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I don't want your money, but don't give it to her.

Xere — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:08:52 -0800

My uncle recently sent me some money through my sister. And just as she always has done, she's frittered it away and I'll never see a cent of it. I don't really care because I'm used to it, and I don't care for the money either. But how can I warn my uncle without giving off a "Give me more money" message? The tricky part is that my uncle's siblings have always been pressuring him for this and that and money. To the point that he finally decided to move several states away. I've always tried not to be like them, but he does offer money sometimes - and I've always turned it down when possible. Exceptions: the Take-It-No-You-Take-It battles I've lost, and money he passes to me through relatives.

The best way I can think of telling him is somewhere along the lines of: "Grandma told me you sent me some money to me through my sister, a while ago. I really don't need any of it and don't care for any of it, but don't send anything through my sister - she'll take it." And to him, so used to the subtleties of money-grabbing, that may come off as "I didn't get any of the money, please re-send."

And why don't I want my sister getting the money? I don't want her to pinch my uncle for more money than she already does. I'm guessing that she may (if she hasn't already) use the "Xere asked for money, I'll pass it to her" excuse.

MeFi experts, please suggest to me a way to handle this with grace and proper etiquette.

What does "karmacoma" mean?

grouse — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 18:53:29 -0800

What does "karmacoma" mean? This word is mentioned in both the Massive Attack song Karmacoma and the Tricky song Overcome. Is this when your karma goes into a coma? Is it just some made-up word that Tricky likes? Previously asked on Kuro5hin but I figured after 3.5 years someone might have some more light to shed on the subject. Apparently the word appears in a Lost easter egg or something, but I'd prefer not to get any spoilers.

Trip Hop

signal — Thu, 16 Sep 2004 08:44:58 -0800

Trip Hop (or downtempo or whatever): I love Tricky, Massive Attack, Hooverphonic, Portishead, Laika, Lamb, Sneaker Pimps, Martina, etc. What other, new acts have a similar sort of dark, humid and metallic aftertaste?