RIP Jimmy Buffet
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RIP Jimmy Buffet
I never got it. But I truly believe I’d be happier if I did.
Skin cancer. I can’t decide if that’s dark poetry or Jimmy Buffet kind of poetry.
Skin cancer. I can’t decide if that’s dark poetry or Jimmy Buffet kind of poetry.
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Re: RIP Jimmy Buffet
My first job out of college was for Accenture, the global consulting firm. Mostly I did nothing there, for a variety of reasons but the short answers are September 11, and Enron. But during training, they decided to make everyone learn html, because it was 2001. My manager was a huge Jimmy Buffet fan, so his fun idea for the html training was to make me and my teammates create a Jimmy Buffet trivia website. So I had to do a ton of research about Jimmy Buffet, and mind you this was before Wikipedia was a thing, so I think I even got a book about him. I don't like the music of Jimmy Buffet. But I built a stupid Jimmy Buffet multiple choice website and hated every minute. Then Accenture laid me off and I went to law school. Anyway, RIP.
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Re: RIP Jimmy Buffet
So the music of Jimmy Buffet was a driving force in you becoming a lawyer. That’s almost better than a cheeseburger in paradise.
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Re: RIP Jimmy Buffet
I should've known the big guy was struggling because his weed company, coral reefer, has really been underpacking their pre-rolls lately. Definite slippage going on over at coral reefer.
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Re: RIP Jimmy Buffet
Parrotheads in mourning everywhere.
I liked his music. I would not say I was a super fan but it was fun.
RIP
I liked his music. I would not say I was a super fan but it was fun.
RIP
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Re: RIP Jimmy Buffet
I've never listened to Buffet's music. One of many American subcultures that I've never investigated. Seemed like a decent guy, though.
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Re: RIP Jimmy Buffet
I hope so but I have doubts. At the Waikiki Cheesburger in Paradise you had to pay for fries separate from your burger. What kind of sit down burger place doesn’t give you fries with your burger?
And the shaker of salt was right there on the table, very easily found.
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Re: RIP Jimmy Buffet
As the son of a parrothead, I can confidently say you're not missing anything if you haven't heard his music. One out of every 20 or so songs is good, but still pales in comparison to his singer-songwriter contemporaries. He's basically John Prine for the simple.
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Re: RIP Jimmy Buffet
My parents listened to his greatest hits album many times on many road trips when I was in high school and college. Not bad songs at all, but unlike a lot of stuff my parents overplayed,it never felt like there was anything there worth going back to.