When even with more money today, you can only afford to buy fewer goods and services than in the past—your future buying power is reduced as basic necessities like food, water, and gas get dearer each time.
Inflation explains why the price of a math book in 1960 was 30 cents, but the same type of book today costs 30 dollars, or why a ten dollars’ worth of cookies today only cost 30 cents half a century ago.
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To be so obsessed with turtles one actually says, "I like turtles." all of the time. Turtles are everything and anything to that person and without turtles in their life that person may perhaps perish. It is easy to spot out a turtle infatuator by the way they talk or the clothing they wear.
johnathon just got a great face paint job, what do you think? I like turtles... Man you have a turtle infatuation
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Me - Sure, am I invited?!
Them -Um...
(Goes home and cries)
Me - Sure, am I invited?!
Them -Um...
(Goes home and cries)
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Get the invitations mug."Aww, dude, that's rank", said the girl, waving her hands back and forth. "It's not so bad, in fact, I kinda like it", replied Zach, who clearly had a bad case of inflatuation.
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Hey BOB, can you start making a pot of coffee for the board meeting? (15 min later no pot of coffee) Bob! do you need a personal invitation? go make the damn coffee!
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This was first explained by Zelda Gilroy to Dobie Gillis in the 1959-1963 TV series, The Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis, except Zelda called it "Propinquity."
This was first explained by Zelda Gilroy to Dobie Gillis in the 1959-1963 TV series, The Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis, except Zelda called it "Propinquity."
I am experiencing proximity infatuation right now.
Me, thinking about F colleague: She is beautiful. I want to...I want to....(you know what)
F colleague: Says nothing, how is she supposed to know what I am thinking? Is SHE thinking the same thing?
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First, of all, I'm not that sure she IS beautiful, but it doesn't matter any more, I am infatuated. My wife would not approve of any of this and does not need to know. It's not going anywhere, anyway. Sigh.
Me, thinking about F colleague: She is beautiful. I want to...I want to....(you know what)
F colleague: Says nothing, how is she supposed to know what I am thinking? Is SHE thinking the same thing?
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First, of all, I'm not that sure she IS beautiful, but it doesn't matter any more, I am infatuated. My wife would not approve of any of this and does not need to know. It's not going anywhere, anyway. Sigh.
by Straight Shooter April 30, 2008
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