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You're in Utah?

Of course he's not consistently good but the Broncos should give him some time to mature as a QB. They should remember that even Elway had problems his first few years.

Go Broncos!

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that is sometimes the by-product of anal sex.

Google says it, so it must be true.

Two comments:

First, I think that we have a growing fear that intelligence and hard work will not be enough for us to be successful in the future. We would all like to live in a world where even the dim-witted are cared for, but are faced with an increasing concern that being clever, educated, experienced and industrious may not be enough. This puts our own asses on the line -- it's a problem.

Second, everything that ZEN said about strippers and whores is absolutely true.

Excellent article -- thanks for posting.

Spicy PHO for 2012.

Great kill, gents. Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. :)

Huevos espectacular ftw.

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Dear Detmer,

Despite the fact that this is not a criminal prosecution (which was the original topic of discussion), the McDonald's coffee case is a perfect example of why you shouldn't judge a case solely by what you read in the news.

In the McDonald's coffee case, a woman sued because she was injured by spilling hot coffee from their restaurant on her lap. This was as much as most of the media reported, and they primarily focused on the fact that anyone who is unknowingly injured by hot coffee is an idiot. What they didn't tell you about the case included the following:

1) Ordinary restaurant coffee is served at approximately 140 degrees.

2) McDonald's deliberately served their coffee at 210 degrees (just short of boiling temperature).

3) The McDonald's corporation (as evidenced via internal memoranda) was aware that serving "super-hot" coffee was likely to cause serious burns (much more so than "ordinary" hot coffee) to anyone who spilled it on themselves.

4) McDonald's served their coffee at super-hot temperatures anyway knowing the risks for two reasons:

- Super-hot coffee would stay hot longer, which would please commuter customers.
- Super-hot coffee tended to mask the true coffee taste, which allowed McDonald's to get away with crappy (and cheaper) coffee, thereby increasing corporate profits.

5) McDonald's executives weighed the pros and cons of serving super-hot coffee and decided that the benefits to the corporation outweighed the potential physical harm that might be done done to any of their customers.

Now, I'm not saying that the lady who sued McDonald's should have won (although I will note that, as a result of the lawsuit, McDonald's stopped serving "super-hot" coffee), but I will say that trying to judge a court action based on what you read in the media is problematic.

And this is just a civil tort action.

If you won't take my example as evidence for caution, perhaps you'll simply take my word for it. As a result of my job I see what happens in court all the time, and then I read about it (or watch it on TV) afterwards. To a greater or lesser extent, what you read (or see) is simply wrong.

Best regards.

Judging the quality of a criminal prosecution based on a news blurb or media story is often difficult. I have *never* seen a news article on this subject when I knew the facts first-hand that didn't contain at least some mistakes. And, at the very least, stories like the one cited above have some slant or point that is emphasized by enlarging on some facts and/or leaving some facts out.

Prosecutors (as well as judges and defense attorneys) are people too, but they usually employ a significant amount of common sense in the application of the law. A "wacky" prosecution story, especially one that ends in someone going to jail, is likely to be just that -- a story.

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Did I just see a war that was well-played and hard-fought on both sides, and that didn't end in bitterness and angry recriminations?

Sheesh. What is this game coming to?

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Martian:

You are more than welcome to copy/paste my post, and to take it with you on your trip. Cheers!

All of the following is within easy walking (or short cab) distance from the French Quarter, excepting the swamp and plantation tours.

FOOD:
Have a debris po' boy at Mother's ($), a dozen char-grilled oysters (and a dozen raw!) and a bucket of crawdads at Acme ($$), chicken file gumbo at the Gumbo Shop ($$$), Oysters Irene and rack of lamb at Irene's ($$$$), and "the pig and the peach" and a nice filet at Commander's Palace ($$$$$).

DRINK:
Obviously it's everywhere. In NOLA it's legal to take your unfinished drink with you and to imbibe on the street! Have a hurricane in the courtyard at Pat O'Brien's (everyone does this -- once), and slide into Lafitte's on Bourbon (supposedly the oldest bar in N. America).

MUSIC:
Frenchman's Street is definitely the place to be. Snug Harbor and The Spotted Cat are both famous for their jazz. Arrive early-ish in the evening as these places fill up.

SEXY TIME:
Rick's and Penthouse (if you like pretty naked women), or Oz and Rawhide (if your taste runs the other way).

UNIQUELY NOLA:
For a quick background to the city a horse-drawn carriage ride through the Quarter and the cemeteries is fun during the day, and the Haunted History Tour is fun at night. Street entertainers are everywhere in the Quarter and on the Riverwalk across from Jackson Square (and they're free). Tour a plantation (Oak Alley is probably the best, but takes 1/2 a day), take an airboat through the swamp (wicked fun!), ride the streetcar from the Quarter to Tulane for a buck, and see the D-Day Museum (if WW II interests you in the least -- this one is pretty amazing).

There really is something for everyone.

And, as others have mentioned, don't be a dork regarding safety. If you flash a bunch of money and then walk through a dark alley because you think you've found a "shortcut" back to your hotel, well ... don't say we didn't warn you.

Hope you have a blast!

I picked up a balcony flat in the French Quarter after Katrina and have never regretted it. NOLA is famous for fine dining, great music, wild parties, and some outstandingly decadent behavior. :)

It all depends on what interests you, but it's definitely a fun town. What did you have in mind? I have suggestions for every taste and budget.

Threads like this give me a reason to keep playing. :)

Is it bad taste to put up your Christmas lights before Thanksgiving?

A Philadelphia lawyer who is part of La Cosa Nostra. I wonder who it could be?

Happy Halloween

Here's my thought:

Anyone who drives 120 mph in a non-emergency situation deserves a big fat ticket. Complaining about getting such a ticket is lame.

Edit: After reading the complaints of the LEOs, it seems mostly to be disagreement with *how* the situation was handled (driver arrested at gunpoint, etc.) rather than with the result (big fat ticket for asshat who was late for his 2nd job).

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Save Lenny!

Shanah Tovah :)

La Bufadora, FTW!

When I was in college hanging with friends in Ensenada, lobsters were $3 and Coronas were 25 cents. Good times. :)

I'm pretty sure that they don't work for free, either.

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The worst is when you're watching with headphones on and one of these loud-ass commercials blasts holes in your eardrums.

Go Canada.

Will you give spelling lessons, too? :)

More importantly, do they have smoking hot chicks? :)

Nice to see other people have there own version of, "There once was a man from Nantucket."

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Thank you, deepcode. I was thinking that too. :)