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"The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (Est. 1945) vigorously denies that Hiroshima and Nagasaki had any lasting impact on the gene pool of Japanese citizens."

More about (1) comparative tax burdens in all 50 states and DC, and (2) making fun of the famous last name of a guy who happens to be Indian. Deal with it, Cochise.

I s**t you not: http://cfo.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/ocfo/publication/attachments/2012%20Tax%20Rates%20and%20Tax%20Burdens_NATIONWIDE.pdf War, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing. Mahatma said war is not the answer, in other words, Natwar. Wait, what?

Hard to tell if you were being sarcastic. You realize that you may not be in the clear just because nobody else happened to be in your office looking at your monitor, right?

The birds that crap facing north like dogs do can sense the earth's magnetic field and migrate. The birds that randomly crap everywhere (like pigeons) are not magnetic and don't migrate. You can test this theory by holding a magnet next to a pigeon - - there's no attraction.

They could give Monty Python a run for their money - - maybe they were inspired by watching the "Twit Olympics" but were out of pistols:

Antarctica - - First we find extraterrestrial neutrinos there, and now a massive hole (bigger than the Grand Canyon) is discovered beneath the ice. http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2014/01/15/massive-hole-discovered-under-antarctica-bigger-than-the-grand-canyon/ Who knows what's hiding down there? Run North!

This is fairly old but may have some useful basic info anyway: http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/mtg/20020124a.asp My oldest brother Darryl suggests that somebody might be able to give you better guidance if you posted answers to the following questions: 1. What state are you in? 2. Did you get a written Good Faith Estimate ("GFE") from the bank? 3. Did you sign a written rate lock agreement? 4. If you signed a written rate lock agreement, did the bank then give you a revised GFE? 5. If you signed a written rate lock agreement, how many days did the agreement lock the promised rate? 6. Did you ever actually pay a fee to the bank in return for the bank's promise to lock the rate for a specific length of time? 7. Did the aborted closing occur before or after the written rate lock expired? 8. Do you have copies of any of the closing documents that were presented to you at the aborted closing? 9. Did you sign any documents at the aborted closing before you got to the one(s) with the wrong interest rate? 10. What was the name of the lender on the aborted closing documents, and was it the exact same name as the name of the bank that employed the person who admitted the "mistake?" 11. Are you certain that the bank employee is sick, and not gone because he or she was fired for incompetence or some other reason? Darryl's a bit of a moron, so you shouldn't rely on anything he says or suggests. But even a blind giraffe finds an acorn now and then. Darryl found this: https://www.aba.com/aba/documents/abaworks/ABAWorksonRESPA.pdf [excerpt below from page 12] [more at the link] and at page 14:

Simultaneous announcements may be a stretch, but Toronto's interest in getting an NFL team is pretty well documented.

I have previously read that the existing design of the Rogers Centre prevents the installation of a natural grass field to replace the current artificial turf if the field continues to be used for both baseball and football. At a recent meeting to discuss the State of the [blue Jays] Franchise, team CEO Paul Beeston said that the field would be converted to natural grass when the Argos lease expires after the 2017 season, but that installation of the grass field would be expedited if the Argos left sooner (perhaps for an expanded and remodeled BMO Field where the Toronto MLS soccer team now plays). http://blogs.thescore.com/djf/2014/01/27/assorted-weekend-thoughts-012714/ The Blue Jays are owned by Rogers Communications. Interesting that Beeston made no mention about the need to keep the turf field for the Bills-In-Toronto-Series. Is this a hint that the Bills and Rogers have already decided to end the annual Toronto game? Wonder if they time an announcement of the end of the Bills-In-Toronto-Series to coincide with announcements that (i) MLSE and/or Larry Tanenbaum is buying the Argos and moving them to BMO field, and (ii) Rogers will be installing natural grass in Rogers Centre making it unsuitable for football? This would cause great joy in Bills land while the Canadians simultaneously design a new NFL stadium and try to buy the team outright when Ralph passes. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/livin-on-a-prayer-buying-bills-building-new-toronto-stadium-would-be-a-2-billion-play/article15581107/ Devious, eh?

Not sure if this was posted around the time of the Bon Jovi news a few months ago, but if so, it has details about Toronto stadium planning that I missed: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/livin-on-a-prayer-buying-bills-building-new-toronto-stadium-would-be-a-2-billion-play/article15581107/

Not sure how accurate it is, because it's just from a recent CFL message board post, but FWIW: http://www.lionbackers.com/bc_lions/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=27450&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=15 I have not tried to confirm the part about "an American stadium contractor," but other parts seem consistent with some of the claims in this late 11/2013 article from around the time of the Bon Jovi news (no attributed quotes, though): http://sports.nationalpost.com/2013/11/25/wheels-quietly-in-motion-to-move-buffalo-bills-to-toronto/

On an old subcompact that needed a little body work: "No, I Didn't Sell My Soul To Satan, But We Worked Out A Rent-To-Own Deal"

So you're saying that if the OP puts his wife in a harness it won't be a quick fix for his mechanical problem?

1. Don't shoot the messenger. 2. Larry Tanenbaum and MLSE may be working on a solution to the "Argos problem" with respect to any potential future NFL bid: http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=442375 3. MLSE is planning to spend $120 million to expand the existing Toronto soccer stadium to give the CFL Argos a home when their lease at Rogers Center expires in 2017: http://www.thestar.com/sports/2014/01/28/leiweke_hints_mlse_may_buy_argonauts_with_eyes_on_future_nfl_team.html 4. Don't shoot the messenger.

The old guy should have said "Who's your daddy?" at the end.

FYI: http://www.ag.ny.gov/consumer-frauds/new-car-lemon-law-fact-sheet http://www.ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/pdfs/publications/New_Car_Lemon_Law_2011.pdf

Wonder if the Predator will be used as a weapon next time? Lest we forget: http://www.justice.gov/opr/readingroom/rubyreportcover_39.pdf

Some details: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-28/northwestern-university-football-players-seeking-to-form-union.html http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304691904579349403107728532 http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/01/northwestern_football_players.html

Wouldn't call it "great," and nowhere near as good as the one upthread, but I found this one funny:

My guess is she grew up in NYC - - good mass transit coverage and not much parking.

Seems unlikely, but it's an interesting point - - and I'm not sure how far it is from the Rogers Center to the closest edge of Orchard Park.

This one still makes me laugh:

I love me some Ron White, but am I the only one who sees the irony here? For the uninitiated: