V-twins are actually a pretty good engine format for a bike. But not 45 degree, aircooled, pushrod V-twins.

“This measure best reflects our comprehensive efforts to expand into new product segments and foster a customer-creation culture - one that is laser-focused on our riders and fans who are passionate about being overweight and dressing like they didn’t get the callback from the Village People after their audition.”

Less than 3,000 people died on September 11, and in response we ended up launching two wars and creating a massive police state bureaucracy (all while claiming that if we changed our lifestyles, the terrorists win). Meanwhile, people can’t stand not going out for one single St. Patrick’s day weekend. I don’t think…

THANK YOU. I have zero sympathy for R. Kelley, but the stigma surrounding herpes is out of fucking control. 

There is a documentary that ran last year on either the Smithsonian or National Geographic channel that called attention to the fact that most of the known forged Dead Sea fragments suspiciously were of the very few passages that involved homosexuality; like, why were so many “newly found” fragments all about such a mi…

Have you considered just not being a boot-licking buzzkill?

You were so close. I saw “Arby’s” and thought you had it.

Arby’s horsey sauce.  Great on fries, hard cooked eggs, almost anything.

Nothing like cherrypicking the third definition from the third definition to loosely prove your point.

Panda Express was founded by actual Chinese immigrants, a couple who met at college in Kansas, moved to Pasadena, CA, opened a successful local chain of sit-down restaurants, then was asked by the managers of the newly-built Glendale Galleria mall if they’d be interested in making a smaller version of their restaurant…

General Tso doesn’t exist in China but its preparation is based on flavors and cooking techniques brought to the US by Chinese immigrants and served in restaurants run by Chinese immigrants. You can classify it as Chinese-American but that doesn’t make it fake or inauthentic.

Nonna's rules would mean that you don't eat red sauce on long pasta because the "rules" say red sauce is for tube pasta. Spaghetti and meatballs was invented in the US by Italian immigrants. It's as Italian as the people that created it.

No, they’re Italians who have picked up a lot of American traditions

About six years ago I took a cooking class in Italy. The instructor only taught dishes that were authentic to that particular region of Italy (Puglia). And he talked a little about how the cuisine evolved over time, but he also scorned anything that wasn’t authentic, which seemed contradictory to me. Tomatoes aren’t…

Lmao shut up nerd

Food snobs gonna snob.

You underestimate the pettiness of siblings. 

There were several damning parts of this email dump that stood out to me, and the most satisfying one was the missive from his own brother, which I’ve included below (quoted from this Vulture article), emphasis mine.

Because they were dirt cheap, economical to drive, super useful, and tough as cockroaches. Sometimes a truck is a work vehicle and not a lifestyle.

You’re missing such an obvious answer.  This place is a time-travel hub.  It needs to remain as-is and in the same place so that time-travelers have an anchor to their time.  Duh.