Ah, Herman Cain had already dropped out of the race by the starting point of the data series. Too bad: he probably could have sold a bunch of those for $9.99.
You could use their name curves as well.
I never fully understood what Romney meant when he called himself "severely conservative." Until now.
fully understood
You know it in your bowels?
Giving the pundit the unique opportunity to discourse on the basis of facts that are rigorously accurate and have been pulled out of his, etc.
Gingrich seems like the best value, but Bachmann is very accessible. Perry is probably the crowd-pleaser though.
Santorum would be messy. It's perfect.
I didn't realize butt-plugs were so expensive. Makes me look forward to the day when everybody has a 3D printer, so we can print 'em up at home, for cheap.
10: It doesn't seem that expensive for a set of 6, especially considering it's not mass-produced.
Yes, one does pay a premium for artisanal butt-plugs.
Oh, wait, I was totally misreading it - I thought $65 was for the full set.
12: Artisanal hand-fitted butt-plugs are even more expensive.
"Your expression says 'a bit less girth'. Would you agree, sir?"
There is really no margin in the low-end of the butt-plug market. Competing at the high-end, and distinguishing one's product through excellent customer service is definitely the way to go.
Butt plugs are, by definition, a low-end product.
OT: This is a great interview by Ezra Klein with Tom Coburn. Klein's polite and gracious but, as I read it, refuses to be pushed around and really calls Coburn out a couple of times (I particularly like the exchange about Sweden).
I understand why people can find EK frustrating but I thought that is a great example of the value of having a reporter who's interested in policy and interested in having conversations about policy -- he adds a lot of value compared to somebody who would let Coburn talk without challenge.
Speaking of data visualization, the USGS store (yes, there is a USGS store) is having a super sale. $1 instead of $9 per map for tons and tons of maps.
Hey Teo! Hey Stormcrow! Hey Megan! Want a map of Puerto Rico by landslide susceptibility? How about vegetation of the Uinta basin? How about "DEMARCATION POINT, GEOLOGIC, AK"? (is either of those the name of a place?) Land use and tree cover in Kansas City? Topographic map of the Casius quadrangle on Mars? Map of the US by average annual water runoff, or by karst deposits, or by sunshine and evaporation, or by "Indian tribes culture area" (1967) ? Seismic profile of the Powder River basin? Water table map of Georgetown, Delaware? Contour map of the Sagavanirktok Formation? Reconnaissance geologic map of the Gutenko Nunataks Quadrangle, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica? Unmarked satellite image of Pensacola Bay? One dollar, one dollar, one dollar, one dollar, one dollar.
19: Thanks, that's helpful to know. I've been looking through the sale offerings and not seeing anything I want so far, but there's a lot there and I'll keep looking.
I found a map that showed where I used to drive around and drink beer.
It's nice to see federal-provided proof that I climb a greater elevation going home from the bus than was possible in my entire home town unless you somehow found the key to the ladder to the water tower.
They are very complete. They had the town that was gone into the dirt 100 years before I was born and places I never heard of.
Also, you can just download great big pdf files, even of the ones that cost bunches of money.
Also, you can just download great big pdf files, even of the ones that cost bunches of money.
Yeah, I knew that, and even have a couple of them already. I don't really have a way to print them out, though, so if I want some stuff to hang on my walls (which I do) it makes more sense to get hard copies.
My new favorite line and a running joke in patrol right now, "there was no place for my face to go".
"It did not rise to criminal conduct"
There's a pill for that.
16: Actually, from what I've heard from my connections in the industry, there is still a pretty decent margin in the low-end sex toy market, mainly because the materials and workmanship are generally so shoddy. And so, to have a decent margin on dildos & buttplugs that don't contain pthalates, or pronografy that doesn't appeal to the lowest common denominator, or floggers & paddles that have some aesthetic beyond "this will probably hurt", you do need to charge fairly high prices. Also, if you're going to hire clerks who actually care about getting people the best product for their needs/desires, instead of stoners and punks, you need to pay them a bit better.
The feminist/sex-positive/significantly less creepy side of the business is still massively in flux though, so no doubt there is a market niche opening up at some point for budget-conscious toys & devices which are a cut above the norm.
The link is safe for work, btw.
Because Q: "What are those things?"/A: "Um, they're butt plugs based on GOP polling data" isn't in any way an awkward conversation to have with your boss.
If you thought the Repubs are nuts, meet the Polish right, part infinity:
According to 'expert' parliamentary testimony commissioned by the opposition, it is impossible for a plane to break apart when it crashes into a forest unless it was blown up. Ditto goes for bodies involved in a plane crash. And last but not least, it is possible that the explosives were loaded onto the plane after it took off.