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More likely, as with many other things, it's because people will abuse any command to do things in moderation. I dated a 105 pound woman who claimed she only drank moderately, because she drank about as much as her 220 pound linebacker brother. He drank to the point of a mild buzz, which was blackout drunk for her. Since there's no physiological need for alcohol or nicotine, the only amount not open to personal interpretation is none.

Oxygen intoxication is a real thing too. Guess we should stop breathing. And don't forget that even the Sacrament bread is full of yeast farts.

Especially in places like Dallas, where the middle finger is pretty much mandatory.

"You don't need to see My license."

Considering the difficulty of getting Him a driver's license, (No birth certificate, over two thousand years old, etc.) I'm guessing He would just hire a driver.

I used to work with a guy who had to get a note from his doctor every year on the company physical, because his weight and measurements categorized him as morbidly obese. Anybody with two brain cells to rub together could see he was maybe 12% body fat. We had some equipment that had to be swept under daily, and the usual process was for me (5'11" 195lbs) to squat it from one end while one of the smaller guys swept under it, then go do the other end. He would lift it with one hand and sweep with the other.

This was one of the big issues I could never get my ex wife to understand; when I'd worked 6PM to 6AM, then had to stay up until 8:30AM to get the kids out the door, of course I was going to "sleep all day."

Maybe it's just because I'm a guy, but I can't imagine that women are as visually interested in what men generally expose in the bathroom as men are in what women expose in there. Ours ain't built for looks.

I don't know that that bit of irrationality is really limited to suicidally depressed LDS. A nonmember friend once told me about a LDS guy she'd been in a sexually active relationship with until he started writing to her from jail; seems he'd been stealing from his company among other things. That's also when she found out he was married. He had no problem cheating on his wife and stealing from his employer, but in his letters he complained about how miserable he'd been with a cold until they could find him some cough syrup with no alcohol in it so he wouldn't be breaking the WoW. I know plenty of others who have done the same and worse, yet brag about having never tasted coffee or alcohol in their lives as if that's going to make up for anything. (Remember, after all, the only promised rewards for following the WoW are Earthly, with nothing offered beyond this life.)

In general, I'd avoid using any blade on china or ceramic plates other than a cheap serrated steak knife. I'm not sure which would lose the battle between a ceramic blade and a china plate, but I'm guessing it would be bad for one or both, if not immediately then over time. Twisting depends more on how the blade is shaped and used; what you'd really want to avoid is twisting while the point or edge is dug into something dense, like snagged on a bone. For slicing, they're amazing. As for sharpening, I'm not sure I'd ever bother. I could get ten of the Farberware ceramic santoku knives for less than a single steel Kai Shun or Henckels of the same size, so if I have to buy a new one every 18-24 months, it's really not a big deal.

Of course he is; he's dead, so you can't get him to disprove my claim. And yes, he did have his little issue with the Indians, (Who didn't at the time?) but we're assuming a spy from some culture he didn't consider essentially subhuman.

Let's look at a similar hypothetical. Andrew Jackson was a judge around the time of the founding of our nation. Strong encryption has been available since the invention of the one-time pad, which was used in ancient civilizations, so a strong (but often not unbreakable - a long enough message using a one time pad can generally still be solved by certain methods) cipher is hardly an idea the Framers wouldn't have been aware of when the Fourth Amendment was being debated. Now, let's say that Judge Jackson was asked to compel a local mathematician/linguist/whatever to decode a message found on the corpse of a foreign spy. What do you think his answer would be? (Assuming, of course, that the local talent has no connection to the spy other than a reputed knack for solving such puzzles.) Let's take it one step further in the interest of similarity to the current case; assume the local talent developed and published the method used in the cipher, and as such, would be potentially harmed by developing a method to break it, especially since said method would have to be examined by the court. (Otherwise, he could simply tell them the message says whatever he wants them to believe, so it would be a gross miscarriage of justice to use the information without being able to verify the legitimacy of it.)

Also http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1649

I find it somewhat amusing that personal lubricant and nail polish seem to be pretty similar in quantity to vanilla. Though it still makes me want to start a business providing impersonal lubricant.

I have a ceramic santoku that works great. About $15 as I recall. Doesn't see daily use, but it's lasted well over a year with no serious edge chipping. Don't use a glass or stone cutting board, (good advice in general unless you just hate knives) and don't twist the edge while cutting and you should be fine. I think the tiny chip mine has in the edge came from hitting some other utensil in the sink. Speaking of which, it's also very easy to clean; I just fold a ScotchBrite pad, pinch it around the blade from the spine side and pull through a couple of times, then soap and rinse well. Haven't really had to scrub anything off of it yet, and I've cut some pretty gooey stuff with it, including pizzas. Cooled cheese just peels right off. Really, if you figure in the cost of pro sharpening, buying a set of low-to-mid-grade ceramic blades every 18-24 months should be cost effective, and if you're careful with them, most of the set should significantly outlast that.

Will a higher kingdom be forced upon one who has earned it if they prefer to stay in a lower kingdom with a loved one, or will all be able to travel freely among their obtained kingdom and any lower ones? I strongly suspect the latter is necessary for true paradise. Even if I don't care for someone enough to give up a higher kingdom permanently to be with them, there are a lot of folks I'd like to visit, and I doubt we'll all be in the same place.

And because he owns most of the lawyers.

Amusing fact; there was another actor in Hollywood in the 80s named Michael Knight, who got a lot of mis-addressed fan mail. Somewhat creepy corollary: in 1989, Catherine Hickland divorced David Hasselhoff and later married Michael Knight. Always wondered if there was something to that, especially considering she married the Hoff (and played his fiancee in the 1st, 2nd and 4th seasons, then nearly 30 seconds as his wife in the 4th season before her character was killed) during Knight Rider's run.

Sales is more like a loaded gun. If you can't handle fulfillment and post-sale service properly, you're handing the gun to a drunken chimpanzee. It might push your financial issues out a bit, but they'll be right back and bigger than ever when customers start posting on Yelp, giving bad word-of-mouth, and suing. Then you need the PR firm for damage control. Seen way too many companies outsell their ability (or willingness) to serve, and end up going down the toilet in spectacular ways. I've also worked for a couple of companies who reined in their sales efforts a lot after initial market exposure because word of mouth was catching up with their capacity, and by focusing hard on service, they even had to expand quite a bit in every department except sales and marketing as new customers just started showing up. Think about how many brands regarded for exceptional qualty (and I'm even excluding the elite stuff most of us can't afford, like Lamborghini) have relatively tiny sales and marketing budgets. You'll see Ralph Lauren ads in targeted media, but never anywhere near the level of saturation you see from Gap or Old Navy. Same thing with Armani; the occasional "hey, don't forget we still exist" ad or a targeted one that's more of a new product announcement in a fashion or health magazine, but you're not bombarded with them during Big Bang Theory.

If they're going to sweep me up and arrest me, they better do it quick before I thaw.

I want to be dipped in liquid nitrogen and shattered.

Oswald was just defending himself. JFK shot first.

I can do that in the shop, but on the roadside, I have to count in shuffling other tools and parts around to get to the spare and jack.

"Beater" doesn't necessarily mean it's high maintenance. It can mean more like a non-racing version of a sleeper; mechanically sound but generally hideously ugly. That's about the point my $700 Saturn was getting to; it needed a gasket kit, but not badly enough to be urgent yet, (a quart of oil every 1000 miles, no coolant loss on open road, though the fan needed replacing as it would boil over if stuck in traffic for 15-20 minutes) and aside from the spark plug failure, had gone about 15,000 miles since the last needed repair. Even a fixer upper done well, by someone who takes pride in their work, can go for years between major repairs.

Tire changes aren't that bad with a good floor jack and a 4-way wrench. I'm under 9 minutes for a roadside one last time I did it, (from full stop to moving again) and even brand new cars get flats at pretty much the same rate as older ones that get proper maintenance. Jumper packs are cheap, handy for other things, (air compressor, light, portable USB power source) and take less than five minutes to use. A spare key is what, $2? I usually leave myself 10-20 minutes of leeway on trips beyond the local area, which will cover any of the above, but not a 30+ minute wait for AAA to find me.