We got hosed, Tommy. We got hosed.

You are beginning to see things correctly Comrade Citizen. Have you considered applying for a career position here at the Ministry of Truth?

From the film version of Dr. Zhivago where Strelnikov is interrogating Zhivago on his armored train:

Strelnikov: You put your knife with a fork and a spoon and it looks quite innocuous. Perhaps you travel with a wife and child for the same reason.

>the magazine on the otherhand... a box, a spring, and a plate... now THAT is truly terrifying!

Putting a Miss Piggy head on top was a clever disguise, Mr. Terrorist, but we recognize a .22 short magazine when we see one. Come along quietly now before we get upset and have to beat you senseless.

The goggles; they do nothing!

The nice thing about buying in Oregon and licensing in California is that Oregon has no sales tax. You do have to buy the CA smogged car, if buying new.

I'm pretty sure they sell these things in New Orleans and Santa Fe. I realize that it is a hassle to buy a car in one state and re-license it in another, but I have done it myself. It's not too hard.

Please repost these comments to the IE 11 story/flamewar.

Yes, but let's not forget that Leonardo was gay.

Nothing in Boston is cheap, unless the bathroom is down the hall and you feel the need to be armed to go use it.

> but GCS has stated that the tablets broke because they lacked a layer of Gorilla Glass. This was listed in the contract, but the school district did not confirm the condition of the tablets before accepting them

This is a $3,000,000.00 contract and no one thought to check the product specs against the contract specs. Heads need to roll, and certainly would where I work. And, yes I work for a government agency.

Since yew trees (Taxus) are gymnosperms, that kind of queers your proposed theology, unless you accept the more mainstream doctrine that Yggdrasil is an ash (Fraxinus). Also, don't forget that His Noodly Appendages are derived from wheat and the sacramental beverages are made from barley and grapes.

Pint is how you order beer, preferably an Imperial pint.

Right you are. I was confusing it with the older credit for hybrid vehicles.

Actually, that tax refund is misleading also. The maximum tax credit is $7,500.00, but it adjusts on a sliding scale inversely proportional to your gross taxable earnings. In reality, anyone who can afford a $70,000.00 car will get a significantly smaller credit, like $1,500.00 or less.

YMMV, and I am not a tax accountant, especially not your tax accountant. Run your own personal numbers through TurboTax or some such before buying any hybrid or other car that qualifies for such a credit.

Laptops have had fingerprint login authentication for years. Why all the fuss over what seems to be a more secure method than the one on my wife's four year old HP?