SkokieGuy commented on Oyster Lovers To FDA: Kindly STFU And Leave Our Deadly Snack Alone

"If the ban goes through, maybe raw oyster lovers can console themselves with a legal cigarette."

SkokieGuy commented on Something To Do While Unemployed: Serve On A Jury

"@utensil42: Exactly and all the more reason it should happen."

SkokieGuy commented on Something To Do While Unemployed: Serve On A Jury

"I so wish we had professional juries taken from experts (perhaps retired) in the appropriate field. If it's a malpractice case, would scientists, doctors, nurses and those with a medical background be better qualified to evaluate the evidence, rather than average citizens? It is supposed to be a jury of your peers, yet seldom is."

SkokieGuy commented on Top Posts Of The Week And Open Thread

"Off early on Fridays."

SkokieGuy commented on Top Posts Of The Week And Open Thread

"@MostlyHarmless: Pictures of cute cats are not enough? Seriously, google depression & inflammation, there is a link between the two."

SkokieGuy commented on Top Posts Of The Week And Open Thread

"Volunteer for and attended awesome nutrition lecture on foods that fight inflammation."

SkokieGuy commented on What To Consider Before Buying An Extended Warranty

"@ArgusRun: Yup, lousy math, but I still maintain that the value of my hypothetical home insurance is not $2,000. The value of my insurance is $200,000, that I have a 1% chance of using. By the article's logic, the value of a $1000 policy on an item with a 5% failure rate is less valuable than the same policy on an item with a 10% failure rate. The value of the policies are the same, the risk they are insuring is different and therefore a consumer may make a different decision toward purchase."

SkokieGuy commented on What To Consider Before Buying An Extended Warranty

"@StanTheManDean: And if the failure rate is high enough to make you consider buying the warranty, perhaps buy a different brand."

SkokieGuy commented on What To Consider Before Buying An Extended Warranty

""To a perfectly rational person, that insurance is worth exactly 2.7 percent of $200, or $5.40" I must not be perfectly rational. If my home is insured for $200K and I have homeowner's insurance policy that costs $400.00 a year, and the chance of my home being wrecked is 1%, is the "value" of my insurance $4.00 (1% of $400)? No, the value of my insurance is the $200K that I have a 1% chance of using."

SkokieGuy commented on Should Concert Promoters Have To Disclose Lip-Syncing?

"It seems that the promoters are specifically NOT marketing the musical, singing or concert aspects of the show, but the performance / entertainment aspect. It is the Circus Tour, starring Brittany Spears."