Well sarge, I do not have a background in mortgage banking, so I'll just ask: what exactly changed the mortgage industry from one of the safest investments in the world into the fuse for a global melt down? Did mortgage brokers just lose their minds? Or did maybe a Federal desire for equality of results, as in…

Yep, I must be naive. Not so naive, though, as to think I know someone else's background from a few postings on a message board. You do realize that 30% in 60 months is the same 6%/year that your "poor middle class shlep" is looking at, right? Most VCs I've worked with want and need much higher returns from their…

"You just don't understand" — the mating cry of the lost and confused.

When I was nine, I was hit by a car right in front of our house. My mom, who was on the porch talking to a neighbor, reached my body before my playmate did, even though he was right by the side of the road. In fact, she damn near got run over herself.

Repeat after me: there is more to life than the Federal government. Specifically, there are things like banks, venture capitalists, the stock market, and even corporate bonds. When anyone or anything resorts to Federal money, that means that the risk is too high or rewards too low for a responsible person to invest…

The giant's nose only has one nostril!

Jeep: Just Enstall Eny Part

Seller says "momma wants a different car". Dude, the world is full of women! How many of these are there? $16,500 is more than I can spend on a whim, but if I could I would. NP, just because.

She does give new meaning to "scrubbing bubbles"!

Hey lady! I have a Volkswagen. And it's kinda dirty. I think it's dirty. You do like it dirty, right?

So the car has hips, but the booth professionals don't? Is this to provide contrast?

Really? I'm honestly not trolling. I just don't see what's so awesome about it. The front looks no better or worse than a dozen other models, many of them far less expensive. The back looks nice but for that kind of money it should. The interior looks awful. What am I missing?

But will it appeal to fat software engineers in New England? Time will tell, but early results not promising.

Nice video! Now excuse me for a while — I need to go for a drive...

Heh. That's exactly what I think every time I read about a new car I like: "Please sell it now, and in large enough numbers that I can get a good one used in a few years!"

I dunno man. If I kept a nineteen year old mistress, this might be just the car to let her drive...

You know what I'm sick of? So-called conservatives who can't balance a damn budget; and so-call liberals who lecture about tolerance while denigrating "Xtians" and "Red-necks". Fucking hypocrites, all of you.

I think the spokeslady liked being carried off.

I just want to thank you for that link. Everybody should read it, along with the follow-up article that responds to comments. Rights not exercised wither away!

If I had to wear a hat like that, I'd be a bit suicidal too.