Do you think perhaps you could offer something for those of us who are more interested in reading each other's contributions than in staring at curvy white boxes?

By the way, there's strong evidence that traffic regulations make people less safe. Couple that with the fact that a small city takes in about $500,000 annually from "failure to stop" alone, and you're looking an awful lot like a duped revenue collector.

Movie of the year? I can't remember the last time I enjoyed any story this much.

the power you save by running a CFL means that less mercury is released into the air from the burning of fossil fuels. So much so less, in fact, that even if you did throw the bulbs away, CFLs have less net mercury release over their lifetimes.

Not so fast. Less than half of (for example) the United States' electricity is generated by coal, and its share is decreasing. So whether incandescents or CFLs are responsible for more environmental mercury is entirely dependent upon the fraction of CFLs that get recycled. The threshold was 7% in 2006, and will only increase over time.

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By the way, please help yourself. I could never consume all of this tree's fruit on my own.

This is incredibly elitist and conceited. The very idea that the very rich ought to be able to buy their way out of any law that they don't agree with is extremely undemocratic.

And that is why democracy stinks. Who the hell are you to round up a gang and claim authority over people who want nothing to do with it?

By the way, your choice of words was extremely ironic. A quick glance over the following definitions reveals quite clearly whether they better apply to individuals who want to make their own decisions or to those who would stop them in the name of Democracy.

elitism: leadership or rule by an elite
elite: a group of persons who by virtue of position or education exercise much power or influence
conceited: having or showing an excessively high opinion of oneself

The TSA is parasitic, and due to the nature of its mission can never succeed. All the good intentions in the world don't give you the right to order the terms of private agreements. All the screening in the world won't stop a real terrorist from doing damage in front of the checkpoints.

P.S. I have never seen a stressed-out TSO. In my experience, 90% were lazy and apathetic; the remaining 10% were merely people doing a job. And every one of them is welcome at any time to quit their low-appreciation position in favor of productive employment.

Hey, we named our dog Jones after Indy.

Bah. Indiana was the dog's name.

He was probably genetically predisposed to the behaviors that led to this situation. He made choices.

So what? Those choices were absolutely destructive of everyone they affected. Unlike many here, I don't wish to see cruel punishment inflicted on this man. No, I want his life forfeit to those he has so deeply wronged, that they may decide themselves how it might be used to ameliorate the damage.

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Right before it started scratching itself.

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@Curves: That's easy for you to say, but you never answer my calls! Stop testing our love!

@weatherman: So forced extraction of tribute counts as a "system of ownership and property rights"? The point is moot anyway; if you were right then patriots should really be kissing this flag.

Riiight...because all our heavily regulated competition here in the States has resulted in a system that's zero-hassle and never loses a bag or cancels a flight.

Fixed that for you.

P.S. Your mother says you should call more often.