There is also the strong chance that “someone else’s battery” is a cheap knockoff, and that there is a whole chain of swap stations in New Jersey harvesting legit batteries for black market re-sale. If VW can cheat emissions tests, surely factory battery checks can be cheated too.

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Congratulations!

The other correction is that there is no “NBA Hall of Fame”. It is the “Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame”, which is why it has so many non-NBA players, coaches and executives enshrined.  Their mission is different from other HOF’s, in that they actively try to grow the game via their inductions, which is why…

You don’t even have to know his name or his stats to see ‘Nique and know he is someone special and important. In normal people crowds, he is a huge dude and has always had a major “it” factor about him. The natural human response is to want to him in your business.  Other restaurants would chase people away from…

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Really?  That’s your takeaway from this? Why was someone using their phone to record something happening?  What time warp have you been in for the past decade?

If it’s Arkansas, it’s all in the name of Jesus Fucking Christ. Adults who believe in magic tend to make stupid & short-sighted decisions.

What forms of mass entertainment were the people of those countries offered as a substitute for the mass slaughter?  Soccer doesn’t cut it.

This isn’t complicated at all.  Blood sports are a direct substitution for actual warfare. Blood sports prevent us from committing actual massacres. “Civilization” is the process of restraining our bloodthirst.

So it really was Geoff in Accounts Receivable who clicked on that attachment? The same Geoff with a Ring doorbell, Apple watch and a Tesla who can’t be bothered to understand basic email security?

I taught her how to do a burnout. :)

Her stint at hosting a roast on TNT a year ago was a disaster. She was sloppy drunk at the start, and kept on drinking through the show. The taping took forever because she botched all of her lines multiple times. I’m really surprised she’s getting another shot at taping a show in front of a studio audience again. …

So many cult members are from abusive backgrounds it becomes pretty clear how easy it is to brainwash them. They have no true concept of “normal life”, so even just a different kind of abuse feels like a relief compared to their childhood, or just what they think they deserve. Cult leaders are predators that don’t so…

I chuckle at the folks who think automatic transmissions haven’t advanced since 1970, therefore a manual must be still be better, it’s just too hard for wusses to master, etc. Also the “I get better mileage!” bullshit ignores all the time the spent revving the fucking engine while in neutral for the juvenile thrill…

Like most American companies, Hertz was so heavily leveraged that they couldn’t survive a single unprofitable week, much less a disaster year.

Ever notice that cryptocurrency is always measured in USD?

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That’s like the loan shark who really doesn’t like to break the legs of his delinquent customers, but that’s just part of the business, so whaddaya gonna do?

The roof is specifically marketed to people as a way to charge their car, but you knew that already and decided to be a troll anyhow.