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When I saw that I was wondering if they would do it but I don't think they really can on basic cable TV. I think it'll be threatened and about to happen when it gets stopped, probably by walkers, and they all die. The interesting thing will be the fallout. Who goes psychotic and which member is killed. In the comic it was Tyreese but he doesn't really have the group for it nor does have a lot of people to go psychotic on.
How has China fleeced the US? (Serious question) They have done well for themselves and had impressive growth rates, but that is good for the US and the whole world (ignoring climate change).
GDP figures - link
World 69,899,225
European Union 17,610,826
US 15,075,675
So the US and EU together are 46% of the world's economies and that is ignoring Canada, Japan, Australia and so on. The EU and US are in fact too big to fail by any rational measure (arguably China is to btw).
I don't think he planned on letting Michonne poke out an eye- even if he did have a plan to have Merle infiltrate the prison I think that's out the window now- Merle lied To HIM him about killing Michonne.
He didn't plan on having these people come in attack them but it did reveal just how dangerous these outsiders are, that they've sided against him, and has presented him with an opportunity to infiltrate the prison This isn't a guy who is going bypass a chance like that. The TV Governor likes subterfuge. He likes to mask the monster and his true nature until his fangs are ripping your throat out. He isn't one for a direct assault on a well armed and prepared enemy. He's going to use trickery or lies to get into the prison.
I'm not sure you're as good at this game as you think you are. And like others, I have no idea who the new secret identity mystery poster is supposed to be.
I'm saying that any currency not backed by something real, whether its gold, oil, a broad manufacturing base, or something else that can be sold on an open market is eventually going to fail.
Kind of weird to shoehorn gold into that list. Plus all currencies fail and all countries fail at some point in time. Pointing out that a currency will fail isn't really adding anything meaningful to the discussion nor should it spur on to a gold currency that we already know would lead to massive upheavals, destruction, and death. If you wish to contract the economy, experience money crunches and floods, civil wars, and so forth then by all means keep on urging for a gold based currency.
Doesn't that prove he is as good as he thinks he is?
Glad I removed you from my ignore list briefly to see that particular bauble marched out. For those unaware, tshipman and formerly dp are of the belief that I need an alternate handle to say what I really think of them, even though I've been perfectly happy to say exactly what I think of them under my own name.
But if it reassures dp, I have no qualms about being more generous about volunteering my opinion of him even more freely in the future. We should strive to be transparent, after all.
Have you, or have you not, posted under multiple accounts? I, personally, have never posted under any other account than this one. I have changed the "handle" of this account on occasion, but only notably once. Prior to 2012 I always posted as some variant of that began with "Sam Hutcheson..." During the great OT/site redesign debates of 2011-12, it was decided that I was the "Rickey Henderson of thread closures," which amused me to no end. Thus, when I decided to remove my legal name from Google searches that would hit BBTF directly, I became "Rickey..."
You, Dan?
Except angry drunks, I suppose.
Specifically, what about the handle, "He's Bought a Bat like Prince Fielder".
Anyone so obsessed with people having second handles is typically obsessed for a reason.
You made that judgement. I simply accepted it as truthful and honest and funny as all hell. So passive voice would be proper for me in that regard.
Sam, Rickey, or Scarlett O'Hara, whatever you call yourself, your bloody fingerprints are always all over your knife. Don't ever change.
My God, you're right. In loving tribute.
It would taken neither an amateur nor professional forensic linguist to figure out who I am. No matter the name listed in hyper-link blue, style and class will always out.
And to you.
One of the quirks of how I read is I read the content of a post before the author (unless I really try not to). Often times I know who it is well before I get to author, but sometiems I am surprised. Andy has perhaps the most distinct voice (some of that is unique format choices) but I guess others as well.
I have no clue if I have a specific Bitter Mouse voice or not (I suspect/guess I have writtern ticks that would out me, but nothing super distinctive).
And to you.
There's but one tune that accurately summarizes my unhealthy love affair with baseball and booze. And not to worry Sam, the wagon business didn't take. Again.
A true sociopath wouldn't worry at all :)
And Jack Keefe the "shot by Robin Yount" thread needs you.
That's actually what allows me to sleep at night. Then again if I was a sociopath I'd sleep like a baby anyway. Arrgh!
For those keeping score, my supposed sockpuppet is apparently the same guy that said this in 2009 (the screen name has changed since I reposted this at the time, but I'll find him in the political thread referenced if anyone doubts me).
Maybe I *should* claim it as my own as it would be awesomely Machiavellian to insult myself and post more than 100 comments over a 5-year period, just so I could have an alibi 5 years later when I insult someone I didn't even know existed at the time! I've used the term strident, too, so the cat's out of the bag: BTF actually consists of me and about 5 readers who found the site to listen to my multiple personalities argue.
You know the entire point of "Dexter" is to show that we're all sociopaths and that the only thing that sets Dexter apart from other people is the fact that he kills people, right?
Everybody's got a little bit of sociopath in them.
After listening to my mom on the phone yesterday telling me the sad tale of her dropping a gallon of milk in her driveway and having to go back out to pick up another one, I was struggling very hard to say "I could not care less about this and have absolutely zero empathy for you needing to spend 10 minutes being mildly inconvenienced."
A sociopath might very well worry about being discovered/outed as a sociopath, as discovery could potentially bring negative consequences. Soooo... sleep tight!
Cars are personal, but worry more about not getting what you want as oppossed to getting something you don't want (put simply I doubt you will care about an extra sun roof in a year).
That said I recommend using CostCo. Back when I last bought a car* as a member you could use the service where they already negotiated with local dealerships for a price. I am 100% sure they negotiated a better price than I would have and it removed all hassle from the process. I also showed up with CostCo financing in hand which the dealership moved heaven and earth to get me a better deal than. It was awesome and worth much more than the price of a years membership.
I am sure other companies do this as well. Between CostCo and internet research (mostly Consumer Reports, but not all) buying a car was so much nicer this time.
* Camry Hybrid if you must know. I love it, but it was before the Toyota Prius Brake thing which annoyed me, so I may look away from Toyota foor the next car.
Actually, I do care. I once had a Honda Accord with a sunroof, and after about 5 years I started having leakage problems which lasted the entire rest of the life of the car. Since I plan on keeping this car for a long time, I absolutely do not want a sunroof.
Thanks for the buying tip. I'm not a member of Costco, but BJ's. I like Costco better, but but the nearest one is a further 30 minutes (as opposed to BJ's) from my home.
Fair enough. I have heard this is not a problem any more, but I have no idea personally.
It's worth noting that the so-called "tribalism" of Anaheim's position here is not actually that tribal at all. He has consistently argued that he would vote for a politician of Asian descent, barring any other disqualifications, because he thinks it's important for America to see people like himself as "real Americans." The only way to do that is to put people that "look like him" in the public eye as American leaders.
The impulse here is a sort of tribalistic identity game designed to undermine the base tribalism of the majority* and their "real Americans" schtick. If Backlasher were around he might call it crypto-tribalism.
*more properly plurality these days, I suppose.
Save it for page 10...
Page 9 of OTP is traditionally the page of pointless J'ACCUSE!
If you want to reframe your dialback to meet the page 9 requirements -- I might recommend starting it with something like "Listen here, honky..." -- kindly edit your post.
I think the Governor is still thinking of Merle as a plant. The best way for Merle to be a sneaky actor is for him not to know that he's acting.
My parents also got a car via Costco, and were extremely happy with the experience.
That is exactly the sort of post I would expect from a socialist crypto-tribalist, you un-American bastard!
EDIT: And here I thought the last word would get nannied.
Just saw "Seven Psychopaths". It takes a while to get where it's going, but once you get Sam Rockwell and Christopher Walken together for an extended amount of time it's gold.
That is amazingly ridiculous. I know -- or more accurately, assume -- that dealerships don't want to carry a ton of models, but that sounds a little silly.
Sadly, I never learned to use a manual transmission.
If you want to really have fun, the nanny has all sorts of strange curse terms blocked. But not shitty for some reason.
EDIT: Though Bahamas and Occupied Palestinian Territory has to be pretty close.
I'd say a classic Bitter Mouse post is one which replies to a sarcastic or rhetorical question thoughtfully, as if it were a genuine one, presents a firm, but qualified position, then refers to rodents in the third person.
This explains so much. I'm willing to allow Anaheim's little crypto-tribe in the gates, but you can't be a real American if you can't drive stick.
I'd say Lisa has everyone beat by a Yewston mile when it comes to distinctiveness of voice and sense of humor, although Keefe and "America's Primate" YR are in different categories altogether.
The key is to recognize that you are a character first.
I can drive a stick, I just don't want to. This car is going to be primarily my driving around town running errands, driving the kids to school/activities, and the occasional road trip when I don't need the capacity/towing ability of my Suburban. I don't want a stick for that.
I forgot her. Mostly because I can't read her posts. I try and can barely make it through the real short ones, but the punctuation and grammer defeat me most of the time. Largely the Same with Jack Keefe (and some other posters)as well. I am not saying they are bad posts or not valuable, just I can not for the life of me make it through them.
The one factoid I know about that currency is that "sterling" is a shortened form of "Easterling" or "Osterling" or something like that, indicating that the best silver came from the East (the Baltic and the Hanseatic League). Of course, that could be so factoidal as to be nonexistent.
Then you can stay. Dan is off the island.
A fact is merely a factoid the majority of history has decided to agree upon.
Manual transmissions are pointless if you live in any urbanized area and spend large amounts of time in bumper-to-bumper expressway traffic.
That said, learning to drive stick is a good idea solely to have it in your pocket to lord over those who haven't.
E pluribus pluribus. So noble.
Edit: on the plus side, this could be a real boon for the cosmetic surgery industry.
tough tittie
Hee.
It's about the only thing in life I have to lord it over others with. That and being able to do the Prize Crosswords from the Financial Times.
But you're right, the advantages of a manual are becoming fewer and fewer. Newer automatic transmissions are way more fuel-efficient. I mostly just like going into fifth while saying "Mr Sulu, Warp Speed Five."
This is a fun game... Luxembourg is right between Azerbaijan and Belarus. Costa Rica is next to Yemen. Chad is just above Malta. Sweden and Saudi Arabia. If we include British possessions, the British Virgin Islands are just above Liberia and Bermuda is adjacent to Haiti.
Another fun thing is adjacent countries that arrive at their GDP by very different means. Indonesia and Switzerland are #18 and #19 on the UN list, for example. Or the stretch that goes Niger-Monaco-Malawi-Liechtenstein-Kyrgyzstan.
I've barely driven the car in the last year and half and it still has less than 16,000 miles on it. Had I known that then I probably wouldn't have gotten anything and kept my BMW. If I were to get a new car now or in the near future I'd probably get an Audi or a SUW.
I thought I saw a ##### cat.
China's economic gain over the past two decades has come directly at the expense of the west, most notably the US. I happen to think that is the result of overarching globalist policy more than Chinese influence, but that's besdie the point. China has been spending hundreds of billions a year building dams, highways, ports, power plants, subways while the US has an infrastructure deficit of well over $1 trillion. The annual trade deficit between the US and China is around half trillion dollars. This is all financed by the US Treasury and US-based multinationals, at the expence of US jobs and US infrastructure.
What you don't understand is that we can't rewrite the laws of economics to save something that is destined to fail. Distressed economies and currencies can be saved, but not while we're still doing that which ###### it over in the first place - creatng more unsustainable debt not backed my anything of value.
In my opinion the nanny is a knave, a rascal, an eater of broken meats, a base, proud, shallow, beggarly, three-suited, action-taking, whoreson glass-gazing, superserviceable, finical rogue; one-trunk-inheriting slave; one that would be a bawd in way of good service, and is nothing but the composition of a knave, beggar, coward, pander, and the son and heir of a mongrel #####.
And a base foot ball player.
But you're right, the advantages of a manual are becoming fewer and fewer. Newer automatic transmissions are way more fuel-efficient. I mostly just like going into fifth while saying "Mr Sulu, Warp Speed Five."
I've never driven stick but I'd like to believe that after all my years of playing videogames I'd could drive stick perfectly fine 90% of the time. My old car had one of those automatic/manual things but I rarely used it. I would get so preoccupied with listening to the engine and checking the display that I would barely pay attention to the road. I lived in urbanized areas with a good amount of traffic so I never saw the need for manual.
He (it) would be one of the first posts on a baseball thread, he/it would say something breathtakingly wrongheaded and obtuse, but would do it completely matter of factly... and never post again on that thread
there was an Artie Ziff revival for awhile but it clearly was a different person/sub-routine-
If Ziff posted on a Jack Morris HOF trhead it would go something like:
on the Marlins he'd post something like this:
Because it's cool. Chicks dig it. And after you've driven stick for a few years you get antsy driving an automatic, thinking you should be doing something with your hands and feet.
My brother just bought a new Tacoma and had the problem. He wanted the TRD off-road package with a standard trans., but you could only get it with auto.
Don't buy a 2011 Hyundai Elantra.
Goodness ######## ##### alive, what the fuck are you talking about?
Shortly after I switched from a stick to an automatic many years ago, I was sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic. With a stick I would put it into neutral when we weren't moving, but for whatever reason I was taught not to do that on an automatic. So while I'm sitting in traffic in my automatic, I reach into the back seat to get something or another, and of course the car starts to drift forward. I would've rear-ended the guy if the car next to me hadn't honked at me.
Because it's cool. Chicks dig it.
Unless they're married, that is.
"If you still can't sell your wife on a VW, there's one more thing you can tell her about our stick.
After you use it for a couple of days, it becomes automatic."
I can even sort of see that, as they are both related to the drive train. But linking the roof type to the transmission type? It's sort of like going to a nice restaurant and ordering the filet with brown rice, and being told that the filet comes only with twice baked. If you want brown rice, you have to order the t-bone.
All built on debt that will never be repaid, and therefore an illusion. US consumer debt during this time frame has gone from about $3T to $11.4T trillion as of August, so your point is utterly moot.
Well that monstrosity scares me too. I just want to drive through twisty mountain passes, not become a long-haul trucker.
But if it was built on gold it be real? Why? Your answer seems to be because people have confidence in gold. Well, that's the same argument for dollars.
So I don't have to repay my debt? Awesome. Could you inform the various banks and credit card companies hold the notes to my debt that I don't have to pay them?
It's nice to know all those damn drones we built aren't real. Greenwald will have egg on his face.
And you can say "Punch it, Chewie!" while you drop it into 6th gear. You just look silly doing that in an automatic.
And to have any chance of winning on The Amazing Race.
Indeed -
My 'rents retired to Nevada and generally when I visit, I rent a car and always try to get a stick.
I learned to drive on a stick - and my first beater was a stick (a Chevy Vega! Bought it for $75 and drove it for about 3 months) - but my best manual transmission story occurred about 3-4 years later...
Working as a laborer for a construction company, we had a flatbed of scrap metal to take for recycling -- and he asked if I could drive it... now, this wasn't a SEMI, but it was something that frankly, was big enough that it probably should have had a CDL-licensed driver handling it. He just asked if I could drive stick - and of course, I said sure, and off I went...
This ####### thing had one of those tall 3,451 speed transmissions with a clutch that was more of a legpress exercise machine. This was in South Bend, IN - which may not be Chicago, but is certainly a decent sized city. Eventually, I decided that liberal use of the horn was a better methodology than actually trying to work the transmission. When I returned, and he asked if I had any problems - I simply said No, but I think that thing needs a new clutch... neglecting to mention it might not have before I left, while also puffing furiously on a cigarette to try to hide the smell of the workout I had given it.
How about "Nitpicker loudmouth with an obsessive need to have the last word"?
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
I assume that it wasn't a surprise to you guys.
I worked on a dairy farm for a few summers and one year they had a new clutch put in their 1979 1-ton. The first thing they had me do was ease it up against a telephone pole and "break it in" by riding the hell out of it until I couldn't stand the fumes in the cab any longer. The first and last time I ever heard about that requirement.
Better control over the car, but I assume some expert will tell me that's false.
Better control over the car, but I assume some expert will tell me that's false.
I've driven nothing but stickshifts, from the VWifescarer to a Ford Focus, and every time I've driven an automatic it just feels, for a lack of a better word---wrong. And when you're driving and phoning in a city especially, it's nice that it forces you both to concentrate on the promptings to shift gears and to maintain your hand-eye coordination while shifting them with your left hand. With an automatic I might start to take too much for granted, which is never a good thing.
Well, it's a helluva lot cheaper to replace.
I think that's only marginally true now, certainly not to the degree it was in the past. Modern automatic transmissions are a fairly sophisticated beast.
This is backwards and sideways in my opinion. China's growth helps the US, just like Canada or Europe doing well helps the US. In large part it is good that China is building up its infrastructure and bad the US is not, but we could build up our infrastructure also (except I suspect folks would rail against the taxes or debt needed to do that - this stuff costs money you know) - in fact we should have been and should be doing it now while the cost to do it is low (both low finacning and low labor costs).
The trade deficit has nothing to do with the why either nation built infrastructure or didn't. The trade deficit is not a bad thing. Really. People assume it is bad, but it is not. First of all every country can not be a net exporter, if anyone exports then someone has to import. Second what it means is the difference (the deficit) is (to a degree) the amount people have faith in the US. Nations are not households, if every nation tried to be a saver (rather than spending) it would be really bad.
Which laws of economics? And I ask because many things can cause nations to flag or fail, I know of nothign that would cause a worldwide collapse based in fiat money. The value is real, dams, roads, cars, haircuts, seeing a baseball game all of that has value completely independent on how that value is enumerated (gold or fiat). Claiming the method of enumeration debases the intrinsic value of something is very odd. If I build a house and then go backrupt the house still exists, its value is not tied up in my going bankrupt or how I financed it, its value comes from intrinsic and external factors (supply and demand).
Poetic, but again how something is financed is not part of its value. Financing can reflect some systemic issue (see recent US history), bt that had little to do with fiat versus gold currency.
Yes. Continuously-variable automatic transmissions are available on quite a few cars now – there's no comparison to manual transmissions; they're just inherently better. Back when you were asking a relatively dumb machine to do the same thing for you that you could do by shifting manually, there was an advantage to the manual, but not with these newer models.
Yeah, but it looks cooler than trying to pretend your auto-on-the-floor is really a stick...
Hey, me too!
My Fit has those paddle shifter things that are supposed to let you operate it as manual to some degree. I've never bothered to learn how it works though.
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