The US has boats with motors. We also still train sailors to sail.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Constitution

Williams hype train or bust.

Hooray, I have better credit than the United States. I should ask if my provider will up my limit to $1 Trillion. I’m good for it.

This. It takes a bit to figure out the rhythm, but it’s not hard once you know how it feels. If you do try it, definitely be prepared to be frustrated at least once and stall the car at least more than once (I know I did)!

Once you figure it out, though, it can be much more fun and engaging (and sometimes more annoying) than an automatic.

EDIT: that said, if you’re really concerned about it, don’t be ashamed to rent the automatic!

Chaotic neutral for the win.

What!? You gave that damn monster another tree fiddy?

Somebody read Cyanide and Happiness, eh?

https://explosm.net/comics/rob-genie-lamp

Apart from the admittedly over the top hyperbole about the NES, what portion of my sarcasm would you say qualifies as a strawman?

“Dear fans,

“We’ve seen the feedback online that everyone is unhappy that our new generation of hardware and software is too expensive. Nintendo listens to customer feedback, and we appreciate your enthusiasm for Nintendo products!

“In response to the community, we’ve updated our license agreement so that if you even think about not paying us, we’ll kick you off ALL our stuff and cancel every other Nintendo thing you have! We’ll even send a brute squad to your house and smash your legacy NES we can’t brick remotely in front of your kids! Nobody messes with Nintendo!

“Now, get out there, and buy, buy, buy!

“Sincerely, your friendly, caring buddies at Nintendo.”

That is a very good point that I hadn’t considered, thanks for your response.

To your point, that just makes it even more of a ridiculous proposition.

But you mean your company isn’t willing to make a years long investment in on-shore manufacturing capacity when the scales that make it advantageous to the company can change in any direction, at any point, for any made-up reason, by any amount? Don’t they love investing in America?

/s+++

Welcome to the real world! Owned you!

Would totally buy it if it didn’t come with the EA account and Origin requirements, like pretty much everything else in the EA sale.

There’s a reason I’m buying stuff on Steam and it’s not so Steam can launch Origin games.

Am I the only one completely underwhelmed?

I’d recommend watching Heretic. I thought he crushed it as a bad guy. I also liked him in The Gentleman. Both are far from his Notting Hill and Two Weeks Notice romcom type stuff.

RIP my fantasy team

To a certain extent, I agree with you. It is even in their own book— turning the other cheek. And despite everything, I think kindness always counts.

That said, there comes a point where I feel I need to see if I can drag the horse to the water rather than hoping it will follow me there. If it doesn’t, perhaps it is a lost cause and I should go find another horse. Know what I mean?

It’s just hard to find where that moment is, especially if it is family.

You mean with all this financial stability and prosperity no one is out spending like there’s no tomorrow? Whaaaat?

Baseball is sooooo much better now with the pitch clock. I still don’t watch it as much as I did years ago, but it is infinitely more palatable now.

Well no shit. I’m sure no one saw this conflict of interest as an issue. Surely it is just a complete coincidence and everyone is freaking out over nothing.