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    Willy’s Jeep

    Note the severely droopy muffler-- it was probably missing half or more of its bolts, and the rest were pre-loosened. One bump, and it likely would've fallen to pieces. An impressive bit of teamwork regardless.
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    Home prices to rise

    Keep in mind that most of these same so-called "experts" were buying Merril Lynch stock and securitized mortgages (now known as "toxic waste") right up until the very end, or at least most of them were. Why would anyone trust _them_?
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    What are your favorite inventions of humanity?

    Indoor plumbing.
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    True or not? Prove otherwise

    They also have to pay for all the research and development on drugs that never make it to market. Which outnumber the successful ones by a _huge_ margin. If the pharma companies were raking it in like those figures suggest, it'd show in their stock prices/earnings reports, which are...
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    Oi Supply

    This one, however, _is_ real. Funding was essentially stopped when the Dems took over Congress. Note that the biggest advocate is the Governor of Montana, a blue-dog Democrat. Nancy Pelosi seems to _hate_ those. Montana's Coal Cowboy, Lesley Stahl Reports On An Ambitious Fuel Plan - CBS News
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    Love, Admiration,

    People felt much the same way about Stalin and Hitler. These leaders also created similar cults of personality about them, and pushed "big-government" ideas featuring "change", "hope", and "justice". In their time, they too were seen as saviors. They also willingly associated with...
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    serious. fed ex/ups virus

    I can attest that it's real-- my copy arrived Wednesday. Even worse, by pure coincidence I'd actually shipped a package on the date listed. But, a couple things made me suspicious. One was that they said the package had been returned to my "local office" instead of specifying a location. Another...
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