They keep building them stronger and stronger until they have one they can’t destroy. /CalvinsDadsLogic

The problem is that you need repeatability, and that’s hard to guarantee when you’re relying on mother nature.

Most delivery places that take credit cards let you put your tip on the card, too.

And yet our traffic safety stats aren’t that much worse than Germany’s.

Except general aviation is pretty dangerous - on a par with riding a motorcycle.

Then why are fatalities, as a function of miles driven, so much lower now?

But - assuming you believe scientists - you’re not paying for the externalities of your fuel use: CO2 / global warming is a big one, but so is having to be involved in the mid east. Even you think the former is BS, there’s still the problem that we’re not paying enough to maintain/expand our infrastructure.

“We don’t know how much dynamite to use.”

If by “adopt” you mean “breaking the law,” then I agree.

If he reworded his claim to apply to Arabs, it would be true.

It wasn’t just that he had WMD, or didn’t; it’s that he tried gaming the inspections regime.

Honestly, given your tastes, the Dead shouldn’t be hard to get into. They’re basically a jazz band that does a lot of polyphany. I can’t say I’m crazy about them, but now that I’m older and listen to Bill Evans, Sun Ra, et al, I can see where they’re coming from.

It wasn’t that long ago the age of consent in the UK was 13.

If I’m paying serious to money to play by the rules, you’re damn right I’m going to protest those who don’t.

Superman is superpowered, so he doesn’t need a Volvo. He probably drives a Mangusta. Or, as Clark Kent, a beige or grey Camry.

Can you tell us what business your company is in? Are we talking bogus slip/fall lawsuits?

Bonus: post-war Straight 8!

China has a billion people, and ICBMs. We’d be crazy not to engage them.

The real danger is the PRC’s economy. If it really slumps, they might fall into the “it’s now or never” mindset that led to World War I.

AFAIK she’s not married. She does have a cat, though.