No.

They should come visit Stockholm, where we've just had the second "mildest winter ever" in a row. Snow on the first day of Spring notwithstanding. :)

+1, Troll.

Absolutely. I bought one about a year ago, and now spend 30-50% of my work day standing. My back and shoulders have been thanking me ever since.

Alas, IKEA had none in stock at the time, and due to issues with their supplier, weren't going to get in any more until August. So I had to go to one of those trendy office furniture shops that seem infest Stockholm like gnats around a bowl of fruit, and pay about 40% more for it. OTOH, it came with a 3-year warranty, it *works*, and I might even be able to deduct some of it from my taxes this year.

If you work at a desk, GET ONE.

I think that's a wonderful idea. Say, I've been looking for a potential Kickstarter for some time now...

That sounds a bit like claiming to be celibate while boasting that you've the neighbourhood's biggest and best porn archive.

The best way to deal with a mosquito is to give it just what it wants. At about 5x normal pressure/flow rate.

IOW you wait until the little bastard lands on your arm, give a little squeeze, and--boom! No more mozzie.

Sounds cool. Can you get one of those with a remote?

It says something about the countries I've lived in, perhaps.

Yes, and...?

But how much control does he really have over his own life?

Perhaps. Whether he's really benefitting himself is matter for debate, but I'll grant you the rest.

I don't have to worry about some loony with a rifle coming to visit my house nearly as much as he does, either. There's this thing about standing out that tends to draw attention from crazies...

I can't eat crab or lobster, red wine gives me a headache, and a ceramic toilet seat works just as well as a gold-plated one.

"My life is better because I've better drugs"? Uh, what?

Even so--Nobody's stopping me from smoking this joint I've got in my hand. And even if I get busted, I doubt it'll make the local paper.

I have one woman who I am pretty sure is forever beyond his reach--or anyone else's.

They will likely receive a more expensive education and be brought up in more opulent surroundings. Neither of which has much bearing on how well they'll be brought up by a man who maybe can't teach them anything other than, "Just tell people what they want to hear."

And you're missing out on a myriad of details, wherein, 'tis said, dwells the Devil.

Good. I don't need a billion bucks to be happy, and I've no wish to have on my conscience some of the things he does.

In a normal country it would be about 75% of the population.

(Have fun with that, trying to decide if I meant "libre", "gratis", both, or neither.)

Because the Free World ain't nearly as free you'd like to imagine it is, maybe.

I think you meant to say,

So no mod points for you today, sorry.