I had a neighbor who was a fully functioning alcoholic: 24 beers a day for over 40 years, owned three homes outright, ran a very successful business. He got sick from something that had nothing to do with drinking. Doctor cured it but also told him to never drink again.

After six months of fighting mystery illnesses, I told him and his wife hat he needs to go back to beer. Fixed most of his problem in a week. His body had gotten so used to alcohol, that it could not function with out it.

Got nothing on the Ketubah.

I get the fern references, but too many of these look like the poster from A Nightmare Before Christmas.

Jordan co-branded with Nike. It is difficult to walk away from five years of successful intellectual property development. Jordan was upset with something about Nike at contract end. The core staff (i.e those with whom he was upset) tried to lure him away.

Walking into the big meeting, Jordan thought he had a set of bad choices: Jump to another company and rebrand, rebrand with a successful team, or stay with a company that had lost its A-team. When he saw the J III, one of those had just gotten better than the rest.

Given the article's expanded definition of vehicle, how did The Tardis not make the list?

Reminds me of chapter 29 in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.

Good one!

Like watching a Henny Youngman bit. Thanks.

The situation has almost completely reversed. Why would anyone want a laptop computer when a smartphone does more and weighs less?

I think of them as "Up a Ladder" tools. What do you wish you had brought up the ladder with you.

... and the first comment is spam.

How hilariously appropriate! Thanks for everything, Alex.

What a great idea! Strong, water-loving dogs with floatation enough for two or three. Comfort and companionship until ultimate rescue. Wonderful!

I have been hearing this argument for so long, I had thought it had died. I, for one, Love the hyper realistic sound of digitally mastered music. On the other hand, I will never tell someone else that my way of enjoying music is better than theirs.