Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet.
To an adolescent, there is nothing in the world more embarrassing than a parent.
To better understand why you need a personal computer, let's take a look at the pathetic mess you call your life.
We operate under a jury system in this country, and as much as we complain about it, we have to admit that we know of no better system, except possibly flipping a coin.
We'll try to cooperate fully with the IRS, because, as citizens, we feel a strong patriotic duty not to go to jail.
What I look forward to is continued immaturity followed by death.
What may seem depressing or even tragic to one person may seem like an absolute scream to another person, especially if he has had between four and seven beers.
Your modern teenager is not about to listen to advice from an old person, defined as a person who remembers when there was no Velcro.
Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.
Eating rice cakes is like chewing on a foam coffee cup, only less filling.
Violence and smut are of course everywhere on the airwaves. You cannot turn on your television without seeing them, although sometimes you have to hunt around.
The information encoded in your DNA determines your unique biological characteristics, such as sex, eye color, age and Social Security number.
We believe that electricity exists, because the electric company keeps sending us bills for it, but we cannot figure out how it travels inside wires.
The problem with writing about religion is that you run the risk of offending sincerely religious people, and then they come after you with machetes.
Scientists now believe that the primary biological function of breasts is to make males stupid.