Yep - there are enough corrupt politicians as it is - they don't need more competing with them.

Disclaimer: I'm extrapolating from my knowledge of the US.

Can a Ph.D. be bestowed by an individual? :P

Anyone who uses the word 'chops' in that sense, invalidates their position.

Perhaps you should set up an account ironically parodying the parody account?

In Canada you can parody anyone

It's the same in the US*

(*) but in the US someone might (TM) plant drugs in your house at the same time they're invading it whilst investigating your commitment of an act which is their right under the constitution.

In other news, the PR-contact for the North American Bug COalition said that they'd be locating outside the metropolitan area as the air in Chicago isn't conducive to health.

Duh! You need to be one of the overseas viewers who don't pay anything at all for the service. Greedy Brit :P

Nothing, because free will isn't really a meaningful concept. It all falls apart when you try to define it.

When definition proves difficult, often a series of examples allows the definition to be communicated indirectly.

I'll start the ball rolling by responding only with the word 'cheese' as a full explanation of your incorrectness.

I guess it's more difficult to profit long-term from rehabilitation.

What kind of business model would it be for those organizations running prisons if they start creating less demand for their services? No, what they need to do it increase demand or at least arrange circumstances such that there's an increasingly slippery slope leading towards uptake of their services.

On behalf of the bacteria, I would object most vehemently at your disparaging comparison.

I'll be interested to see if FaceBook can find a way to contractually bind the 450M users into their business model; I'm gonna go with no.

for (var i = 0; i < 450000000; i++) {
  whatsApp.Post ("Time to find another app.");
}

"Don't be creepy or rude"; we'll be monitoring all your email, notes, video and audio to ensure that you're nice :P

10 print $enemy perpetrated $act_of_war against us implying that we should $form_of_retaliation
20 $enemy = rand ($enemies)
30 goto 10