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  • I think the best outcome would be that it might uncover deliberate malfeasance that might prompt some folks in congress to do what is needed. I wouldn't be optimistic though.

    Slightly more likely is that such discovery would drive the public towards a congressional swing away from his enablers at the next congressional election next year, assuming we have it. I'm moderately more optimistic on that, apparently such a swing is already forming, but to what extent isn't clear.

    We can't undo the election results, the congressional count done on jan 6 is definitive.

  • It's weird to me that y'all don't appreciate the convenience of advancing technology.

    It's like going "only mentally disabled folks use microwaves, the rest of us light the wood stove and let it simmer for a half hour"

    Especially when Europe is known for its electric kettles, which are only recently becoming common in the US, who have traditionally used range-heated kettles.

    Shit.... are you also all still on Nokia 3310s and connecting to the internet with SLIP/PPP too?

  • At some point in time it was argued that manual allowed finer control of engine efficiency to automatic which simply shifted at certain speeds or rpms that weren't always ideal. So properly driving a manual meant you saved gas.

    I dare say in the decades since that argument began, automatic transmissions have gotten way better and reasonably as efficient as the average manual driver.

    Also, when manuals were more generally common, they were generally cheaper than automatics. I don't know if that's true anymore, but I think the average person will have a hard time finding a manual new (consumer grade) vehicle in any given dealership in the US these days -- you'd have to get it ordered.

  • GIMP

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  • pretty sure that use of the term originated with that exact movie scene.

    There's also a point where the gimp tries to speak and it's pretty clear he has at least a speech impediment if not a mental disability.

  • It's one of my most favorite movies to quote. And of course no one ever gets the references, which is even better somehow.

    My cat is named Courtney and I'm fond of telling her "Stop it, Courtney, you're embarrassing your country!"

    I know Richard E Grant fucking hates that movie but I don't care, he is iconic in it.