The Warhammer 40k universe has some badass names with a George Miller kinda vibe, especially the human factions. From the Dawn of War PC games: Inquisitor Mordecai Toth, Davian Thule, and Gabriel Angelos.

That's Sergeant Frank Drebin, Detective Lieutenant, Police Squad! to you, mister!

There's also ICE the Bounty Hunter
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Gene was far from the best.

You, sir, are a mouthful!

We don't need a national anthem — we need a national medley.

"I'll Work For Your Love" is one of the most beautiful songs he's ever written, and it has the classic E Street keyboard sound. One of my absolute favorites.

I used to work in a hands-on IT role before selling out and moving to corporate, and shit like ITT both pisses me off and makes me sad. I mean you can make really good money in IT (broadly defined), but ITT isn't going to teach the skills to get you there, and the people who sign up for ITT probably don't know enough…

The history of the ITT Corporation is fascinating; if you told someone in the "go-go years" of the 1960s that they'd be mostly known by the public for a shitty "tech" school, they'd be shocked. At one time, ITT owned all sorts of stuff, like Wonder Bread and hotels. IIRC, they don't even own ITT Tech anymore, but let…

When I first moved to Portland, I absolutely despised not being able to pump my own gas. But the closest gas station had this group of affable stoners working there who grew on me. Even though the dude was probably high as a kite, he really acted like he was glad to help me fill up my car.

Don't know how I picked this up, but one of my favorite phrases upon being surprised or incredulous is, "Conjunction Junction, WHAT THE FUCK!"

For some reason, I turned into an old man when I was about 10, so I'm looking forward to my thirties not because of *my* mindset shift, but because everyone else my age will finally catch up.

Aka my mother. She "likes" Kid Rock because of "All Summer Long," same as she "likes" Uncle Kracker because of "Follow Me." However, she knows nothing about either beyond those songs lol

I really enjoyed those books, along with "Hey Arnold!" and "Recess." Something about the rich cast of characters and "urban mythology" — for lack of a better phrase — really appealed to me as I tried to cope with the utter boredom of middle school in 1990s suburban California.

Parent of the Year award to the first person who dresses their kid as Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner for Halloween. Parent of the Millennium award if the sibling goes as that Son of Bitch Van Owen.

"It was just a diversion because I wanted to get into this hill and suck out its natural resources."

I used earplugs at a Springsteen show in March. They really muted the guitars, but the keyboards came through crystal clear. Since I love Roy Bittan's playing, this was an unexpected surprise and really added to my enjoyment of the show. That, and I wasn't deaf at the end of the night.

There's an obscure Canadian band called 49th Parallel from the 1960s. They put out some great rock and psychedelic songs, the kind of stuff you find on Little Steven's Underground Garage.

I was caught in the Spore hype back in 2008ish and fortunately didn't make the same mistake twice. I had a feeling NMS would turn out this way, which means my expectations weren't very high in the first place. They could probably make more money by licensing the procedural game engine to other studios, who can use it…

It depends on the area. The more technical trades have programs at two-year community colleges, based on my research.