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  1. Re:Plus ca change on How English Beat German As the Language of Science · · Score: 1

    No, they became Liberty Sausage.

  2. Re:Plus ca change on How English Beat German As the Language of Science · · Score: 1

    I guess you do know that the statue honoring Liberty, which was gifted to America by the French, is hollow? The French do seem to have a fine sense of humor.

    Don't know about their sense of humor, but they obviously know it wouldn't be very clever to make a large metal statue out of a solid lump.

  3. Plus ca change on How English Beat German As the Language of Science · · Score: 2

    1917: Sauerkraut becomes Liberty Cabbage.
    2003: French fries become Freedom Fries.

  4. Re:How English Beat German As the Language of Scie on How English Beat German As the Language of Science · · Score: 1

    Two words : "World Wars".

    There was only one of those, with a twenty-year lull in the fighting.

  5. Re:The Russian space program was amazing on First Man To Walk In Space Reveals How Mission Nearly Ended In Disaster · · Score: 1

    ...and the apocryphal story is about as accurate as one expects for apocryphal stories. http://www.snopes.com/business...

  6. Re:Argument from authority on Carl Sagan, as "Mr. X," Extolled Benefits of Marijuana · · Score: 3, Insightful

    He seems to have gone into it with an open mind, made observations, and drawn conclusions...if you study the process by which cannabis became contraband, "no more valid than anybody else's" starts to look a little silly.

  7. Mute your sound on Google Takes the Fight With Oracle To the Supreme Court · · Score: 0

    Offensively loud bushwhack ad on that site.

  8. Re:You mean our nightmare could become a reality on A Production-Ready Flying Car Is Coming This Month · · Score: 1

    Obviously manual controls would only work outside of restricted airspace; within restricted airspace, you'd be under the guidance of the airspace control computer.

    I love the aviation consultants on this forum...

  9. Re:Corporate Wars on JP Morgan Chase Breach: Shades of a Cyber Cold War? · · Score: 1

    And this would be a bad thing how?

  10. Re:poor summary on Downtown Project Suicides Shock High Tech Community · · Score: 1

    Ask me when Texas executes one.

  11. Didn't Forrest Gump explain stupid to you?

  12. Re:Typical Government Hypocracy on At CIA Starbucks, Even the Baristas Are Covert · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hypocracy? That's awful. I'd hate to be ruled by hypos.

  13. Re:Big Goverment no backup on Nearly 2,000 Chicago Flights Canceled After Worker Sets Fire At Radar Center · · Score: 1

    That would be tower controllers. This fire was in a windowless building.

  14. Re:i heard that Burning Man... on Marc Merlin's 2014 Burning Man Report For Tech Geeks · · Score: 0

    Burning Man might be a good experience for a "geek"...

    At least he'd get to see hooters.

  15. Re:Striking air traffic controllers fired on Nearly 2,000 Chicago Flights Canceled After Worker Sets Fire At Radar Center · · Score: 1

    I'm sure you'll substantiate that.

  16. Re:Big Goverment no backup on Nearly 2,000 Chicago Flights Canceled After Worker Sets Fire At Radar Center · · Score: 1

    Are you under the impression the controllers land airplanes?

  17. Re:How? on US Strikes ISIL Targets In Syria · · Score: 0

    In your context, illicit is eliterate.

  18. Re:Ancient Campfires on Ancient Campfires Led To the Rise of Storytelling · · Score: 2

    I think I saw your Scoutmaster on the news.

  19. Re:Along the lines of: on Ancient Campfires Led To the Rise of Storytelling · · Score: 1

    ...which proves that the Ju/'hoan invented the door handle.

  20. Re:strongly doubting it on A DC-10 Passenger Plane Is Perfect At Fighting Wildfires · · Score: 1

    True, but there's only one Mars left and I don't think it's likely to work again. Hideously expensive to operate.

  21. Re:strongly doubting it on A DC-10 Passenger Plane Is Perfect At Fighting Wildfires · · Score: 2

    ...and the DC-10 can deliver as much water as five of the largest water scoopers.

    Also bear in mind that a water scooper has to "land and refill" too...it just does that on a body of water instead of an airport. That could be closer than the nearest airport, or it could be farther.

  22. Re:One Sure Way on California Tells Businesses: Stop Trying To Ban Consumer Reviews · · Score: 0

    Yeah, if you haven't done anything wrong, you have nothing to fear.

    Think I've heard that before...

  23. Re:Seriously? Fish ladders? on Restoring Salmon To Their Original Habitat -- With a Cannon · · Score: 1

    Ask your teacher about the google.

  24. Re:California Betrayed on Reno Selected For Tesla Motors Battery Factory · · Score: 2

    Nevada; No corporate income tax.

    Nor inventory tax...hence the huge warehouse district in Reno.

  25. Re:The worrisome part on California Passes Law Mandating Smartphone Kill Switch · · Score: 1

    In other news, all the MRAPs are being recalled for installation of an undisclosed new feature.