Obtuse1

Came for an update and got a 9-day late nonsequitur. ...

[quote]I was issued BCGs when I got to Fort Knox.[/quote] Those are the "modern" ones, IIRC they were designed by a famous designer obviously hamstrung by the DOD specs. The funny thing is the older ones were less worse. I had an E5 in my platoon that wore the ones for use with a gas mask (rubb...

[quote] to be fair, there was a general disgust at the government subsidies for electric cars in general and it wasn't aimed strictly at elon;[/quote] I am not going to dance around it and simply say your memory of those threads is incorrect. The vast majority of the time, almost to exclusivity...

[quote]I think the biggest issue is most people don't understand how much less they pay using the apps.[/quote] I have the feeling fast food places were counting on price-conscious consumers to use the apps and take advantage of the pricing. I started using them for convenience but was amazed at...

[quote]Never heard that. Why is it called a Counter then?[/quote] While I admit to being raised by two Emily Post-esque parents who had etiquette for every possible human interaction my secretary just happened to pop in and I ask her "Is it OK to place your money on the counter when paying in ...

[quote]Because Nissan is shite. They're far removed from their great reliability days. The plastic inside their cars is cheap shite too, even in the infiniti brand.[/quote] You can thank this guy for a large part of the Nissan and Infiniti reliability issues and plastic interiors. Even Putin got a...

[quote]I have seen people on the watch forums talk about allergies to certain metals / materials in alloys[/quote] Primarily that is nickel and to a lesser degree cobalt. The watches that usually get people are Rolexes. The newer ones (post 1985) use 904L which is much higher in nickel than the...

I have waited a while to include my general smartassery. Since you are working well into the wants versus the needs just get a GLS 63 AMG. 0-60 in 3.6 and sub 12s 1/4 and arguably more luxury than any other three rower around. No point in being late to play dates and the time savings is preciou...

[quote]That’s But extreme. Now if he got caught doing pedo stuff then good on the suicide stuff.[/quote] He was a prof at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and a pastor at a MS Baptist Church. He was fired and I suppose saw his whole world cracking down including his marriage. ...

[quote]ETA: What color is your bugatti bro?[/quote] I imagine his Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport plastic model is "Bad Man Copper" just like his idol's was before it got seized. ...