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• Commented on Lots Of People Want Encyclopedias Now That They're Dead
  If you have a library or office in your house with a lot of shelving, a set of encyclopedias makes a great addition to help fill them up with knowledge. N shit. Of course, there are other ways to skin...
• Commented on Lots Of People Want Encyclopedias Now That They're Dead
  The encyclopedias. They're selling like the proverbial hotcakes...
• Commented on Google's Photos Of New Glasses Prove They Really Are Fans Of LeVar Burton
  No thanks. I have enough distractions during the course of my day....
• Commented on Putting A Knife In A Jar Of Mayo Probably Won't Fool The TSA
  I'm glad they caught him. Odds are he had a delicious sandwich somewhere on his person, too....
• Commented on A Million People Download Instagram For Android & Annoy All Their iPhone Friends
  Just carry around a real Instamatic and graft a cellphone onto the side of it. You'll ooze authenticity all over those iPhonies...
• Commented on A Million People Download Instagram For Android & Annoy All Their iPhone Friends
  It's a picture-taking program that applies effects to the snapshots you take to make them look all grainy and crappy, like the kind your folks took of you when you were a kid if you grew up before the late...
• Commented on Reasons To Save Up For A 20% Down Payment Before Buying A Home
  Skin in the game—Twenty percent has been the norm forever. It really serves to ensure that the homebuyer has “skin in the game” and is financially viable for the homeownership responsibility. Heh. Except when the market is rising at silly...
• Commented on Giving A Ford Dealership Bad Survey Grades Is Basically Tossing Their Employees Out On The Street
  Bob, they just gave you a gift: They told you how much they care about the survey scores. Use it to get what you want from them. Hold a good score over their heads. Get in contact with the regional...
• Commented on FDA Memo: Sushi Salmonella Suspected Of Sickening 90
  It would be ironic if the source was the cucumbers in the California rolls......
• Commented on Domino's New Ads Tell Customers You Can't Have Artisan Pizza Your Way
  On a related note Gawker: Everything Fake Is Now ‘Artisan’...
• Commented on Expenses That Mortgage Calculators Don't Tell You About
  On top of the mortgage and property taxes, my wife and I put some money into an account each month for repairs and improvements. It works out to our saving about 3% of the original sale price of the house...
• Commented on Soldier Says Bank Of America Won't Help Him Get His Stolen $25K Back
  You never know...maybe all that played a part here. "Hey Vangelis, some rich American just dropped his bank card to pay for drinks..."...
• Commented on American Express Pulls Gift Cards From New Jersey Stores
  If I remember correctly, it was "justified" by the idea that it benefited consumers...Instead of the funds going back to the dirty vendors they were instead gobbled up by the state, thereby obviating the need to raise taxes in the...
• Commented on Philadelphians With DirecTV Now Have No Way Of Watching Phillies Baseball On TV
  Sounds like DirecTv needs to send its negotiators back down to the minors....
• Commented on Starbucks Is Trying Really Hard To Fit In With The Cool European Kids
  Heh. These sophisticates are the same people who can't get enough of Jerry Lewis. Or maybe they can...I don't really know or care. I just like trotting out that stereotype....
• Commented on Worst Company In America Semifinals: EA Vs. AT&T
  True, but they would if they could. Vote EA!...
• Commented on Lenovo Replaces Lemon Laptop... In Theory
  Nah, Lenovo is sold elsewhere as well. It's the brand that bought the Thinkpad trademark from IBM....
• Commented on Why You Don't Need To Be Ashamed Of Moving Back In With Your Parents
  Quite frankly, if "the right path" involves being stupid with my money then I don't want to take it. "Right" or "wrong" is subjective, but she might learn some good lessons learning to live on a tight budget outside of...
• Commented on Government Report Says Inactivity And Obesity Are Linked To Cancer Risks
  And their claim to being "fun" is tenuous at best...
• Commented on Expert: Credit Card Data On Old Xbox Hard Drives Is Vulnerable (Updated)
  Sure, it's a vulnerability, but what are the practical implications? Buying used Xboxes to harvest they valid credit card numbers they *may* potentially hold seems like a lot of work and expense for a pretty sketchy payoff. I could see...
• Commented on Apple CEO Tim Cook Takes A Tour Of Foxconn During Trip To China
  "You! Worker! Tonight I shall sleep with you in your bed and you will enjoy a night of pleasure such that you've never had! And I shall learn..um..er..a lot!"...
• Commented on Of Course Edith Is Totally The Worst At Downton Arby's, Too
  Consumerism. Presumably....
• Commented on This Cosi Restaurant Is The Best Stalker Ever
  Note to self: The stalking thing goes over better if I keep a bag of cookies or Turkey Corn Chili on me to smooth things over when caught....
• Commented on So You Won A Bajillion Dollars In The Lottery -- Now What?
  I tell you what I'd do: Take it in a lump sum, pay the taxes, invest the rest, and live off the interest. If that's enough for me to live without working, great. If not, I'll keep a job. Of...
• Commented on Let's All Do A Slow Clap For Your Worst Company In America 2012 Semifinalists!
  Look at EA! But it has a tough road ahead. AT&T and Bank of America bring out the disgust and anger from people in droves....
• Commented on Would Undercover Agents Prevent Baggage Theft At The Airport?
  "Somebody, for instance, who has a drug problem, is very likely to steal luggage or steal from the luggage so I think they ought to change the standard for people," Schumer said. "Those people should not be baggage handlers. The...
• Commented on How To Save Money When Moving
  I think that's pretty good advice, my comment notwithstanding...
• Commented on How To Save Money When Moving
  Having movers pack your things for you, especially when they're charging you by the box, is a great way to get screwed big time. Score free boxes or buy the boxes from them, but pack yourself....
• Commented on Miller Ditches "Man Up," Resurrects "Miller Time"
  I very vaguely remember the fishing boat commercial. I would have been 4 years old I've always wondered how many sad sacks were sold on the idea of going Alaska to work on a fishing boat thinking life would be...
• Commented on Google's New Privacy Policy Leads To At Least Four Class-Action Lawsuits
  I'm just hoping the settlement allows me to get my hands on some free Google services....

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