Boy, are you gonna eat your words.

No need for a thousand excuses during Bowl/NFL playoff season.

Ain't fishin' unless it's nude fishin'.

Lots of misunderstanding about economic policy in this thread.

*Dibbuns

More than iPod docks, I'd say that tube equipment is almost universally going to be expensive.

Trump—Vertu: Nothing but bizarre looks and money. Generally loathed, but laughed at. Continues to try to make itself relevant, though it is anything but.

Brian Jacques:

At least they weren't bedbugs.

The mouse wouldn't have to be killed to get into that can and die. I've seen something similar happen, but it was just bad luck for the mouse.

Not necessarily true, but obligatory.

Long-exposure shots with the flash often yield interesting results. Multiple flashes can make things really interesting. I played with it for a bit back in high school.

There's a building along Lake Street in the Loop in Chiacgo that's always been a mystery. It might be one of these places, since it'd be right on top of the Red Line.

Smell, movement, a whole host of stimuli.

I own a pair of Grado SR225i's, myself, and I think they're quite good. They're also very bright, however. If you're anywhere near a hi-fi boutique, just stop in and audition some—some people like the Grados' sounds (and the lower-end models start at $80, themselves), and some people like Sennheiser/Audio-Technica.…

"'Positive liberty' begins in an 'act of will...' 'Negative liberty' is simply that which allows me to avoid too many collisions with the wills of others."

My experience with anti-helmet types is that they argue that you'll get whiplash/a compressed spine, if you wear a helmet. I suppose that's probably true—but I'll take whiplash over a splattered skull any day. [www.bikersrights.com]

Not a rule, but a guideline: all wagons should have a turbo.

This car is going to make a kid in Grosse Pointe, MI very happy. NP/CP? Who cares, when you're made out of money?