My Xbox One controller came with two disposable AA batteries. It did not come with the play and charge kit. That was an additional charge. My original Gameboy from the 80's did not come with batteries of any kind. I haven't purchased a new portable game device since then, unless a smartphone counts.

Have you not learned the maxim of what happens when you assume? Because I'm pretty sure every human being has been burnt by a false assumption, at least once.

I read the box to make sure it did include it, though.

Any attempt to not read the box is lazy and ignorant.

Really? You don't read the box to ensure you're getting what you want in a TV?

Every retailer, huh? I just bought an Xbox One a couple of months ago and it was on a shelf, in the open. It had the goofy super-plastic security module strapped to it, but in no way infringed or prohibited my ability to read the box. And the store was leading electronic seller BestBuy.

Sounds like the kid has semi-shitty parents.

And it is the American consumers' fault for not reading shit. That's why we have to put fucking warning PICTURES on bleach to ensure people don't drink it.

Let's look at some facts.

It's how I make it through my day.

Well, if his disapproval of homosexuality puts butts in the seats, perhaps one fine Sunday the doors should be quietly sealed shut and the whole place burnt down.

Why is it, then, that the state with restrictive gun control laws, such as Maryland (5.1), have higher deaths per 100k than Alabama (2.8), which has very little gun control?

Of course homicide by firearm rates in the US are higher versus the UK. UK has a ban on more firearms and only allows some exceptions. And last I checked it is a firearm homicide rate of 2.57 for the US per 100k.

Well, that's one way to turn an outtie into an innie. /nope

Gun violence in this nation has decreased steadily since the 90's even as the population has increased and yet the perception of gun related violence has risen. Thanks to the news media cycle and the Internet, we can all be fed every tiny little horror and put it under a microscope and think "OH GOLLY, GUN CRIME IS SO…

No, responsible gun owners are not rare, unique, or special. We don't hear about them because they're doing it right. That isn't news worthy.

You hear about law-abiding and responsible gun owners about as much as centaurs with golden colons. Because mythical creatures are mythical, responsible gun owners are responsible and don't end up in the news.

With the state of the Internet being the way it is with bored script kiddies, Russian criminals trying to port scan for vulnerabilities to obtain zombies, and North Korea being unhappy with our movie releases, I'm a little reluctant to make my home domain Internet accessible.

Well, considering the students are paying the college and by proxy you, it's up to you to inconvenience yourself as opposed to you pretending those with disabilities are the issue. So if it takes you bending over backwards, you should be flexible. That's your job/career/business.

I think "in his tights" works better. ;) A bulge in the thighs could be cancerous.