I've gotten the old, "How did you ever manage to do _____, _____ and ______? No one else can figure it out!" They still refused to pay the $5,000 consulting fee I offered them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confidence_interval

Exactly. Why do teachers act like glorified baby sitters? The answer is because we're paid like glorified baby sitters. The talent that is attracted to the position is largely unable or unwilling of achieving much beyond following simple instructions. I have to write curriculum for my district in such a manner that it can be followed like a fast food employee preparing a sandwich. Yes, I am a teacher. I teach high school physics to juniors and remediate biology and chemistry to seniors. I hate the argument that we still make more than the average American family. That may be true... but I have two bachelor's degrees and I'm finishing my second masters this summer. I've accomplished what it takes to have an advanced understanding of my subject matter to the point where I can explain it competently. I'm rewarded with the huge sum of a raise of ~$80/month over the gym teacher teaching algebra because of my qualifications. The vast majority of us who are capable of performing well and have the proper training don't work as teachers. That same training and capability allows us to make more money at other jobs that we also enjoy.

Never thought about this one... consider the word 'suck' taken out of my vocabulary for use in this regard.

So, the shuttle has 30 some odd million horsepower... but perhaps the question we should be asking: how much batpower does it have? One, apparently.

No, he's saying that his roommate had to give him that information so that he could download the W-2 PDF since his roommate couldn't save a copy locally to e-mail to him. But, good job getting pissed off over something that you don't understand, which appears to be what you're accusing others of :)