I don't understand this. This guy served, what, one term in the House, lost fantastically, and yet people are still rushing to put a microphone in front of his face as if he is some sort of authority on various subjects. Trump figured it out. Our political process is just a personality contest.

Militarize our schools, but it’s not just that. This is the end result of the theory that the way to solve so many of our problems is just to ‘get tougher’ on them. Kids acting up in school? Bring in the cops to violently arrest them. People like to hear that these policies are being enacted because it makes them feel…

Plenty of good reasons to go to France! Great food and wine top the list, but don't believe what you may have heard: the French are not rude.

Thanks for that. I just came back from a trip to France as well, and I didn't used to get excited about soft cheeses, but they have ridiculously good cheese in that country. Seriously, it's a crime to not order the cheese plate.

Not France, though? No matter, you will have very good cheese in all of those places. Especially good cheddar in England, and ridiculously good cheese croquettes in the Netherlands. If you like soft cheeses, look for Citeaux from Burgundy.

I know, I had to go back and read it again, I couldn't believe we were hearing the dumb customer story in first person.

Can I just tell you that the Editor’s Notes are honestly one of the most enjoyable parts of reading BCO?

Someone call Chris Hardwick. You have won the Internet.

I wish that were true, but with gerrymandering being what is, the bad press that comes from a shutdown doesn't really affect these people the way it should.

I like how Boehner was all “wow, can you believe that, the Pope asked me to pray for him?” And I’m thinking “um, yeah, he said that to pretty much everyone, John..”

Seriously, I can't believe that a company with this kid of problems can still have such a high valuation. I mean, yeah, it's a good product, but how much would it cost them to do background checks on their drivers?

Seriously, the practice of leaving religious pamphlets in place of a tip should be illegal.

I don't think Pinkham is suggesting that an increase in minimum wage for fast food workers is going to fix the problem of businesses hiring illegal immigrants, though. Those are two separate issues.

When I look at that photo, all I can think is ‘that’s a lot of people being tricked into voting for a guy who embodies the entire oligarchy they’re supposedly against’. It’s actually quite brilliant, if it weren’t so sad. Guys like Trump have been hurting these people and their working class jobs for a generation, but…

I heard a former Fox News producer once say that apparently Murdoch is not really a true believer when it comes to their conservative narrative, he does it for the ratings. In this guy’s words “if someone dropped a report on Murdoch’s desk showing data that they could make more money by having a liberal bias, that…

Also, Mike Yard is a treasure.

Oh, I remember those days of people getting annoyed that we didn’t accept Amex at another shop I worked at. “What do you mean you don’t accept it? I’ll never shop here again!” Really, you don't have another card?

The people thinking they were at IHOP reminded me of a similar experience I had at my first job, which was a bookstore. Barnes and Noble had just arrived in town and we were pretty sure it was just a matter of time before we were closed. Anyway, before debit cards, it seemed like middle aged women in particular loved…

No, you’re not wrong, that guy was projecting and wanted to rub his own balls on his aunt.

To be fair, these people do suffer from a serious condition: Munchausens.