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    Tasers, Airplanes and Health Insurance

    There's another one - smoking. It's nearly serial murder if you smoke. If you're not planning to kill yourself with it, then your second hand smoke is being attributed to the death of everyone around you. In my state, it's not allowed in public buildings, including apartment buildings (that's...
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    Tasers, Airplanes and Health Insurance

    So I don't want to slide down a slippery slope - but what's next? Do you guys think we'll end up in Total Recall body scanners at every port of transportation including subways and buses? Or schools? Or what about running background checks on people purchasing plane tickets? And although I...
  3. Undertow

    Tasers, Airplanes and Health Insurance

    This is the upcoming "trend" you will see in health insurance policies - but don't quote me on that. ;) It will be something tested out for the next few years in smaller markets where there's no deductibles anymore, only coinsurance/out-of-pocket maximums for all services. Thus, if you're paying...
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    Tasers, Airplanes and Health Insurance

    John, I think that's a great analogy! Either for or against, you've painted a good picture. Diamondback, I'm right there with you sir! And I like the slogan, "Zero Tolerance = 100% Intolerance". Also, being someone currently on the inside of a certain industry, I can say with authority -...
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    Tasers, Airplanes and Health Insurance

    Perhaps. Or at least a waiver saying you understand no one has been screened before boarding the plane. How many planes have been exploded mid-air in all of history? How many attempts have there been? How effective do you really think all this security is? Perhaps it's effective as a...
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    Tasers, Airplanes and Health Insurance

    I would have no problem signing a waiver and boarding a plane with no frisking. Or at the very least, as Pompidou stated, I'd accept metal detectors only. And health insurance? Well, that's a loaded question on my end, but I can say with certainty that some insurance companies are changing...
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    Tasers, Airplanes and Health Insurance

    Just a question - and I believe one most appropriate for this crowd of all others because we're so vintage oriented. As a note, this isn't a space to voice political differences, so let's leave that at the door, please and thank you. Who on here would willingly, even preferably, board an...
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    Rabbit to Hat...How It Was Done in 1941

    Very nice, Fletch, thank you. I wonder what they mean by mixing the fur with "certain synthetics"? I liked some of the other articles, too.
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    Questions and Answers -- General Attire

    Isn't that the truth. Anymore that could run the line of kahki's and button down to "tuxedo". I think you could play it safe with a midnight blue two piece, white button down with point collar, gold metals and black leathers. You'll appear conservative and sharp, but not entirely overdressed...
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    British designer decries "scruffy" British men.

    I was able to read through the article and I'm wondering why it was even posted at all. It follows no distinct argument other than, "Why, oh why, can't people buy my product?" Yet, this designer is himself part of his own problem? Then to confound the reader, this designer blames the Queen...
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    Have the cowboy movies brainwashed me?

    Haha, that's what came to my mind, too!
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Magnolia (1999) I wasn't too crazy about it. [huh]
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    New shoes = agony!?

    Personally, that doesn't sound right (although I'm no shoe expert). Yes, shoes often require a bit of a breaking-in, but to be so dramatic as this doesn't make sense. It sounds like something was ill-fitting from the start and you didn't notice. If someone doesn't provide a better...
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    Yogi Bear-The Movie-In 3D

    Although I'm not a fan of 3D, I'm looking forward to this release. I've got some pretty fond memories of that bear.
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    Scandal! Vintage clothing ads that wouldn't fly today

    Great point! I've had beef with this issue recently as well. Let me insert a little conjecture here, but it seems like after The Simpsons really took hold of American popular culture, it was suddenly "good advertising" to portray men as these goofy, stupid, subservient train wrecks with no...
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    Is Tweed Warmer Than Other Wool Products?

    I would have to agree with this as a general statement. Wool flannels and tweeds would be quite a bit warmer than just any old wool.
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    Scandal! Vintage clothing ads that wouldn't fly today

    Wow, some of those really tip the scales. How about that first one: "Indoors, women are useful - even pleasant. On a mountain they are something of a drag." :eusa_doh:
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    Help Transitioning Up!

    I think Fred has a point in that if you aren't familiar with what you're looking for, you can very easily make an expensive mistake. It's worth noting that the shops listed above, which Fred recommends one should avoid, can sell nice clothes, but on the other hand, I've noticed each has some...
  22. Undertow

    The Most Famous Hat

    Precisely what I was saying. I can't imagine too many folks in India, China, or even the middle east (aka the "Orient") would necessarily know much about the Stovepipe itself. Maybe if you showed them a picture of Lincoln in the hat, they could name him, or at least tell you he was an American...
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    Earliest Known US Television Recordings

    Wow, very interesting. Thanks for the post! I'm reading through this right now. :)

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