I’ve enjoyed Stallone’s work of late; I thought Rocky Balboa was a pretty good return to the style of the original movie (forget the boxing at the end) and he did a decent job in Grudge Match despite the fact the movie itself was terrible. I probably won’t see this in the theater, but it sounds like a decent addition…

I have never in my life had a Blizzard where the fixin’s gravitated to the bottom of the cup. I always get the kids half-assing it at the mixer so the top half or so of the Blizzard is the flavor I ordered and the rest is just vanilla ice cream. I want to go to Scott’s DQ.

Adam Carolla got political? The hell you say!

4chan? Try classic Pepe le Pew cartoons.

Glad to know I’m not the only one that’s absolutely terrible at this.

Not totally unnecessary, but I wouldn’t really call her pivotal to the main plot either. I’m going to have to make the effort to see one of her smaller-budget efforts, because so far I agree with you on the acting ability. I didn’t really think she was all that in Lucy, but others disagree.

And, unfortunately, none of your entirely valid points prevent people from taking federal law and/or other states’ laws and thinking that they can apply them in a different state’s court system. I’ve lost count of how many pleadings I’ve seen that quote a US Supreme Court case regarding the benefit of the doubt to be…

I wholeheartedly agree with that, but people will make dumb decisions, especially if they think they can save money as a result of that dumb decision. It seems like much of the lending industry depends on this.

Similar to the chipotle experience, I overheard a trio of older women discussing their eating options recently. One of them was confident enough to convince her companions that the name of the fast food restaurant nearby was “Chicken Filla.” She even steamrolled her friend who was smart enough to pronounce the name…

Hell, enough people use that mispronunciation that Chipotle started using their soft drink cups to correct people. So your coworkers are horrible people, but at least they’re not alone.

Yeah, when your practice revolves around the same set of documents 95% of the time, it’s pretty easy to figure out what’s going on. I can flip through a 300-page origination file on a home loan and know whether the lender screwed up pretty quickly, but like you I work in a pretty narrow field. I can imagine that some…

I agree that $1,000 for an initial consultation is insane for any attorney, regardless of experience. However, I don’t see how charging a minimal fee ($25-50) for an initial consultation as an effort to ward off “window shoppers” is that objectionable. If the person retains the attorney, make that consult fee part of…

1995 draft—Chicago takes Rashan Salaam over HOF linebacker Derrick Brooks. Sure, Salaam won the Heisman, but the Bears didn’t have much of a LB corps back then and there were other serviceable RB’s in that draft (like Curtis Martin) that could have been had in the 2nd or 3rd round. Then maybe they wouldn’t have…

Easily my favorite scene in that whole movie.

Hope you don’t have saltillo tile as well. Even Sterling Archer knows that’s too porous to put in a kitchen.

A buddy of mine was pulled over in Illinois a few years back for riding his bicycle over a bridge that was closed for no apparent reason.

Because there isn’t enough room in the cab and/or it’s fun?

Illinois has a general “you can u-turn when safe, but not on a curve, a hill, or within 500 feet of any point where you can’t be seen by traffic from either direction” rule. In Chicago, the muni code says no U-turns within 100 feet of any intersection unless specifically allowed and no U-turns at all in the Loop…

I had the same experience at a quick-change place when I first bought my current car. As the guys were changing my oil the guy at the terminal noticed that the mileage on my car suggested that we flush and refill the transmission fluid. At this point I mentioned the fact that I had a manual transmission and politely…

Jumping Jehosaphat! I thought I had it bad paying ~$100/year to the state for plates and another $90/year to the city for the privilege of not getting a ticket for parking at a meter. I think I’m going to keep my mouth shut after seeing this.