Fascinating. S orry for doubting you. It seems so arbitrary and silly... and the fact that I've lived Massachusetts adjacent for 35 years and never knew that.... I assumed it had to be a mistake :)

LOL to "actually lives in Mass." I've lived within 15 miles my entire life (about half in the state, and the other half right north of the border) and worked here forever. I'll be surprised if this is true, but I'm willing to believe it. It's a RIDICULOUS thing to do though; unless it's universal, it's all but…

She must originally be from NH. Our temporary plates actually are paper!

Uhhh whut? Definitely not true. You can get vanity plates in MA. Plus October - December. This makes no sense.

God I hate U-Haul. Worst company I've ever dealt with, and I'm a lifelong Comcast customer. Glad it worked out OK for you

"No one will ever" Umm whaaat? People do it all the time. Usually, people who don't know cars, sure, but that's most people. I've personally heard it happen. SO... yes, people will. Often.

I agree withthat, but I think your entire post is based on the fact that you think that even though this man was acquitted, he was obviously guilty. The driver maybe didn't deserve to die (the emotional part of me says "fuck 'em", the rational side of me agrees with you), but based on this case it's unclear that's…

If you read some of the other comments as well as the actual court proceedings, it seems the jury wasn't necessarily justifying the revenge homicide, but declaring that there wasn't any evidence that the father in question actually committed the crime. No GSR, no weapon, etc.

I have to assume they thought the circumstantial evidence was enough for a jury to ignore the fact that there was no "real" evidence.

A.... a pipeline from the Great Lakes? That was a joke, right? I mean... just the logistics of making a 2500 mile pipeline in modern-day United States (this isn't Libya in the 50's) just to provide water to a desert... it's absurd. No one would EVER even PROPOSE a project like that, let alone it getting approved. …

Thanks. I knew how to get to Tasks, just not the quick popup.

Well that was simple and I feel dumb, especially since I switch to "contacts" that way constantly. Thanks!

How do you get the tasks popup in Gmail? I have the sidebar in Calendar but had no idea there was a floating tasks window....

Ha! Didn't knwo that about the one dollar fine. But I agree with you. Conscienscious jaywalkers are fine with me, but when people just walk out and expect you to stop... you just want to hit them on principle. But you shouldn't, because jail.

Jaywalking isn't really a thing in the Boston area. Not that people don't do it, they just don't consider it wrong. I've never heard of anyone getting a jaywalking "ticket" or anything, I don't even know if you can (I hope not, because I"d be poor). Half the time the buttons that make the walk sign go on don't even…

I'm confused how the Philips rescue was "Daring." I guess there was a risk of losing the hostages, but taking a military Destroyer (or whatever) up against a bunch of guys with AK-47's isn't all that risky from the military's perspective.

What if stop signs are additive, not multiplicative?!

I took my motorcycle test in NH maybe 15 years ago (1999 or thereabouts). NH is a weird state as far as MC licensing goes, because in reality you barely need one — with a "permit" (which is not an actual permit, just proof that you are 18 — no test or anything) you can ride anywhere in the state during most…

(Inserts image of your skinny jeans and ironic mullet)

(Inserts image of your skinny jeans and ironic mullet)

But pennies are so shiny!

But pennies are so shiny!