I was sixteen when this episode came out. At the time, though I recognized the political backstory, I was primarily interested in the fact that the title was a reference to Batman (or, rather, Charles Dickens, as I found out later in life), and I was horrified at Ben Sisko’s willingness to be so amoral while he sat…

You know, I know that the Caps spoiled Vegas’ whole Cinderella season thing, but after their seeming futility the last few years, I think they’ve earned their Stanley Cup bacchanalia.

Meanwhile, Donald Trump continues to be allowed to use Twitter to turn national security into a joke and global commerce into a shambles.

1st Gear: I would say Trump needs to pull his head out of his ass, but... there’s just not enough vaseline in the entire world.

Five years from now, the Chevy Cruze will make it to Meh Car Monday.

Gosh, I don’t believe I said that. What I believe I said was that I don’t like it when people modify their trucks to a degree and operate them in such a fashion as to be potentially unsafe to other drivers.

Oh, sure. Moron drivers in cars do that all the time. The thing is, when a car does it, you get a fender bender. When a giant ass truck does it, it can be significantly worse.

North Carolina, formerly Phoenix, via Kansas City. All three the land of the free and the home of the holy fuck that’s an ugly truck.

Indeed. I, for one, would not be opposed to making people retake the driving test at every birthday that ends in a “0". Teenagers retake at 20, adults demonstrate their competency once a decade, and if they can’t hack it once they hit a certain age, no more license.

i don’t think a CDL is there to keep people safe it’s more to supplement the fuel tax. I mean if truckers can pass the test just about anyone can

Licenses are a form of demonstrating competency. If you can’t demonstrate that you can competently operate a motor vehicle, then you have no business being on the road.

I wondered how long it would take for this to devolve into general assholery. It was relatively quick!

Not saying they’re not. With that in mind, a Silverado 1500 is well within that proposed GVWR range. That’s not the kind of big truck that was being referred to. The OP was, again, talking about the massive heavy duty trucks that are just unnecessary unless you’re a farmer or a construction worker.

Gonna have to correct you on the “small SUV” thing. A Chevrolet Suburban has a GVWR of 7,300 pounds. It is the largest SUV currently in production. If it’s under the 8,500 pound limit, than so is every crossover.

You wanna bet nobody’s forcing anybody?

It is beyond tragic that Emily Joy experienced that kind of abuse at the hands of a church leader, because having met her and heard her speak, I can tell you that she is exactly the kind of person the church needs as a leader right now.

Pardon me, but doesn’t every single responsible driver on the road have to prove it to get a license?

The dumbest thing I’ll read all day.

Of course, all this truly means is that when it inevitably burns to the ground, it will do so with style.

I honestly do not mind the giant ass pickups as long as they haven’t been modified into Ford SuperDuty BroDozers driven by complete douchecanoes.