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I promise to start working out tomorrow.

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Yeah, I've been having a hard time imagining the kind of person who was listening to Sid Vicious 35+ years ago becoming the kind of person who'd be shopping for an Acura today.For the record, I'm one of those people, and my taste runs more to rat rods than Hondas. I have no idea if I'm typical.

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*awards you a white star for your comment*

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Salud...I'm one of those guys too. Been driving a '54 GMC truck most of my adult life....not sure if that is staying true to the punk ethos or just stupid and stubborn!

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The Sun isn't massive enough to go nova. It will expand into a red subgiant and engulf the inner planets. The tea party will find some way to blame President Obama.

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As I recall, that IS the punk ethos.

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Whoever has the biggest guns gets to turn out the lights.

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Would you believe that in the book that's not a plot point at all?

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I'd take Harrison - I hear she was a real sweetheart in real life. Give my apologies to everybody.

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Yep, I know. It was just added for Charlton Heston to spout histrionics. :-)

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The man sure had his finger on the pulse of America, though:

"Codpieces were very much in fashion, and many men were wearing codpieces in the shape of rocket ships, in honor of the Big Space Fuck. These customarily had the letters β€œ U.S.A.” embroidered on the shaft. Senator Snopes’ shaft, however, bore the Stars and Bars of the Confederacy."

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