This could be pure wide-eyed optimism on my part but having seen police at press conferences, I would bet that this was a statement of fact and not a defense of the incident or an attempt to control the narrative. If a reporter asked “Was the student shot?” the factual answer here is “No, he was injured in a shooting…

Or make it inversely proportional to price, for example:

Trick question! They never do a good job

no American maker is going to export significant numbers of cars to China.

When you are so wrapped up in partisanship as to be willing to side with an oppressive totalitarian government’s protectionist policies aimed at undermining American companies for the benefits of their state-owned enterprises and Communists Party coffers because “Drumpf!!1”.... you reeeeally might want to step back…

The real reason China can get away with slapping a 25% tax on US import cars, is because they have leverage. They have the largest and fastest growing car market on earth. Every car maker is salivating after their market. Every car maker is willing to crawl through broken glass to get a piece of that action. They have…

Wait, so pointing out the fact that US producers have to endure tariffs in China makes you a piece of shit? Real eager to fill the coffers of Chinese government, aren’t we comrade?

Large tariffs are a bad idea. Lopsided tariffs are a bad idea. Reasonable, logical tariffs can provide local industry protection and preserve market diversity.

Hey, I remember when he said that!

“Jesus, Kyle - mom’s busy. Just use your IMAGINATION, buddy! And stop using my good tea towels for god’s sake!”

Every teenager shrugs any time someone brings up porn in the presence of their parents.

“Ma give me the porno! Gonna go rub one out upstairs!”

LOL at the idea a teen boy isn’t partaking in porn. I mean, sure, it’s POSSIBLE. But in general.......lol.

Wait...hang on. You think a teenage boy is going to ask his mom permission to watch porn?

lol, you’re cute. what do you expect your sons reaction to be when porn is brought up around his parents? “noooo dont take away my porn i fucking love that shit!!” Every teen is gonna walk that line same as your son, when porn is brought up around your parents, you just want the subject changed ASAP, so you just shrug…

“he’s had the freedom to ask me for it whenever he wanted”

I appreciate the sentiment, but also am extremely dubious at the idea that a teen boy isn’t watching porn based on the amount he’s willing to report his use to his mom.

Well that gave me whatever the opposite of ASMR is.

I think of the big 3 German companies, Mercedes Benz exteriors are the least attractive. I like their interiors the most though.