My first problem is the pond. Is anyone actually assuming that pond was there 3.8b years ago, or is it just an example?
Reading comments on the Greek crisis is like listening to high school students argue politics. Some may have a slight grasp on it, but most haven't a clue and are just spouting whatever nonsense comes into their head.
I'd listen to Margaret Thatcher if her son wasn't a gun runner.
Or is that just capitalism's natural course?
I take it you haven't heard of the Tuskegee syphilis experiment.
Ugh. Don't remind me. I'm still looking for some edited editions that return it to the original while keeping the upgrade in clarity. Some guy was doing a persona edit, but ran out of funds.
Though I'm not sure if it's legal. I mean, I own something like 5 copies of the original, so I should be able to download other -slightly- altered versions, right?
Seems like a waste. The original was an idea of how ridiculous normal people are in fetish outfits, and what kind of effect it would have on normal peoples' psyche and the world as a whole.
This seems like giving the whole series the Image Comics treatment, down to making sure that they all look cool.
But, hey, whatever. We all knew this would happen at some point or another. Live and let live, and gently remind yourself that you will always have the original. Like the Star Wars trilogy or the first Matrix film.
That's generally the reason I dislike Reddit. I keep finding my anonymous work ending up there and having some random kid take credit for it.
And Adrian's always liked trying to poke the 'hornet's nests' of the internet. Usually I skim then ignore these articles.
Bad luck, but that was poor phrasing. And it's not exactly British slang. Brits seem just as or less likely to use it here than back home.
I'm getting tired of this dead horse argument. It's not even worth a full reply anymore.
They're all over western Europe. I don't mind them, either.
Let's see... $1.25 an hour for a 40hr/week employee. $50 a week. That was some 3rd grade math. Or am I overestimating the ability of 3rd graders these days?
For a place like McD's, that'd probably be a total of ~$1000 a week. I'm averaging 9-10 employees during peek times (11pm-2pm & 6-10pm) with a low of around 4-5 during off peak. Maybe less. Most of these employees are likely part-time, mostly to save on benefits but also for other reasons, but the total weekly hours would likely be the same. That's definitely a hit on operating costs.
However, it's survivable. Not fun for the bottom line, but doable.
And it's even more doable for small businesses which only have 4-5 full time employees per week. And, of course, that's assuming that they're paying them minimum wage. Most likely they are not if they want to retain employees instead of having a high employee turnover.
So, yeah, not a bad change. I'm sure there will be people that will bemoan that this will totally ruin our economy and destroy our way of life, but I can only really see it affecting industries that make a majority of their money exploiting the under-qualified and hard-pressed in life. If there are some industries out there that this would have a major effect on that aren't gas stations/fast food/etc. please let me know. I'd be genuinely interested. (Not so much for your theories on how this is a secret plot by the Illuminati).
That's why I could never be president. There's no way I'd be able to hold back a good eye roll.
If Chuck Norris ruins Expendable 2 for me by demanding a PG-13 rating, but gives me the joy of watching Newt as a serious presidential candidate... I won't know what to feel.
I think the most bizarre part, aside from the hole "Let's threaten the PotUS" thing, is the implicit idea that the United States somehow owes Israel something.
Doesn't work for me. Can't see it functioning like a silhouette.
Anonymous is a great example of the current generation gap.
I'm a bit disturbed that there were multiple women fighting for Newt's attention.
I'll probably be tarred and feathered for this, but why don't we increase taxes and better subsidize higher education like nearly every other industrialized nation has done? I'd imagine the increase in tax would be a mere single-digit percentage of the military budget.
Good. I don't see why everyone is defending him.
Poor, rich billionaire who basically retired already in 1977 and only returned in 1999 because he wanted to make more money. If he was truly dedicated to his craft, he would have directed more films in those 22 years instead of just sitting back and raking in money. (Some small credit for the Indiana Jones movies, but Spielberg was a massive counter-weight in the 1980s).
Edit: And after posting this, I immediately saw the VW Star Wars superbowl commercial, and was reminded of the massive advertising deal Quick has with Star Wars themed burgers right now. If only Lucas could find some way to leverage some money of Star Wars. If only!
Meh. It feels weird to have a show reduce your hometown to some weird stereotype. I guess I now know how Detroit feels?
