They've also blown $100's of millions on x-ray machines and explosives detectors.

Those are sitting unused in warehouses too, two years later.

Lewis Black is all over this:

The Devil's Handiwork

The "bowling ball and a feather falling in a vacuum" question decidedly takes the back seat compared to the lack of intuition some people exhibit.

Indeed. I once heard of a science exhibit which was showing multiple shadows cast by colored lights, with the shadows being different colors (the classic color combination demo, like this).

People were asked about their comprehension after going through the exhibit. The interviewers were puzzled at first at the fuzzy responses about the shadows' colors. They eventually figured out that many people don't have a basic understanding of how shadows come about .

That there's some lack of intuition for ya.

In places like

the Free Enterprise Radon Mine.

Personally, I wouldn't bother, but then I'm just some propeller head geek who looks at books all the time.

...
The highways and cars
Were sacrificed for agriculture
I thought that we'd start over
But I guess I was wrong

Once there were parking lots
Now it's a peaceful oasis
you got it, you got it

This was a Pizza Hut
Now it's all covered with daisies
you got it, you got it

I miss the honky tonks,
Dairy Queens, and 7-Elevens
you got it, you got it

And as things fell apart
Nobody paid much attention
you got it, you got it

I dream of cherry pies,
Candy bars, and chocolate chip cookies
you got it, you got it

We used to microwave
Now we just eat nuts and berries
you got it, you got it

This was a discount store,
Now it's turned into a cornfield
you got it, you got it

Don't leave me stranded here
I can't get used to this lifestyle

Nothing But Flowers

So, in this case, a good ol' American TV show gives more accurate information than some book l'arned ivory tower wonk with his chalkboard and figures.

Granted.

Remember this model when His VPness comes down from a meeting to tell you IT propeller heads about the new system his golf buddy sold the company.

annoy, or offend

So advertising will be illegal in Arizona?

And if that's not what they mean, I'm sure I can find a legal team to construe this language that way. Couch it in terms of advertising medical marijuana, or immigrant aid, or something, and bye-bye Madison Avenue!

SIGN ME UP!!!

Dude, my underwear already contains a (large) suspicious shape.

"Nearly" ???

12% of "demand" in the economy comes from "good money after bad" .gov spending sprees to "stimulate" the markets.

We jammed capitalism from working by taking poorly placed and fraudulent debt from the private sector onto the .gov (instead of busting the crooks), leaving badly run institutions to misallocate even more capital.

We spend $6 now to have a $1 increase in GDP.

We borrow forty cents of every dollar .gov spends.

All we have to do is not change course, and we'll have to borrow so much that the world either says "That won't increase tax revenue long-term, so spot us more for your bonds" (interest rate increase), or just "No Mas!!" (sovereign credit used nationally to bail out themselves, no longer internationally), and you'll certainly see that global depression.

If you're going to sore anything on my computes, for Bob's sake bring some alcohol wipes.