FPT: Andy_JS said: "The one position I don't understand is people who are fanatically anti-tobacco smoking and fanatically pro-all other types of drugs. (which seems to accurately describe the v… (View Post)

Since you were discussing cheese, this reminder from Charles de Gaulle: "How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?" https://www.brainyquot… (View Post)

Apparently the US Internal Revenue Service still uses IBM assembler for some of its programs, along with -- of course -- COBOL. (I just did a quick search to see if that was still true, and it appear… (View Post)

FPT: I forgot to mention this attempt by a governor to appoint a replacement senator: "A 2006 re-election and his second term led to the passage of a variety of healthcare, gun control, and anti… (View Post)

Andy_JS said: "There really ought to be a special election to fill a Senate vacancy." Americans agree with you: "Special elections to the United States Senate are held to fill the vaca… (View Post)