Dr Zoidberg?

I always figured that because the Major has a fully prosthetic body from a very young age she doesn't have many of the same body image related hang ups that most people have. Furthermore, she is very intelligent and she uses the fact that dressing in such a way gives her certain advantages in dealing with other people.

fair enough. I was being harsh

The old, "I have black friends, so I'm not a racist" defense.

ah, so you personal anecdotes are somehow statistically relevant to the overall population of Asian girls.

I don't know what's worse. The idea that laws shouldn't apply to NASCAR drivers, or the racism... Hmm, yeah, the racism is worse.

Hmm, that humanoid looks familiar

does Samsung have a patent on flip phones? I doubt it, if anything, the prior art from Trek was possibly what allowed many different companies make them. Also, the Star Trek communicator was more like a walkie-talkie based on how it was used.

Have you done any reading on the various proposals that are being considered for the future mission to Mars? If you had done such reading you would already know that establishing a more permanent orbital presence is considered to be the best option.

Actually NASA's safety record compares pretty well against the Air Force and Navy.

it used to be 10-15%. Who changed it? Inflation has increased the price of everything, including restaurant meals, so tips should have increased due to that fact alone. I have been know to leave a 20% tip for better than average service, but not as my regular policy.

BART is a government agency. The Bill of Rights applies on government property except for some specific exceptions.

and that was the most retarded come back I've ever seen on Gawker, pretty much ever. Way to defend your postion.

During the Revolutionary War, the British would search for and seize or destroy printing presses because they wanted to halt the flow of ideas and make it difficult for the Colonist to organize. I see the shutting of cell phone service as being a similar situation.

Should there be bubble trails from the blasters and bubbles coming off the lightsabers?

My apologies, see I used to know people who used to do the very thing you described. So I didn't recognize the sarcasm

do you know that cigarette butts comprise the vast majority of litter alongside our roads and highways and that they take hundreds of years to degrade, plus are loaded with all kinds of chemical pollutants.

You mentioned the "ritual of lighting". Is there also a "ritual" to finishing that mandates that a smoker just has to flick his butts onto the ground even when a more appropriate receptacle (ashtray/butt can/garbage can) just steps away?

That's why when I used to drive a truck I became the most polite and by the book driver out there. You want to cut in front of me, go right ahead, I'll even let off the gas so there is plenty of distance between us.

Years ago I worked as a route driver for a portable toilet company. I have never heard of such a thing happening. My guess would be that someone dumped some thing dangerous into the tank. Human waste by itself wouldn't be able to build up enough fumes for this to happen, porta potties are just too well ventilated.