The last time I was in Italy, I drove myself and family for 13 days and didn't put a ding or scratch on the van because I was hyper-paranoid and careful. Other friends hired local Italian limos; they had three accidents, including one that totaled the driver's car (fortunately, he was on the way to pick up the family and none of the family was aboard).
Despite this apparent anecdotal evidence, as far as I can tell, per million residents, in 2006, the Italians had 92 deaths---and the United States had 140.

Maybe per mile driven/per kilometer stats would show something else.

way to pick up the spare, @ZappaDanMan>> ^ZappaDanMan:

I'll give you a leg up promote

Well, there certainly are easier ways to pick up a magazine.

The problem is with being two different websites, when a DVD becomes available for streaming, it most likely won't automatically show up on my streaming que. And the loss of the CBS programming (Dexter) and the upcoming loss of Starz, makes their selection on instant shrink greatly. Add to this the deals they were forced into by the movie studios, where DVDs are delayed weeks from release before being available for rent, and then you get the "rental" version that has the menu options for special features but they lead to a screen saying "buy the DVD for the full features"... All in all Netflix is becoming less and less a good deal. The DVD end may still be worth it, but unless they find a way to pick up streaming...

Hah! Nice Thx, I learned another thing today.

In reply to this comment by HaricotVert:
Feynman actually used a strip club as an office and defended it in court.

From Wikipedia:

"In Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!, he gives advice on the best way to pick up a girl in a hostess bar. At Caltech, he used a nude/topless bar as an office away from his usual office, making sketches or writing physics equations on paper placemats. When the county officials tried to close the place, all visitors except Feynman refused to testify in favor of the bar, fearing that their families or patrons would learn about their visits. Only Feynman accepted, and in court, he affirmed that the bar was a public need, stating that craftsmen, technicians, engineers, common workers "and a physics professor" frequented the establishment. While the bar lost the court case, it was allowed to remain open as a similar case was pending appeal.[12]"

>> ^Truckchase:

>> ^mentality:
I wish I could've bought him a drink at a strip club and just listen to him talk all day.

I believe per his own specified criteria in this video he'd be too distracted to think.

Feynman actually used a strip club as an office and defended it in court.

From Wikipedia:

"In Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!, he gives advice on the best way to pick up a girl in a hostess bar. At Caltech, he used a nude/topless bar as an office away from his usual office, making sketches or writing physics equations on paper placemats. When the county officials tried to close the place, all visitors except Feynman refused to testify in favor of the bar, fearing that their families or patrons would learn about their visits. Only Feynman accepted, and in court, he affirmed that the bar was a public need, stating that craftsmen, technicians, engineers, common workers "and a physics professor" frequented the establishment. While the bar lost the court case, it was allowed to remain open as a similar case was pending appeal.[12]"

>> ^Truckchase:

>> ^mentality:
I wish I could've bought him a drink at a strip club and just listen to him talk all day.

I believe per his own specified criteria in this video he'd be too distracted to think.

>> ^rottenseed:

Yea of course Christmas was fun and relaxing when you were a kid...you were a KID! Everything is fun and relaxing. While you were kicking your feet up and playing tee-ball, your parents were busting their asses to get you whatever the tickle-me-elmo of that time was.

HAHA good point, but I was talking more about my parent's experiences. My mom never waited outside a store all night to get nearly trampled to death for any Christmas present. She maybe had to drive a few miles out of the way to pick up a Cabbage Patch Doll for my little sister, and even that was a bit silly back then.

I blame the 80s.

>> ^reiwan:

You dont fish much do you? This is the standard way to pick up a lot of fish. He is holding him by the gill latch, which is just the opening to the gills. You dont actually touch the gills when hold a fish in this position. >> ^BoneRemake:
hrm. Kind of a prick thing to do lifting it by the gills and all, then wanting to put it back in... hahahah How much did buddy fuck this fish up i wonder ?



Oh, good ! So mr Fishy is a-Okay ! I am the type that you dont let your prey suffer you just go from light to black. I hope to start fishing this season now that I am obtaining a small truck. MIght want to get a book on it first though.

You dont fish much do you? This is the standard way to pick up a lot of fish. He is holding him by the gill latch, which is just the opening to the gills. You dont actually touch the gills when hold a fish in this position. >> ^BoneRemake:

hrm. Kind of a prick thing to do lifting it by the gills and all, then wanting to put it back in... hahahah How much did buddy fuck this fish up i wonder ?

I love the way it picks up at that awkward stage when you've stood up to get off, but the train hasn't stopped yet. Living in society is so difficult.

I like the way he picks up a cup or something that had fallen as he's on the way out to check on the car--he's a well-trained worker. Probably on auto-pilot with adrenalin.