Sam commented on Was the First Human Clone Born in 1978?

"I hadn't heard of Rorvik's book until this entry appeared, and it took a few weeks for interlibrary loan to get the now out-of-print volume in my hands."

Sam commented on Irregardless Is A Real Word

"Unfortunately for dictionary.com, "irregardless" might be considered a word, but it's a word that structurally makes no sense (as pointed out above) and therefore shouldn't be used. Regardless is a word."

Sam commented on Paying With Pennies Lands Middle Schoolers In Detention

"@timmus: That's a fairly narrow definition of what constitutes a creditor."

Sam commented on Do Presidential Candidates Care About Credit Card Reform?

"I'm more than a little disturbed by Hillary Clinton's suggestion that 30% is a reasonable limit for credit card interest."

Sam commented on Where Did Bionic Woman Go Wrong? Fans Weigh In

"At this point it might not be a bad idea to reboot the reboot: keep the cast (sans Isaiah Washington), but strip things back to basics and maintain some damned thematic focus. As the episodes kept coming and got progressively worse, I couldn't figure out why our heroine wasn't allowed to use her actual accent, and why the producers decided that Alias-lite was a good idea."

Sam commented on Hydrox Cookies Are Dead

"I wouldn't call Hydrox superior, though they are/were different: though the filling was pretty much the same, the cookie was heavier and had a stronger chocolate flavor."

Sam commented on Post-Apocalyptic Lit Becomes Movie With Pretty People

"Stripped of its horrifying "literary" prose, Blood Meridian is an extremely simple story with a lot of violence in it."

Sam commented on Why Did They Wimpify Sarah Connor?

"I remember when Highlander: The Series first debuted and there were some seriously rough spots in the first season."

Sam commented on The Cursor Is Your Friend In Scifi Text Adventure Games

"Let me add my voice to the chorus praising Infocom."

Sam commented on McDonald's UK CEO said "video

"Well, as long as we're pointing fingers, I blame (in particular order): television, packaged food and automobiles. There, that ought to cover everything."