I voted Patriotic. Because in his own way I'm sure he believes he is and I respect that.

Anyway, driving a Toyota with that 'thing' on is surely stupid.

Try service a French restaurant on the Mediterrannean coast during summer months and you'll wish you could substract some of the cost...

When I was living in the US I always appreciated the opportunity of rewarding the 'experience' with the right amount of $. It really felt like I was paying the right price. I was always a good tipper, but if the 'experience' was just average, the 15% did it. Only a couple of times I left only a 10% tip (for the cooks/busboys).

Mandatory tipping with bad service means you're getting ripped off. I want my voice to be heard.

I do power naps : 5 to 10 minutes max napping. Just loose conciousness and wake up fresh for a good afternoon work!
I wake up at 2:30am too... and read Neatorama ;)

@Cheeseduck : 15 minutes of fame, too late ;)

When my IE crashes I wish I had a progress bar, not the doomed ring of tabs oblivion...

Hey, I remember this CSI episode! Neat ;)

Facepalms, how old : I want to see headdesks!
;)

25 m.s-1? Wow.

It doesn't work in French ;)

Lately, Republicans were budget spenders, while Democrats were reducing the debt. [ie: Clinton vs. Bush]
Without being a political troll : isn't that supposed to be the opposite? ;)

I thought the propane tank were more secure... wood chips I'll choose ;)

Maybe a place to keep food / brine on old sailboats?

Quite fashionable...

http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSL0317448420080404

http://www.tangomag.com/2007469/divorced-man-splits-house-with-chainsaw.html

Still... Better than to cut his wife in 2 ...

Agressive, sure. Racist, I don't think so. But I'm just a white guy...

What shocks me, as a French, is the lack of direct "brawling" in the debate. I watched it and they just answered questions to the moderator, speaking to the public or indirectly (to 'the one') to the opponent.
I like the taste of blood, when the debate gets heated, when ideas are exchanged directly, word dueling at its best.

I shut down my browser quite disappointed : nothing more than the show they've been playing for several months now... *yawn*

Excellent article, thanks!

I'd say : let's kick the SEC's and rating agencies butts to orbit. If those market watchers failed, where on earth is the 'police'?