Mike D.

From time to time the tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of patriots and tyrants.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/thomas-jefferson-tree-of-liberty/

It’s not the Christianity people like, it is the racism. Christianity is just a cover up

Lol. Good point!

This is my most common use. It is grrat for opening large log files on servers.

I had a similar positive experience in Spain and Morocco. Tangier is very close to Spain so most of the locals know Spanish.

I would always start conversations in Spanish. Most of the time the person I was talking to would appreciate my attempt and switch to English. In Tangier I talked to a street peddler for over 15 minutes while friends were in a store. I attempted to speak in Spanish but he preferred English. He just wanted to chat.

My last two TVs were dumb ones.

It is getting harder find dumb TVs because the smart stuff included with most TVs subsidizes keeping the initial price low. Manufactures are betting millions of dollars purchasers will sign up for the monthly apps.

I’m tall enough to open the door so we both pee outside.

a/s/l

Forums are alive and well when looking for car info. Whenever I get a different car I look for communities with the most activity and that is usually a forum.

The one exception I can think of (proving the post to be true) is the first generation Tundra (2000-2007). The FB group had more current news than the forums and I managed to get banned (first time ever).

They hate when you bring an empty bottle and fill it near the gate.

Source - on a plane right now.

Them: “I keep getting an error message.” Me: “What’s it say.” Them: “I don’t remember.”