So we want to use nanotechnology to get the last of the ketchup out of the bottle... to assimilate it... I'm pretty sure that's how the Borg got started.

He's not in his 30s. He turned 40 last summer.

It doesn't official until two thirds of the Senate approves it.

Encourage your Senators to vote against it.

what's going to happen if there's a beverage in one of the cup holders when it folds up?

Although some people might benefit by the changes, there will probably be more losers than winners.

Our society has been optimized based on the way things were. People farm where crops grow well. Ports are built at sea level near the places where comodities come from.

Rising sea levels are going to cause problems for people who live near old coast lines. I think this will outweigh any other gains.

That's when Dick Clark goes on TV live from Time Square.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_phenomenon#Origins As I understand it, the earth and sun line up with the center of the galaxy every year, and 2012 will be the first time in 25,800 years that this will happen on the winter solstice. This happens to coincide with the end of a 144,000 day cycle in the Mayan calendar.

Minivan, Subaru Legacy, or SUV (Since daycare was mentioned)

HP leadership is now using a Magic 8 Ball to make all their decisions.

Maybe the 30 years weren't consecutive. For example, they could gone missing in 1970, been found in 1985, and lost again in 1995.