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In Chicago, a grandma working in a convenience store would pull out her Glock and shoot the robber!

I think Miss C is right: talented and driven young people are self-selecting to become Microsoft interns.
I don't think Amazon warehouses have interns - but if they do, they probably won't make this sort of videos ;)

I remember when I first saw an orange tennis ball. I thought that was the strangest thing on the tennis court ever!

I see your point. Would rat poison be preferable? I can't imagine that is a good way to die either though.

It does look like the Stargate glyphs!

I agree with you - it's scary to think how much weight the legal system gives to eyewitness testimonies, versus hard evidence.

Sometimes bad ideas make for the best advertising. They certainly got a lot of eyeballs for spending no ad dollars!

Must be a very smooth flight as well, otherwise he'd be asked to sit down when the pilot turned on the fasten seat belt sign.

The mystery and controversy are what makes it so fun to talk about!

The link that I gave was actually from Wikipedia. JMSDF adopted the Rising Sun for its naval flag. They're one and the same.
Why South Korea is making an issue of this wasn't the point of my reply to your comment. It was to point out that the Rising Flag is the navy flag of JMSDF.

Indeed! I thought it would be something far more weird involving ramps or an angry person with a backhoe.

That's what I was going to say: that she could rest her head on his lap.

New Yorkers do have the reputation of being rude, but it's more correct to view them as direct. They dispense with pleasantries, but they're actually quite helpful.
As a young student fresh out of college, I found myself stranded in the airport in the middle of a snowstorm in New York. The flight couldn't get out, but a bunch of people realized that they could rent a car and drive to our destination (which was just a few hours away). They asked me if I needed a lift (which I accepted gratefully) and took me along. The entire exchange was very helpful (they even refused me trying to pay for my part of the car rental) but very direct. There was no sympathy in the fact that I was stranded. Instead, they offered solutions: "Hey you, you need a ride? Yes? Let's go."
That changed my opinion of New Yorkers.