I replayed it recently, for the first time in over a decade, and it was as great as ever.

Wave after wave of Chinese Needle Snakes?

No worries. In your misunderstanding you offered a constructive and cogent explanation of the historical event. Unlike the reply that I dismissed from some other commenter that just said "Really? Moron."

Keep up that punning and they'll be shipping you off to Mars.

Dissatisfied Hyundai owners?

Yes, I know. My original "joke" was a reference to the U.S. role in the separation of Panama from Colombia.

I hope he continues to troll Dan Aykroyd by coming back for this while still refusing to do Ghostbusters 3.

It certainly wasn't targeted at China, since they were still being colonized until the mid-20th century. But I doubt that the U.S. (or any of the other powerful nations, for that matter) would accept an overt Chinese military threat in the Americas. It may be hypocritical to condemn the Chinese when so much of the…

So what is it that gives our galaxy it's unique, nougaty consistency?

They don't call Xi Jingping the "TR of China" for nothing!

Ha! Those were the exact two references I was thinking of. Though I didn't mean to imply that Jaws is a bad movie.

Just wait until Chinese gunboats show up off the coast and force the government to recognize the independence of the newly formed nation of South Nicaragua.

Don't forget the mayor who refused to order the evacuation of the town despite all of the warnings from experts. And the rich asshole who was laden with all of his gold and couldn't outrun the eruption. And the wise old man who sacrifices his life to save the protagonist and his new-found (or rekindled) love interest…

Come and see the violence inherent in the system. Help! Help! I'm being repressed!

This a great explanation. It's rather shocking to see so many anti-science comments on an io9 post.

He had possession of it for a period of time, but it never legally belonged to him.

For all of the people saying things like "finders keepers" and whatnot:

I feel like the original article nailed it for me; trains are great for writing. I commuted to my undergrad college by train, and that was usually where I worked most efficiently. And there is definitely something special about a train because I've never had the same focus on airplanes, buses, or cars. Perhaps it's…

Now I want to open a barber shop called the Cosmetdrome.

Billions upon billions of hairs...