Props to you brother for asking the questions most eloquently.
I like to think that Nerd Culture has grown past silly crap like skin color and gender issues...c'mon, aren't we the ones who made D&D creatures and Star Wars & Star Trek other-than-human cultures cool?
This kid is just warming up for a future Darwin Awards competition.
Also, let's drop the Texas Hate, people. Idiocy like this, and worse, occurs in every farm state. Just not as frequently, because we've got some counties with larger populations than say, South Dakota.
@kake81: That's the most harmless-looking GM X-body I've ever seen. It almost looks like a baby seal; cute, cuddly, and harmless. Beware, readers! Shun thee the X-body!
@VeeArrrSix: I'm not the least bit surprised EM chose Jalopnik to reply to Web innuendo; what quicker way to get one's story out there?
Also, Elon's SpaceX has the lead in the race among private providers to put cargo, satellites, and people into Space...including runs to the International Space Station. The Tesla car may never be more than a toy, but Falcon 9 is about to succeed...and he will then sell it to Boeing for an 11-figure sum.
I am a Texan, and I can grill Anything. In fact, in many cases I insist upon it.
This does not mean that Everything should be grilled. I don't draw lines, but when presented with an awful challenge I'll take it on and present the result as a "Told ya so."
@adeft: MythBusters tried this one; turned out to be be true, but not spectacular. What hapens when a shaving foam can exands X3? You get a sticky mess the size of three cans.
@GuardDuck: Done this, for a pal's wedding getaway. Did it with empty beer cans to another pal several years previously. Hey, can I borrow your car keys?
Yo Drew. Anon's story was bullshit. Since you're the Authority Figure at the moment, please start charging fools by the word to publish such "Penthouse Magazine for the 5th Grade Set." I want 10% off the top; 25% if you ask me to edit.
1982 Ford Fairmont, cream yellow. Awful, awful car. My `81 Toyota had a (slightly) larger engine. In Dad's defense, it was a company car; he didn't have much say in choosing it.
AJ, remind us again why we should want to read Anything about any sports-related figure in a market so small it's only on its second major pro sports franchise since the first Reagan administration?
OKC remains one of those places where the college game (you pick the sport) continues to out-draw any pro effort.
A really evil person might try to make a connection between Beck and Randi Rhodes, since they're both off the air the same week.
Most of us Progressives would find such a coupling to be vile; I certainly do.
(And yet I'm the guy who came up with the idea...)