...Jonathon Coulton's "I'm Your Moon", Pluto is not a planet.

Plutophiles need to get over it.

Wrong. Doing anything other than actually driving impairs one's ability to drive safely. Even listening to the radio and audiobooks.

And I didn't describe "white knuckle" driving, I was describing driving on nearly any highway.

I think you're caught up in a perception that you don't realize, because you've lived with manually driven machines on public roads all your life.

My point was obviously that I was tweaking you for throwing in a casual edict based on whatever bias is dangling in front of your nose at the moment.

My conclusion was also obviously that I'm glad you don't get a say in public policy. Sorry to put your knickers in a twist.

No. Just no.

When you are piloting a multi-ton death machine inches from others, you should not be doing anything but driving. The 32,479 traffic fatalities in 2011 were the lowest in 69 years. We lose that many people because of attitudes like yours. There's no other way to say it.

You're still missing the point. The U.S. throws itself into these situations, tries to finesse the outcome so people we like end up in power (usually despotic assholes), and makes it worse.

As Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef said recently when asked what he thinks the U.S. should do in the latest situation, "how about nothing?" He suggested we try fucking off, and letting the people in the region handle it.

I agree - making a list of all the countries who are *not* in the region but happy to participate in bombing it, I think we should try fucking off for once.

I'm still in favor of the professionals making laws and public policy, rather than leaving decisions to *your* imagination.

But still... let me give it a try - "I imagine that Assad and the Syrian rebels would come to some accord if the U.S. threatened to nuke the entire country, so let's start with one of their smaller cities, and see if they take the hint."

Hey, I like this!

You don't count DRIVING as "doing anything else"? Lovely. I hope I don't live near you.

Oh, and... you don't know the mean of the word mythical. I'll bet there's a lot of words for which you don't know the meaning.

Stay dumb, bro.

I did notice. It's part of the funny.

But it's clear you can't admit you're just like the rest of us. I love twonking retards like you.

I continue to enjoy this proof that so many /.'ers think they are immune to the techniques employed by corporations. It. Is. ADORABLE!

When 80% of bombing missions against ISIS are lead by the U.S., it's not "the world wants to help" it's the U.S. continuing to do what has failed for a hundred years, and almost certainly making it worse.

For a change, instead of killing lots of people in a fight halfway around the world, it would be heartening to see the U.S. let the regional countries decide how to respond.

I know you will continue not to understand, so feel free to have the last word. You're not showing comprehension of the point.

You used its name, and you STILL don't get it!

Yowza!

You can say, "oh no you dint" all you like, but you are literally part of the campaign. Which tickles me, because you think you're not subject to the same shit that's used on all of us.

Go ahead, keep denying it, this is a hoot!

There you go, and you can thank the folks I responded to for helping to set the hook.

I don't make the rules, I just make fun of them.

Your post has nothing to do with mine, so I can only conclude that you responded to the wrong one.