# How To Hit "Overdrawn" Status On Your Karmic Bank Account

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-hit-overdrawn-status-on-your-karmic-bank-account/535979>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [April 13, 2010, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-hit-overdrawn-status-on-your-karmic-bank-account/535979 "2010-04-13T19:39:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-hit-overdrawn-status-on-your-karmic-bank-account/535979/101 "2010-04-15T04:01:25Z")

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> [@](#):
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> That Gary sounds like a … a …
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> I guess we don’t have a word for this. Nobody’s ever been this big an asshole before.

At least we’ve resolved this problem.

Boy, that Gary sounds like some kind of randrover, doesn’t he?

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**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-hit-overdrawn-status-on-your-karmic-bank-account/535979/102 "2010-04-15T04:11:26Z")

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> [@Rand\_Rover](#):
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> Not very. Those who know The Truth (eg, religious zealots, liberal douches) often don’t like listening to reason. But I’m trying.

That you are!

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**Author:** ![malkavia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malkavia/32/5621_2.png) [@malkavia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malkavia)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-hit-overdrawn-status-on-your-karmic-bank-account/535979/103 "2010-04-15T05:44:47Z")

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> [@Rand\_Rover](#):
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> Well, the whaaaambulance showed up, ran over Gary in the car, and hauled Hal to the hospital. Thread’s over, sorry.

Dejected, I accept the sad, sad end of this ill-fated thread.. but wait!

> [@Hal Briston](#):
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> We’re not getting the car back, and that’s fine by me. A mutual friend has hit a very rough patch in life. We have it bad at the moment, but nothing compared to how his situation had gone south. He’s in desperate need of a car, so Gary is signing it over to him.
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> Liberal-douchey as it is, I’m glad to see he’s passing along the good deed.

Hey wow, \*\*Rand Rover \*\*was wrong. How weird!!

**Hal** , the ending to this story makes me smile. I mean, I’m sorry that you’re not getting the car back, but it’s nice to see someone pay it forward, you know? Best of luck to you and yours!

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**Author:** ![Shade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Shade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shade)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-hit-overdrawn-status-on-your-karmic-bank-account/535979/104 "2010-04-15T11:07:59Z")

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Hal: I’m glad it turned out amicably!

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**Author:** ![myriad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@myriad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myriad)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-hit-overdrawn-status-on-your-karmic-bank-account/535979/105 "2010-04-15T18:14:50Z")

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> [@Rand\_Rover](#):
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> Hansel, I don’t think my tone or posture affects my success much (for the reason mentioned in my previous post). But it does affect my amusement level. And if I weren’t amused, I may stop posting here, which would deprive liberal douches of my brilliant input. So, all in all, my tone and posture benefit liberal douches.

Ford Perfect? Is that you???

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**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-hit-overdrawn-status-on-your-karmic-bank-account/535979/106 "2010-04-15T18:25:18Z")

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> [@Rand\_Rover](#):
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> I knew some idiot would say this. Please provide one example of me saying that someone who doesn’t agree with me is morally inferior. Thanks.

> [@Rand\_Rover](#):
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> Hansel, I don’t think my tone or posture affects my success much (for the reason mentioned in my previous post). But it does affect my amusement level. And if I weren’t amused, I may stop posting here, which would deprive liberal douches of my brilliant input. So, all in all, my tone and posture benefit liberal douches.

:rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-hit-overdrawn-status-on-your-karmic-bank-account/535979/107 "2010-04-15T19:38:13Z")

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Well, the board would be a lot more boring if we were all liberal douches, marching in lockstep.

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**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-hit-overdrawn-status-on-your-karmic-bank-account/535979/108 "2010-04-15T20:12:21Z")

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Pedescribe–you failed. That quote doesn’t support your assertion.

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