After getting settled into the passenger seat, the hitchhiker thanked the man for the ride, then asked, “but how do you know I’m not a serial killer?”

“I’m not worried,” the driver replied. “The chances of two serial killers being in the same car have to be astronomical.”

@Doctor-Phibes said in Flat Tax:

@LuFins-Dad said in Flat Tax:

@Doctor-Phibes said in Flat Tax:

People actually pay to live in Iowa?

(I'm kidding!)

Iowa is actually one of the big winners of the Escape From California.

By "winners" you mean they've been inundated by Californians?

Yep. Although I don't know if I'd call them winters.

A man a million.

Commonly accepted construction death number in those days.

@LuFins-Dad said in Pilot ROTC:

@George-K said in Pilot ROTC:

I don't have any informed opinion on this particular matter.

But, if I recall correctly, for repayment of medical education obligations, it was one-for-one.

IOW..."You owe us one year of service for every year of school that we paid for."

Hmmmm…

Would those years count towards residency?

Docs get paid during residency. LSUMC...

2021-2022 House Officer Pay Scale

Annual Monthly Semi-Monthly Hourly
HO 1 $54,815.24 $4,567.94 $2,283.97 $18.77
HO 2 $56,652.73 $4,721.06 $2,360.53 $19.40
HO 3 $58,591.18 $4,882.60 $2,441.30 $20.07
HO 4 $60,850.62 $5,070.88 $2,535.44 $20.84
HO 5 $63,424.25 $5,285.35 $2,642.68 $21.72
HO 6 $66,173.68 $5,514.47 $2,757.24 $22.66
HO 7 $66,173.68 $5,514.47 $2,757.24 $22.66

@89th said in Declare Victory:

@jon-nyc said in Declare Victory:
In other words, do you think anyone votes with the "Wow, sure glad Biden ended COVID" in mind?

I think it's more like not that they are happy that he "ended" it, it is that most, even SNL, would be displeased if he didn't.

@Mik said in Only Sam Elliot could so eloquently review "The Power of the Dog":

Hated it. Depressing.

It was completely nihilistic.

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No 4th booster recommended for anyone in the US yet AFAIK.

I hope not to take another shot of the current products. Maybe if some next-gen shot comes out that’s better with the variants.

@jon-nyc Too heartbreaking to bear.

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By the way, that's my singer friend in NOLA.

@Jolly said in January 6th:

Is no longer the most important thing in the world.

As if it ever was...

And it didn't get mentioned in SOTU.

sap. It's an old expression used by maple syrup makers to indicate that you're having another really bad day. Sometimes birds will get trapped in a tapped Maple and leave a feather behind in the sticky mess. This has been known to ruin entire batches of syrup.

That is the 16th hole at Augusta

The shot is something that has been tried by many pros during practice rounds for years

It is a well known spot for trying this trick shot, the layout of the hole sets up nicely for this

Still, it is not an easy shot

@Jolly said in We Lost United:

@Copper said in We Lost United:

@Jolly said in We Lost United:

Or is it because aircrew have found other jobs?

The training is expensive and difficult.

The starting pay and schedules are terrible, although there has been improvement over the last several years.

Aren't the commuter lines where a lot of aircrew get their start?

Yes, most of the guys I worked with that went to airlines started with the commuters.