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Going somewhere really expensive for dinner... (Original Post) True Dough 19 hrs ago OP
Message auto-removed Name removed 19 hrs ago #1
Even if you don't drive, gas prices affect everything you buy... Wounded Bear 18 hrs ago #11
In the last 2 weeks, gas as is higher everywhere for the same reason. paleotn 17 hrs ago #16
I filled the tank last weekend and paid $3.19/gallon milestogo 18 hrs ago #2
Remember the Biden "I did that" stickers COL Mustard 18 hrs ago #10
Ask and it shall be given you. Matthew 7:7 paleotn 17 hrs ago #19
Being done!.... MiHale 16 hrs ago #23
Yeah but Leo can afford it lol Niagara 18 hrs ago #3
Who is Leonardo? milestogo 18 hrs ago #4
Leonardo DiCaprio. The man in True Dough's meme. Niagara 18 hrs ago #5
Got it. milestogo 18 hrs ago #6
I should have been more specific when I mentioned Leo and added his surname Niagara 18 hrs ago #9
My brain wouldn't let me see Leo at a gas station or with a woman older than 18. milestogo 17 hrs ago #22
I hope this helps your brain to see what's happening here, miles Niagara 15 hrs ago #26
Oh, I adore Leonardo. milestogo 14 hrs ago #27
That makes two of us, miles Niagara 11 hrs ago #29
No WOMAN is YOUNGER than 18. If a female IS younger than 18, niyad 13 hrs ago #28
I have known Leonardo's father, George DiCaprio, since 1978 and... GReedDiamond 1 hr ago #31
I don't know why the person who made the meme chose to put DiCaprio in it True Dough 18 hrs ago #7
Oh yes, the infamous Once Upon A Time in Hollywood meme Niagara 17 hrs ago #13
I wasn't implying that he takes advantage of minors True Dough 17 hrs ago #15
I know that you weren't implying that at all, True Niagara 17 hrs ago #21
More connection if it's someone you've seen and know who they are. paleotn 17 hrs ago #20
Here in Sarasota, I paid 4.29 a gallon The Clerk said it will be more in 2-3 days. chouchou 18 hrs ago #8
My son's Volvo has to use high-test. rubbersole 17 hrs ago #14
They are a nice car. Ours is a decent Mercedes. chouchou 6 hrs ago #30
I'm lucky. Really don't have to go anywhere. multigraincracker 17 hrs ago #12
But that you can cut out 50% of your driving really is not the point, is it? niyad 16 hrs ago #24
I understand that. multigraincracker 15 hrs ago #25
Nicely played malaise 17 hrs ago #17
Getting gas while getting gas. twodogsbarking 17 hrs ago #18

Response to True Dough (Original post)

Wounded Bear

(64,208 posts)
11. Even if you don't drive, gas prices affect everything you buy...
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 10:07 AM
18 hrs ago

that is brought to the store in a vehicle, which is pretty much everything.

paleotn

(22,125 posts)
16. In the last 2 weeks, gas as is higher everywhere for the same reason.
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 10:30 AM
17 hrs ago

There are no self sustaining bubbles anywhere on earth period, EOM.

milestogo

(22,995 posts)
2. I filled the tank last weekend and paid $3.19/gallon
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 09:14 AM
18 hrs ago

A full tank lasts me a long time. But I expect that the prices will be going up soon. Its going up everywhere.



https://gasprices.aaa.com/rising-pump-prices-higher-gas-demand-as-spring-break-begins/

COL Mustard

(8,156 posts)
10. Remember the Biden "I did that" stickers
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 10:05 AM
18 hrs ago

That MAGAs put on the pumps a few years back? We need those with Trump’s ugly mug on them.

Dow 45,000, baby!!!

Niagara

(11,722 posts)
3. Yeah but Leo can afford it lol
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 09:34 AM
18 hrs ago

I want to be clear about this, I admire Leonardo. It's not a crush and it would be neat to meet him and have a conversation with him.


I keep tabs on his donations to Democratic campaigns and PAC's. He contributes colossal donations for the Democratic Party, funds that quite a few of us couldn't give.


He lost his home in the L.A fires. Then he donated some serious funds to the L.A wild fire relief as well.


I didn't want to high-jack your thread, True. I guess I'd rather talk about Leo instead of TSF.

Niagara

(11,722 posts)
9. I should have been more specific when I mentioned Leo and added his surname
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 10:05 AM
18 hrs ago

I'm still in a morning wake up fog. I also can't get the coffee grinder to work so I'm running on zero fuel here.


Niagara

(11,722 posts)
26. I hope this helps your brain to see what's happening here, miles
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 12:51 PM
15 hrs ago

Do you ever wonder where this particular talking point originates from? Hint: From the same group that claimed that Hillary Clinton had a child sex ring operation in a basement of a pizza joint and that immigrants are eating the cats and dogs.


I know that the print from the Federal Election Commission that I took a screenshot of is impossible to read. I've attempted to make it larger but the image hosting site crams the print so I apologize for that, it's beyond my control.





All donations to the Democratic Party on this screenshot are from Leonardo DiCaprio and all dated on 10-18-24. If the small print isn't too terrible to read, check out the $90,000.00 donation amount for the Harris Victory Fund PAC.


Leo's been donating funds to our party for years. His dating preferences shouldn't matter unless it's illegal and or abusive, then it should be tar and feather time for sure.



milestogo

(22,995 posts)
27. Oh, I adore Leonardo.
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 02:05 PM
14 hrs ago

He's a great actor, no matter who he dates. I knew he was big on environmental causes, so I had assumed he was a Dem. Glad he is on our team.

niyad

(131,895 posts)
28. No WOMAN is YOUNGER than 18. If a female IS younger than 18,
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 02:47 PM
13 hrs ago

she is a minor CHILD.

GReedDiamond

(5,541 posts)
31. I have known Leonardo's father, George DiCaprio, since 1978 and...
Sun Mar 15, 2026, 03:00 AM
1 hr ago

...I met Leo when he was 4 years old.

I worked on an underground comic George was writing the script for called "Timothy Leary NEUROCOMICS" back then, and had gone over to his house to talk to George about the project. I met little Leonardo that day.

He made an impression on me at that age that no other child I've met ever has, before or since.

Sometime later, my kid's mom took some photos of Leo in my art studio in Pasadena, and one of those pics was used as his PR photo for his first acting gig, a TV commercial.

BTW, George is probably the best human I've ever had the privilege to meet, which could explain how Leo turned out to be such a good person.

A few years ago, I was being harassed for alleged copyright infringement over a photo of Miley Cyrus in the Hanna Montana movie. I did some costume graphics for the film, and had a picture of my work on my web site, which led to the accusation.

George heard about it from a mutual friend of ours, and called me to offer to pay the $3000.00 extortion demand for me. I thanked him, but told him I was going to retain an attorney to fight it, so he offered to pay the attorney's fee. In the end, my attorney charged me zero dollars, and got them to go away with one email.

The DiCaprios are good people!

Here's a link to a pdf doc Neurocomics:
https://www.scribd.com/doc/251534850/129454458-timothy-leary-neurocomics-pdf

True Dough

(26,448 posts)
7. I don't know why the person who made the meme chose to put DiCaprio in it
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 10:01 AM
18 hrs ago

Maybe it was done without a lot of thought because he's in a lot of memes. This one makes the rounds a lot:




But, you're right, because it is Leo, he can afford the dinner, no matter the price. And we would have to presume that his dinner date is 25 years old or younger.




Niagara

(11,722 posts)
13. Oh yes, the infamous Once Upon A Time in Hollywood meme
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 10:22 AM
17 hrs ago

As far as I know all his relationships are of consenting age, he's never had to pay anyone for their "silence" and he's never been accused of sexual assault or sexual abuse.


I believe that the nit picking of his 25 age bracket preferences is retaliation for his Democratic causes, but who really knows. We all have preferences and we all have a "type".

True Dough

(26,448 posts)
15. I wasn't implying that he takes advantage of minors
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 10:28 AM
17 hrs ago

Just that he's well-known for dating much younger ladies. But that's true of many Hollywood men, and men outside of Hollywood, for that matter.

Niagara

(11,722 posts)
21. I know that you weren't implying that at all, True
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 10:42 AM
17 hrs ago

Whenever anyone brings up his age preferences, this is always my reply regarding this.



It's true for many Hollywood couples.



Even Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor have quite a bit of an age gap. They make it work!


paleotn

(22,125 posts)
20. More connection if it's someone you've seen and know who they are.
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 10:38 AM
17 hrs ago

Old marketing trick. It works better if you turn off your higher brain functions, i.e., don't ask questions, just go with it.

I can't seem to find that off switch anywhere so I'm hard to market to. You're probably the same as me.

chouchou

(3,103 posts)
8. Here in Sarasota, I paid 4.29 a gallon The Clerk said it will be more in 2-3 days.
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 10:03 AM
18 hrs ago

Our car has to use High-Test.

rubbersole

(11,179 posts)
14. My son's Volvo has to use high-test.
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 10:26 AM
17 hrs ago

That's gotten to be some serious cash. Probably $1,500 a year. Nice car though.

chouchou

(3,103 posts)
30. They are a nice car. Ours is a decent Mercedes.
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 09:59 PM
6 hrs ago

The costs are high but good cars last a long time.
Would have answered sooner...visiting friends in Key West (Personally...Not my thing )

multigraincracker

(37,471 posts)
12. I'm lucky. Really don't have to go anywhere.
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 10:13 AM
17 hrs ago

If gas goes up 50% I can cut out 50% of my driving.
Retired.

niyad

(131,895 posts)
24. But that you can cut out 50% of your driving really is not the point, is it?
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 11:48 AM
16 hrs ago

Once again, our lives are impacted by completely unnecessary, evil forces, and WE are the ones to suffer the consequences. Just like being told by billionaires how to subsist in meager food allowances and ratcheting grocery prices.

multigraincracker

(37,471 posts)
25. I understand that.
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 12:26 PM
15 hrs ago

I just make it my hobby to save money.
I’ve reached one goal, I manage to pay no interest only to get interest. Just bought a new Honda-c-rv and paid cash for it. In 1982 I made my last car payment and then kept that car and put away those payments for the next one. Then I went on and did the same with my house. In my third house I’ve paid cash for.
Mostly able to do this because I never had children. Also. When I die my carbon footprint ends.

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