@CheeseDuck - it's something in your link. We had an episode of kongregate spam in the past, so we filter it out. I've taken it off the filter for now.

@ted - very, very few comments on Neatorama are censored. A bulk of those that do get quashed are silly comments like gibberish characters or "first first first" type comments.

We used to run a "politeness" filter that quashes vulgar words but that was an exercise in futility. It turned out not to be necessary either. Not a lot of comments are nuked solely because of vulgarity.

I'm hoping that the recent trolling activities will cease - but who knows. It is the Internet, and it is election season.

@PK - thanks! I hope Neatorama continues to be a friendly place to hang out online.

Sorry, Evil Pundit - I did my best to preserve the comments that had political view points (yours included) in this link. Even though your comments are response to someone else's political comments, they're still not in context to the post.

Senseless jabbering is encouraged in this particular post, actually. And hopefully just this one post ;)

Actually, I think you *can* spell it "manikin" or "mannikin."

Time's up, guys! To those that purchased the Mystery Box, you all have my sincere thanks! I'll have an update on the status of the orders soon...

Ya! What's the *worst* that could happen. Sorry! Fixed now ;)

I was at home. My father called me - he never calls that early in the morning, so naturally I was worried when I answered the phone. He told me to turn on the TV ...

Hello naysayers: Don't worry, if the LHC destroyed Earth in October, we'll give you a full refund!

Oops, sorry Geek in Heels - I've fixed the link.

You did? Sorry cuimhne! We get flooded with suggestions sometimes and good ones slipped through the cracks.

Thanks polx and Jim - I've fixed the article!

Busted by the grammar police! Since I fixed the title, can I get off with just a warning?

Yeah, looks familiar, bruce8505!

Yup, congrats! Please keep us updated :)

I think there's a big difference between DIY skills that you can call upon during an emergency situation (like changing a tire) and those that are not (like making your own bread, or changing oil).

I'd teach my kids how to change tires - they may need to do it one day, but not how to make your own bread. It's cheaper and easier to go to the store and buy one!

Re: tight lug nut. It's easier to unscrew an overly tight lug nut if you have a pipe to extend the wrench (the principle of levers) or if you step on the wrench and kick it down little by little (short bursts of torque rather than one long exertion). I once had to change a tire on my way to school and got that done in 10 minutes flat. Made it to my class :)