Not sure whether comparing something with Kansas helps in any way...

...to the words you always default to.

... and then I-20 or 1-10 east/westbound leading out of Texas.

...aaaaand another portrait video. Good to know they’re still around.

There’s a a stretch of road on Fraser Island - somewhere on Hook Point Bypass Rd, I think - with really deep sand. The locals had set up chairs and umbrellas on an embankment by the roadside, equipped with some Eskies full with beer, and enjoyed the show...

Wow, beautiful - this gets on my list!

What patients did in the old West (hearsay) was, first of all, down half a bottle of Whiskey. Then the dentist’s assistant put some charcoal embers in/on the patient’s hand, in order to dull the treatment pain with MORE peripheral pain...

You just contradicted yourself in the first sentence. What you say, in the end, is that capitalism prefers a cost effective solution. That may, or may not be related to a good idea.

...creating a self-powered engine

One only needs the bottle opener sandals.

... but maybe the attendee just pulled his finger out of his butt prior to that!

...and sometimes want to keep certain groups out of their neighborhood

...ignorant liberal millenials...

I look at this the following way: There is anticipation (nervousness) on the side of the speaker, but there is also anticipation on the side of the audience (will this be interesting, or a waste of time?). Chances are therefore that there is a certain tension in the room. What I do right at the beginning is to somehow…

Nope - you just restore to that point in time. Game progress will not be saved.

Well, lets be honest. NO beer really tastes good.

Will passbook/wallet be available for the iPad in iOS9?

Have you thought about a dual-battery setup?

oops, wrong image. But as far as I remember, some older drives didn’t have the lock:

Then you sure remember that 8-inch floppy drives didn’t have a locking mechanism...