Or attach a permanent stick-on .9 at the end of the sign.

Interesting. Could this be why every other country on earth* has (or had) 20 cent coins instead of 25c?

(*except the semi-autonomous Northern Provinces of the US)

Classic correlation/causation error there. Service is better in the US across the board, not just from people who expect tips.

A "real geek" would be using a high-pressure hose on his driveway right about now.

I'm sure I remember every Fukushima thread on slashdot has at least one person reminding us that bananas are radioactive.

Seriously ? Nobody thinks chips is a bad thing to put in a school lunch?
As a parent I'd consider both chips and fruit-juice as treats for odd occasions. My preschool discourages both, though I admit they can be a little P.C. on occasion.
I do sympathise with the difficulty of getting some kids to eat vegetables unsupervised, but that does not mean you need to give them junk food.

"only in America..."

or cyanide.

Not so likely since if the letter really was written by Paul, it was written before the canonical gospels.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Epistle_to_Timothy#Date

But to be fair, he hardly represents the slave-descended demographic. White mother and upbringing, foreign father. He represents Black Americans about as much as Newt Gingrich represents Catholics.

I thought them "geniuses" were supposed to be good at maths. Maybe the second claim was more accurate.