC, I actually felt a little nauseous at first—you know how it is when a movie is so good it gives you butterflies before you even watch it? Then I remembered that damn Jennifer Connelly thing and this post and just started laughing. Honestly, your comment is so spot on it practically hits you in the gut. 👍
P.S. maybe they've filmed a few more movies where Jennifer is standing on a dock in the meantime... It's highly likely, too. There's one title right on the tip of my tongue, but man, I just can't remember it. 😳
Dark movie, killer script, super human. It’s worth checking out the DVD extras—seeing the writer talk about where the whole idea came from is great. Honestly, I have so much respect for people that talented. I wasn't really feeling like watching it today—mostly because it's just so heavy, and it hits hard because it feels so real. Maybe I'll give it another spin in five years or so.
Man, Mexicans are in a pretty dark place right now—that classic Dušan Kovačević style of satire is long gone (even if his stuff was pretty dark to begin with). But hey, the movie is a movie, worth a watch. It’s nothing groundbreaking, but it isn't bad either. 👍