Oh, these are all easily four-beer movies. I never watch them sober. And I enjoy watching them, I really do! I just think they could be better-written and still retain the quirky ridiculousness.

Counter point - if you attract someone because they think your car is expensive - run away from that relationship!

People do not protest in the US as they are pretty beaten down. No free time, no extra money, one illness away from homelessness. Not to mention the dangers of protesting with psychotic overarmed cops everywhere.

Good luck being alone in a nursing home.

You sound like you don’t treat your kids with a single fucking bit of respect. Hopefully when you’re old and infirm they’ll put you in a home and never visit.

Yep, that’s the kind of mentality that results in kids growing up and no longer speaking to their parents.

Don’t be surprised when your kids don’t like or respect you. Games aren't more valid or more important just because you play them outside. 

Yup. *You* don’t care about his teammates. You child does, though. TBH, though, what should really happen is that things are more structured, as in “be home by 5pm for dinner” or “dinner is in 45 minutes” so the kid can plan with the parameters given and nobody is caught in the middle of a game.

Goodness knows that you are a parent would not attempt to understand your child, their hobbies or their interests.

I did not make a claim that your country is in a state of civil war. I specifically said that your country seems to have a lot of protests and strikes, which you then proceeded to get all defensive about right away.

 And I guess you’re not paying attention to the news these days are you? BLM? Antifa? Portland? As…

“it’s a case of the parent modeling respect and patience for another person who is in the middle of something that is important to them—and that’s always a good lesson.”

Perhaps you should stick to verifiable facts. France is 81.34% the size of Texas. It would not fit inside Texas “several times.” Americans are not out protesting about all the “same things.” The USA government is not trying to consolidate a hodgepodge of individualized pensions into one retirement system. We already…

Yeah, here in Portugal they’re cheap too, but the Encore wasn’t as common in the USA as the Renault 11 was in Europe. There’s probably still more road-legal 11s right now all over Europe than the total number of Encores ever built. If I’d find an Encore this clean for €3000 here in Portugal I’d consider it reasonably…

Gizmodo looked at this a few years back.

They are also big fans of Born in the USA, Rockin’ in the Free World, and Fortunate Son.  None of which are exactly sympathetic to their values.

They obviously don’t listen to any lyrics. They love Born in the USA and Fortunate Son too....

He claimed that he felt “20 years younger.”  Well no shit.  They gave him several treatments of supplemental oxygen, dosed him up with steroids, and likely kept him away from the KFC bucket for a couple days.  Of course he’s feeling better.

Yes we do want some scrubs? 

Totally! This is not a private journal, she’s writing to an audience of many people, many of whom I can safely guess don’t vote (let’s not mistake the commenters as your average audience). Most Americans don’t vote, and in this crucial time let’s not give this group the rationale to continue in this pattern. Like,…