It's the same with a lot of the other manufacturers. You can buy a Toyota Yaris in Mexico, but not in the US.
blivet
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Exactly. I understand the impulse, but catching them in a contradiction is pointless because they have no actual principles.
Yes, my dad was career military, and he explained to me that the practice was informally called "up or out".
Yeah, I was already in my thirties when the internet was opened up to the general public, and to me there was a kind of sweet spot around 2000 where the internet had begun to be really useful to ordinary people, but people didn’t spend all their time online. I guess the introduction of smartphones is what made the difference.
I didn’t know that Joe McCarthy originated the usage “Democrat Party”. I first noticed it in the 90s and assumed that somebody like Rush Limbaugh had come up with it.
I know what you mean. Their DVD rental service is profitable, but they are killing it at the end of September anyway. I suppose it makes the CEO feel like a big shot to be able to say, "Sure it's making money, but I don't care about pocket change."
That was the point where the Republicans ceased even pretending to be a normal political party and embraced their new identity as a fascist death cult. They don’t even have a platform. They literally stand for nothing.
I like the idea that a lot of series are repeating Act II over and over. I had never thought of it that way, but it makes a lot of sense.
When I was in high school back in the late 70s you'd still see a few of those around. My friend had one, but not for long. Someone had put in a more powerful motor and if she wasn't careful accelerating she would snap the drive shaft.