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What??? I've googled him and found nothing to that effect.

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53687 Views? Jeez, did no one do any work done today?

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I smell a rat - even Mitt isn't this clueless. So, what's his game? Is he already working to lower expectations for the debates, so that he can suddenly appear informed and wow everyone?

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Romney lost his debate with Ted Kennedy because expectations for him were inflated prior to that event. Don't be fooled Wonketters - Mitt is not this dumb.

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Look - this is TOO EASY! Everyone loves to laugh at Mitt (that includes me), but we are being suckered. Shit - I feel like Cassandra.

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More proof Maddow reads this blog.

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What video would that be? The quote seems to have plenty of context.

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Keep him talking, either way.

Please oh please keep him talking.

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Fuck yes, I have Eastern Airlanes that my parents boosted to this day. I remember seeing the upper deck on a 747 when I was about 6 and thinking "yes, this is what awaits me when I grow up". Then the 80s came. I want my future back!

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Remember, force = pressure x area.

Skinnier person = less force. Also, if you fill less of the window frame, the cabin will depressurize quicker, reducing the amount of time you have to withstand the force.

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Doesn't that still happen in first class?

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Sadly, with an assist from Paul Krugman. I wonder if he still believes that part of his seminal 1996 article, "A Country Is Not A Company", in light of events in the years since he wrote it.

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Funny how the biggest beneficiaries of the affirmative action of legacy admissions are often the most vocal opponents of affirmative action, isn't it?

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And Venetian blinds, because the sun is pretty intense at 30,000 feet.

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I'm pretty sure the bag inflates when you exhale. From that point on, you're breathing a mixture of your last exhalation and fresh oxygen -- not pure oxygen, and not the air in the cabin, which might be toxic.

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Three words. International First / Business Class. Well, okay, four words.

Edit: and except for the smoking. (I forgot that, because I don't miss it).

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