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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #2780 on: June 16, 2019, 06:09:04 PM »
Just bought something in Costco last week. Reading the packaging revealed to me that they now have a Costco in Iceland!

Of all places why would they pick Iceland with a population of under 400,000 as a place to expand into?
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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #2781 on: June 16, 2019, 06:14:24 PM »
Just bought something in Costco last week. Reading the packaging revealed to me that they now have a Costco in Iceland!

Of all places why would they pick Iceland with a population of under 400,000 as a place to expand into?
Do you know how big @Something Fishy is?
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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #2782 on: June 16, 2019, 06:20:48 PM »
Do you know how big @Something Fishy is?

I don’t know what @Something Fishy’s shoe size has to do with this, but a google search seems to indicate that they got almost a quarter of the population to sign up for membership.
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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #2783 on: June 16, 2019, 06:22:06 PM »
I don’t know what @Something Fishy’s shoe size has to do with this, but a google search seems to indicate that they got almost a quarter of the population to sign up for membership.
The man practically lives there, he can practically support a wholesale store himself.
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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #2784 on: June 16, 2019, 06:26:36 PM »
The man practically lives there, he can practically support a wholesale store himself.
1. Does his family live there too? I would guess Costco targets families as their potential clients. Not individuals, no matter their shoe size.
2. You mean to say Costco corporate has someone lurking ‘round here in order to figure out their next profitable location?
« Last Edit: June 16, 2019, 06:29:40 PM by ExGingi »
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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #2785 on: June 16, 2019, 06:27:26 PM »
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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #2786 on: June 17, 2019, 10:56:26 PM »
Would love to see a chart graphing @ExGingi posts per week of Bloomberg interesting articles over time.

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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #2787 on: June 17, 2019, 10:59:00 PM »
Would love to see a chart graphing @ExGingi posts per week of Bloomberg interesting articles over time.
Do you at least find the articles interesting, or only the fact that I tend to post Bloomberg.com articles?
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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #2788 on: June 17, 2019, 11:19:38 PM »
Do you at least find the articles interesting, or only the fact that I tend to post Bloomberg.com articles?

I enjoy them. Just get a kick out of the fact that you are always posting bloomberg articles. I feel like last couple months has seen an uptick though

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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #2789 on: June 17, 2019, 11:35:14 PM »
I enjoy them. Just get a kick out of the fact that you are always posting bloomberg articles. I feel like last couple months has seen an uptick though
I guess if WSJ or NYT were my go-to sites, I might have posted some from there. Might also be the fact that reading Bloomberg.com articles for free on any device is very simple.
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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #2790 on: June 17, 2019, 11:41:52 PM »
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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #2791 on: June 19, 2019, 03:57:26 PM »
Family was talking about measles outbreak, and various family names that don’t vaccinate were mentioned. So my son asked “isn’t there a vaccine for the anti-vax virus?”
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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #2792 on: June 19, 2019, 04:06:33 PM »
Family was talking about measles outbreak, and various family names that don’t vaccinate were mentioned. So my son asked “isn’t there a vaccine for the anti-vax virus?”
What was your answer?
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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #2793 on: June 19, 2019, 04:08:17 PM »
What was your answer?
We all laughed at his wit.

(FTR, we’re talking about my 23 year old, not my 6 year old).
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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #2794 on: June 19, 2019, 04:09:12 PM »
What was your answer?
that they wouldn't take it cause it is a vaccine
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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #2795 on: June 19, 2019, 04:10:33 PM »
We all laughed at his wit.
Should have said there is no vaccination for stupidity.  :)
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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #2796 on: June 19, 2019, 04:11:29 PM »
Should have said there is no vaccination for stupidity.  :)

See my edit above. That answer was implied in his rhetorical question.

Will also add that this was following a discussion of the fact that these people shouldn’t be claiming religious exemptions, as those might only apply to some Amish and “witnesses”. Our religion probably says that one must vaccinate.
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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #2797 on: June 19, 2019, 04:34:11 PM »

Will also add that this was following a discussion of the fact that these people shouldn’t be claiming religious exemptions, as those might only apply to some Amish and “witnesses”.

+1. I wonder what the heter is for claiming that you hold religious beliefs other than Judaism.

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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #2798 on: June 19, 2019, 04:37:12 PM »
that they wouldn't take it cause it is a vaccine
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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #2799 on: June 19, 2019, 04:53:50 PM »
Will also add that this was following a discussion of the fact that these people shouldn’t be claiming religious exemptions, as those might only apply to some Amish and “witnesses”. Our religion probably says that one must vaccinate.
+1. I wonder what the heter is for claiming that you hold religious beliefs other than Judaism.
What's wrong with ונשמרתם... as their beliefs?

Unless religious exemption is only for the philosophical argument of no medical intervention.
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