2386: Runaway Bride

Michael's Servant · 05-13-2016, 12:00 AM

with Lauren Vino – A website offers fake doctor’s notes; 16-year-old robber shoots self in groin; safety re: NYC vs. Jerusalem; North Korea has 1st bank robbery (ever?); VI6SIX banned license plate; man poses as a federal agent to get into Comic Con VIP; Adolf Hitler kneeling statue sells for $17 million; ghosts and sex; Lauren’s called-off engagement

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flerchin · 05-13-2016, 09:33 PM

NYC's murder rate of 4 per 100000 tracks closely to the US overall rate of 3.8. There aren't easily sourced stats for Jerusalem, but Israel as a whole has a murder rate of 1.8 per 100000. Unless Jerusalem is exceptionally much worse than the rest of Israel (for which I have no data either way) then I'd have to conclude that Jerusalem is indeed on the same safety level with NYC, or slightly better.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List..._homicide_rate

I have to admit these numbers surprised me.

Keith · 05-13-2016, 09:59 PM

What?

flerchin · 05-13-2016, 10:50 PM

You are twice as likely to be murdered in the the US as in Israel. Both places have low murder rates.

I don't know how to write it more simply.

Keith · 05-14-2016, 12:17 AM

America is a planet compared to Israel. Great reporting.

Mermaid · 05-14-2016, 07:11 PM

But the stats he gave were per 100,000 people. So the population size difference is accounted for.

iheartnihilism · 05-15-2016, 09:55 PM

My fiance talked about us getting married for over two years before he asked and I always half jokingly told him, "you know this doesn't count as a birthday or xmas present right?" to dissuade him from asking on a holiday. I don't think it's really materialistic, because I don't even really give that much of a shit about the ring (or about getting a band to add to it when we get married) but, Chemda's right. It's more about the day (me vs us). Xmas is important to me (for nonreligious reasons) so to make it about being engaged would take all the xmas fun out of it.

The Type A in me looooves planning this wedding. But by no means should that be taken as having a "big american wedding". It's 35 people and my dress cost $90. I'd rather run literal mushy shit through my fingers than spend 10k on a day and not a downpayment for a house.

Sparrow · 05-15-2016, 10:26 PM

i did all the traditional wedding things the first go 'round. no regrets.

this time, i'd much rather Bear get me a chest freezer than make me a wife. i mean, those things /do not/ quit runnin'. when you buy a chest freezer, it's a 30 year commitment to properly accommodating properties. they're like hope chests for game meats and casseroles; what homes are made of.

Keith · 05-15-2016, 10:37 PM

Too bad you can't get married AND get a chest freezer.

Such is life.

Sparrow · 05-15-2016, 11:05 PM

i'd get married if i had more title options.

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05-13-2016, 09:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
flerchin Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dallas, TX 5'11" 200# Posts: 885	NYC's murder rate of 4 per 100000 tracks closely to the US overall rate of 3.8. There aren't easily sourced stats for Jerusalem, but Israel as a whole has a murder rate of 1.8 per 100000. Unless Jerusalem is exceptionally much worse than the rest of Israel (for which I have no data either way) then I'd have to conclude that Jerusalem is indeed on the same safety level with NYC, or slightly better. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List..._homicide_rate I have to admit these numbers surprised me.
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Keith PARTY! SUPER PARTY! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NYC, baby! Posts: 13,757	What?
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flerchin Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dallas, TX 5'11" 200# Posts: 885	You are twice as likely to be murdered in the the US as in Israel. Both places have low murder rates. I don't know how to write it more simply.
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Keith PARTY! SUPER PARTY! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NYC, baby! Posts: 13,757	America is a planet compared to Israel. Great reporting.
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Mermaid Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Eating a moonpie Posts: 611	But the stats he gave were per 100,000 people. So the population size difference is accounted for.
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iheartnihilism Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Jersey City Posts: 1,571	My fiance talked about us getting married for over two years before he asked and I always half jokingly told him, "you know this doesn't count as a birthday or xmas present right?" to dissuade him from asking on a holiday. I don't think it's really materialistic, because I don't even really give that much of a shit about the ring (or about getting a band to add to it when we get married) but, Chemda's right. It's more about the day (me vs us). Xmas is important to me (for nonreligious reasons) so to make it about being engaged would take all the xmas fun out of it. The Type A in me looooves planning this wedding. But by no means should that be taken as having a "big american wedding". It's 35 people and my dress cost $90. I'd rather run literal mushy shit through my fingers than spend 10k on a day and not a downpayment for a house. __________________ "Uh, that'll be $14 for the tickets for the babies." "Oh no, no, no, they're just gonna cry. Just gonna come in here and weep." Last edited by iheartnihilism; 05-15-2016 at 10:01 PM.
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Sparrow Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 5,397	i did all the traditional wedding things the first go 'round. no regrets. this time, i'd much rather Bear get me a chest freezer than make me a wife. i mean, those things /do not/ quit runnin'. when you buy a chest freezer, it's a 30 year commitment to properly accommodating properties. they're like hope chests for game meats and casseroles; what homes are made of.
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05-15-2016, 10:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
Keith PARTY! SUPER PARTY! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NYC, baby! Posts: 13,757	Too bad you can't get married AND get a chest freezer. Such is life.
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