I had a 1/72 model kit in the late 70s that came with the Fast conformal fuel tanks as a build option. This would have significantly pre-dated the F-15E as it would have been around the time the F-15C was being introduced. The conformal tans were also commonly featured in the propaganda “cool fighters for boys” books…

Ummmm... the colours of the padding in the corners of the ring are not determinative. The Red Corner and Blue Corner are just conventions. I have seen hundreds of fights with no color in either corner and many with counterintuitive colors.

Yes, as a casual fan who is not an adept analyst of basketball it did kind of leave me wondering. He was always the guy that local (Toronto) commentators keyed on as an opponent.

What makes Hurricanes fandom unique?

No, it is not a “normal well devised email”. It is a total non-sequitur.

First, i think this is an extremely accurate and pretty gentle review of Hootie and the Blowfish.

“And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel toe to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man with a ripped shirt to enter the kingdom of God”

You will see a lot less of the Canadian Made for Cable Generic Time Filler content in a couple of years. The Canadian equivalent of the FCC has recently announced policy changes that will remove a lot of the incentives. For the last 20 years or so if you could scrape together 20-30% of the budget but get a guaranteed…

Yeah, I think it is a valid criticism of things like the Smart Car. When the two seater came out here in Canada it was more expensive and got worse mileage than a 5 passenger Toyota Yaris. So cute and all but what is the point?

Indeed. When I came to this sentence:

I feel like everyone is missing he sarcasm of your post.

It makes a lot of sense in context. The kind of capability for which you would expect them to plan contingencies coupled with the political difficulties in presenting it. But it would make so much more sense if they had an existing plan to buy F-35B even if it was portrayed as unrelated. If you want to be prepared to…

Driving a 944 is rarely an accident. So it does kind of imply some very specific intent. As in "I choose to drive and maintain this 25 year old vehicle that pretty much defines balance and handling without a lot of ostentation." There are a lot of cars I love and respect but I see people driving and think "Are you an…

But what about the pubic hair???

Almost exactly 10 years ago I almost bought one of the first AWD 911's from 1989. Probably not the insane appreciation seen on the 993's but would likely now be worth twice the 2005 asking price. I bought another 944 (Turbo this time) which really fit my needs better, but, DAMN! I never expected to have that car this…

It's like if the 911 was still air cooled and made 200hp...would people still be buying it?

I have this reaction to most cars slightly genericized as "why can't they have a version with the better engine without adding all sorts of bells and whistles I don't want?"

The silicone lube is a good tip. But it is dangerous when it gets on tile floor of shower. Very slippery and does not wash off without real scrubbing with a solvent.

It is always a delight to read Will's work, and the douchebag privilege stuff is very familiar. I attended Privileged Canadian Douchebag University in large measure because it happened to be located in my hometown and it seemed to be silly to leave town just to avoid it. Seemed silly until I got there.

Yikes