What were they thinking OR were they ?

I recently re-evaluated the asking price for my car. There is an evaluation tool on the Hagerty Insurance website that I used.  My asking price is reasonably within the ballpark for a average quality 1961 Corvette with a four speed transmission and hard/soft tops.  My experience last weekend is more related to the wholesale versus the retail pricing scheme.  Certainly if one sells to a dealer, they are expecting wholesale pricing [if they are to stay in business], while selling to a private party is usually at retail level.

Being in the software industry, it is unfathomable that the gubmint wouldn't validate the Obamacare website before putting it into use.  For as much as it cost the gubmint [or really cost us], the software should hold our hand at every step of the signup process.  Apparently, different states used different contractors for their respective interfaces to Obamacare, OR the residents of certain states are just to computer illiterate to operate the user interfaces. 

What were they thinking OR were they ?

Computer Issues/Passwords
Setting your password:

Sorry that password has expired- you must register a new one.

Did anyone discover that password and hack my computer?

No, but your password has expired- you must get a new one.

Why do I need a new one as that one seems to be working pretty good?

Well, you must get a new one as they automatically expire every 30 days.

Can I use the old one and just re-register it?

No, you must get a new one.

I don't want a new one as that is one more thing for me to remember.

Sorry, you must get a new one.

OK, roses

Sorry you must use more letters.

OK, pretty roses

No good, you must use at least one numerical character.

OK, 1 pretty rose

Sorry, you cannot use blank spaces.

OK, 1prettyrose

Sorry, you must use additional characters.

OK, 1freakingprettyrose

Sorry, you must use at least one capital letter.

OK, 1FREAKINGprettyrose

Sorry, you cannot use more than one capital letter in a row.

OK, 1Freakingprettyrose

Sorry, you cannot use that password as you must use additional letters.

OK, 1FREAKINGprettyroseshovedupyourbehindifyoudon'tgivemeaccessrightfreakingnow

Sorry, you cannot use that password as it is already being used.

Sex and the Law
Most Middle Eastern countries recognize the following Islamic law: "After having sexual relations with a lamb, it is a mortal sin to eat its flesh."

In Lebanon, men are legally allowed to have sex with animals, but the animals must be female. Having sexual relations with a male animal is punishable by death.

In Bahrain, a male doctor may legally examine a woman's genitals, but is forbidden from looking directly at them during the examination. He may only see their reflection in a mirror. (Maybe it looks different backwards?)

Muslims are banned from looking at the genitals of a corpse. This also applies to undertakers; the sex organs of the deceased must be covered with a brick or piece of wood at all times.

The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia is decapitation.

There are men in Guam whose full-time job is to travel the countryside and deflower young virgins, who pay them for the privilege of having sex for the first time. Reason: under Guam law, it is expressly forbidden for virgins to marry.

In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands. (The husband's lover, on the other hand, may be killed in any manner desired.)

Topless saleswomen are legal in Liverpool, England - but only in tropical fish stores.

In Cali, Colombia, a woman may only have sex with her husband, and the first time this happens her mother must be in the room to witness the act.

In Santa Cruz, Bolivia it is illegal for a man to have sex with a woman and her daughter at the same time.

In Maryland, it is illegal to sell condoms from vending machines with one exception: prophylactics may be dispensed from a vending machine only "in places where alcoholic beverages are sold for on the premises."