As pointed out by the owners themselves, the minimum wage is not going to increase to that level until 2018 - 3.5 years from now. There will be a gradual increase in the minimum wage over the next few years until it reaches that point. In July 2016, it will be $13.00 per hour. This is 20% above the current level. The…

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Dammit. Every time I remember that book I have to read it again. One of my all time favorites. Where is my copy....

As soon as he stops diving (aka cheating) he can get whatever award they want to give him but until then, however talented he is, he should never get the player of the year award. What kind of example does that set?

This will ruin everything

They swapped eyes (I think)

I just want to point out that the Guinness that is served in bars in the US bears almost no resemblance to Guinness served in Ireland. It is watery crap that is almost never poured properly. It has improved dramatically since the 90s when it was almost undrinkable but outside of a few Irish-owned bars in Boston, I…

He's doing a Haka - traditional Maori war dance popularized by the New Zealand Rugby Team -

That was my worst fear as a kid. My very very very worst fear. I had managed to convince myself that it could never really happen. Thanks deadspin for resurrecting that particular night horror. I can't think of anything else now except that huge insect crawling around in my ear. Nope nope nope nope nope.

I read that list and I nearly fell down. I thought it was just me (particularly the airplanes flying issue, which always comes to the front of my mind when we are just about to take off). I showed it to my wife as proof that I am not, after all, a weirdo. Her reply was that it just means that there are other weirdos…

My sister-in-law and her husband have 3 teenage boys who are remarkably well behaved. I mean, they have their moments like all boys but overall they seem like great kids. Their secrets are consistency and always presenting a united front. They always follow through with a threat. In contrast, I remember once taking…

Hilarious. A post about dometic violence and you big up with a reply that is both homophobic and trivializes prison rape. Well done sir.

Cleveland fans must be thrilled today "facepalm"

There is no serious threat to the US. This is an absolute disaster but it is a disaster caused by local conditions including the lack of anything approaching a modern health system, local superstitions and customs that seem like they were designed to spread the disease and inadequate attempts to isolate the affected…

Nope. I've watched it too many times. Even recut this way I just want to laugh, I wonder where my copy is so I can watch it again.

The All-Ireland Football Final is the premier sporting event in Ireland attended by more than 80,000 people every year (more would go but that's the capacity of the stadium). A few years ago, they put in new turf and a lot of the players and fans were complaining that there was too much "bounce". I was at the final…