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  1. Maybe on the first part and definitely on the second part. He's also probably saying you're fat.
  2. Leftward creep causes as much of the backup in the left lane as left lane hogs. When there are three or more lanes on the highway, drivers almost invariably leave the right lane and take up residence in the middle lane(s) regardless of their speed. This leads to tailgating and large clumps of drivers in the middle lanes, which makes it difficult and even dangerous to move between the passing lane and the middle lane(s). Up here in DFW, at least, it is so bad that the right lane is often virtually empty. This leads to the middle lane(s) traveling at a certain speed, a slightly faster left lane that can't move over, and a right lane that is a light mix of the very slow and the very fast.
  3. Sausage Party crossed a few lines and got beat up in the press pretty bad. Django crossed lines, but is too old for this thread. Nonetheless, Tarantino would probably get a pass if he remade Amos and Andy. The problem isn't snowflakes, actors, or directors, as much as gutless studios and the need to make tons of money overseas.
  4. This whole time I figured she just left off "cock" when talking about hunting.
  5. I never lived in Austin or went to UT, but I picked up a David Garza song for free from Amazon a few years ago, "Dead French Dudes". Good song. Found a picture of Cruiserweight.
  6. Which is what was shown in Holden's vision, multiple other gates and other systems. The spoilered comments are book spoilers.
  7. I have a few thoughts on Aldi, which is where I do most of my grocery shopping. 1) Their chocolate bars are very hard to beat in terms of price and quality. 2) Eggs and milk are among the lowest priced. 3) Frozen food is a great place to shop for one or two, but it is not cost competitive on family-sized portions, which they generally do not have. 4) They change their selection to match the location's clientele. The one I shop at has a selection of hummus, different cheeses, and even full-fat yogurt. The next closest one has ready-made sandwiches and similar deli items. 5) The pre-made pizzas cannot be beat in terms of quality and price. I can buy two for the cost of one from Walmart. 6) The fruits and veggies are priced well, but they're organic and do not keep as long. 7) Meat is hit-or-miss. They have some good stuff and some very average stuff. 8 ) Their soup selection is surprisingly good. No more Campbells or Progresso for me, I'll stick with Aldi's store brands. To give you an idea about the prices, I bought a quart of full-fat yogurt, a large jar of peanut butter, a thing of cream cheese, a loaf of bread, a car container of chewing gum, and a gallon of milk for $11 yesterday. The chewing gum is $3-4 by itself at Walmart.
  8. I re-watched Conan the Barbarian last night with my 14 year-old son. I haven't seen it in a few years, but still have most of the dialogue from the theatrical release memorized, (but we were watching the director's cut). My son had never seen it. It has the most extensive nudity of any movie we've watched together, but the sex scenes are, for the most part, far tamer than what he's seen on Stargate SGU or House, MD. The soundtrack is still great, even enough to offset the weak acting (along with the cinematography). I've spoilered comments about the director's cut.
  9. Interstate 60 (from 2002). Pretty much an all-star cast. A nice, light-hearted movie, the kind that isn’t very serious and, for that reason, wouldn’t be made today.
  10. Since he said “my daughter” and not “our daughter”, I’m hoping he hasn’t been married to his second wife for that long.
  11. The CDC has reported that suicides are up 30% since 1999.
  12. Apep

    Nintendo Switch

    Have you showed them videos of speed runner Arcus playing Ninja Gaiden? That got my son interested.
  13. You should have offered to eat all of the ice cream so she's not tempted.
  14. I choose patient, legal, and safe. When there is no foreseeable break in traffic, I turn right and find somewhere to double back. Your way is only “safe” once you’re in the center turn lane, by which point you may have caused a wreck in the lanes coming from your right because they locked it up due to the idiot swerving into traffic.
  15. In Texas, exceeding the posted speed limit is only prima facie evidence of speeding. Conditions may warrant a higher speed that is perfectly safe and legal. And yeah, Texas is one of the minority of states that takes this approach to speeding. As far as I know, treating a center turn lane as a merge lane isn't legal anywhere in the US. It is dangerous because the oncoming drivers often have no way of knowing which lane the left-turning driver will try to occupy.
  16. Hope you don’t mean a center turn lane, because it is not legal to use those as merge lanes.
  17. Totally agree with you about women and rock. But I'll stand by my comment that Nirvana is too punk if we consider genres like metal and punk separate and distinct from rock. We could probably talk about them as a crossover rock act, like we do with country and Latin groups. That's fair and I'd totally concede their placement atop rock bands formed since '85.
  18. "Clear successor" is a poor choice of words. "Readily identifiable influence" (or "ripped off") would be a better term. We can look at songs in, let's say, the Stone Temple Pilots' catalog and say, "That's a Zep knock-off." Or, "That's a Beatles knock-off." Even with newer music, we can still do that, asking facetiously if certain bands "think it is 1973 (or whatever year is relevant)". The popular styles of punk in the last 25 years seem to owe just as much or more to pre-existing pop-punk lineages than Nirvana.
  19. I'm 38 now. I was 12 years old and in 6th grade when I spent Christmas break watching "Smells Like Teen Spirit" creep up MTV's Top 10 chart, finally knocking off G'n'R's "November Rain" to claim the number one spot. Honestly, I don't know how to assess Nirvana's impact. Punk became a legitimate, hit-making genre, but we got Green Day, Blink182, Fall Out Boy, and tons of emo bands. Looking back at the 1990s, the SoundScan revolution, and grunge. Nirvana is sort of like Pink Floyd: Everyone wears the shirts and buys the albums, but there was never a clear successor and their influence is diffuse.
  20. Apep

    Heat wave

    2011 was hotter. In DFW, there were at least two more days above 100 in 2011 than in 1980. In other cities, like Wichita Falls, it wasn’t even close: 2011 was hotter.
  21. I wouldn't put Nirvana on my list because I view punk and metal as offshoots and not subsets of rock when I think about lists like this. They're too punk. Muse (from my list) started out a little too metal, but are now firmly within a rock mainstream. Foo Fighters would fit as a rock band. The subset view would be easier.
  22. Muse. The Strokes. The Killers. The Toadies.
  23. This would need a constitutional amendment, but private gun clubs could be an answer. This is just a rough sketch. Any adult citizen could keep a single pistol and one single shot rifle at home (or at work or on their person). Anything in excess of that must be stored in the secure depository of a private gun club except when in use. Anyone that owns a gun, whether at home or elsewhere, must be a member of a private gun club. The clubs maintain private registries and the members are jointly and severally liable for the gun-related actions of their members. There would need to be appropriate legislation that limits liability in rare cases, e.g. hunting accidents or sudden, unpredictable psychosis. (An incel committing violence is not unpredictable. A guy that just lost his job and was recently cuckolded committing violence is not unpredictable.) The main idea would be to incorporate all gun owners in non-governmental societies that look out for the members' welfare. The legislation would also need draconian provisions for avoiding membership. It would also need substantial first amendment protections built in. If the Klan and the Black Panthers both want their own clubs, let them have them.
  24. That's one of the problems of going in as a freshman. If he'd gone in as a junior or senior, he could have been banging 17 and 18 year-olds with no problem. Except he probably would have gotten caught sexting with a 17 year-old.
  25. Apep

    Yanny or Laurel?

    It’s Laurel. The creator admitted it.
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