__________ is/are overrated.

[Molandfreak]

Hey, I guess we found a second type of food Rothman likes. Still not a very broad palette.

What was the first one?  I must have missed it.

Five Guys

[PColumbus73]

Hey, I guess we found a second type of food Rothman likes. Still not a very broad palette.

What was the first one?  I must have missed it.

Five Guys

Is it Red Lobster?

[kphoger]

Five Guys

Is it Red Lobster?

Yes.  Five Guys is wholly owned by Red Lobster, and both receive all their food from the same source as Olive Garden.

[SSOWorld]

Five Guys

Is it Red Lobster?

Yes.  Five Guys is wholly owned by Red Lobster, and both receive all their food from the same source as Olive Garden.

more reason to hate them, but not as much as Hate-fil'A

[Scott5114]

So if I'm understanding this right, what Rothman would really love is a cheeseburger with pepperoni, made by five guys who are actually red lobsters.

[hbelkins]

Five Guys is overrated. And overpriced. And I say this as someone who used to eat at Five Guys every chance he got.

[kphoger]

So if I'm understanding this right, what Rothman would really love is a cheeseburger with pepperoni, made by five guys who are actually red lobsters.

No, you got that wrong.  He would like to eat five guys at Red Lobster.  Or a pepperoni pizza.  Or maybe both.

[1995hoo]

So if I'm understanding this right, what Rothman would really love is a cheeseburger with pepperoni, made by five guys who are actually red lobsters.

No, you got that wrong.  He would like to eat five guys at Red Lobster.  Or a pepperoni pizza.  Or maybe both.

In other words, "You Be Illin'" 40 years later.

[JayhawkCO]

TurboTax

[1995hoo]

TurboTax

I have always been satisfied with their software, but the process of downloading it has become more and more of a nuisance. Finding the download on their site is not an easy thing to do anymore. I suspect this part of their push to try to get people to use their online software, which I have no interest in doing. This year after I downloaded it, the installer tried to get me to try the online version instead for no charge. I declined. Then it popped up a survey asking why I didn't want to try it. I checked "Other" and, for the reason, typed, "It's none of your business why not."

[JayhawkCO]

TurboTax

I have always been satisfied with their software, but the process of downloading it has become more and more of a nuisance. Finding the download on their site is not an easy thing to do anymore. I suspect this part of their push to try to get people to use their online software, which I have no interest in doing. This year after I downloaded it, the installer tried to get me to try the online version instead for no charge. I declined. Then it popped up a survey asking why I didn't want to try it. I checked "Other" and, for the reason, typed, "It's none of your business why not."

Just paying $99 to do basic federal taxes is insane.

[PColumbus73]

Five Guys

Is it Red Lobster?

Yes.  Five Guys is wholly owned by Red Lobster, and both receive all their food from the same source as Olive Garden.

Off-topic thread title: Olive Garden and Rothman's Other Favorite Dinners

[Max Rockatansky]

Five Guys

Is it Red Lobster?

Yes.  Five Guys is wholly owned by Red Lobster, and both receive all their food from the same source as Olive Garden.

Off-topic thread title: Olive Garden and Rothman's Other Favorite Dinners

My wife and I were just at Olive Garden the other night.  Mind you, we had a gift card and it seems we never go there without one.  Definitely didn't hurt that I left with bread and artichoke dip to snack on for the rest of the week.

[1995hoo]

TurboTax

I have always been satisfied with their software, but the process of downloading it has become more and more of a nuisance. Finding the download on their site is not an easy thing to do anymore. I suspect this part of their push to try to get people to use their online software, which I have no interest in doing. This year after I downloaded it, the installer tried to get me to try the online version instead for no charge. I declined. Then it popped up a survey asking why I didn't want to try it. I checked "Other" and, for the reason, typed, "It's none of your business why not."

Just paying $99 to do basic federal taxes is insane.

I suppose one's opinion might depend on one's tax situation and how "basic" it is. Mine are not as complicated as they used to be when I had to file in three states each year, but we do have to deal with some things that are less straightforward than "write the number in the box."

[LilianaUwU]

TurboTax is a scam.

[PColumbus73]

Five Guys

Is it Red Lobster?

Yes.  Five Guys is wholly owned by Red Lobster, and both receive all their food from the same source as Olive Garden.

Off-topic thread title: Olive Garden and Rothman's Other Favorite Dinners

My wife and I were just at Olive Garden the other night.  Mind you, we had a gift card and it seems we never go there without one.  Definitely didn't hurt that I left with bread and artichoke dip to snack on for the rest of the week.

I haven't been there much recently, but I like their steak and pasta. I don't leave feeling overfull.

[JayhawkCO]

TurboTax

I have always been satisfied with their software, but the process of downloading it has become more and more of a nuisance. Finding the download on their site is not an easy thing to do anymore. I suspect this part of their push to try to get people to use their online software, which I have no interest in doing. This year after I downloaded it, the installer tried to get me to try the online version instead for no charge. I declined. Then it popped up a survey asking why I didn't want to try it. I checked "Other" and, for the reason, typed, "It's none of your business why not."

Just paying $99 to do basic federal taxes is insane.

I suppose one's opinion might depend on one's tax situation and how "basic" it is. Mine are not as complicated as they used to be when I had to file in three states each year, but we do have to deal with some things that are less straightforward than "write the number in the box."

Mine isn't 1080EZ easy, but at the same time, there are other websites where you can do your taxes for free. Hell, ChatGPT (oceans boiling aside) can answer any questions about which forms you need.

[Scott5114]

Hell, ChatGPT (oceans boiling aside) can answer any questions about which forms you need.

Correctly? And does it sign on the line accepting liability if it's wrong?

[kkt]

TurboTax

I have always been satisfied with their software, but the process of downloading it has become more and more of a nuisance. Finding the download on their site is not an easy thing to do anymore. I suspect this part of their push to try to get people to use their online software, which I have no interest in doing. This year after I downloaded it, the installer tried to get me to try the online version instead for no charge. I declined. Then it popped up a survey asking why I didn't want to try it. I checked "Other" and, for the reason, typed, "It's none of your business why not."

Just paying $99 to do basic federal taxes is insane.

But paying $500 to have a CPA to a complicated federal return with a bunch of schedules is the best $500 I spend all year.

[JayhawkCO]

Hell, ChatGPT (oceans boiling aside) can answer any questions about which forms you need.

Correctly? And does it sign on the line accepting liability if it's wrong?

<sarcasm>Thankfully DOGE has gotten rid of enough IRS agents that there's not enough manpower to conduct all the audits.</sarcasm>

[kphoger]

<sarcasm>Thankfully DOGE has gotten rid of enough IRS agents that there's not enough manpower to conduct all the audits.</sarcasm>

[double sarcasm] See, it is saving you money! [/double sarcasm]

[JayhawkCO]

<sarcasm>Thankfully DOGE has gotten rid of enough IRS agents that there's not enough manpower to conduct all the audits.</sarcasm>

[double sarcasm] See, it is saving you money! [/double sarcasm]

Unless I'm missing out on some refund I suppose.

[kphoger]

Unless I'm missing out on some refund I suppose.

Do tax audits typically end up giving you more money back than you asked them for?

[JayhawkCO]

Unless I'm missing out on some refund I suppose.

Do tax audits typically end up giving you more money back than you asked them for?

Depends on how bad ChatGPT fucked up I guess.

[kphoger]

See, my job title is 'Auditor', and one of my daily tasks is to audit contractor billing.  If one of them bills us too much for a job, then I knock his pay down to what it should be.  But if he bills us too little, then I'm cool with that.

And the people over at the MSOs that our company works for operate the same way.  If we bill them too much for a job, then they knock it down.  But if we bill them too little, then they're cool with that.

I guess I just assume the IRS auditors operate the same way.