“The irony in all this is that while it’s being called a “Yankee Tax” — which would imply that it would affect residents moving to the state from the north — the bill will mainly affect other southerners.”

Back when my dad was a postdoc at a university in Richmond, his advisor decided to move out of the South when he found out that in his own son’s elementary school class field trip, they were told Appomattox Courthouse was “where the war was lost”

Rather than pay these fees directly to some department, new residents would pay the fee through their property tax, then take the receipt showing that the tax was paid to their local DMV for their license and registration.

Small government. Freedom of movement of capital and people. Low taxes. Yada yada. 

Until you have to renew.

If get a job there just negotiate a sign-on bonus that'll net you $500 to cover it.

So they’re going to end up screwing junior enlisted military members who get assigned to bases in South Carolina. The exact same way that Florida used to do in the 90s. PFC Smuckatelli re-enlists, gets transferred to a base in SC, gets there and either has to keep his old registration & license (probably illegal) or…

Whenever I have been down South its always been Damm Yankee

It’s entirely possible that the specific technique they used could find a certain class of exploit, and they let it run long enough to round up the majority of players u sing that class of exploit. So, say that the first week it was active they pulled in 20,000 cheaters, and the next week it snagged an additional…

If I could rock a Jessica Rabbit look and look as good, I’d rock that fucking look every single day without batting an eyelash. I mean, I suppose with the right wig...and padding... But anyway, Shakira should rock whatever look she wants. She looks amazing!

She’s not going to jail. Basically every Spanish entertainer/ athlete runs afoul of the Spanish tax laws. The laws are arcane and impossible to understand. It’s basically a legal shakedown. 

I kept thinking that the pictures of this pos reminded me of someone, particularly when he was doing his narrowed-eyes-and-partially-pursed-lips attempt at a “hard-man” look. Then, the other day I stumbled upon an episode of The Wire, and I think I got it! He’s doing Wood Harris as Avon Barksdale:

Complaining and stating you’re a victim and going to become mentally ill sure isn’t very “alpha” of him.

I mean...isn’t it almost better if they THINK they’re getting out every month, only to have it withdrawn at the last moment?

I don’t think authorities have said exactly what they’re doing or why no trial date has been set yet, but I presume investigators are gathering evidence about the extent of the rape trafficking. Human traffickers often control the targets of trafficking, women, in this case, by threatening to harm or kill the women’s…

I was hoping for thirty years. 30 days at a time for the next two decades is okay too.

Are they going to put him on trial at some point? If they just release him, he’ll probably just go on the run again and start this shit all over.

Adding a towel can be good, but not for the reason stated here. I add a towel to small, light loads so the clothes actually tumble in the dryer rather than just riding around on the drum in a lump.