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Hortensis

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36. Good pay for those days. In 1979 I made $0.13/hour

Reply to MontanaMama (Reply #24)

Wed Oct 31, 2018, 08:46 AM

Oct 2018

as a waitress in a casino in my teens, hard work but the tips made that look like the bubblegum budget it was. Women weren't allowed to work overtime or be paid overtime rates due to laws supposedly protecting women from exploitation, so they'd just ask us to volunteer, but it was worth it anyway.

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Lt. Gov. candidate (R) Will Ainsworth's wife injured in 'gun accident' [View all] Whiskeytide Oct 2018 OP

"covet?" CurtEastPoint Oct 2018 #1

Yeah. I don't know if that's a typo, or ... Whiskeytide Oct 2018 #2

It's a fundie phrase that's used quite often. dawg Oct 2018 #10

Thanks. I grew up (mostly) and live... Whiskeytide Oct 2018 #21

:) Pretty sure that was it, but thanks for the "translation." Hortensis Oct 2018 #35

As in "Thou shall not covet . . . ?" Haggis for Breakfast Oct 2018 #7

Maybe. dawg Oct 2018 #11

He shot her? jberryhill Oct 2018 #3

Probably not. The article is scant ... Whiskeytide Oct 2018 #4

The US leads the world in shootings by toddlers. So... Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2018 #14

Another conceivable cause might be Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2018 #33

... SunSeeker Oct 2018 #5

Reckon the word covet was on his mind for a reason? Solly Mack Oct 2018 #6

Just now they are reporting Haggis for Breakfast Oct 2018 #8

Clay pigeon, basically. Jedi Guy Oct 2018 #12

So clay pigeons can fly. How do they get "launched" into the air ? Haggis for Breakfast Oct 2018 #15

I never went skeet shooting, so unsure of details. Jedi Guy Oct 2018 #17

I hate guns. Haggis for Breakfast Oct 2018 #19

C'mon up! Jedi Guy Oct 2018 #25

Last time I checked, Haggis for Breakfast Oct 2018 #31

We keep them separated for just that reason. ;) Jedi Guy Oct 2018 #34

Skeet shooting is a common pastime. Using shotguns to hit clay targets. GulfCoast66 Oct 2018 #13

You need a shotgun for this ? Haggis for Breakfast Oct 2018 #16

The targets are flying thru the air! GulfCoast66 Oct 2018 #18

Well, remember Dick Cheney Haggis for Breakfast Oct 2018 #20

Skill, yes sarisataka Oct 2018 #22

Oh good point. Haggis for Breakfast Oct 2018 #23

I have only shot skeet sarisataka Oct 2018 #26

My first job was at a trap and skeet club MontanaMama Oct 2018 #24

Good pay for those days. In 1979 I made $0.13/hour Hortensis Oct 2018 #36

President Obama skeet shoots for fun NickB79 Oct 2018 #27

Obama also knows the image of a black man with a gun also scares the shit out of Trumpers. Julian Englis Oct 2018 #29

Yep! NickB79 Oct 2018 #30

hee hee hee ! Haggis for Breakfast Oct 2018 #32

Huh strange... blugbox Oct 2018 #37

He is left handed! nt mentalsolstice Oct 2018 #38

Was there a good guy with a gun to protect her? ProudLib72 Oct 2018 #9

Great response! BamaRefugee Oct 2018 #28