Comments on: Leading Off (10/14/08)

By: Spamboy

Spamboy — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:57:24 +0000

@JG Don’t forget to append to your second sentence “when not being subject to high speeds, multiple Gs, and sharp turns.”

Maybe I’m a pussy, but when I have a bunch of crap in my stomach — beer, Coke, funnel cakes, gum I swallowed in the 2nd grade, etc. — the last thing I need to do is fly upside down multiple times.

By: Dorothy

Dorothy — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:32:00 +0000

So, how about those Cowboys?

By: JG

JG — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:12:04 +0000

It seems that many of the beer sales at six flags opponents have never had a beer. I base this on the fact that the “beer + amusement park ride = vomit” argument keeps coming up. Over on DMN, the commenters warn of fountains of vomit all over the park if demon beer is allowed.

In fact, vomiting is generally not part of the beer drinking experience for normal healthy adults.

The State Fair, Busch Gardens, Disney, other Six Flags parks, etc… there are many examples of theme parks allowing beer, wine or liquor sales without problems.

By: why

why — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:08:40 +0000

The hour of the day when a supposedly journalistic blog item is written doesn’t determine how accurate it should be. No excuses, D Magazine. Get it right. When you make a mistake, apologize and correct it, like real, grown-up, professional journalists. Accuracy is no joke.

By: MIssing Dots

MIssing Dots — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:37:00 +0000

Reporting? I thought FB was a conversation between the editors of DMagazine? (c)

By: Eric Celeste

Eric Celeste — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:26:41 +0000

I stand by my reporting.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:09:32 +0000

you’re Aw, dammit, I’m tryiong to be a good Descriptivist, but it’s hard. Hello?

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:06:04 +0000

Eric, don’t let the bastids get you down. Just tell’em your a Descriptivist rather than a Prescriptivist. I’ve found that in many situations – e.g., at a bar, in a crowded train, on a first date, in bracelets on the ride to the clink — this gem shuts’em up like clams. Try it and see.

By: Bethany

Bethany — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:58:40 +0000

This is an ungodly hour. I need a job where I can sleep until 9, then show up at work around 10, and then leave sometime around 4.

By: Trey Garrison

Trey Garrison — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:55:18 +0000

Oh please. Let's not pile on. 1) Eric does this at an ungodly morning hour and 2) it's clear he's been eating carbs. Lighten up. One thing I noticed in the DMN's story about the beer sales at Six Flags raised a serious question in my mind.