I don't know what video this guy saw, but what I saw showed he could have pretty easily fended off her 'attack' by just putting his arms out, but he didn't do that, he wound up like Mike Fucking Tyson and hit her so hard she literally bounced off the wall of the elevator. Fuckin hell.

thanks for that. Did you go through that tunnel with the crazy light show? That was pretty wild!

spot on. I was able to fully support myself and have a bit of money left over to play with every month as a student working part time when I lived in Australia. I was able to take a holiday once or twice a year, not terribly extravagant, Tasmania one summer, but still, that's better than a lot of people I know who…

I'm trying to imagine his professor's reaction: I see you cited the Heritage a Foundation as a source....hmm...interesting...

yeah, I read Atlas Shrugged in my senior year of high school, too. Then I grew up.

yep. Haven't been able to sleep on the plane in years. Trying gradually increasing doses of Unisom these days. Used to be able to, pre September 11th. Sad, isn't it?

yeah, all it takes is a trip to Europe to make you realize how poorly we Americans tend to dress. I flew Air New Zealand years ago, and their FAs wore old school 60's style uniforms with hats and all, and then after dinner service they would change into a more comfortable kimono sort of thing. I thought that was…

I would assume they just flew in from Rome. But not modern day Rome, Ancient Rome Stylee. Caesar Airways.

yeah, I've been flying through Detroit the last few times I've come home from Europe (rather than JFK, not sure why, Kayak) and it really hasn't been too bad. Sometimes having a less busy airport is nice.

I don't necessarily feel like I have to dress up, but I don't want to look like I just threw on some clothes from my bedroom floor, either. I guess I would say I dress smart casual. But I don't think there's any truth to the fact that you're treated better if you dress nicely. I think the airlines basically see us as…

happy now, Jenny McCarthy?

I'm from upstate NY, and I'm always meeting people from here who insist "we don't have an accent." But I have lived in and traveled to a lot of other places, and I'm telling you, these people have an accent.

I think she was talking about people who learn English as a second language with that one. For example, in Italian: fare una fotografia literally means 'to do a photograph' which is why you'll hear Italians say 'make a picture' when they're speaking English.

thanks, I have to burn my iPad now, just for seeing this photo on it. Oh well, new one is nearly here.

Yep. This is one of the things about America that drives me mad. This attitude that you deserve a vacation only if you're rich. Other countries see it as a right to have a decent amount of holiday time if you work. Oh, and the economies of these countries somehow still seem to function. The bosses and shareholders…

I see it differently, but that's just me, because travel is very important to me. I would cut out the club dues.

now you're just trying to make me angry. Yes, I've heard these people, and their false equivalencies also drive me mad. Yeah, I can't even imagine a possible scenario where someone could be able to afford a free phone by signing a carrier contract but may still need food stamps.

Spot on. It's not the fact that they spend a lot of money on things, obviously they can afford to, and I don't hold that against them. The problem is that Rupert is asking for our sympathy because after paying for all of these great things that many people will never be able to afford, they don't have a ton of money…

I think it's missing the point to focus on how much they spent on the holiday, but what's important to keep in mind is that a lot of people can't even afford to go on one. Mrs. and I are taking a trip to France later this month which will not be cheap, but then again I'm not asking for anyone's sympathy because I only…

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