For those of us who may be in a slightly good mood... You prompted me to go find this:

http://www.hobbyfarms.com/hobb...

Yes, it is an "interactive" See And Say. It didn't even make me lower my security or prompt me for anything. Nice...

This person is wise in the way of the US Just Us System. Your legal-fu is worthy - I can tell by how you carry yourself.

Okay, I maybe smoked a little weed tonight. Maybe... It is mostly legal here but I can't be arsed to get the prescription. I can afford the fine. Call it my weed tax. You can not, realistically, go to jail for it here either. You can have pounds of the stuff and you get a $1000 fine. $350 for most amounts. You really gotta piss 'em off to get in trouble with it - I mean you need a gun, a bunch of cash, and to be forcing newborn babies to smoke it at the hospital itself. Even then it is probably a suspended sentence and payment arrangements for the fine if you have no money.

Which is why you are probably not a lawyer. Never, ever, assume good faith or commonsense. Never. I have dealt with the court system in so many different cases that, frankly, I am 100% certain that everyone involved (or those exposed long enough) are sociopaths. I feel bad for the liars that end up in the system - the ones that actually had altruism in mind. No, they become tainted.

Ask a lawyer (liar) what is the first word that comes to mind when you say, "Orange." Then ask them, "Explain your thought process as to how you reached that point?" For bonus points ask them if they could argue "orange" in court as a concept and how they would do so. However, there is that abyss and all that jazz so be careful about doing so.

No, you will get lost. Go RIGHT out of my driveway. The other way takes you to Eustis. Yes, I have to label my mittens - and keep them on a string.

There was a manual phone directory service in a small town that held on to it for cultural reasons. They ceased functioning about ten years ago, if I recall correctly. They were in the state I now call home, I did not live here then, and I think they were Byron Pond or something along those lines? Basically go left out of my driveway, head down 16, get on 17, and go down to Coburn Gore (spelling?). Take that left up (it takes you way back to Weld and to Farmington if you want to head that far and do not mind a rough road. Anyhow, before taking the right to go to Weld stay to the small trek to the left. There is a small town with just a few houses and a bunch of camps. They had the old fashioned phones where you literally spoke to an operator to get connected. They were also on a party line so anyone could listen in on your calls. There was a Bed and Breakfast there (I do not recall the name) and I stayed there on a work-cation but my stay was limited to just a few days that I could spare to be away from Rumford.

You know... I probably should be less lazy and use my mouse. I could have just searched for the town. I am sure Google knows. Google knows everything. *tab* *enter*

My ISP has all sorts of content. They have pages to bill me, pages to sell me stuff, pages to log in and play with my router (I just put my own routers in - screw that), and all sorts of stuff. You can not really say that ISPs do not generate content. They facilitate content but, I imagine, they all generate some content even if it is just a billing interface. You could even say that they craft packets... But, I am already being pedantic enough.

I have nothing to add really but Helvetica is a good movie. As for copyright, I could argue, if they are still making money from it then how do you suppose we have an obligation to strip them of that asset? However, I prefer to be illogical and really want copyright reform because, frankly, I think works in the public good would be beneficial though I do not think this applies to Mickey Mouse.

I take it you have not created any wealth... No, you can do quite a bit of exchanging without the bank being involved. Rather than get into details, please accept that I have a safe in my home with plenty of money in it. I just recently ordered a BMW and paid that with cash. Now, obviously, there is a bank (and some credit unions and some investment houses) if I want a large sum of money. I have filled out the form (I forget the name, they make me sign one if I take out x-amount of dollars and I have been told it is best to take out big amounts and be honest, enough, about the reasons) and put down "cash on hand." (Actually I just put COH on it.) I call a week before taking out very large amounts or I go on Thursday evenings to get smaller amounts. This is not a great onus. I have put down property and stuff like that but usually I just get a bank note for things that large but the paperwork is the same. Hell, I even travel with cash. Just declare the shit and you are all set.

Not off topic! It used to be cows and still has cows or it did the last time I was there. I admit that was ages ago.

Yep. That's what really caused colony collapse disorder.

Keep an octane booster in your trunk - a few bottles is good. It is great for when you get crappy gas or when premium is unavailable. Beemers can be a bit finicky about regular.

Higher octane does not necessarily mean higher output. It just means that the fuel requires more energy for combustion.

This is the second time you have stated this falsehood in as many days. Why lie? Wikipedia is available with a handy history section. The phrase was in use long before the 60s. Dishonesty does nothing but discount everything you say as utter trash.

Oh, I could not care less that you ride a bicycle. I thought the smiley face made that eminently clear. Perhaps I should have used the "/s" indicator instead.