# Paid Subscriptions - What for?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paid-subscriptions-what-for/247367>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [May 27, 2004, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paid-subscriptions-what-for/247367 "2004-05-27T16:39:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 13

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**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2004, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paid-subscriptions-what-for/247367/241 "2004-06-01T15:36:48Z")

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> [@ZombiesAteMyBrain](#):
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> How did they benefit from you eating everything on your plate?

I believe your sarcasm meter needs recalibrating. I think **lainaf** ’s was the best post of this entire thread.

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**Author:** ![P\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a587f6/32.png) [@P\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P_T)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2004, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paid-subscriptions-what-for/247367/242 "2004-06-01T16:15:07Z")

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> [@](#):
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> He’s gone, & I bet he never comes back. So this thread has gotten old.

Aye. I’ve been thinking about a witty reply to his capitalism post where he informs us all that he could take us out to dinner. Guess it’s just not worth it now. Too bad reallly, perhaps we could have discussed this at Lobsterfest!

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**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2004, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paid-subscriptions-what-for/247367/243 "2004-06-01T16:42:33Z")

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> [@Darkhold](#):
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> So **World Eater** you inviting me to dinner or you just issuing a general warning about eating at your house? 😃

You’re welcome to come over, I just hope you don’t mind signing a few simple disclaimers. 😛

Come to think of it, Red Lobster doesn’t seem so bad now.

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**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2004, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paid-subscriptions-what-for/247367/244 "2004-06-02T08:07:32Z")

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> [@P\_T\_](#):
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> Too bad reallly, perhaps we could have discussed this at Lobsterfest!

**Lobsterfest 2K4** :

Where the men are men and the lobsters are scared.

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