The more I observe, the more I come to the conclusion that all of politics is a tragic high school shouting contest. North Korea is just somebody's obnoxious eight year old brother that nobody wants to claim.

You fiend!! How do you expect me to see the baby pictures from people I don't remember from high school? Think of the children!!

Same here. I must now go drown my shame in beer.

Slashdot! Why do you make me drink!?!?!?

This entire thread makes me so happy.

I don't think that's true at all - I've seen several times on laugh track shows (notably Big Bang Theory and That 70s Show) where an actor will say a few words, pause for the laugh track, then continue the line. You can even see it a bit in the linked youtube (though admittedly there I don't think any were mid-phrase). In any case, it definitely causes an odd timing to shows that rely on them.

Don't be naive. Right now this minute, in some top secret Iranian bunker, they are drafting elaborate plans to hit us where it will irrecoverably cripple us. They will break down the social structures upon which our civilization rests. Yes my friends, they mean to take down Facebook.

Don't send mail bombs. The feds take that shit seriously. That, and why would any company want to send an employee to the house of the person who keeps pestering them?

...You do realize you're in a "higher" socioeconomic situation than some 90% of Americans and some 99% of humanity, do you not?

Indeed.

...I think this is more of a commentary on your sense of humor.

"Our person type" !?!? What do you *mean "Our person type"!!!!?

...That 70s Show was the worst offender!

Oh if only they'd subdue the laugh track in that show... I find it distracting when

the actors
pause

mid-phrase to make room for the laugh track. Subdue the laugh track and make the tempo of conversations more natural...

...That and Spitfires are worth a lot of money these days (and they are screamin' fast at air races)

S'ok, you can always count on somebody on slashdot to correct your errors (or non-errors, usually :P ) and insult your intelligence! I spose I left out that last part...

...
...you ignorant clod

Alaska doesn't own the oil production facilities, it just receives money from land leases and royalties on the oil fields as well as property taxes on the pipeline and other structures. So you can't specifically call it "communist" since the state doesn't own the means of production. Still doesn't change the fact that it isn't exactly the pillar of neo-conservatism what with the redistribution of wealth through the Permanent Fund.