I never said anything about whether he was wealthy or not.

Anybody understand what he said?

If I may tamper with your analogy for a moment: You can have a very bright bulb, but without a reflector you can't focus the light. You can be smart, but without focus all of that intelligence is not a lot of use.

If I am not mistaken, Michelangelo mainly dedicated his life to promoting himself, winning big commissions from the wealthiest patrons and cared little for anyone else. True, he was hugely talented and creative but he wasn't painting and sculpting out of a sense of altruism. Or are you saying that he was the 'rent-seeking cocksucker'?

No. Never heard of those.

So, you're saying that it is made of fingers? Is my understanding correct? If so, what kind of fingers? Lady fingers, fish fingers, Winged Eel Fingerling...

Heartily disappointed to find this in the dictionary as a verb.

Nuff said.

Sir, do you mean U.S. English? Is the function of your 'period' key intermittent perhaps? Are you a little unhinged?

My experience. Federal: Generally helpful and courteous but they did make a mistake with a payment plan I arranged with them recently. NY State: pure evil gouging bastards.

Where is Time Warner Cable in this graph?

I'm...your

Long Haired Lover from Liverpool

Be thankful he didn't use - dare I even say it - COMIC SANS

I think this is changing though. Younger kids may still want the non-interactive experience of watching a film whether once or more often, but I think as they get older they turn more and more to games on portable devices, YouTube videos about games, tutorials etc. At least that has been my experience.

The problem is they are all loaded with corn syrup. I used to like a variety of sodas - I still do, but increasingly I find the sweetness overwhelming.