There’s always something to howl about.
Laugh, of course:
What’s the difference between BloodhoundBlog and a porcupine?
With the porcupine the pricks are on the outside.
It’s quoted from Dustin Luther’s High Temple of Unidirectional Virtue. (“Where poking fun at other people is always wrong, except when we’re doing it.”)
The joke is stolen, of course, but it’s still funny. Anyway, who expects originality from trolls?
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This one is just for me. Maybe all of them are when it comes right down to it. But if my mission here was to help other agents have a more productive career I don’t see (even if this post isn’t written yet) how that will be accomplished by this particular post. I’ve been meaning to write this post for a couple of weeks and have kept putting it off. Of all the things in the world (and especially the real estate world) to write about this is what I use my time and energy writing about? Seems so.
Las Vegas strippers now have help. That is right – for those of you who like to closely follow the legal gyrations (not just the physical ones) regarding how strippers get paid – this post is going to make you feel better. A lot better. Due to a Nevada Supreme Court ruling, Mick Rusing can now bring a class action lawsuit against Las Vegas strip clubs on behalf of strippers. Scroll down just a bit on this page and check the lawyer’s credentials. This guy is the real deal. Quite an impressive resume. The legal maneuvers on this one have been going on a while.
Las Vegas club owners may need to change how they do business. Me? I haven’t been in a strip club since my future brother in law arranged for my bachelor party at one about 26 years ago. But if Mick wins and I can be sure that the girls get to keep all of the money, well that just might change things. I’ll have to check with my wife.
It started out innocently enough. I began to think at parties now and then — just to loosen up. 
Inevitably, though, one thought led to another, and soon I was more than just a social thinker.I began to think alone — “to relax,” I told myself — but I knew it wasn’t true. Thinking became more and more important to me, and finally I was thinking all the time.
That was when things began to sour at home. One evening I turned off the TV and asked my wife about the meaning of life. She spent that night at her mother’s.I began to think on the job. I knew that thinking and employment don’t mix, but I couldn’t help myself.
I began to avoid friends at lunchtime so I could read Thoreau, Muir, Confucius and Kafka. I would return to the office dizzied and confused, asking, “What is it exactly we are doing here?”One day the boss called me in. He said, “Listen, I like you, and it hurts me to say this, but your thinking has become a real problem. If you don’t stop thinking on the job, you’ll have to find another job.”
This gave me a lot to think about. I came home early after my conversation with the boss. “Honey,” I confessed, “I’ve been thinking…””I know you’ve been thinking,” she said, “and I want a divorce!”
“But Honey, surely it’s not that serious.” “It is serious,” she said, lower lip aquiver.”You think as much as college professors and college professors don’t make any money, so if you keep on thinking, we won’t have any money!”
“That’s a faulty syllogism,” I said impatiently.She exploded in tears of rage and frustration, but I was in no mood to deal with the emotional drama.
“I’m going to the library,” I snarled as I stomped out the door.I headed for the library, in the mood for some Nietzsche. I roared into the parking lot with NPR on the radio and ran up to the big glass doors.
They didn’t open. The library was closed.To this day, I believe that a Higher Power was looking out for me that Read more
Dave Winer? Steve Jobs? Moses? This is the best Christmas ever.
PS to Fake Greg Swann: Your secret is safe with me. I should be able to figure out who might have read the Aeneid in linguam Latinam (a company from which I myself am excluded), but I can’t. I hadn’t guessed who 4Realz was, either.
To: All Past, Present and Future Bloodhoundblog Contributers and Readers, who shall be referred to as “BHB Friends” or 
“BHBF” for the purpose of this document. This an Official Russell Shaw Non-Denominational,
Holiday Greeting.
Dear Sirs, Madames and respective families, this non-transferable greeting is extended solely for the purpose of creating a feeling of “Joy” and general well being. The afore mentioned “feeling” may be enjoyed by BHBF and their respective “families” at the BHBF’s sole and absolute discretion on or about sundown on the 24th of December 2007 until, on or about sundown on December 26th 2007.
Furthermore this “feeling” is not in any way being extended for any other days including but not limited to; New Years, day or eve, Valentines Day, Easter, Labor Day, The 4th of July, Ground Hogs Day, Memorial Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, any and all religious and or ethnic holidays and or any day weather it be known or unknown that may arise out of any day be it celebratory or just an ordinary day. On said day the afore mentioned group of “BHBF”may refer to Russell Shaw only in reference to said holiday greeting. This “greeting” is in no way an endorsement of any current or future posts on this or any other blog, or any other business that the “BHBFs” may be involved in at this time or in the future.
Any and all questions or comments arising out of this “Greeting’ should be forwarded to Russell Shaw’s statutory agent, per Russell Shaw’s incorporating documents on file with the Arizona Corporation Commission located in Phoenix, Arizona, for name and address of said agent.
Warmly,
Russell Shaw
P.S. Merry Christmas Everyone!
(I stole this entire idea from my friend, Mad Coyote Joe)
Presumably you’re getting Amazon gift certificates in every new batch of email. We’ve been playing with a lot of music ideas, and here are some of them in easy-to-click, easy-to-own form:
Add links in the comments, if you please. A gift certificate is only a talisman of riches. True wealth consists of knowing what to do with it…
The 2008 Super Bowl is in Arizona this time. And this creates a unique opportunity for Realtors. I hadn’t realized it until I received this email from Terry Day.
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From: Terry Day [mailto:perfecthome4u@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 9:01 PM
Subject: Please Help – 2008 Superbowl
To all my friends and those in the grasp of this email I NEED YOUR HELP!
I have a really fun, honest and exciting way for you to earn some GREAT MONEY, and make some great contacts during the SuperBowl this January and February. I, like many of you also hold my AZ real estate license and know that quick cash can be very beneficial for you and your families.
The opportunity is to earn a minimum of $1300 in one week driving a Lincoln Towncar or stretch limousine. My client needs 500 drivers, with a clean criminal background, clean driving record, and that can pass a drug test. The company will provide you with a car for the week, a credit card for gas, and a means of contact i.e. a cell.
Last year in 2006 the top driver earned $3300 and the average minimum was around $1300.
Of course folks these numbers do not include cash tips. The drivers that perform the best get more trips, and get much, much, more money.
If you could help I really need you to forward this to your contact list. I need to hire 500 drivers in the next 35 days. Please help me….
This Superbowl here in Glendale is going to be phenomenal. Now lets get our friends and make some money for everyone. The actual driving assignments will be between Wednesday, January 30 2008 and Wednesday February 6th 2008.
Sincerely,
Terry L. Day
Cell – 602-526-0334
Phoenix AZ 85034
Ofc 602-252-3442
Please help, apply and send to your friends.
Thanks
Terry
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DPR Realty
Terry L Day
Direct: 602-526-0334
EFAX 480-287-9613
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I had this link at the top with his name but I liked it so much, I wanted to include it again. Here is the only website I could find for Terry. He doesn’t say (so I have to assume it is alright) that you have to live here in the Phoenix area to apply. As he Read more
Commercial Real Estate Finance Expert
Structured Debt and Equity
Licensed Real Estate Broker in AL, CA, and FL
I’m turning into my father. I just finished my annual tradition of watching the Army-Navy game. Two things annoyed me:
1- The game wasn’t played in Philadelphia (they experiment with New Jersey, Pasadena, and now Baltimore). The game is hosted by a neutral city; Philly is 130 miles from both Academies and is the default home to this rivalry.
2- They sold a sponsorship to the game. I get the big picture. Sponsorships are win-win for both schools. I just think that this game should transcend commercial interests.
At least I can enjoy the DaltonsAZHomes Territorial Cup this afternoon. Fork ’em Devils.
Sometimes people do things that if they would have considered all of the available options they might have made a different choice. For example:
Another example is the guy who drove his Lamborghini at speeds verified well above 200 miles per hour (219, to be exact). On an Arizona freeway. Late at night. Now I can’t honestly say I’ve never heard of any Porsche owners who have done something like that on a similar stretch of highway, late at night, a few summers ago (minus that high a speed and the video). What makes this particular feat so remarkable is he did it in a Lamborghini and then posted it to You Tube. Per this article (which includes a link to the video) there are about 350 Lamborghini Murcielago cars in the state of Arizona. This one is gold colored. I’m thinking that is an even shorter list. I wonder how many days until the East Vally Tribune reports the arrest of the young man who was driving the car?
I know, I know. Greg just wrote that even though there are no rules here at BHB, there is one rule. We’re not selling our products here. However, for this listing I need to make an exception. Look it over carefully and see if you don’t agree.
Remember, this one won’t last. So please call now. Thank you.
Don’t blame me for this, pin the blame on Matthew Hardy.
Note that if you happen to be the constantly-besieged president of a beleaguered trade association, I will be in Las Vegas on Monday, November 12th. I can show you how to get out in front of all these ethics complaints.
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