Dr. Tom

Much.

Nope. I'm a good hour outside of DC, actually. That happened on the Edgewood Post of APG. I now work on the main Post of APG, where the speed limits are higher,

Looks like he posts in the rasslin' folders, which is why I don't know him.

A thousand followers is a cult. A thousand thousand is a congregation. Anyway, yes, they're both cults. They differ quite a bit from mainstream Christianity. I'd say the Mormons are the bigger offenders, with the whole Book of Coming Forth by Day nonsense. Jehovah's Witnesses got popular because Charles Taze Russell made a bunch of end-of-the-world predictions. Despite the fact that all of them were wrong, people still kept joining his cult. Tremendous.

If, by "occasional lapse," you mean "his entire -- and extremely shitty -- writing career," I agree. Besides, you also split your infinitive in "my" post. I'd never double-dip on the errors like that.

No Ashcroft? w00t~! I can now vote for President Bush without hesitation.

Glad to help.

Pulled over four times, ticketed once. First: Age 19, pulled over for going 71 in a 45. I freely admit I was speeding, but I KNOW I wasn't going that fast. My spedometer never got above 63-64. I got the speed reduced and got a fine, plus probation before judgment. Second: Age 23, going 63 in a 50. I saw the cop sitting under a bridge at night, but apparently, I crested the hill going too fast (saw her once I came over the hill). Third: 2 years ago, age 28, going 37 in a 20 on Post. I hadn't been down that road in more than a year (the exit gate near there had been closed ever since 9/11, and was only open because of roadwork near the main gate), and didn't know the speed limit had dropped from 35 to 20. Warning. Fourth: 1 year ago, age 29, going 66 in a 55. Again, I saw the cop well in advance, but she must have had some long-distance speed-sniffing stuff. Warning. Each time, I was polite and courteous, and the only dickhead cop I had was the first one who pulled me over.

Al, I'm going to hit you up with a few selections that might be unconventional... Davey Johnson (as player, manager, or both) Pat Gillick (as an executive, obv) Jon Miller (broadcaster's wing)

Gimmick posters are discouraged, not disallowed. This is because most people lack either (or both, in some cases) the intelligence or subtlety to pull off a gimmick account. Thus, most attempts are lame and trollish, and result in the gimmick account getting whacked. If someone creates a particularly absurd and idiotic gimmick account, they'll have their main account whacked under the Colossal Stupidity Priviso. Such are the consequences of trying to be an e-comedian.

Heh. Sorry, but I actually put periods at the end of my sentences.

Do they have to be photo IDs? If you have a school ID, use that. If they don't need to be photo IDs, a credit card should have your signature on it.

You bet. Boog's BBQ is still there, right on Eutaw St.

C'mon, SP, be a sport. It's all about the MAM, y'know.

Because the NFL, in every respect other than the play on the field, is very much the No Fun League. They have people in the stands at every game, specifically watching for uniform violations. Even something like a towel hanging down too far is a fine. It's quite absurd.

Play poker. If you play well, you'll make enough money on the side to keep afloat without having to sell things off or take an actual job and break your byzantine financial aid terms.

Actually, our sun is called "Sol."

Exactly, and that should be built into the standards for partcipating in a Presidential debate. In order for a party to have its candidate be invited, that party has to have at least four seats in the House, or one seat in the Senate. I'd even settle for two or three governors, since that implies some level of national (or at least regional) support. But without any other voice in the government, why should we take these third parties seriously? Make them go out and earn their place in the debates instead of being handed them. In five years, I can legally run for President. Should I automatically be invited to the debates if I do?

If they'd just modernize a little, no one would have to do anything like that. Voter registrations can be entered into a database, and depending on the database chosen and the queries run, duplicates can easily be spotted and resolves. Of course, from the news clips I've seen, most of these states maintain paper voting records after entering them into a computer program that probably bears little resemblance to a database in terms of power and functionality. While I think states should maintain their own voting records, the federal goverment should force them to modernize. Their shoddy record-keeping affects federal elections, after all. Make them put everything into databases, which are easy to update and maintain, and easy to share information from with other states.

That's what the article says. Community service in high school? Don't care, really. But what is this "national service?" Picking up trash on the roadsides or working at an animal shelter for 2 years gets you a free ride to college? I doubt it's that simple. The GI Bill and things like it work because the government gets something out of you for what they give you in return. There's no benefit to the government if this two years of "national service" is just the standard community service crap. If anything, a bunch of two-year volunteers will probably put people out of work, which will strain the economy that would already be dealing with free college for all.

eBay. Seriosuly. If you buy from a power seller with a silly feedback rating, you'll have no problems.

The awesome column in question. Power rankings debuted this week, too. Discuss.

Remember Chris Rock's bit about the differences in lying between men and women? "A man's lie is, 'I was at Bobby's house.' A woman's lie is, 'It's your baby.'" Democrats = women Hey, it explains a lot...

I actually meant to mention the prevent-you-from-winning defense in the column and forgot. Sad pandas.

Sounds like an IP ban, maybe even of an entire IP range. That would explain you not getting on from college (where the PCs are all on the same network, presumably), but able to get on at home, where your network and IP address are different.