Interesting that blue-collar and middle class used be synonymous but now are used as definitions of different classes.

The rest of American does not speak Minnesota-nice, though.

Then move?

Is this the place where we talk about Wells County?

One Raysism is quite enough, thank you very much.

Supermike was great. The Mentalist, however . . . .

Yes. Agreed.

Nope.

"However, where do you draw the line? If an employer (leaving aside the NFL and speaking directly to your public-sector examples) insures everyone that has ever worked for them - and their spouses - in addition to their current work force, it becomes untenably expensive"

I think that there is a continuum of professions where some legacy benefit for healthcare is appropriate.

- The economy would improve if we would just build a wall along our southern border.

There is really only one Dogberry, and his name is Michael Keaton.

Great. Another sporting event moved from broadcast to cable. That leaves me, what? "Mom is 57, Looks 27", the Penn Relays once a year, and the occasional shitty Mets game on Pix 11.

If the memo requests that the per diem be used for the purchase of certain items, it is not accuate to portray this request as an employer asking an employee to pay out of pocket.

Manhattan and Cape Cod?

Is it safe to compare the book to the movie? I just finished the book, then saw the trailer. Because the book's narrative was so fresh in my mind, my knee-jerk reaction was that - based on the trailer - this movie looked like garbage. It just seems that the movie they are selling has everything too cute by half and…

Please review all the movies. Thank you.

Exactly. 80lbs is obscene.

This is what it looks like to do to a division 1 school in Indiana that is not IU. Bunch of unwashed philistines.

@AzureTexan: Hail Brenda with full face, holy mother of god (that is some crazy hair)