Forcing people to act against their religious belief is much more oppressive and intolerant and un-American than anything gays have ever faced.

yeah, i know. still, i'm not going to push the topic on account of an O's Hawaiian t-shirt giveaway, sweet as the shirt may be.

i was legitimately excited to see that on the schedule - and then crestfallen to realize that it's on our son's due date. Don't think my wife would be cool with me making the trip up 95 to hit up the game that particular day.

"sorry guys - my bad"

I could be wrong, but I heard he retired a couple years ago

as a native Baltimoron, i wish i could claim some partial ownership of this subculture...but we ain't party like this in Timonium :P

yikes - mine are the Ravens (grew up in Baltimore) and the Packers (went to UW for grad school, lived in Madison for ~4 years). hope i never run into you in a dark alley.

Sounds like the perfect set-up for Serial II: The Ripkening

pick up one of the TPB's for the current run of Prophet - it's...interesting. and I mean that in a highly complimentary sense - I've been picking up all of the TPB's since they rebooted the character. I just say it's interesting because the reboot essentially deconstructs the original Prophet and shoves him into a…

i was under the impression that "i'm vegetarian except for chicken and fish" was a pretty routine white-people thing?

ah - sorry to disappoint - no sword for me! i think the selection of specific accessories varies based on what part of india your family is from.

likewise in DC - i went to a wedding a couple years ago where they had to close down a couple lanes of outbound Connecticut Avenue during the afternoon rush hour because they needed room for the bharaat (including elephant).

I used to think Jim's had the best steaks in the city - but was very disappointed in my sub after a return visit there earlier this year (the South St. location). Did i catch them on a bad day? Or have their subs actually gotten worse? Or were they always bad and i just never noticed it before?!

The last time Joe Maddon was "middle-aged", Nixon was still president.

Muslim people, immediately post-9/11

my N64 was a christmas '96 gift from my parents - it was my freshman year of college. i can't imagine a more fortuitous combination than GoldenEye + dorm life. to this day, i hold that game system responsible for my not going to medical school after college. it was worth it.

We realized there has never been a Persian, or an Afghan or a Venezuelan restaurant in the city and that not only have never been those restaurants but, those communities actually exist here."

...almost forgot! This one might be my second-favorite Jalopnik post of all time. I love the SR-71 because it, like no other plane I've ever seen, gives me that giddy, visceral thrill that makes me feel like a kid all over again. *Love* driving out to Udvar-Hazy just to see the Blackbird they have on display over…

This SR-71 post from last year is one of my favorite Jalopnik posts of all time.

i'm indian (born and raised in the US), been to tons of indian weddings, only maybe one or two of which had some kind of powerpoint/video presentation - and those were focused on the couple, not the parents - though still boring and a little obnoxious. no powerpoint or video presentation at mine, though i did make my…