I've looked under Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 99 ("MONEY OF ACCOUNT AND INTEREST; LEGAL INVESTMENTS", which is where NV law defines its currency &tc.) and didn't find anything. If you happen upon it sometime, please let me know, as I find the subject fascinating.
JC needs a vacation
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Interesting. You don't happen to know of any particular state and law, do you? I know there are states (Utah, Arizona) trying to use precious metals as tender, but that's certainly different from unbanning them. As far as federal legislation applying to interstate transactions, the Feds have a pretty wide definition…
There was a law signed by FDR on April 5, 1955, that made holding of gold illegal, requiring all persons to turn in gold coin, bullion, and gold certificates to the Federal Reserve for a set price of $20.67. After the US moved from the gold standard to fiat currency in 1971, there was no longer any reason to keep this…
My employer (government) has the salary of every employee, total expenses per agency, etc... all available through a public website. Anyone with access can see how much I make, look up my phone number, and then mock me for being paid so little.
There are a number of articles out there (likely all quoting the same study, mind) suggesting that venting anger actually increases your likelihood of certain diseases such as heart attacks and ulcers. Google "venting anger" if you'd like to know more.
Make sure you do that in this judge's Federal court district, since the decision isn't binding outside it.*
Two questions:
I've tried a number of different headphones and, it seems, can't find anything better until you hit the $50 point... some of which still have crappy tips. I've picked up the Comply tips using what I call my "computer monitor" argument: "Pick up the best computer monitor you can get, because even when you switch…
I bought a pack of Comply squishy tips, as was suggested to me. They sound and fit better, now.
You could also make folders named Foldername.ItemGUID for each item in the control panel, using the canonical names from http://bit.ly/ZNlFrV (link to msdn) ... if you wanted to. They'd even take ever so slightly less time to run and (in NTFS, but not FAT) less space, since they're just empty folders with no content.
I only know the story, not any of the reasoning behind it, sorry. :(
I heard from some Japanese friends that after the Nagasaki bombing, they had "walking dead" who would find their way to camps. There's a story of a soldier offering his canteen to thirsty not-survivors, and was ordered by his superior to not give it to them. He did anyway, and watched as these poor people took a sip…
... wear more pants and baggy tops, got it.
Sooo.... what's the chance you'll do a Vin Diesel?
1. I didn't use "habitual be" nor did I mock it. Please note that your response includes "You are all misusing" and yet it's to me directly, rather than to the person who did, in fact, use it in that manner. I also never implied that I use "habitual be". I'd also like to note that these aren't scare-quotes or mocking…
I have the opinion that AAVE has become de-linked from its parent demographic, as many AA's have given up on the vernacular with the understanding that it makes them look ignorant and unemployable. Unfortunately, there's a saying that nature abhors a vacuum, so a number of other groups have started to pick up the…
...unrelated, but what would your reaction be to a coworker who signs your name to the logbook at work? He says, "I signed your name, looks pretty good, huh?" and acts as if I'm supposed to be grateful. Also creepy.
I understand the "be" abuse, it's about wanting to sound urban-American. The apostrophe abuse is what got linguistic sensibilities upset.