Suicide bombers probably have terrible life insurance plans.
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The thought of this intrigued me so I decided to do some research. First I tried to get a suicide bomber's insurance rate online. It didn't go so well because the only locations that I could choose from were America and Canada and the closest thing to suicide bomber was “citizen soldier.” I then decided to call an insurance agency for a more accurate assessment. The following is the conversation to the best of my recollection.
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INSURANCE AGENT: Good morning, ----- ---- Insurance. My name is ------, how may I help you?
Me: Hi, I have a few questions about life insurance rates by profession.
IA: Sure.
Me: Is it correct to assume that jobs labeled as dangerous are more expensive to cover?
IA: Well, here at ----- ----, we try to give reasonable coverage despite your profession, but yes, that is generally the case.
Me: And to classify a job as dangerous, does that mean that it’s harmful to the employee only or does that include others as well?
IA: I don’t believe that we calculate the risk to others in personal plans, no.
Me: All right, so let’s say that I’m about 26, no history of smoking, no medical problems, pretty much in the prime of life. How’s it looking?
IA: Male or female?
Me: I think I’m gonna go with male for today.
IA: (laughs) How much do you want to allocate for mortgage or rent?
Me: Well, it’s pretty tough to get a place with all four walls intact where I am, so I live with my parents.
IA: (lengthy pause) All…right. How much for loans, including personal, student, car, and other?
Me: Well, I didn’t go to school and I lent my car to my church, but they destroyed it. Something about the will of God or whatever. So nothing.
IA: (longer pause) Uh huh. Right. How much will your family need each year after your death?
Me: As much as they can get. Times are hard.
IA: And how much do you want to use on funeral costs?
Me: If I die on the job, there won’t be much left to bury. I think a funeral would be a little silly.
IA: (audibly confused) Oh…ok. Any donations to charity?
Me: Maybe $1000 to a fund for expelling invaders.
IA: (bewildered) Um, how much would you like your children to have for education costs?
Me: I have one daughter, but I don’t want her to go to school. She’s better off preparing for marriage and full devotion to the home.
IA: O…K. And finally, the profession?
Me: Sacrificial assailant.
IA: I’m sorry, was that secretarial assistant?
Me: Nope, that was sacrificial assailant.
IA: I don’t think that I understand.
Me: Well, it’s colloquially known as suicide bomber, but I think that’s a little harsh on the ears.
IA: Is this some kind of joke?
Me: No ma’am. I am quite serious and in a bit of a rush.
IA: And you’re also a wise ass. Try another agency. Goodbye.
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She hung up after that. I suppose the Western world may never know.
There was a thread on this like a month ago...and yes it would for the reasons people said it would. An airplane doesn't take off by power from it's wheels but from it's engine, the wheels just reduce friction and it doesn't matter how fast they spin
Alright while watching the third movie I saw in the special features that the THIRD one is the one that hints at what's going to happen in books SIX and SEVEN...so sorry about that
I take issue with Luna's message at the end about those things we lose having a way of coming back to us. Rowling has been trying to tell fans for some time that Dumbledore (and, for me anyway, extending to Sirius) is dead and we need to deal with it, go through the grief. Fans have been fighting it, coming up with more and more ways he could still be around, and I worry that Luna's message will undermine Rowling's efforts.
I was reading an interview with JK Rowling and she said that something in the movie hinted at something in the future that wasn't in the book...I wonder what it was
Yeah, I'd agree with Lesurgo there's still room, but
I mean Harry Potter was the only one to ever survive that curse and Rowling makes a big deal out of that, I really doubt Sirius could survive that unless that thing he fell into somehow could revive him, I don't remember much from the book but I seem to remember corpses or something floating around in it so I think it's like an underworld but I'm not sure
Yeah about halfway through I really wish I could have just killed Dalores...she did a good job, I liked it for one. Saw it at midnight with some friends, naturally couldn't do the book justice but it was still a good movie but I do wish they did a bit more with
Sirius' death...he dies then just sorta fades away and that's the end
Alright so the challenge in my play group is to make a common / uncommon deck out of ravnica block based on creatures. So this is what I was thinking of...
I figured I could use small tokens to get a bunch of creatures out then when someone attacks with their creature hord valor / gaze the lot. Killing everything attacking me while maintaining my creatures. Any suggestions?
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The thought of this intrigued me so I decided to do some research. First I tried to get a suicide bomber's insurance rate online. It didn't go so well because the only locations that I could choose from were America and Canada and the closest thing to suicide bomber was “citizen soldier.” I then decided to call an insurance agency for a more accurate assessment. The following is the conversation to the best of my recollection.
***
INSURANCE AGENT: Good morning, ----- ---- Insurance. My name is ------, how may I help you?
Me: Hi, I have a few questions about life insurance rates by profession.
IA: Sure.
Me: Is it correct to assume that jobs labeled as dangerous are more expensive to cover?
IA: Well, here at ----- ----, we try to give reasonable coverage despite your profession, but yes, that is generally the case.
Me: And to classify a job as dangerous, does that mean that it’s harmful to the employee only or does that include others as well?
IA: I don’t believe that we calculate the risk to others in personal plans, no.
Me: All right, so let’s say that I’m about 26, no history of smoking, no medical problems, pretty much in the prime of life. How’s it looking?
IA: Male or female?
Me: I think I’m gonna go with male for today.
IA: (laughs) How much do you want to allocate for mortgage or rent?
Me: Well, it’s pretty tough to get a place with all four walls intact where I am, so I live with my parents.
IA: (lengthy pause) All…right. How much for loans, including personal, student, car, and other?
Me: Well, I didn’t go to school and I lent my car to my church, but they destroyed it. Something about the will of God or whatever. So nothing.
IA: (longer pause) Uh huh. Right. How much will your family need each year after your death?
Me: As much as they can get. Times are hard.
IA: And how much do you want to use on funeral costs?
Me: If I die on the job, there won’t be much left to bury. I think a funeral would be a little silly.
IA: (audibly confused) Oh…ok. Any donations to charity?
Me: Maybe $1000 to a fund for expelling invaders.
IA: (bewildered) Um, how much would you like your children to have for education costs?
Me: I have one daughter, but I don’t want her to go to school. She’s better off preparing for marriage and full devotion to the home.
IA: O…K. And finally, the profession?
Me: Sacrificial assailant.
IA: I’m sorry, was that secretarial assistant?
Me: Nope, that was sacrificial assailant.
IA: I don’t think that I understand.
Me: Well, it’s colloquially known as suicide bomber, but I think that’s a little harsh on the ears.
IA: Is this some kind of joke?
Me: No ma’am. I am quite serious and in a bit of a rush.
IA: And you’re also a wise ass. Try another agency. Goodbye.
***
She hung up after that. I suppose the Western world may never know.
Results: INCONCLUSIVE
What do you guys think?
I was reading an interview with JK Rowling and she said that something in the movie hinted at something in the future that wasn't in the book...I wonder what it was
I mean Harry Potter was the only one to ever survive that curse and Rowling makes a big deal out of that, I really doubt Sirius could survive that unless that thing he fell into somehow could revive him, I don't remember much from the book but I seem to remember corpses or something floating around in it so I think it's like an underworld but I'm not sure
Sirius' death...he dies then just sorta fades away and that's the end
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I figured I could use small tokens to get a bunch of creatures out then when someone attacks with their creature hord valor / gaze the lot. Killing everything attacking me while maintaining my creatures. Any suggestions?