My girlfriend and I were in a similar situation as the couple in the story, with one extra twist:  the surprise music was karaoke.    We left.  

I can deal when it is just couple of acoustic guitars and they stroll. Which is to say they are at your table for one song, two songs tops. The people in the original story apparently got stuck near the ‘stage’. As a musician, I hate playing a Dinner Set. You have to play “music that is easy to ignore”. Plus…

Injuring a player with roughness, tackling, checking blocking etc is one thing. The object of the game of softball is to hit the ball. It is furthermore a SOFT ball. If putting the ball into play is dangerous, then clearly no one should play that game. The female shortstop is not a baby carriage with an infant…

This discussion has me confused. Am I not supposed to “hit it to the girl” because she’s “not good at sports?” Or am I supposed to hit it wherever, including right at her if that’s where it goes, because it’s good to actually play sports?? These are mutually exclusive actions, so one of them is probably wrong.…

an impertinent question: How much of the explosion that we are seeing is the actual mine itself and how much is explosive that the bomb squad is applying to detonate the mine? I mean did they use just a wee bit to get the ball rolling and the rest is the mine? Or did they really pack it with C4 to make sure it really…

“almost suspiciously well-edited surveillance footage.”

The Warriors should definitely try this, maybe it will turn around their dismal performance on the court.

I tried the visualization thing. I met a guy named “Mr. Carp”. He had big eyes. I figured I would imagine him as a sort of ‘fish-person’ like Admiral Akbar from Star Wars. The next time I saw him, I couldn’t remember “Carp”- but I came thisclose to calling him: “Mr. Akbar”.

In some Tibetan Buddhist monasteries, the monks donate their remains to be made into musical instruments. Skulls become drums and femurs are made into flutes.

Thompson’s leaving? What’s up with that?

I want to know how far away they found the dude’s sunglasses. I am betting over 20 feet.

Wasn’t the whole “Jade Helm” conspiracy bullshit centered around ‘closed Walmarts’ ???

probably typed two spaces, but the software eliminates them anyway

I can see my house.

What is interesting is that William Golding himself was asked why he did not write the story about a group of girls instead. He cited his lack of experience of having ever been a female! Another line from his reply is now one of those Facebook memes that actually is correctly attributed:

I used to go to this Pakistani place on 110th street. As a ‘cooler’ they always served a bowl of chopped raw onions with the vindaloo. They had the yogurty stuff too, but something about the onions really worked.

“He has power and influence and people who hang onto—and believe—his every word”.

If we are not ready for self-driving cars, then we are not ready. Just admit it. I cannot imagine anything more nerve-wracking than being the emergency standby for a machine that could screw up at any second. Sitting behind the wheel with nothing to do for hours on end? If the car self-drives itself with any…

to which McCain responded, “Oh, please. It’s not that I don’t have a sense of humor. It’s because I feel bad for our first lady.”

Would he or would he not still be a Hero if he simply flipped The Bird at the cameras and did not own a laser jammer? Does anyone really believe his ownership of a laser jammer is an expression of his principled objection to speed cameras “not working as well as you think they do” - as opposed to a deliberate…