I’m not sure if it’s the distractions so much as that it’s harder to get away from things.

Where’s Bugs Bunny when we need him:

I feel that’s still more socially acceptable than funding your race team through Payday Loan fraud f*ckery and just straight up inventing fake debts that people will get hounded by unscrupulous debt collectors: https://jalopnik.com/convicted-payday-loan-mogul-scott-tucker-has-absolutely-1822496589

He’s an amazingly gifted filmmaker. Here’s looking forward to this film, as well as the films he has yet to make.

For what it was, I enjoyed it. I do agree with you, there was a lot that I wanted in it that they didn’t put in. Jake is more interesting when Eddie is around to interact with him, definitely. I strongly suspect that it was a classic case of Hollywood thinking, i.e. “we’ll use those in the sequels,” only for the movie…

That’s just it. It’s not an adaptation. It’s a continuance/sequel.

I’ve found that most people at conventions/etc are really nice, mostly because a lot of them are cosplayers too (or just know the kind of effort that goes into it). The awful ones are the random jerks on the internet sitting behind a screen of anonymity.

I do think there’s a point where you get into supercar territory that it becomes an acceptable sacrifice, but I wouldn’t do it for this.

The answer was that Republicans, when faced with the choice of moderating their policies or doubling down on racism, went full racist.

It never ceases to boggle my mind at how some people thought Trump (even via a protest vote) would be better than Clinton.

That’s because none of those options let them “put those dirty sluts back in their place.” It has nothing to do with babies*, and everything to do with social control of women, forcing them into old roles as housewives/homemakers first and foremost.

Navy Federal. Credit Unions are awesome. :)

Yes - I’ve already kept the car beyond the length of the loan, and intend to for a bit longer. I’m keeping the mileage low now that I don’t have a ridiculous commute anymore, too.

I used my credit union, not the dealership.

Yes, this. I took out a loan for my last new car, at 1.49%, and it was a great decision. I’d originally intended to just pay cash, but as it turned out the cost of that loan was ridiculously low. Moreover, I’m glad I took it, because I wound up needing the cash for unexpected expenses. You could suggest I was dumb to…

The Japanese ones like those pictured there are so much better than the ones usually sold in the States.

Yep. Playing a female character in an MMO, I got the same thing. Creepy comments, random tells, minor harassment varying from the “you suck because you’re a girl” variety to the more objectifying sort, etc. And I’m sure that’s only a fraction of what actual women playing those games have to deal with.

All these corny puns are driving me crazy.

The way to understand it is to keep in mind that American immigration policy has been shot through with racism from its very inception. The only thing that’s changed any is who it’s racist against - not that there’s been much change in that.

Like it or not, there’s no feasible way to change the two party system. Doing so would require a massive reworking of the Constitution, and going down -that- road is extremely dangerous. If you don’t believe me, look how many right wing nutjobs are busy pushing for a Constitutional Convention to do just that (and are…