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1. 3 days ago on Strange Brew

   What about all those aids for medicare insurance?

2. 4 days ago on Fowl Language

   It’s harder to get into veterinary school than it it to get into medical school.

3. 8 days ago on Strange Brew

   With all those wraps, there won’t be anything that isn’t already bagged.

4. 8 days ago on Stone Soup

   I taught my daughters to drive using an automatic, figuring just one new skill at a time. After they got their licenses, I taught them how to drive a manual using my Ford Ranger. One of them joined the National Guard, later told me that a lot of the guys were impressed that she could drive a manual. A lot of them couldn’t.

5. 9 days ago on Wizard of Id Classics

   I like the way they handle the Value Added Tax in Europe, it’s included in the displayed price. Just like the fuel taxes are done here.

6. 9 days ago on Wizard of Id

   That device looks like a cross between a trebuchet and a catapult. Trebuchets used a counter weight and sling system, neither of which appear on this device, and this looks like it uses a torsion system, but doesn’t have a crossbar to stop the motion.

7. 9 days ago on Strange Brew

   A friend of mine got Alexa system in the early days, then got rid of it. He really enjoyed watching Jeopardy!, and the system often would react to a contestant say "Alex, I would like….

8. 9 days ago on Strange Brew

   I MIGHT use Apple if they weren’t so darn expensive.

9. 9 days ago on Brevity

   To be more accurate, 188 years since it was first published as a monthly serial in Bentley’s Miscellany.

10. 9 days ago on B.C.

    I’ve shoveled snow up to 30" and I don’t care how much it was, I always threw it to the side or in front of me, never over my shoulder. The side throws were usually my first pass down the center of the sidewalk or driveway. After that I usually went from that initial pass and threw it ahead of me onto the grass. And after I got a snow thrower I didn’t shovel anything over about 1 1/2".