go for it... file charges... see how far you get....

bwahahahahahahahahahaha

It's not very smart to fark with somebody with billions that can be used to make your life a living hell.

/just sayin

"Let me get this straight: You think that your client, one of the wealthiest, most powerful men in the world, is secretly a vigilante who spends his nights beating criminals to a pulp with his bare hands. And your plan is to blackmail this person? Good luck."

rich people should be allowed to get away with theft

RocketRod: "Let me get this straight: You think that your client, one of the wealthiest, most powerful men in the world, is secretly a vigilante who spends his nights beating criminals to a pulp with his bare hands. And your plan is to blackmail this person? Good luck."

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought of that.

Well he is an Aggie after all, or as some call them, Swamp Okies.

Megain: rich people should be allowed to get away with theft

AIG, Citi, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan...

That would be irritating and annoying, but why not just ask Pickens very nicely for some $$$? It's not like he would miss a couple grand. Now he's pissed an will send out a team of lawyers to make this guys' life a living hell.


BOOMER SOONER
fark TEXAS

how long has fark = fark ?

Do you really "carve" your name in wet cement? Isn't it more like using a stick to draw it. If he did in fact "carve" his name in the cement when it was dry, then by all means he deserves to take it, because man, you are doing it wrong.

How awesome would it be to live in a world where if you wanted something you just took it and paid off anyone who had a problem with it?
Further, how awesome would it be to not only have the kind of money to pull that off, but the kind of money where shiat like that actually occurs to you? Like, for me I would just think: Man... I wish I could afford to buy my childhood home. For him: I am buying my childhood home, moving it to my property and then going and cutting out a 3x5 slab of concrete from my grandma's old house and put that farker in my driveway because I want to.

Man. They say money can't buy happiness - but it definitely pays the farking bills so you can worry about other stuff.

I've seen "Boner", "bollocks", and "POOP" engraved in the sidewalk near my apartment complex.

I hope they catch the bastard.

grrr *shakes fist @ Drew*

Wizzin: Megain: rich people should be allowed to get away with theft

AIG, Citi, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan...

I was gonna say 'the british too', but egyptians and greeks haven't behaved properly these days.

greaser_77: That would be irritating and annoying, but why not just ask Pickens very nicely for some $$$? It's not like he would miss a couple grand. Now he's pissed an will send out a team of lawyers to make this guys' life a living hell.


BOOMER SOONER
fark TEXAS

Neutral field. OU lost

/And they lost their bowl game so... Back to the topic at hand?

greaser_77: how long has fark = fark ?

Hahahahahaha!

The guy has the right idea. It's not that he wanted the concrete, he could have just asked, or offered to pay for it.

Instead, he just sent out a crew and lifted a huge chunk out of somebody's driveway. Fark him.

Rosebud?

Jay Rosser, a spokesman for Pickens, said the section of concrete was removed when Pickens was in town recently to inspect enhancements to a family plot at a local cemetery.

So he's basically saying, "If I want it, i'll take it."?

Allllllrightythen

Something doesn't add up. Wouldn't it be cheaper to buy it rather than hire 3 goons to go take it? Maybe 3 guys were drinkin Miller Lite one night and said. "Lets steal it and hold it fer ransom!" Just sayin...

Hey! That's my stone!!!
Is your name on it?
No.
Well, mine is. Screw you.

He paid for the stadium at 0 state u. let him write in that concrete. A-hole

greaser_77: That would be irritating and annoying, but why not just ask Pickens very nicely for some $$$? It's not like he would miss a couple grand. Now he's pissed an will send out a team of lawyers to make this guys' life a living hell.


BOOMER SOONER
fark TEXAS

Pickens has screwed a lot of people over, especially in the area of his pet university in Oklahoma where he's literally had people forced out of their homes by eminent domain trickery (the fact that he can control the actions of the local government/university enough to force eminent domain seizures being an entire other chapter in the story of his pissing people off). There are reasons people, especially in OK, will go out of their way to inconvenience him at times. Plus,

Treygreen13: The guy has the right idea. It's not that he wanted the concrete, he could have just asked, or offered to pay for it.

Instead, he just sent out a crew and lifted a huge chunk out of somebody's driveway. Fark him.

what Treygreen13 said.

ELBERETH

eqtworld: Treygreen13: Instead, he just sent out a crew and lifted a huge chunk out of somebody's driveway. Fark him.

It says in the article it was city property, you can't pay a guy for city property.

If he stole anything it was probably from the city, which would probably not have let you buy the slab anyway.

Better to pilfer the slab, fix it (it says the sidewalk was repoured and fixed) then deal with any consequences. The worst they are going to do is make you pay more money to do a better fixing job

From the article:

Ken Chestnut, an attorney for the city, said he's not sure if anyone sought permission to remove the slab. But it's "a private matter between the parties" and the city does not need to get involved, Chestnut said.

It is only technically city property because it is near the street, and the re-pouring cracked his driveway. It is a private matter, and it is irrelevant how wealthy Mr. Pickens is. You don't go to someone's house and rip up their driveway because it has sentimental value to you.

I saw "billionaire being sued" and "Oklahoma" in the same headline and was hoping for Clay Bennett. Oh well.

Maybe ol't-bone will shower him with riches.

Megain: rich people should be allowed to get away with theft

Considering the amount of damage he apparently caused illegally fetching his boyhood slab and arrogantly ignoring property rights or even common courtesy, throwing the book at him as an example that no one is above the law might be a good idea here.

So Pickens admits that he has the slab now, so it's very likely he did in fact steal it. I can see where the plaintiff is coming from on this one. Pickens clearly believes in the "better to ask forgiveness than permission" theory.

On a slightly related topic, a church down the street from my house installed a low brick retaining wall when I was a kid. The concrete blocks were filled in (vertically) with cement, and the wet cement was accessible at the top. My neighbor from three doors down wrote my name in the cement, one letter in each block, about three times. My name is Keri, and when I was a kid, I was the only Keri around. Also, the church was less than a block away. Fortunately, I was never accused of anything, but every time I'm visiting my parents and I walk past the cement blocks I think of Shane Eberle, the kid who did it.

Uh, too bad for those hoping for a warm fuzzy ending, but 3'x5' is a pretty big piece of concrete. Drop a car's wheel in there and it can cause a fair amount of damage. And he just took it?

Reminds me of this:

Frankly, at 81 and wealthy, he should just be doing whatever the hell he likes.

T-Luv: Neutral field. OU lost

/And they lost their bowl game so... Back to the topic at hand?

Count the number of football national championships UT has. Now count OU's, so... Back to the topic at hand?

I'd have sued the asshole too.

The guy who owns the property contends that it's his. The city says it was on the right-of-way, their property. Either way, he's going to be paying someone a settlement. The charges will never make it to court.

Yeah right, the guy'll be able to totally rent a 100-year old house in Holdenville. What a hell hole.

/grew up 20 miles away

Dull Cow Eyes

Rosebud?

Yes?

His chances of winning?

Megain: rich people should be allowed to get away with theft

This.

I'm glad I live in a land where people with greater means than I can take whatever I have whenever they like without the fear of prosecution that we lesser folks have -- just like every other place on the planet. It helps me realize that we're all not so different from each other after all.

How long before someone sneaks in and gives that signed section of driveway a nice midnight sledge-hammerin' at it's new location? What a pathetic story about what must be a lonely old man with nothing to speak for him but a piece of cement he signed 70 years ago. So this is his legacy -- probably the last story about him before he dies. At least he didn't have a planned London concert engagement.

eqtworld: Treygreen13: it is irrelevant how wealthy Mr. Pickens is.

no it's not

Treygreen13: You don't go to someone's house and rip up their driveway because it has sentimental value to you.

Yes he did

what are you going to do about it, fine him?

he won't care

Collect a hefty sum for damages to the driveway, recover the stolen property (which they can do, by the way), and tell him it'll cost him $10,000 for the memories. You act like a dick, you get a delicious dose of justice.

The home-owner could bank off Mr. Pickens' arrogance, and it looks like he will.

If I was in charge there'd be a special law on the books for rich farks who think they can do anything they want. It'd be whatever the existing penalty for the crime is times one million. That way, arrogant, thoughtless crap like this would be more than an afternoon's work for a $600 an hour lawyer.

greaser_77: T-Luv: Neutral field. OU lost

/And they lost their bowl game so... Back to the topic at hand?

Count the number of football national championships UT has. Now count OU's, so... Back to the topic at hand?

So your point is... OU used to have a good football team?

Dull Cow Eyes: Rosebud?

Came for this, leaving satisfied.

People don't become billionaires by being kind, thoughtful, considerate and meek.

Stealing a slab of concrete IS an incredibly petty and arrogant thing to do.

Good luck to the guy getting ANYTHING back out of this.

Boone should have spent the money on young poon.

Yeah, you know what, as stupid as all of this is, the homeowner has a point. What if Pickens had carved his name into some woodwork in the house? Would it be OK to have someone go in there and remove it?

Despite what people seem to think, stealing is wrong, even when rich people do it.

T-Luv: greaser_77: T-Luv: Neutral field. OU lost

/And they lost their bowl game so... Back to the topic at hand?

Count the number of football national championships UT has. Now count OU's, so... Back to the topic at hand?

So your point is... OU used to have a good football team?

Its still a great team ( unless its a BCS game)

Treygreen13: eqtworld: Treygreen13: it is irrelevant how wealthy Mr. Pickens is.

no it's not

Treygreen13: You don't go to someone's house and rip up their driveway because it has sentimental value to you.

Yes he did

what are you going to do about it, fine him?

he won't care

Collect a hefty sum for damages to the driveway, recover the stolen property (which they can do, by the way), and tell him it'll cost him $10,000 for the memories. You act like a dick, you get a delicious dose of justice.

The home-owner could bank off Mr. Pickens' arrogance, and it looks like he will. and run it through a rock crusher out of pure spite

Wow, Boone. Really?

Next time you get into one of your "I'm rich and can do whatever I want" moods, how about you just donate another $50M to the university. I like it better when you're trying to buy us a national championship.

/Go Pokes.
//Keep having your OU/UT pissing match, guys. You're both going to be in for a shock this year.

T-Luv: So your point is... OU used to have a good football team?

farking longhorns...
Prestige Rankings Link (new window)

Gamer Grrrl: So Pickens admits that he has the slab now, so it's very likely he did in fact steal it. I can see where the plaintiff is coming from on this one. Pickens clearly believes in the "better to ask forgiveness than permission" theory.

On a slightly related topic, a church down the street from my house installed a low brick retaining wall when I was a kid. The concrete blocks were filled in (vertically) with cement, and the wet cement was accessible at the top. My neighbor from three doors down wrote my name in the cement, one letter in each block, about three times. My name is Keri, and when I was a kid, I was the only Keri around. Also, the church was less than a block away. Fortunately, I was never accused of anything, but every time I'm visiting my parents and I walk past the cement blocks I think of Shane Eberle, the kid who did it.

Sounds like Shane was sweet on you

eqtworld: Behind the scenes they fined you $4.28 (via your lawyer) and you had to pay restitution to the owner of $2.48. Your assistant would not tell you, and you would not care if they did

All the more reason to bring criminal charges. If I hacked off a piece of somebody's driveway and ran off with it, I'd be cooling my heels in jail, waiting to see what charges the DA decided to drop on me. This guy hasn't even thought about that, and the idea of pressing charges seems outright foreign to the authorities in this case. The mere fact that the homeowner's only method of obtaining justice is going to be pursuing a hopeless civil suit against lawyers that wipe their ass with more money than he is worth should disgust anyone with a pulse.

eqtworld: It's good to be rich

Or cute.... How you doin?

Oil men think they can get away with anything.

Why didn't offer a pile of cash to the owner?

wmoonfox: I'm glad I live in a land where people with greater means than I can take whatever I have whenever they like without the fear of prosecution that we lesser folks have -- just like every other place on the planet. It helps me realize that we're all not so different from each other after all.


Exactly. Farkers assuming that Pickens should have negotiated with the rightful owner are nuts. If the owner had something some rich farker wanted very badly, the dude would have asked for a crazy amount of money ($1 Million?, $10 Million ?) or just had the smug satisfaction of saying no to some jackass billionaire.

This way, Boone gets his preciousss no matter what.
Consequences, if any, will amount to thousands of dollars.

Treygreen13: Collect a hefty sum for damages to the driveway, recover the stolen property (which they can do, by the way), and tell him it'll cost him $10,000 for the memories. break it up with a sledgehammer in front of Pickens, then piss on the gravel and tell him "you could've had it for the asking." You act like a dick, you get a delicious dose of justice.

My take on it. Privileged impunity needs to be sharply curbed.

By the way, the spines on the city's attorney and the police chief need to be stiffened. In the article, the spokesman for Pickens all but said "sweep this under the rug and I'll slip you some 'historical monument money' for good measure."

That kind of palm-greasing arrogance needs to end.

kevcof 2009-07-14 05:54:45 PM
How long before someone sneaks in and gives that signed section of driveway a nice midnight sledge-hammerin' at it's new location? What a pathetic story about what must be a lonely old man with nothing to speak for him but a piece of cement he signed 70 years ago. So this is his legacy -- probably the last story about him before he dies. At least he didn't have a planned London concert engagement.

Nobody will get anywhere close enough to do that.

horonto: Why didn't offer a pile of cash to the owner?

He's rich, they don't pay people for things they can steal.

How else would they have gotten rich?

tidal9: kevcof 2009-07-14 05:54:45 PM
How long before someone sneaks in and gives that signed section of driveway a nice midnight sledge-hammerin' at it's new location? What a pathetic story about what must be a lonely old man with nothing to speak for him but a piece of cement he signed 70 years ago. So this is his legacy -- probably the last story about him before he dies. At least he didn't have a planned London concert engagement.

Nobody will get anywhere close enough to do that.

You're probably right. If you tried it, you'd probably get 5 steps on the property and get shot.

eqtworld: Come on... don't be melodramatic

Melodrama would be claiming that Pickens lowered the value of his property by stealing a piece of history and asking for tens of thousands (the difference between owning a historical site and owning a house.)

No, Pickens needs to be somehow slapped for acting like a jackass - that's not melodrama. That's simple justice.

eqtworld: It was technically city property, and the piece of removed concrete was immediately repoured.

Irrelevant. If you steal my truck... or, let's say, to use your example, my tree, and replace it with a duplicate, you have still stolen from me. The fact that the property likely belongs to the city makes it even worse, as a failure to prosecute would indicate a bias on the part of city officials.

The fact of the matter is if you, I, or anyone had no criminal record and "stole" a piece of concrete we defaced 70 years ago (which had never been fixed or prosecuted because such things are not a big deal) and tried to patch up the sidewalk the best we could...

The court would be lenient and at worst would make us pay for a better patch job.

Thirty years ago, maybe... not in this day and age. People go out of their way to avoid the appearance of impropriety at every turn. They only make exceptions for the elderly or the rich, both of which this guy has going for him. If you or I did it, especially if we announced it proudly to the world, we would be in jail -- no questions asked.

eqtworld: Treygreen13: Collect a hefty sum for damages to the driveway, recover the stolen property (which they can do, by the way), and tell him it'll cost him $10,000 for the memories. You act like a dick, you get a delicious dose of justice.

The home-owner could bank off Mr. Pickens' arrogance, and it looks like he will.

They will not recover the property.

Mr. Pickens will never even hear about "losing" 10 grand. His attorney won't even mention such a small sum to him in passing.

he won't care or even know

It would be like you saying to your assistant "Hey, I like that tree, I had a swingset there when I was a kid, bring it to my Texas estate". It would then be taken care of and the next time you were at your Texas estate you would see the tree and think in passing "oh yeah! I remember asking for that. Cool!"

Behind the scenes they fined you $4.28 (via your lawyer) and you had to pay restitution to the owner of $2.48. Your assistant would not tell you, and you would not care if they did

It's good to be rich

It is amazing to me how you and I consistently have the opposite opinion. Perhaps you are my e-doppelganger.

phartnocker: How awesome would it be to live in a world where if you wanted something you just took it and paid off anyone who had a problem with it?

I do this all the time, only I call it shopping.

It seems to me that people, on behalf of Pickens, did damage this guys driveway. Contrary to popular idiocy, writing your name on something does not make it yours... Pickens should be on the hook for tearing up the rest of this guys driveway, then pouring a new one of good quality.

eqtworld:

Heh, that little exchanged cause my reflex of 'look in profile' and now I'm wondering whether its a good or bad thing that I recognized who that is in the picture. :P

That homeowner doesn't give a crap about the piece of concrete.

If you allowed him to go into the rich guy's house and take one item, what do you think it would be?

My guess, it would not be the slab with the name on it.

cowgirl toffee: That homeowner doesn't give a crap about the piece of concrete.

If you allowed him to go into the rich guy's house and take one item, what do you think it would be?

My guess, it would not be the slab with the name on it.

He said in the article he doesn't really care about that little chunk of concrete... he does, however, care that someone just REMOVED A LARGE CHUNK OF HIS DRIVEWAY without asking or even telling him.

It's about Pickens not caring about the guy who owns the house now. There was absolutely zero consideration for the other human being.

eqtworld: I've stolen your property from the city? what?

Now you're just being contrary to avoid debating the point.

MajorityWhip: Gamer Grrrl: So Pickens admits that he has the slab now, so it's very likely he did in fact steal it. I can see where the plaintiff is coming from on this one. Pickens clearly believes in the "better to ask forgiveness than permission" theory.

On a slightly related topic, a church down the street from my house installed a low brick retaining wall when I was a kid. The concrete blocks were filled in (vertically) with cement, and the wet cement was accessible at the top. My neighbor from three doors down wrote my name in the cement, one letter in each block, about three times. My name is Keri, and when I was a kid, I was the only Keri around. Also, the church was less than a block away. Fortunately, I was never accused of anything, but every time I'm visiting my parents and I walk past the cement blocks I think of Shane Eberle, the kid who did it.

Sounds like Shane was sweet on you

I thought of that, but he was a manipulative and cunning little booger. The first time I was ever at his house (we were 5), he said, 'Keri, chase after me while I ride around on my bigwheel" and I did because he was my new friend. His dog German Shepherd Boomer was a trained guard dog, but I didn't know that. Boomer thought I was attacking Shane, and bit me on the leg. Shane got spanked, in front of me, because he knew Boomer would "defend" him.

I would not be surprised if Shane really wanted to vandalize the wall but knew if he wrote 'Shane' he'd get in trouble. So he wrote my name instead.

/Shane got spanked in front of me A LOT
//Spanking isn't always the solution folks. Perhaps you should try something else?
///That always made me uncomfortable
////I'm pretty sure Shane was an accident since his siblings were at least 10 years older than him.
//Slashies!!!

Something tells me "David McCart, who bought the two-story, 17-room home in Holdenville nearly 20 years ago - partly because of Pickens' signature -..." is more then partly and more likely what we aren't hearing is the guy had previously tried to high-ball the price to Pickens knowing he was in the mood for wanting childhood nostalgia. Still doesn't given Pickens the right to just steal a hunk of the guy's drive way but I think there is douchery on both sides of this feud.

cowgirl toffee: That homeowner doesn't give a crap about the piece of concrete.

The article says he bought the property specifically because it was Pickens' property, and because of the graffiti. He might be lying, but it's probably at least a little bit true.

Pickens seems like kind of a dumb ass either him or his lawyer who made the statement.. he's commemorating his roots in Oklahoma by ripping them out of the ground in oklahoma and moving them to texas? doesn't seem very commemorative to me.. why not just buy the whole property and leave it alone..

fark you, I work for Mel Brooks!

eqtworld: what are you going to do about it, fine him?

Shoot him. Duh. It's Texas.

George Bush probably had something to do with this.

Boone is Boone, and Boone is a guy that welches on a deal

doctorwormwood: Pickens seems like kind of a dumb ass either him or his lawyer who made the statement.. he's commemorating his roots in Oklahoma by ripping them out of the ground in oklahoma and moving them to texas? doesn't seem very commemorative to me.. why not just buy the whole property and leave it alone..

That hunk of cement adds the greatly to the view in west texass.
Hell on earth.

BumpInTheNight: eqtworld:

Heh, that little exchanged cause my reflex of 'look in profile' and now I'm wondering whether its a good or bad thing that I recognized who that is in the picture. :P

Yeah, weird. I had the exact same reaction. Although I really don't think she is who you and I think she is. Couldn't be, could it?

Head_Shot: BumpInTheNight: eqtworld:

Heh, that little exchange cause my reflex of 'look in profile' and now I'm wondering whether its a good or bad thing that I recognized who that is in the picture. :P

Yeah, weird. I had the exact same reaction. Although I really don't think she is who you and I think she is. Couldn't be, could it?

The confirmer was one of the star tattoos peeking out, and nah I don't think so either.

BumpInTheNight: Head_Shot: BumpInTheNight: eqtworld:

Heh, that little exchange cause my reflex of 'look in profile' and now I'm wondering whether its a good or bad thing that I recognized who that is in the picture. :P

Yeah, weird. I had the exact same reaction. Although I really don't think she is who you and I think she is. Couldn't be, could it?

The confirmer was one of the star tattoos peeking out, and nah I don't think so either.

Bingo! LOL.

greaser_77: T-Luv: So your point is... OU used to have a good football team?

farking longhorns...
Prestige Rankings Link (new window)

Prestige wins games? Notre Dame would like a word

T-Luv: Prestige wins games?

and lots of black people.

That's FRAUD!
Those are mines!
http://tinyurl.com/m4q2a9
(copy and paste)

eqtworld: I just finished my finals and have the rest of the summer off!

Sigh, jealous I don't have any summers off


BumpInTheNight: The confirmer was one of the star tattoos peeking out, and nah I don't think so either

I believe everything I see/read on the interwebs...don't ruin it

Head_Shot: BumpInTheNight: Head_Shot: BumpInTheNight: eqtworld:

Heh, that little exchange cause my reflex of 'look in profile' and now I'm wondering whether its a good or bad thing that I recognized who that is in the picture. :P

Yeah, weird. I had the exact same reaction. Although I really don't think she is who you and I think she is. Couldn't be, could it?

The confirmer was one of the star tattoos peeking out, and nah I don't think so either.

Bingo! LOL.

Is the pic some porno skank that does super-foul sex acts with unrestrained enthusiasm? Because I don't recognize her. What's the story here?

T-Luv: Prestige wins games? Notre Dame would like a word

Lame, both the school and your retort

Nelly Furtaco: Head_Shot: BumpInTheNight: Head_Shot: BumpInTheNight: eqtworld:

Heh, that little exchange cause my reflex of 'look in profile' and now I'm wondering whether its a good or bad thing that I recognized who that is in the picture. :P

Yeah, weird. I had the exact same reaction. Although I really don't think she is who you and I think she is. Couldn't be, could it?

The confirmer was one of the star tattoos peeking out, and nah I don't think so either.

Bingo! LOL.

Is the pic some porno skank that does super-foul sex acts with unrestrained enthusiasm? Because I don't recognize her. What's the story here?

Allie Sin, and pretty much yah.

eqtworld: I am in FL too! I've been spending most of my day at the beach, working on the tan :P

Pics, or it didn't happen

Consolation for taking that $2B hit on his wind farm idea?

Well then, I think my work here is done. :P

BumpInTheNight: Nelly Furtaco: Head_Shot: BumpInTheNight: Head_Shot: BumpInTheNight: eqtworld:

Heh, that little exchange cause my reflex of 'look in profile' and now I'm wondering whether its a good or bad thing that I recognized who that is in the picture. :P

Yeah, weird. I had the exact same reaction. Although I really don't think she is who you and I think she is. Couldn't be, could it?

The confirmer was one of the star tattoos peeking out, and nah I don't think so either.

Bingo! LOL.

Is the pic some porno skank that does super-foul sex acts with unrestrained enthusiasm? Because I don't recognize her. What's the story here?

Allie Sin, and pretty much yah.

Think "bong-coated-cork-smoker"
Now dirty that up a bit.

Link (new window)

pretty sure the site is NSFW

So did we really just out the star of "Anal Bandits 4," or is it just another pervy fool?

greaser_77: T-Luv: Prestige wins games? Notre Dame would like a word

Lame, both the school and your retort

Your original premise that somehow Oklahoma's prestige makes up for Big Game Bob's habit of choking was lame, and so is your chance of him not blowing it again next year.

Nelly Furtaco: So did we really just out the star of "Anal Bandits 4," or is it just another pervy fool?

Pervy Fool. Who the hell finishes school finals mid-July?

eqtworld: I don't think it's cool to link my personal info in thread :(

Wait, so you're seriously contending that is you in the picture who's file name is natidorm.jpg (as in naughty nati, the original name she held in the industry) and that you did just finish a battery of school finals in July?

Btw if I were a prude I wouldn't have recognized the actress in the picture, now would I? :P Btw if by some bizzare chance that really is you, I'd sacraficed a little of kittens in your honour, I hope that helps. :P

*a lot, a lot of kittens. Doh!

eqtworld: I don't think it's cool to link my personal info in thread :(

You work in passively derailing a thread the way other artists might work in oils or clay. It is your true medium; a master.

Couldn't he wait just a few more years? He'll be getting his very own slab of concrete with his name etched in it anyway.

Focus. Focus.

AuroraLeigh: I've seen "Boner", "bollocks", and "POOP" engraved in the sidewalk near my apartment complex.

I hope they catch the bastard.

If you saw poop in the concrete...you can really blame the dog this time.

If the homeowner thought ahead, he could have made a few modifications and the rich guy would not have wanted the concrete.

For example...

T-Luv: greaser_77: T-Luv: Prestige wins games? Notre Dame would like a word

Lame, both the school and your retort

Your original premise that somehow Oklahoma's prestige makes up for Big Game Bob's habit of choking was lame, and so is your chance of him not blowing it again next year.

I like how a thread that should be dedicated solely to what a dumbass the King of Oklahoma Aggies is has devolved into a "Texas Sucks" thread. Makes sense, since UT is the new Aggie in Texas. To wit:



Moral Victory U!!!!

Anyone else reminded of the Simpsons episode where Mr. Burns wants his Teddy Bear back from Maggie?

Seriously, though - money can't buy class, I guess. I suspect the reason Pickins didn't just contact the owner and ask permission is that he figured the owner would demand an extortionate sum for the privilege, seeing with whom he was dealing. But really, tough titties, Jed Clampet. Pay the man, if you're so attached to it.

My childhood home has a tree in the front yard which holds many fond memories for me. What do you think would happen if Lil' Old Non-Billionaire Me hired some guys to dig it up in the middle of the night and bring it to me?

RETURN THE SLAB...

Boone Picken's ranch is about twenty miles north of Pampa Texas and about 35 miles north of the town I live in.

This thieving bastard lowlife billionare is more than willing to drain the Ogalla aquifer in order to further deepen his pockets. And under Texas law and right of capture, can do so.

He has built an amazing ranch on his Mesa Vista Ranch on state highway 70 and the Canadian River. My sil works for a guy building the ponds and rivers and watering the landscaping.

Pickens' attempt to take over the Phillips Petroleum Company cost long time stock holders (ie employees and former employess) a small fortune.

He has this grandiose scheme to build a windmill farm but has put that on hold due to the economy. First of all, look at the environmental damage such a farm would bring about. Would Pickens put the mills on his 68K + ranch? "Hell no, the damn things are ugly". And they are. Is wind power a real choice? No. Investigate the government subsidies, the loss of power in transmission, etc. Wind power is a joke. Put a nuclear power plant up.

And finally, as my diatribe comes to an end, if you can jail this old bastard for anything, find it and do it.

And for all the tinhat farkers, Dick Chenny is his hunting buddy and regularly flies in for out of season hunting and butt sechs.

/I keed on part of the last paragraph.

greaser_77: how long has fark = fark ?

It's been awhile now. You're supposed to use that everywhere on the Internet nowadays, not just here. We all decided to play along because if a site becomes 100% compliant, we all get ponies.

Iwouldhitit: I like how a thread that should be dedicated solely to what a dumbass the King of Oklahoma Aggies is has devolved into a "Texas Sucks" thread. Makes sense, since UT is the new Aggie in Texas. To wit:


OSU also sucks, but usually isn't worth mentioning.


eqtworld: I don't think it's cool to link my personal info in thread :(

BIE?

/can't blame a guy for asking

Hmmm... a rich person stealing something from someone less priviledged? I don't believe it.

Well, it did have his name on it.

jehovahs witness protection: It's not very smart to fark with somebody with billions that can be used to make your life a living hell.

/just sayin

No one is dissapear proof.
/just sayin'

Ken Chestnut

Awesome name.

Treygreen13: cowgirl toffee: That homeowner doesn't give a crap about the piece of concrete.
If you allowed him to go into the rich guy's house and take one item, what do you think it would be?
My guess, it would not be the slab with the name on it.

He said in the article he doesn't really care about that little chunk of concrete... he does, however, care that someone just REMOVED A LARGE CHUNK OF HIS DRIVEWAY without asking or even telling him.

It's about Pickens not caring about the guy who owns the house now. There was absolutely zero consideration for the other human being.

It looks like someone on his 'construction' team may have just said, "hey... this could be wrong".

Nah. Money buys out logical thought.

Gamer Grrrl:

The article says he bought the property specifically because it was Pickens' property, and because of the graffiti. He might be lying, but it's probably at least a little bit true.

Well, maybe just a little bit. -tiny itsy wittle bit-

greaser_77: T-Luv: So your point is... OU used to have a good football team?

farking longhorns...
Prestige Rankings Link (new window)

Just football? (new window)

You're behind the Aggies *snort*

Property rights are property rights. But considering that all the damage was a missing slab, all I would ask for is a new driveway.

/a VERY expensive driveway
//The best that his money can buy
///Made to my very demanding specifications

Deadwing: You're behind the Aggies *snort*

The Sooners won the NC in 2002, but are ranked 25th on that PDF. I take it that is all women & men sports combined?

grizzlyjohnson

If I was in charge there'd be a special law on the books for rich farks who think they can do anything they want. It'd be whatever the existing penalty for the crime is times one million. That way, arrogant, thoughtless crap like this would be more than an afternoon's work for a $600 an hour lawyer.

No, they'll still just pay the fine, or find some other way around it. Jail time is the answer. 90 days in the slammer, the same slammer any other burgler would get. At 81, 90 days behind bars means something. Remember, Paris Hilton could pay any fine with impunity, but common-joe jail time was a whole different ballgame.

Then you fine them the replacement costs for good measure.

There's a pretty good chance that he didn't want to sell it to Pickens just because Pickens is an asshole.

/wouldn't sell him my piss if he were on fire

Treygreen13: eqtworld: Treygreen13: Instead, he just sent out a crew and lifted a huge chunk out of somebody's driveway. Fark him.

It says in the article it was city property, you can't pay a guy for city property.

If he stole anything it was probably from the city, which would probably not have let you buy the slab anyway.

Better to pilfer the slab, fix it (it says the sidewalk was repoured and fixed) then deal with any consequences. The worst they are going to do is make you pay more money to do a better fixing job

From the article:

Ken Chestnut, an attorney for the city, said he's not sure if anyone sought permission to remove the slab. But it's "a private matter between the parties" and the city does not need to get involved, Chestnut said.

It is only technically city property because it is near the street, and the re-pouring cracked his driveway. It is a private matter, and it is irrelevant how wealthy Mr. Pickens is. You don't go to someone's house and rip up their driveway because it has sentimental value to you.

Evidence would suggest otherwise.

I have to be honest, at least someone is here, I have a fair bit of money now. I don't have anywhere NEAR that much, there is a point to this...

If I had his kind of money? You're right, I'd be a total asshat too. 81 years old? That's not that far away really for me. I've already reached the point where I'm old enough to not really have the patience to deal with a lot of things.

If I had his sort of stack of cash I'd likely be a prick too.

§21 1701. Larceny defined.
Larceny is the taking of personal property accomplished by fraud or stealth, and with intent to deprive another thereof.
. . .
§21 1703. Degrees of larceny.
Larceny is divided into two degrees; the first of which is termed grand larceny, the second petit larceny.
. . .
§21-1704. Grand and petit larceny defined.
Grand larceny is larceny committed in either of the following cases:
1. When the property taken is of value exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
. . .
§21-1705. Grand larceny a felony.
Grand larceny is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not exceeding five (5) years if the value of the property is Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or more . . . .
. . .
§21 1712. Severed fixture, larceny of.
Any fixture or part of realty, the instant it is severed from the realty becomes personal property, and the subject of larceny within the meaning of this article.


I'm not an Okie lawyer (thank God), but I'm thinking that chunk of concrete is worth more than $500, and that Mr. Pickens and his accomplices should see jail time. The optional fines in lieu of jail time are clearly an insufficient deterrent here.

greaser_77: Deadwing: You're behind the Aggies *snort*

The Sooners won the NC in 2002, but are ranked 25th on that PDF. I take it that is all women & men sports combined?

You would take that right sir! And here (new window) is a Wiki for ya!

greaser_77: eqtworld: I don't think it's cool to link my personal info in thread :(

BIE?

/can't blame a guy for asking

Why bother asking when google has everything you could possibly want?

Hell, if it means that much to you, I can google some stuff up for you and send it via email.

Couldn't he have just said 'Hey, here's $1000... gimme the goddamn slab of concrete.'

Iwouldhitit: T-Luv: greaser_77: T-Luv: Prestige wins games? Notre Dame would like a word

Lame, both the school and your retort

Your original premise that somehow Oklahoma's prestige makes up for Big Game Bob's habit of choking was lame, and so is your chance of him not blowing it again next year.

I like how a thread that should be dedicated solely to what a dumbass the King of Oklahoma Aggies is has devolved into a "Texas Sucks" thread. Makes sense, since UT is the new Aggie in Texas. To wit:



Moral Victory U!!!!

Forget it. Their superiority complex is such that nothing approaching "facts" or "photographic evidence" will convince them otherwise. They still think that their coach's repeat of craven pandering is approaching a noble act, owing to the sick sense of entitlement that infects their fanbase.

Oh, and Poke fan? Yeah, we know how good you're supposed to be. We do follow football pretty closely. What we also know, that you seem to be neglecting, is how good a certain team down south is going to be as well. Hope you're not shocked at the end of the year that you're down in fourth place looking up at... BAYLOR?!?

This is bullcrap if I did this to my neighbor I would either be in jail or sued. There are different rules if you have a lot of money.

AnotherDisillusionedCollegeStudent: Hope you're not shocked at the end of the year that you're down in fourth place looking up at... BAYLOR?!?

That Baylor qb is goooood.

Well, you don't get to be a billionaire by writing a lot of checks

"a private matter between the parties" and the city does not need to get involved, Chestnut said.

Dammit, I'm heading to Oklahoma with a flat bed truck and a forklift. How much do you think I can fit on it before I leave the state? Apparently, the police won't try to stop you or even investigate if you steal from a private person.

Will he be charged for the act of vandalism he committed as a boy as well?

wmoonfox: All the more reason to bring criminal charges. If I hacked off a piece of somebody's driveway and ran off with it, I'd be cooling my heels in jail, waiting to see what charges the DA decided to drop on me. This guy hasn't even thought about that, and the idea of pressing charges seems outright foreign to the authorities in this case

You'd be facing several (newly inscribed) felony theft charges, and possibly some terrorist charges as well. The city would suddenly be quite happy to charge and prosecute to the max since you're not a billionaire who could bankrupt them in court.
You would be forced to plead guilty for fear of losing and getting 25 years so the prosecutor can keep his win stats and you'd get, depending on the judge, 1-3 years. Plus a large fine you'll be paying for the next 30 years.

That's why it's good to be rich and while I'm getting that lottery ticket tonight. I have a feeling I'm going to win...

If the slab was on city property, then the goons hired by T BONE were guilty of destroying city property. You go out and destroy some city property and see if the city attorney laughs it off.

/Don't like T BONE
//Don't Like Oklahoma
///Fark 'em both, Hook 'em Horns!

Greenmail.

It's how T. Boone made his fortune.

Bastard.

Pickens donates a lot of money to a lot of places--likely to that city out of pure sentiment. If you, the city, find that a wealthy benefactor has relieved you of a small portion of sidewalk with only sentimental value--and repaired the damage at his own expense--how likely are you to bring charges upon him. I can tell you that the city attorney who decided to pursue legal action against Pickens on this would find himself on the outs with much of the city leaders.

Yes stealing is wrong, but why risk turning Pickens into an enemy?

My advice to the homeowner would be to create a tongue-in-cheek plaque honoring the location of the theft and it's former contents.

eqtworld: BumpInTheNight: Nelly Furtaco: Head_Shot: BumpInTheNight: Head_Shot: BumpInTheNight: eqtworld:

Heh, that little exchange cause my reflex of 'look in profile' and now I'm wondering whether its a good or bad thing that I recognized who that is in the picture. :P

Yeah, weird. I had the exact same reaction. Although I really don't think she is who you and I think she is. Couldn't be, could it?

The confirmer was one of the star tattoos peeking out, and nah I don't think so either.

Bingo! LOL.

Is the pic some porno skank that does super-foul sex acts with unrestrained enthusiasm? Because I don't recognize her. What's the story here?

Allie Sin, and pretty much yah.

You sound like a prude. It's not 1954.

Women can enjoy sex too. Fark off

I realized why I didn't recognize her in the photo: she's not pregnant and surrounded by dicks. Ha!

3' x 5' is large chunk of concrete. How big did Lil Boone write his name???

/Must have been an arrogrant prick as a kid, too.

1) In an action for conversion (technically a replevin action) you can get the object back if it is unique. I believe this qualifies.

If Mr. Pickens ignores the order of the court for replevin he is in contempt of court and will be arrested. Just like anyone else.

2) In an action for real property you get attorney fees paid for. This is for damage to real property, so yay.

3) I'm sure the property owner was being unreasonable in his asking price when T-Boone wanted to buy it. As is his right. Used to getting his way T-Boone just took what he really wanted.

So screw him.
- - -

GO TULSA! (and OU and OSU for that matter)

wmoonfox: Megain: rich people should be allowed to get away with theft

This.

I'm glad I live in a land where people with greater means than I can take whatever I have whenever they like without the fear of prosecution that we lesser folks have -- just like every other place on the planet. It helps me realize that we're all not so different from each other after all.

Its a 3 x 5 concrete block.

If any of us normal folks had gotten caught stealing it we'd pay restitution and that'd be the end of it.

Because he's worth billions he's being sued.

Liberally1337: Pickens donates a lot of money to a lot of places--likely to that city out of pure sentiment. If you, the city, find that a wealthy benefactor has relieved you of a small portion of sidewalk with only sentimental value--and repaired the damage at his own expense--how likely are you to bring charges upon him. I can tell you that the city attorney who decided to pursue legal action against Pickens on this would find himself on the outs with much of the city leaders.

Yes stealing is wrong, but why risk turning Pickens into an enemy?

My advice to the homeowner would be to create a tongue-in-cheek plaque honoring the location of the theft and it's former contents.

you can bet that any money he donates is going to lessen his tax burden some how

the guys is s prick for doing this

hey and TBoon ... grow the fark up already it's just a piece of cement and that whole sentimental value thing .. transcend allready holy mercy you are a grown assed man

tboon: (with sniffles and tears) " b b but i wrote my name on that in a previous time period "

/get over it

greaser_77: T-Luv: Neutral field. OU lost

/And they lost their bowl game so... Back to the topic at hand?

Count the number of football national championships UT has. Now count OU's, so... Back to the topic at hand?

And how many of those were the result of cheating?
Face it, the entire mythology of your state is built on the foundation of cheating.

Gamer Grrrl: MajorityWhip: Gamer Grrrl: So Pickens admits that he has the slab now, so it's very likely he did in fact steal it. I can see where the plaintiff is coming from on this one. Pickens clearly believes in the "better to ask forgiveness than permission" theory.

On a slightly related topic, a church down the street from my house installed a low brick retaining wall when I was a kid. The concrete blocks were filled in (vertically) with cement, and the wet cement was accessible at the top. My neighbor from three doors down wrote my name in the cement, one letter in each block, about three times. My name is Keri, and when I was a kid, I was the only Keri around. Also, the church was less than a block away. Fortunately, I was never accused of anything, but every time I'm visiting my parents and I walk past the cement blocks I think of Shane Eberle, the kid who did it.

Sounds like Shane was sweet on you

I thought of that, but he was a manipulative and cunning little booger. The first time I was ever at his house (we were 5), he said, 'Keri, chase after me while I ride around on my bigwheel" and I did because he was my new friend. His dog German Shepherd Boomer was a trained guard dog, but I didn't know that. Boomer thought I was attacking Shane, and bit me on the leg. Shane got spanked, in front of me, because he knew Boomer would "defend" him.

I would not be surprised if Shane really wanted to vandalize the wall but knew if he wrote 'Shane' he'd get in trouble. So he wrote my name instead.

/Shane got spanked in front of me A LOT
//Spanking isn't always the solution folks. Perhaps you should try something else?
///That always made me uncomfortable
////I'm pretty sure Shane was an accident since his siblings were at least 10 years older than him.
//Slashies!!!

I think you missed the underlying point that Shane liked being spanked in front of you.