Here they would be the latter.Those planks have little insulation value themselves (my reference chart indicates the R-value of wood ranges from 1.2 to about 2.5 per inch depending on the type of wood and how dry it is), but they will help hold blown insulation in the wall cavities and you will not have to apply screening or patch drywall (or even plug the holes you will drill in the planks).  

Expectations are off the charts as to the list of "fixes" that our President-elect and Congress should enact.

All kinds of things happened over there from accidentally setting their car on fire to a knock down drag 'em by the hair cat fight.

http://projects.flowingdata.com/walmart/I'd love to see these guys do charts like this for RE trends,

Before I paid she said that once she receives payment I will be released from all liability on the house, so I agreed and paid the full amount to get it out of my hair and I didn’t have to stress about it anymore. 

I like the hair bro

Not to split too fine a hair but that is not close to being a Victorian.  

In this case it's been a hair over 4 years since the homeowner passed away. 

Slow Draining Shower or Tub   Quick Fix     - Remove hair and debris from the drain

I’m in Virginia, and I’m in both the hair and house business.