He’s pushed aside narratively, not in universe. I believe that Pratchett said that Vimes forced his way into the story, becoming the protagonist by shear force of will; presumably this is what Katharine is talking about.

I'm not sure what 'money' you refer to; I applied for the box within minutes of it becoming available and received it last night. It has a pre-paid return shipping label and you can call UPS to pick it up or drop it off yourself. They gave me $50 credit for the mistake and that'll probably get me 3-4 more bulbs. So…

My trick so far to avoid this in youtube is saying on the phone “hello, I am calling for the car you have for sale on Craigslist” If they answer, “which car?” chances are that person is a dealer. It isn’t 100% safe, but it’s a start.

Automation 101:

The water-cooled VW world is full of these guys- they’ll nab a clean Rabbit from some little old lady for chump change, and try to flip it as a one-owner car. When confronted, they usually threaten to fight/kill any/all challengers, call people homophobic names, and generally shit themselves.

Sorry, what about this car makes it worth 44 large? I read all the way to the end thinking it had to have 20,000 miles or have been some kind of sleeper AMG testbed with a whopper powerplant hidden away, but it’s a 3.0 6-cylinder 25 year-old car with nearly a quarter million miles on the clock. What am I missing?

It’s happening!!

Next Tavarish article: “Buy This Insanely Great ‘66 Cobra 427 S/C For The Price Of A Boring New Toyota Camry!”

ESPN may get by, but those regional sports stations are the ones who are gonna be screwed, and by extension those NBA and particularly MLB teams that generate vast sums from it. Gone will be the days of Rick Porcello signing for $22 million dollars a year.

Verizon always knew that ESPN would sue, and they’ve always known that ESPN will win. This is not about changing the status quo, it’s about selling customers on the idea that Verizon wants to provide customers the service they want, and it’s not their fault that they can’t.

Well, maybe you were joking but I’d say that in all seriousness The Passion of the Christ would have been a much better film if Mel Gibson had dialed back the Jesus torture-porn a dozen notches.

A certain family would like a word with you:

The Xenon thrusters will also tend to blind oncoming satellites, prompting them to flash their own thrusters in retaliation, which could potentially set off a “Space Rage” War.

I was here to post that very thing. Edna Mode is brilliant. I am glad the gif is already posted.

I will never argue that theReliant Robon is a good car, however it was built for a purpose. 3 wheel vehicles didn’t require a car license, so poor miners could buy them and drive them on a motorbike license. They were also cheaper to license as a motorbike.

The V-22 program was started in the late 70’s, and by the late 90’s when I was in the Marine Corps they were still killing Marines a squad at a time loading them into those things. I would hope it takes less than 25 years to unfuck the F-35. The Airforce does get quite a bit more money than the Marines though.

I’m with you. It’s horrible, but it provided some comfort for many, and served its purpose very cheaply indeed. That’s good engineering.

Except that these weren’t a disaster. The selling point was that they could be driven on a motorbike licence and were cheap enough that they were a viable alternative to a moped/motorbike. When working in a factory/down a mine the appeal of arriving and going home with some protection from the British weather was…

That single piece on the Reliant Robin is literally the greatest thing Top Gear ever rolled out. I’ve shown that to a great many friends and it has never failed to produce hysterical laughter. Never.

Same problem for both. We don’t build the best weapon system, we build the one that bought the most politicians.