Facebook 2014-May-15 - Appetite for Consumption

[Marvin]

The thing about his situation is that I get it. Being in a crappy financial situation awful. Having to experience a house fire is probably worse. It's ok to want to treat yourself to something every once in a while, and you should be allowed to have fun and have nice things regardless of finances. But it's been only treats and wanting bullshit for Chris and it's like he doesn't fully grasp the gravity of his life right now.

Oh sure. Really, it's like the thing with homeless people spending the money they get on booze. There's not much keeping people like that from just ending it all and jumping off the bridge. C'mon.

I'm reminded of the song, Hard Times. Heh, I'm not sure if I like the Curtis Mayfield version or the Baby Huey version better.

 

[SmugTomato]

If OPL was a little smarter he'd offer to open up the mailbag once more just for a lego set, then do an episode and then disappear until he finds something new and shiny in the catalogue. You know, like this chick:

But I am ignoring one important point.

 

[IanBrannanSOMETHING]

Oh sure. Really, it's like the thing with homeless people spending the money they get on booze. There's not much keeping people like that from just ending it all and jumping off the bridge. C'mon.

I'm reminded of the song, Hard Times. Heh, I'm not sure if I like the Curtis Mayfield version or the Baby Huey version better.

Which is the best to slow dance to?

 

[Marvin]

Which is the best to slow dance to?

Heh, I'm not much of a dancer, so I wouldn't know.

 

[Henry Bemis]

I think I can understand someone asking their close friends to help out with some gift cards for necessities (you know groceries, toiletries, god forbid some clothing). Especially in a situation where your house more or less exploded no thanks to a keurig brewer.

True, but unlike Chris, you can probably also trust said friends with cash.

 

[BOLDYSPICY!]

Heh, I'm not much of a dancer, so I wouldn't know.

From the Ivy Q&A:

Sadly, we got into a little tiff because I wanted the Bonnie Tyler version of “Holding Out for a Hero” because he already had the Frou frou version from the Shrek 2 soundtrack. He wanted to use that one instead of “spending more coke reward points on the same song”. I didn't like that version. The Bonnie Tyler version reminded me of my Dad. He backed off and agreed to look it up on youtube.

When we caught up again he was really annoyed. He couldn’t identify Bonnie’s gender and preferred the Frou Frou version as “we could slow dance to it”.

Goddamn, it's so sad that I see an offhand reference & can immediately source it.

 

[A-№1]

When I was a lil' Holdek, about 25 years ago, I played with Legos, but I don't remember sets costing that much (even if you factor in inflation, I think).... But they also seemed more generic and "Legoish" if that makes any sense.

The sets I bought on my walmart detour yesterday didn't seem much more expensive than I remember from years ago. It was surprising because if anything the prices seemed under what I think inflation would have made them. Most of the little sets were under $10, and the biggest set with the lego storage suitcase was only $20.

Of course I was just grabbing off the shelf whatever random sets caught my eye, trying for an even distribution of boy sets and girl sets. I wasn't really paying much attention to the prices. In contrast, it looks to me like Chris has specifically been asking for the most expensive sets he can find with huge collectors price premiums. I suspect putting "Star Wars" on the box adds a significant markup to the per-brick cost, but what does Chris care about the price when it's other people's money?

 

[Mrs Paul]

Wow...just...I cannot. When I think of the people who were White Knighting him on Cracked, this is the kind of thing I think of. What a greedy little shit. My cousin and her husband lost their house in a fire -- much worse than the Chandlers, and they lost pretty much everything, including two of their cats. And they're not begging like this. (We sent them money and various items we could spare). I don't want to , but this kind of thing pisses me off.

 

[Holdek]

It's funny when Kim's response gets more likes than Chris' original post.

 

[Dezcubek]

He only expects to be given him everything he wants, like as how has been happening his whole life. He´s used to taking toys, attention, etc... and not giving a shit about others. Very sad. I´m thinking about his near future, when Barb expires: how he´s going to deal with his selfiness?? Is he even conscious of what´s going to happen with his life??

 

[Christ-Chan]

It might be a pain in the ass but would it be possible to update the OP with the added developments? Kim has made quite a few comments, along with Waterbrain and Kengel, and I think Chris made a few comments too?

 

[Hollywood Hulk Hogan]

Brother, looks like he wants a lego set to remind him of Barb

 

[The Doctor]

So Chris is expecting someone to throw down $400 for that Lego Death Star set just because he needs and wants it.

I'll consider buying it for him if he uploads a youtube video of himself doing the truffle shuffle for 10 minutes. With a price tag that high, he's got to earn something like that.

 

[warongiygas]

He only expects to be given him everything he wants, like as how has been happening his whole life. He´s used to taking toys, attention, etc... and not giving a shit about others. Very sad. I´m thinking about his near future, when Barb expires: how he´s going to deal with his selfiness?? Is he even conscious of what´s going to happen with his life??

I don't know what will happen to Chris when Barb passes, but it doesn't seem as though there's anyone around that will take care of him. I don't know if he'll be able to cope, and there's no way he would let himself be institutionalized...

 

[Marvin]

I don't know what will happen to Chris when Barb passes, but it doesn't seem as though there's anyone around that will take care of him. I don't know if he'll be able to cope, and there's no way he would let himself be institutionalized...

He can't be institutionalized in his current situation. I mean, there's jail, but that's a bit different from institutionalization.

 

[DJAndyMD]

He can't be institutionalized in his current situation. I mean, there's jail, but that's a bit different from institutionalization.

He'd be better off with a social worker or an appointed professional organizer or someone who can get him on track. Then again, he won't budge for either.

 

[Marvin]

He'd be better off with a social worker or an appointed professional organizer or someone who can get him on track. Then again, he won't budge for either.

Won't budge in that he won't allow one to be appointed, or won't budge in that he won't do what they say?

 

[Marvin]

(And yeah, that'd definitely be a lot better for him.)

 

[DJAndyMD]

Won't budge in that he won't allow one to be appointed, or won't budge in that he won't do what they say?

I would say both. He would probably fear they would get in his way of doing what he wants and they would boss him around. ....then again he might see them as a parallel of his parents because they are caring for him.

 

[Average Pepsi Enjoyer]

It's always funny listening back to the Father Call where he states, "I've grown from the childish things, sir!" but then there's this...

And that call was back in 2009, wasn't it?