Thanks. Before I retired, that sort of back-of-the-envelope thing was my job, in a litigation context. I arguably wasn't qualified either, but we'd try to get someone who could reasonably say they were to review and sign off on it.

It was never stated explicitly, but it became clear to me that Teddy had never actually breathed through the hose before at all. He'd been holding his breath and feeling around in maybe four-to-five feet of water max, but coveted the treasure trove he imagined lay deeper than he could comfortably go (which may not…

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A golf ball is 1.68" in diameter. They tend naturally to stack octahedrally, with each six-ball cluster and the associated waste airspace taking up roughly 18 cubic inches.

Excellent thesis. Day Street should have given you the advance.

Not to mention gory. That thing had some serious firepower.

3 years and 27 spots bought our first house

If you're referring to the one in From Dusk Til Dawn, I'm there!

What must that be worth nowadays?

Exactly. I used to click on a lot of different Newswire links. and it was much easier to scan what I wanted to see as a list on the main page than by having to effectively go to a Newswire sublist and scroll through that. Assuming I'm not discouraged from looking at Newswire posts at all.

I have the same problem in Firefox.

My go-to Professional quote is: "Death is whimsical today" — weird, Dracula-esque inflection and everything.

As with most political groups, little time is spent discussing their own beliefs. Much more is spent seething over the beliefs of others.

I saw a cartoon version some years back that kept that ending. Japanese-made, of course…

They collapsed in the later part of the '00s, ultimately losing something like 75% of their locations and going through Ch.11 in 2014, but they still have something like a 1,000 US stores. We lost most of ours around Philadelphia, but a quick Google indicates there are still two in and Northwest of the city.

That actually seems more appropriate, somehow.

Where's the Seinfeld Quote Generator, for some lines from the episode where George gets accepted by the "Beautiful Women Club"?

Champagne and Brandy. Also Kayla.

I'd forgotten that. I wonder if he was as big of a weed enthusiast at the time as he was later known for.

Helluva fantasy upgrade, that's for sure.

Nothing wrong with Mrs. Ringo Starr, but nothing upstages the incomparable Caroline Munro in a bikini.