- catty corner
- kitty corner
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The Indianapolis 500 has undergone some pretty dramatic changes during its history. Up until about 30-40 years ago the race was characterized by a “Wild West” kind of philosophy, where innovation was king and you often never quite knew what kinds of cars and designs you would see on the track until the first test sessions of spring.
This had its good and bad aspects. Aesthetically, you would often get some pretty unique designs (such as Parnelli Jones’ turbine car in the late 60’s-yes basically powered by a jet engine). When full wings were finally allowed in 1972, speeds increased dramatically.
But this all came at a cost. Wrecks were frequent (as were driver deaths), as were mechanical failures. The varying designs would mean some cars would be much faster than others (15 MPH spread in 1977 pole speeds for example, the year AJ Foyt won his 4th). It wasn’t uncommon for less than half the field of 33 to still be running at the end. The race thus had much more of the character of an endurance event.
Fast forward to the 21st Century, and all of that is history, for good or bad. When the Indy Racing League took control of the event in 1996, specifictations and designs became much more alike. All cars have to run the same chassis, and the rules for the other components are very stringent. As a result racing is now very close (this year less than 3 MPH separates the pole winner from the 33rd car), with the majority of the field still on the lead lap at the end, there are few mechanical failures anymore and not that many wrecks, and you often have photo-finishes at the end. [Note: CART cars still raced at Indy until 2003, when they finally went under]
So, which era would you prefer?
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How many prescription medications are you on?
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How many of them do you need to stay out of the hospital?
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How many of them are literally life-saving?
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You’re making this recipe. You’ve done all the prep and are about to start cooking, and you realize you don’t have any garbanzo beans (aka chickpeas) on hand. You do have black beans and kidney beans on hand. What do you do?
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Sugared cereal of your childhood.
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SDMB UI:
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Inspired by the cashier who confided that she would soon be retiring after 48 years at Kroger:
What’s the average amount of time you’ve spent working at a job, including your entire employment history?
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Have you seen the real night sky - the awesome Milky Way in all its glory?
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A company is known for paying its “low-level” employees unusually high wages. Its janitors, cooks, security guards, receptionists, secretaries, and daycare caretakers all earn six figures. Meanwhile, its higher-ranking employees, like HR directors, senior accountants, cybersecurity specialists and senior managers also are well-paid as well, but only within typical business parameters.
In other words, a receptionist or janitor may be paid $120,000, while a senior HR business partner or cybersecurity director is “only” making $170,000.
One day, these senior/high-level folks come in for a discussion with HR and the CEO/leaders. They complain that they are being paid as if they’re little better than janitors. The leaders and HR reply that they are being paid in accordance with what is the industry standard for their profession, and what the lower-level folks earn is none of their business.
Which side do you consider to be right?
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These are the 50 most populous U.S. cities. Which of these are the most overrated? Select as many as you like.
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These are the 50 most populous U.S. cities. Which of these are the most underrated? Select as many as you like.
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Which of the following statements best reflects your feelings about the 1959 song “Sleep Walk” by Santo & Johnny?
Sleepwalk - YouTube
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nevermind
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Suppose - a few days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine had begun - an over-zealous Western politician had exclaimed, “If the Ukrainians who are bravely defending their democracy, freedom and way of life against Russian invaders are ‘Nazis’ according to Putin, then I am proud to be a Nazi” - how would you react:
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Is this the polls thread or the polls discussion thread? (checks) (checks again) (still not sure, checks again)
Which of these 50 most populous cities have you visited? (checks once more cuz I’m gonna fuck it up some kinda way)
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