@JS_Drupal: they aren't turning on their country and selling government secrets.... this is about export of technology and helping countries generate nuclear arms....

@GV_Goat: funny... I always feel more like Oklahoma (northern occupied Texas) exhibits more of the 'Texas stereotypes' than actual Texans do.

@Ash78, now featuring the Tyke Hoon: cotd...

give it a nice overkill brush guard, and I am sold.

@BoomhauerTX: $17k comes to $8-9 hours of pay for a full time pilot.... that is a bit off, and likely reflects the misdirection of Moore. My best guess is that he is talking about the 'post taxes/deductions' pay... which is livable.

I would almost be more interested to know what percentage of the Jalopnik commentariate currently own a car/truck with a manual transmission.

@TheAntiCat: but I thought a chinese company bought the Hummer brand... yet don't see any such thing on the chart.

am I overlooking Hummer?

@Kelsey Freeh: agreed.

@Timmy: I tried to hit some on this in my previous post ( [gizmodo.com] )... but the gist is that the same mineral formations that stop natural gas from seeping out of the ground stop helium as well.... as a result, you get a gradual build-up of helium in natural gas pockets.

@fabrictramp001: it is better to buy the book if it is unlikely to be outdated by the next semester....

@JohnnyricoMC: he just needs to get a metal ruler and sharpen the edge of it... just as useful with none of the fuss.

@Lord_Data ∞: High School teachers and the general school administration tend to be jumpy about knifes, and often times will take away even your little swiss army knives.

@freelunch: my bad... the Bush Dome is in the panhandle...

so there seems to be a lot of questions in the comments, so let me see if I can help fill in some gaps....

@m_9: I think the biggest reserve is located in Texas.... maybe near Houston?...

@ccc40821: I find it bothersome that someone who does manual repetitive work gets paid almost as much as I do for solving new problems every week, working weekends, skipping occasional lunches, and spending hours staring at papers and computer screens.... If there was a union job I could take in my city that paid…

@Mandre: What do you have against 15 year old kids?

does the cop really say "let's see your hands, put your hands up"... or am I hearing that wrong?

@aurora40: I wish your comment about law school and reasoning skills was correct... really, you just need to be book smart to become a lawyer... most of the crappy ones go work for the government in many small towns, or get paid very little... any time you have to face a county prosecutor, try not to tell them that…