“It’s so unfair! That’s not who we are. We were drunk!...and we’re sorry if he felt offended.” — Karen and Chad

No, that’s not correct. You have extremely complicated machinery subject to a myriad of failures. And the motive force is not human-, gravity-, or wind-powered. (Equestrian can go, so can sailing, too, IMO.)

I have no argument that modern racers aren’t extremely fit athletes. But, no: no motorsports. They rely 100% on engines for forward momentum, there are a massive number of parts that can and do fail, and spec racing would be AWFUL. It would be either: a) more processional than an F1 race based on qualifying (or would…

Fair point. And we know that modern motorcycle and car racers are extremely fit athletes. BUT: regardless of mechanical reliance, how would a racer having even 1 hp more than the others be fair? That’s the car being “faster, swifter, stronger” and not the athlete. So: no motorsports.

Oh, right—I’d get rid of the sailing events but of course keep the rowing events. And, yeah, break dancing? No. I’d also eliminate the rhythmic gymnastics, too (but maybe that’s just me) and synchronized swimming.

If it was up to me, I agree: no equestrian sports. I’d also eliminate the shooting and archery sports, too.

I am 1,000,000,000% AGAINST any form of motorsport (including e-bikes) in the Olympics. The Olympics are all about human athletic potential, not how good a powered machine works.

Yep, ridiculous!

I agree with you about Starbucks Via instant coffees, especially the Columbian roast. It’s pretty decent, way better than other instant coffees, and I’m looking forwards to going camping with some of those packets instead of packing my tiny stove top espresso maker. Of course, nearly everything tastes better when…

Whale penis leather? Used as car seat covers? Don’t be ridiculous.

Reading Ms. Sweetin’s comment above I have to conclude she’s a put-your-money-where-your-mouth-is kind of person. I applaud her commitment to diversity.

Re: Slide 13: Dang! Is that what my 1976 Datsun B210 Hatchback looked like? It was my first car (bought used in 1985), white with I think navy vinyl interior. And, in my memories, sleeker and sportier looking! I guess that’s what happens with 38 year-old memories...

Thank you for knowing how many flights were in Ingenuity’s original mission plan. Full credit to the engineers at NASA in designing and building stuff. This is also not the first thing they’ve built that exceeded the original mission parameters.

I’m just not sure what the point of that would be. I think Kawasaki, which made record profits from their motorcycles last year (and the largest profits out of all of their business sectors!), needs to come up with a more powerful alternative to their 650. They don’t need to go giant like the Africa Twin or GS1300…

“I’m shocked, shocked, to find that pansexual love is going on here with Wayne Brady!”

I’ve been saying this for about 5 years! It would have been so easy for the engineers to do this, it could have been on the market at least 2 years ago. But, no, they had to immediately jump into a full middle-weight, next year’s XL750 Transalp which will certainly be a huge price jump from the CB500X. Don’t get me…

Yeah, no. First off, I loved “The Warriors” the first time I saw it, and every time since (maybe 5 more?). I even had a theater poster for it that I got in Paris way back in summer 1983. But a musical? No. No, no, no, no, NO!

I just checked Google Maps but couldn’t find the “Evade Police” feature. Maybe Waze has that?

School zones are 20 mph, 7am to 5pm, in my region.

FYI this is now being done with some motorcycles, notably by Austrian manufacturer KTM and German manufacturer BMW. I have not heard of anybody managing to hack the electronics on their bikes.