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I know (hope) you're being sarcastic, X. What you're describing is the other extreme from where we appear to be headed. My parents taught me to always try to be in the right. Take nothing that I haven't worked for and don't allow someone to take from me what isn't theirs. If I give, I give it...

Good links. Once the veil of secrecy was brought down around it, I figured there was something in there that wasn't meant for the people of this nation to see. I think we've already fallen for "just vote for it and then we'll tell you what's in it" one too many times. I'm for fair free trade...

Thanks, Ivy. Say, I think it must have been cold in the room when you took that picture. Nice. ;) I got home late yesterday and as I sat down to start the TiVo recording, NBCSports was on the live channel and the replay was on. So I saw the result first thing. I fast forwarded through the race...

Minimum wage workers now make up a smaller percentage of the U.S. workforce than they did in 1979, when the BLS began studying the issue. It was 13.4% then and 4.3% now. Their purchasing power now is about where it was in the early 1980's, but below where it was in the late 1960's. Once...

Ralph's is owned by Kroger. Vons is owned by Safeway. I was buying groceries from a Vons in California on an account opened at Safeway in Northern VA for an ill relative. The brands are regional. The ownership is national. But that's not my point. We can go back and forth about what union...

Yes, I know that some are unionized. I don't know how many are, versus the overall population of cashiers though. But Ralph's, Vons, Safeway, Trader Joe's and Whole Foods are large, nationally owned chains. I also know that we used to have quite a few Kroger stores in the area where I grew up...

Re: Is Donald Trump Really Running For President This Time Or Being A Chickenshit Again Afraid To Ru You got me... why California? In all seriousness, I think there's a handful of states that he could win vs. Hillary. I'm still hoping for the ghost of Jack Kemp to make a run. I'd vote for...

I don't think anybody has said it yet, but Dairy Queen. Their ice cream products are pretty decent. But everything else is about a step below what you can get out of a Kwik Kafe vending machine... at twice the price.

Re: Is Donald Trump Really Running For President This Time Or Being A Chickenshit Again Afraid To Ru The big difference is, she actually wants to be President. Trump would **** a brick if he won. She's scary. He's just goofy.

I was recently informed that I'm on your ignore list, so you won't be able to see this reply. But that is actually an excellent point. In reality and biologically, Bruce Jenner is no more a woman than she is Black. So if we are now in a time that you can become whatever you want to become, seems...

Re: Is Donald Trump Really Running For President This Time Or Being A Chickenshit Again Afraid To Ru That's been going on for a lot more than just the last seven years. But I just think that when we start getting reality TV people (seriously) running for President, it's about time to hang it...

I'm still not sure who Chris Evans is or what I would know him from. But I can't see this being the same show without Clarkson. It's too bad he went from acting crazy to actually being crazy. That usually doesn't work out too well...

Re: Is Donald Trump Really Running For President This Time Or Being A Chickenshit Again Afraid To Ru There was a time (mid to late 80's) when I would have welcomed a run by Donald Trump. He had a big ego, but dude used to have game... even if he lied about his net worth every time he opened his...

Since only about 4.3% of workers earn the minimum wage, I think we're both looking at the same knock-on affect: how would a 100% increase in the minimum wage affect other wages? And how would that affect prices (inflation), supply & demand and employment levels? All legitimate questions, I...

I meant to open this for discussion in this thread yesterday, but ran out of time. Maybe it should be in its own thread, so I don't mean to hijack your thread Xfire. But since we're speaking about profits, with the push by the left for a $15 minimum wage, here's a stat that I hope we can discuss...

I'm vehemently against tax credits going to corporations involved in net employment outsourcing. But apart from that, in this global economy, I don't see a practical way to prevent a company from employing overseas workers in overseas facilities. You can employ tariffs. And the countries...

Damn, those are pretty much perfect. :clap:

The two issues of Playboy that I actually remember are the one with Dian Parkinson (back in the days of Barker's Beauties, The Price Is Right was epic) and the one with Judy Norton Taylor (the girl who played Mary Ellen Walton). I wonder if I still have those two issues packed away in a trunk...

Nico Hulkenberg wins on Le Mans debut as Porsche end Audi's winning streak :clap:

No joke, I know Nissan has selected accomplished SIM players to drive for their racing teams. It would be cool if you got selected at some point. From what a member of the Rahal crew told me when Danica was in Atlantics, she had loads of potential. She really did. But as soon as she started...

My political views haven't really changed so much over time. I've always tried to be something of a social libertarian (do whatever you want to do with your life, just don't ask me to pay for it or require me to agree with you). The definition of a fiscal conservative has become so bastardized...

Congrats, Ivy! :nanner: And she didn't need a double points race to capture the crown. :clap:

It depends on the situation and what I'm driving, but on average, probably a 4 on a scale of 1-5. I used to be an easy 5, so "I'm tryin' Ringo... I'm really tryin!" People who drag along in the left lane, going 60 when passing a big truck, and then speed up to 75 and staying in the left lane...

I think the fuel regs are maximums: 100kg. And I think it was McLaren that mistakenly short-filled a car several years ago (though I *think* there was still refueling then?). I can't remember for sure, but it seems like that was Lewis' car. So I questioned the calls from the Mercedes pitwall to...

Do you have a ******* named "I'm the most interesting man in the world"? He seems cool. Can you get me his autograph... and a free six pack of Dos Equis?

Mark me down for the F1 girl, Ivy Adams.

The line that wants to watch F1 races with Ivy forms down the block... behind me. On a more serious note, does anyone else have the feeling that whatever happened with Kimi yesterday might have sealed his fate with Ferrari? I mean, I like Kimi. But in that same car, could Daniel Ricciardo...

That was something to see. I'm not big into ***** racing, but I've been watching the Triple Crown races since I was a ***. I usually just go with whatever ***** has the coolest sounding name. And this year, it was American Pharoah. And how about the Victor Espinoza little cussing spree at the...

Does "California" mean nanny state in Spanish???

If I was going to move back to the Windows camp with a computer purchase, I might be tempted to try Windows 10 (fresh install) on the new HP Spectre X360 hybrid laptop. It's supposedly one of the best laptops when compared to a MacBook Pro. Apparently Microsoft worked closely with HP to develop...

Again, I'm sorry, Iceman. I really liked it at one time and wanted to like it again. My severe criticism has to do with my feeling that there was so much more that could have been done with the show and the characters (like in the first couple of seasons). It really had so much potential, IMO...

Well, I'm just happy as hell that we have a new F1 fan in here, and an OCSM to boot. Plus, she knows her stuff! I feel like we've been given a gift. Welcome, Ivy. :wave: BTW, count me as another fan of Ross Brawn. Why Mercedes pushed him aside to bring in the likes of Toto Wolff, I still...

MotoGP? That sounds very cool. I hope you'll be able to share some pics with us. Maybe take Ivy Adams with you. I'm seeing that she also knows her way around a race track. Oh, and yes, Daniil Kvyat is a Russian F1 racer. He drives for Red Bull this year.

Lewis Hamilton, stay away from this ******.

Well, I have a Mac - so, no. But I do run Windows in virtual machine on a second monitor. Which Windows? Windows XP, of course. When I have to use Windows, XP does all that I require. And with it being isolated on my system, I don't care that it's no longer supported and there are more viruses...

I got a kick out of hearing about the guy who had been a ***'s soccer coach and rose to be the secretary of the organization. I don't recall his name right now. But he's the one who ran up a $20 million plus credit card debt and stuffed an equal amount in his pockets over the years. I think he's...

Good answers. Fun answers. Damn, I like this Jeny Smith! :yesyes: There she is by a big Honda cruiser. We're getting her closer and closer to a sexy car shoot. :) I have a question for you, Jeny. Do you like F1 racing? You should go to the Sochi race this year and be a grid girl or just take...

I couldn't agree more. From smokin' hot to :wtf:

So I finally see the ideal girl that I'd want to do this long awaited modeling session with my car... and she lives in Russia! Well Jeny, I wish you were here and doing the car show circuit. But maybe I can learn to photoshop you into a few pics with the ride. Oh well... A feller can *****...

So he's homersexual curious, eh? No surprise. In order to become the King of Hollywood, that's pretty much what ya gots to do these days. That's how you gets to be kewl out yonder, ain't it? I wouldn't mind being an emperor someday. But being king... especially of a dump like Hollywood? Nah...

Anybody want to take a guess how many empty seats there will be in the Mercedes AMG offices at Brackley tomorrow afternoon?

^^^ I agree.

I don't wish ill on him either. But a guy who continued smoking (and ********?), not eating right and not taking his medicine after he found that he had diabetes, didn't bother to get health insurance which was available to him, has a wife who doesn't/won't work or help run the business, lives...

Rupert G. was one of my faves. I'd be very cool with meeting Rupert. I put him right up there with Larry Bud Melman and Chris Elliot (back when he was still funny).

If more of us would reject party labels, we could begin rebuilding the Republic. Boss was a great show - and part of the reason it was cancelled was because Kelsey Grammer's politics did not match that of the Hollyweird elite. Whenever I hear this song, I think of the two corrupt party machines...

Wrong series... You're about 8 years late for Juan being in F1.

Juan Pablo Montoya Wins His 2nd Indy 500! Well, at least a real deal CART guy from the old days and an F1 winner won! And on top of that, he's someone that I actually met way back when. Seems like just yesterday that Paul Tracy was dangling him upside down by his ankles after he won Nazareth...

Oh, well then... :dunno: My ex-girlfriend described me like this: "Too smart to be a Republican. Too cold hearted to be a Democrat." Some days I miss her. Some days not.

I'll keep the last show on DVR until I can burn it to a DVD. I was a huge Dave fan from Day 1. I always enjoyed Jack Hanna's appearances. And I think the funniest episode was the one where I came close to ******* out because I was coughing so hard as I laughed. It was with Rena Smaha and her...

Took a woman to see The Longest Ride last week. I knew it was going to be a sugary romance movie, but since it was based (I thought) around the rodeo circuit, I went. I've seen worse movies, but it definitely was not about what I thought it was going to be about. It wasn't as bad as The Wolf of...