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  • edited April 2011
    I'm also currently thinking of buying another SAAB.
    You miss that second-gear panty disintegration, don't you?
    Has this theory even been proven yet?
    I have tested George's Greater Theory of Panty Disintegration in both an original run 1998 BMW M Coupe as well as a Maserati Coupe with a Ferrari engine and redheads, and can personally attest to the fact that both the theory itself holds true, as well as Takumi's Corollary, which states that the distance at which panties are disintegrated is directly proportional to the total distance an FR layout car travels during a sustained drift. Said distance can be further increased by numerous other factors, including the type of drift performed (inertial drift vs. brake drift, etc.), as well as the decibels at which the driver is playing Super Eurobeat.
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  • edited April 2011
    That would be awesome, although I'm not familiar with the laws governing shipping alcohol.
    Awesome they are not.
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  • That would be awesome, although I'm not familiar with the laws governing shipping alcohol.
    It's illegal if you're not a licensed brewer, distributor, retailer, or wholesaler. It's mostly a tax enforcement thing.

    That doesn't stop people from doing it. Just don't ship by USPS. If you pack it well, most UPS depots don't care as long as there are no obvious liquor labels on the box.
  • If you pack it well, most UPS depots don't care as long as there are no obvious liquor labels on the box.
    I suppose we could just label them as "yeast shipments contained in liquid sealed in collectible bottles".
  • Also, we should set up a forum beer trading group. That would be awesome, although I'm not familiar with the laws governing shipping alcohol.
    I've got three bottles of two-year aged Olde School Barleywines just begging for some equal trades.
  • edited April 2011
    Also, we should set up a forum beer trading group. That would be awesome, although I'm not familiar with the laws governing shipping alcohol.
    I've got three bottles of two-year aged Olde School Barleywines just begging for some equal trades.
    I think it can vary from state to state. Some states won't even allow you to buy beer over state lines and have it shipped to you. (Like Texas) It should be legal to ship any kind of alcohol, but it makes sense it would be a tax thing like with cigarettes.

    When I think about it, DIY-Geeks have a really long history. Anyone who has a hobby to make things with their own hands, be it crafts, knitting, welding, or working with wood would count since you have to know specific types of materials and lengths to make something awesome. And they've had magazines and speciality stores.
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  • edited April 2011
    (Don't suppose you've been to MouseFest by any chance?)
    I wish I have, but I live in Maryland and go to school in North Carolina. Getting out to the parks involves using my mom for vacations.

    By the way, I also have a blog that ends up being all Disney related despite my attempts to review movies and video games.
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  • Well last year I went on a spaghetti western binge and still watch one every other week or so, I guess that would qualify as a geekery. This year I plan to focus on kung fu flicks though.
    Also, I disagree that we only focus on those few "main" geekeries. Some of the most popular and active threads have to do with politics and knitting, of all things. We also have a variety of art threads. I think we're pretty well-rounded.
    When does someone cross the line of being a responsible citizen caring about the politics that will affect him, into being a geek about politics?
  • When does someone cross the line of being a responsible citizen caring about the politics that will affect him, into being a geek about politics?
    Do you care about it as much as other people care about ponies?
  • When does someone cross the line of being a responsible citizen caring about the politics that will affect him, into being a geek about politics?
    Don't know, but once you've reached ScoJo's level you're well past that.
  • (Don't suppose you've been to MouseFest by any chance?)
    I wish I have, but I live in Maryland and go to school in North Carolina. Getting out to the parks involves using my mom for vacations.

    By the way, I also have a blog that ends up being all Disney related despite my attempts to review movies and video games.
    Thanks for the link, just added you to my blogreader. I liked your post about the term Lost Boys. Do you follow Your Souvenir Guide? Geoff Carter coined another term I like: Themepunks.
  • Themepunks
    I am in love with this term. Thank you for sharing it.
  • Themepunks
    I am in love with this term. Thank you for sharing it.
    You are very welcome! Here's the article it came from, and the context:
    It's trendy for us themepunks to wring our kissably-soft hands and wonder how EPCOT came to this pass. The short answer is this: Disney can’t deal with EPCOT right now because there’s no clear-cut way for them to make more money from it by dumping Pixar characters into it. The themes are too difficult to sell to modern audiences, who care little about the future or the world at large, and difficult for modern-day Disney to work with, because Imagineering isn’t the think tank it once was and upper management hasn’t had a stake in the future since Uncle Walt bought the freezer. The future? Look at our Blu-Ray release schedule. The world? Um, “Tangled” just opened in Bali.
    Geoff Carter is the best thing to happen to Disney fan writing since Len Testa.
  • Also, we should set up a forum beer trading group. That would be awesome, although I'm not familiar with the laws governing shipping alcohol.
    I've got three bottles of two-year aged Olde School Barleywines just begging for some equal trades.
    I think it can vary from state to state. Some states won't even allow you to buy beer over state lines and have it shipped to you. (Like Texas) It should be legal to ship any kind of alcohol, but it makes sense it would be a tax thing like with cigarettes.

    When I think about it, DIY-Geeks have a really long history. Anyone who has a hobby to make things with their own hands, be it crafts, knitting, welding, or working with wood would count since you have to know specific types of materials and lengths to make something awesome. And they've had magazines and speciality stores.
    That would be awesome, although I'm not familiar with the laws governing shipping alcohol.
    It's illegal if you're not a licensed brewer, distributor, retailer, or wholesaler. It's mostly a tax enforcement thing.

    That doesn't stop people from doing it. Just don't ship by USPS. If you pack it well, most UPS depots don't care as long as there are no obvious liquor labels on the box.
    I've never been clear on the USPS thing. Some people have said its fine, other say never to do it because its a felony. As far as I can tell you're never really allowed to do it, but USPS is more likely to open your package since they cant ship liquids. Is there actually any difference aside from that? Has anyone trading brews ever been charged with a felony as a result?
  • but USPS is more likely to open your package since they cant ship liquids
    This is probably the case. Most people think it's just not worth the risk.
    Has anyone trading brews ever been charged with a felony as a result?
    Not that I know of.

    Overall, I'd just stick with UPS. They ask fewer questions.
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