The Off Topic Topic

[CountDeMoney]

Yeah, they are nice.  Pretty colors.

[garbon]

Yeah unlike what NY did recently to our driver's licenses.



And colors are actually more washed out than the image suggests.

[Josquius]

What's the white one?
Immigrant passport? Who gets that? Assylum seekers?

[Sheilbh]

Peak Guardian?
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/nov/20/cuba-american-paternalism-government-innovation?CMP=twt_gu

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

In Dallas they sort of have different seasons. Football dominates all, but they do have the Mavericks and the Rangers (For someone wanting to experience different seasons, I can't in good conscience mention a place where one of them is Houston Astros baseball). They also have the LHN.

It could be a compromise.

We have Hot as Fuck, Nice Week #1, Cold as Fuck, and Nice Week #2.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

Here minimum wage for over 21s is £6.50 ($10.19) and a Big Mac is £2.59 ($4.06). Interesting

How many people over 21 are working at McDonalds there?  The one I get my coffee from is at least half college students, bolstered by high school students in the summer.

Additionally, as others have noted a Big Mac costs much less than $4.62.

[mongers]

In Dallas they sort of have different seasons. Football dominates all, but they do have the Mavericks and the Rangers (For someone wanting to experience different seasons, I can't in good conscience mention a place where one of them is Houston Astros baseball). They also have the LHN.

It could be a compromise.

We have Hot as Fuck, Nice Week #1, Cold as Fuck, and Nice Week #2.

You know judging by the comments here and in the weather thread, this continental stuff isn't all it's cracked up to be. 

[Malthus]

You know judging by the comments here and in the weather thread, this continental stuff isn't all it's cracked up to be. 

Aw come on. Everyone loves the weather in Toronto.

[Barrister]

In Dallas they sort of have different seasons. Football dominates all, but they do have the Mavericks and the Rangers (For someone wanting to experience different seasons, I can't in good conscience mention a place where one of them is Houston Astros baseball). They also have the LHN.

It could be a compromise.

We have Hot as Fuck, Nice Week #1, Cold as Fuck, and Nice Week #2.

I feel confident in suggesting that Dallas doesn't get anywhere near "Cold as Fuck" weather.

[Admiral Yi]

One other thing to note in the Great Big Mac Controversy is that many (most?) states have a minimum wage higher than the national minimum wage.

[Admiral Yi]

Fun factoid form the NYT: the Stanley Steamer set a land speed record of 127 mph.  It also cost 8 times as much as a Model T.

Incidentally, I noticed the NYT refers to itself as "The Times."

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

I feel confident in suggesting that Dallas doesn't get anywhere near "Cold as Fuck" weather.

In the absolute sense, no.  In contrast to the summer temperatures, though, it is.  It is even worse when Nice Week X is preceded by a 50°F temperature drop in less than 24 hours.

[CountDeMoney]

Too many goddamned tornadoes.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

One other thing to note in the Great Big Mac Controversy is that many (most?) states have a minimum wage higher than the national minimum wage.

In addition, Australia has an age-graduated minimum wage while the US has a universal minimum wage.  Personally, I think we need to make our minimum wage age-graduated as well.  I think it is equally ridiculous to allow a business to only pay an adult $7.25/hour and to make them pay a high school student $10.50/hour.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

Too many goddamned tornadoes.

No argument there.