I rather think that it’s the other way ‘round: he wanted the blood sample, hoping it would show alcohol or drugs so they could blame a completely innocent victim of their fuck-up during the car chase on being at fault for the accident that killed whoever they were going to blame in the first place. They just want…

Huh? I never figured jumping gears was in any way “not normal”. After you’ve been driving for a while, you just start doing it automatically. I mean, what’s the point of going into 4th if you push your vehicle up to cruising speed in third? Or if you decelerate fast, your engine would actually stall if you put it into…

As the owner of an inflexible body I can tell you that this is bullshit. I tried, at different stages in my life, to get myself more flexibility through stretching: I tried comprehensive daily stretching routines for months. I tried focusing on certain muscle groups, doing work diligently every day. I did ballet for 2…

I am guessing that you are American. Correct me if I’m wrong. Of course, there’s a lot of shit going on this side of the Pond, too, but generally legislators are on the side of the people. Democracy is a lot stronger here, and, equally, companies have less leverage to throw their weight around to everybody’s…

The only time there was a total solar eclipse in my town, we were away on holiday in another part of the world. Gah! Seen several lunar eclipses thought (not that spectacular) and Venus- and Mercury-transitions.

It’s also misleading. According to European labeling legislation, any information that might mislead the consumer is illegal. (It’s literally my job to know these things. Let me know if you need me to quote legal text ;))

I am really sorry about all this. It’s a terrible situation, without question.

Uhm, no.

lol, luckily labeling like that is illegal around here. Legislators do their part to protect idiots.

“organic” is laid down in law. Nothing unspecific about it. (Doesn’t mean that there isn’t always room for improvement)

This is the same as “please don’t ever ride without your seat belt on.” Should really go without saying. Every time I’m on the bus and somebody in the first row on the top deck rests their feet on the window, I imagine them crashing through it in a crash, probably breaking their neck as they are dragged under and…

There was this one episode of the X-files I think. Now, jingles just creep me the hell out.

No words. I bet these people don’t even realise they did something wrong.

Shouldn’t he also be charged with assault and the likes? After all, he did not only “interfere with the flight crew”.

“No one cares about you but you” is the first thing I try to impart to new, fresh-faced colleagues when they start hanging around after hours in their second week because they want to finish this or that. The company will never truly appreciate you, and running yourself into the ground does nobody any good. Worse: it…

I had an incident last summer while lounging on the sofa: sudden intense cutting, stinging pain in my side. It hurt so badly I couldn’t take a full breath, couldn’t lie down, couldn’t walk or stand for hours. I was just able to sit hunched over, which made vaguely bearable. The worst of the pain subsided after 3-4…

One: only in America.

One of the most valuable lessons my driving instructor taught me: look over your shoulder after checking both mirrors. Saved my life (and others) multiple times. Sometimes, there just is a dead angle. Also, pulling in between those two cars was already illegal. No distance at all. I agree that this kid must have won…

Hugs and kisses for a dog? I wonder what planet those people live on. That’s just not appropriate and if “showing affection” was really about the animal and not about the person, the person would notice that hugs / kisses are not appreciated. I think some people just bulldoze over the dog’s feelings, thinkging “But…

I had a dog for 15 years. It’s like with a partner: if you spend all your free time together, you are grateful for the time off now and then, even if you love each other to bits. Taking into account how stressful traveling is for most animals, it is definitely better for everyone involved to leave a pet at home in the…