And the "Non-stop flight"?

Yup. Even in the case of the Gimli Glider, the pilots were reprimanded (thought not severely), because in the end, it is up to the pilots to confirm that the plane was properly fueled.

I would imagine the NTSB weren't as confrontational as they were portrayed in the film when they asked the questions they asked. I would think questions about the pilot's health, drinking habits, and mental demeanor would be standard stuff.

It is fascinating stuff. Also fascinating are the times when there are international incidents and multiple agencies from different countries are investigating. Depending on the countries involved, the agendas can fly thick and fast.

No, but I do keep upscale porn magazines out in the open and listen to the Little River Band with giant headphones.

He's directed 36 films. I don't think you'll find an "orthodox" view on an oeuvre so vast.

The thing that gets me is that even though he may be grumbly, he's not some superconservative crank. He's generally a social liberal (he was pro civil rights and pro abortion when it wasn't fashionable), he's not religious, and he's not a hawk. He is pro-second amendment, fiscally conservative and a registered…

It's a mustache kind of morning. I watched the sunrise in my jeans, jean shirt and jean jacket.

The Gimli Glider is such a great story and a full Hollywood treatment would be nice. I also love how the key mistake made was a botched conversion from Imperial units (pounds and gallons) to metric (litres and kilograms). The 767 being used was one of the first with metric gauges (Canada was in the process of…

You have to learn COMPUTERS!

In the smoke detector promo, when her oldest daughter walks out of her room with like 6 people in their underwear and Pam shouts, "Who are all those people in there??" and the daughter says "WHO CARES?" is just so hysterical. That is going to be one wacky house.

Bond could be forced to teach a course: "Killing with Wit 101", just listen to the testimonials:

Scott, you are the salt of the earth… I meant scum of the earth.

AVClub, if your life had face I would punch it.

In the 70's in New York City the local host was Tony Orlando (ugh) and they had amazingly D-level comedians/acts. It was shockingly lame given that it was in NY. Local politicians like Ed Koch might show up (I guess back then it was actually cool to have a local politician on as I guess they weren't all completely…

I know, Trump has lost the NPR crowd. Shocking.

"I can't believe you wrote a song about my balls."
"I didn't."
"Oh, oh, so, it's about some other guy's balls? I mean, how many balls have you seen?"
"Um, two, four, six, seven?"

Very interesting discussion. I had been thinking about the Lindsay/Paul thing from both those perspectives.

It was short, at least. As Hans Moleman would say, "You took 2:35 of my life and I want it back! Ah, I'd only waste it anyway."

Point taken, but of course it's just the overdone sentimentally that sinks it. I know it was an emotional time, but wallowing in it just makes me ill. And the kicker, of course, was unironically saying "I know Jesus and I talk to God" while admitting to ignorance of the world around him. (Iran and Iraq had been in the…