Plus:  making mixtapes—at least, for me—was fun!  There was an art [of sorts] involved.

Exactly.

Exactly.

To declare that cassettes were "useless" is outright ridiculous.  They served a good purpose for quite some time.  They were the most convenient and portable audio recording media available for years, and sounded a hell of a lot better than 8-Tracks.  (Now **THERE** was a ridiculous, useless invention.  Cassettes even…

To declare that cassettes were "useless" is outright ridiculous.  They served a good purpose for quite some time.  They were the most convenient and portable audio recording media available for years, and sounded a hell of a lot better than 8-Tracks.  (Now **THERE** was a ridiculous, useless invention.  Cassettes even…

"Insufferable" isn't a potent enough term to describe the experience that was watching Juno.

"Insufferable" isn't a potent enough term to describe the experience that was watching Juno.

BWAHAHAAAA!

BWAHAHAAAA!

But which sound-byte to include?  The one where he declares them to be terrorists?  Or the one a month/week/day before where he refers to them as boyscouts?

But which sound-byte to include?  The one where he declares them to be terrorists?  Or the one a month/week/day before where he refers to them as boyscouts?

Whew!  That's a relief.

Whew!  That's a relief.

I'd say it's better than questionable devices/hanging chads/fifty different processes— especially when many of them have been proven to be insufficient and confusing in the past.  (Though yes:  I realize it would prove difficult to change the law to make the presidential ballot  consistent, standardized, and…

I'd say it's better than questionable devices/hanging chads/fifty different processes— especially when many of them have been proven to be insufficient and confusing in the past.  (Though yes:  I realize it would prove difficult to change the law to make the presidential ballot  consistent, standardized, and…

I find it pretty nutty to assume one missing bullet in an otherwise full stock can only mean one thing:  he killed him some Walker!

I find it pretty nutty to assume one missing bullet in an otherwise full stock can only mean one thing:  he killed him some Walker!

So is there a "hanging chads" version playing somewhere?

So is there a "hanging chads" version playing somewhere?

Once bodies started falling, I shouted to my television:  WHAAAAT THE "FUUUUCK?"