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I like the ads, at least as much as I like any ads. The idea of reminding young-ish people that their parents were once young-ish too appeals to me, even if it's slightly tainted with a little superfl...
This isn't even a Vandalist; it's just a tag I saw that annoyed me (unless it was intended ironically, in which case it's really cool.) There's a considerable range of opinion around graffiti among ...
Don't remember Elaine Loring but the picture makes her look like she was already about 50 in 1975....
Now I feel guilty for causing all this mayhem. ...
There are many people, events, and just plain things in the world that have both legal and political implications. If you don't see how the "out on bail" aspect of the case could ignite a political ...
Who knows who George Yonge is? Noone! But everyone recognizes the Nike swoosh!...
Please, let's just treat each with the dignity and respect that we all deserve as human-tards. I don't have any issue with using street names vs other nomenclature (the precedent exists - Osgoode, St...
Firstly, the title's a stretch but I think it's worth it. Secondly, as I meant to point out when I read Steve Monroes' thought earlier, it's preposterous to suppose that someone would or should pay t...
Clearly they're using "loose" as a verb: "to shoot; discharge; let fly: to loose missiles at the invaders. " That's cutting edge advertising, people....
Give me a break, Chris. Barbara Hall et al saw an article, read it, didn't like it, and declared it racist. If someone else had been appointed commissioners, say me or Mark Steyn, I guess it would h...
Ronald Reagan. Air Traffic Controllers....
rek: I think it's a far more delicate distinction than you're making it out to be. In every case the named thing is intended to promote and aggrandize the entity that paid for it, whether it be gover...
The naming of public spaces has always been the prerogative of the people who hold the money and the power and can afford to subsidize them. In the middle ages it was the Church so everything was name...
Shouldn't their insurance cover it?...
Do they make these in amphibious? That would be cool....
@ Green Sulfur: yep, that's why I said "helped" instead of "became uniquely positioned to"....
Best bet is to lease the existing tunnels and tracks. Just have to make sure the agreement incorporates a "no-throttling" clause so all trains would have equal priority....
Even Kinnear was quoted today as saying that "We understand that most of the public will not be on our side." Apparently his epiphany isn't leading to any kind of deep introspection as to why that mig...
There's no shortage of cultures around the world where wife-beating is still acceptable, and some where it's practically mandatory....
A cabby can refuse a fare if "the person requesting the service owes the driver money from a previous fare, refuses to disclose their final destination, asks to be driven to remote places that the dri...