"I didn't think I was ready to buy a house, but then again I do like beans, and apparently this is the only possible way for me to get hold of some..."
McKnight said she accepted the car because she was tired and wanted out of the situation.
It's a shame that some people feel too constrained by societal expectations of politeness to simply say, "The answer is no; now shut up and leave me alone."
Any list of beautiful bridges is incomplete without the recently completed Millau Viaduct: http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Technology/Pix/pictures/2007/08/09/millau-ena-ap.jpg
In 1988 I flew Garuda, the national airline of Indonesia, from Jakarta to Denpasa. The plane rattled like an unblanaced load on the spin cycle, and was so loud I honestly couldn't hear the person next to me unless we screamed at each other. All of my fellow passengers seemed to have live chickens in their laps until we took off, when they just let the chickens run around. Oh, and everyone on the plane was smoking those foul "clove" cigarettes.
CharlesNelsonReilly, you'd have to set your standards mighty low to find this an acceptable travel experience.
Gerry: I fully agree. Unless someone wants to buy it for me for Christmas, in which case no one can see it because I'll be busy waving its arms around and going "RRAAAARGH!"
I love those weird little square burgers! I'm spending Thanksgiving with my vegan girlfriend, but I may sneak off and try this recipe on my own sometime.
I was six years old and Star-Wars-crazy when it aired, and I remember how eager I was to watch it. I won't say I hated it (six-year-olds aren't generally known for discriminating taste in the arts), but I definitely remember felt let-down and somehow cheated.
I don't know if Robert Heinlein had the idea first, but his novel Starship Troopers envisioned powered exoskeletons and predates Alien by twenty years or so.
Dan: My barber shaves my neck and sideburns with a straight razor, and it's not a noticeably better shave than one gets with a standard safety razor, assuming the shaver knows how to use a safety razor properly. The hot lather treatment feels great, though.
It's a shame that some people feel too constrained by societal expectations of politeness to simply say, "The answer is no; now shut up and leave me alone."
CharlesNelsonReilly, you'd have to set your standards mighty low to find this an acceptable travel experience.