If I ever need an emergency infusion of likes I'm going to bust out my John Mearsheimer anecdote that I am holding in strategic reserve. (View Post)

Vespas are still made in Italy. All Piaggio group products are expensive in their particular market segments but they are quality. (View Post)

Lambretta are just a brand licensing operation now and will put the name on any Chinese tat for money. Vespa are owned by Piaggio (mass production powerhouse) and are a solid product if you like that… (View Post)

I'm filling in for a friend and teaching English to refugees next week. I'll be sure that they are au courant with this 'whence' absolute shit. Or I might just set them on fire. T… (View Post)

It seems to me that this is exactly the sort of thing a government should be doing with its money rather than, say, buying nuclear weapons or giving it to the royals. (View Post)