Journal KGIII's Journal: I don't watch TV or read news magazines or anything and I just found this... 13
There's that guy, the HIV drug price gouger guy, named Martin Shkreli. I hadn't been to Cracked in a long time but I was bored and I needed amusement. Holy shit! I'm not usually a violent person and, really, I honestly hadn't given two shits about this story until just now.
That dude has the most punchable face I have ever seen. Seriously, I'd take the $500 fine and time served to punch him in the face. I bet I can break his jaw in just one punch - and I'm just a little fella at exactly 172 pounds (I am almost always exactly that weight) and 5' 11". I'm really just a fairly little person and I'm still reasonably certain that I'd hear a nice satisfying crunchy sound.
I still don't really give a shit about the story and I'm still kind of curious where he's going with this (besides prison) but I really want to crack him in the jaw. How odd, really. I'm normally really not that violent at all. It's not like it'd be a felony so I'd not lose my right to bear arms. I'd not use a weapon or anything. I'd just crack him once in the jaw and then laugh until they came and arrested me. I'd then bail out. I'd plea bargain for time served, a $500 fine, and pay his hospital bills after a civil trial. It'd be so worth it.
Maybe I can get the missus to record it on her phone. I got her a new phone the other day and she's been busy recording most everything that moves and a few things that don't move. I've since suggested she go get a real video recording device so maybe she'll find one that she likes and pick that up. Then, I just need to find Mr. Martin Shkreli and see if he minds if she records it while I crack him in the jaw. I'm a polite person, after all. It'd only be the proper thing to ask his opinion on the matter. He might want the recording for court. It's not like a misdemeanor and a civil trial scare me. Hell, it won't even have been the first time I've been in a situation like that. It will be the first time I've had someone record the evidence.
How does he make it through the day without someone constantly running up and cracking him in the jaw? It's truly the most punchable face that I recall seeing.
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In my book he's tied with Ethan Couch for the most punchable face:
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At least that pig Shkreli hasn't killed anyone directly, but this little fuck....
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Oh! Wow. You're right - he, too, has a very punchable face. Lemme look up why he's infamous... (I have no idea who he is.)
Oh, shit... Yeah, that's a punchable face. I wonder if it'd do him any good? It's things like that - people like that, that made it so that, when I sold, I didn't set up huge trust funds for my kids. They do have trust funds but they're fairly modest. They're managed trusts so they could, if they were stupid, go completely broke or they can develop them into great things. They have an un
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my son just decided to go hang out in Peru where the money goes much further
Can he earn a bit on the side there, as an American?
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Err... He can earn as much as he wants? It's a trust that I set up for him, it's managed but he can manage it himself if he would rather. As it stands, he is going to be earning more. I am going to loan him the money to buy a small bar/hotel that he's had his eye on. He doesn't really drink so I don't think it'll be an issue if he owns a bar or anything. He's happy there, he's got a visa to stay, he can (and will) get citizenship status shortly. He's already applied. It's pretty easy to get citizenship ther
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Err... He can earn as much as he wants?
OK, that's nice. I've worked in Indonesia for a couple of months but it was all pretty hush hush. You're not allowed to work there without a work visa. And these are pretty much impossible to get.
In any case, as far as dads go, I think you're doing pretty great. I've got a 2 year old now. I hope she'll stay in the general vicinity when she grows up but if not, then Peru seems an excellent choice :)
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They get old and want to do adult things and meander off. They were both here for the holidays. In fact, I had a bit of a bash to go along with it and even had a few folks from Slashdot show up. We ate lots of good food, I plied them all with booze, and then we set off explosives throughout the evening to ring in the new year. It was pretty enjoyable. I invited the neighbors, even though I don't really know them, and even had complete strangers come join in on the fun, share in the festivities, and enjoy wa
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On the other hand, Imprimis Pharmaceuticals stepped up and started making it and selling it for $1. That was good to see.
Actually, when I just did a Google search looking for the name of Imprimis, I found out they're publicly traded. I might buy a few shares in my IRA, because it seems like the kind of company I'd want to be associated with.
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That's an interesting thing and is something I may consider as well. That doesn't make his face any less punchable, however. I'd never seen him before, I don't usually go out looking at those types of articles. I generally only listen to the news on the radio and catch threads but hardly ever read the article - I just read the comments and summary most of the time. I'll have to look into their shares in the morning and do some research.
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Oh, I don't care so much what he did. He could be a perfect saint. He's still got a very punchable face - like that other guy that JustAnotherOldGuy posted. Don't get me wrong - I don't randomly go around punching people who have punchable faces, I just happened to notice that this person does, indeed, have a very punchable face. He just looks like a weasel. If I'd seen him in a crowd of people and known nothing more about him, I'd feel the same way. Oddly, JustAnotherOldGuy (though we also communicate off-
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I came back up to this point - to add in that this is going to be fairly long. I actually have a question for you, a few actually, because I suspect you're probably pretty good at that sort of thing going off your prior posts about neighbors, dogs, and interacting with people. I suspect you're probably better at such things than I and, even if you weren't, it's always good to get a second opinion. So, what starts as a mostly conversational thing - ends up leading to something a bit more serious. If you've t
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Gerry Weinberg, in The Secrets of Consulting, had three rules (I've modified the last one, because while he mentions it, he doesn't give it he right emphasis, imho):
Sometimes it works, and this might be one of those times. You wrote "I've talked about it with the missus and, she's probably a bit more in-tune with these sorts of things, she does seem t