One of the oldest jokes in the book is at the expense of the Sixth Amendment: how can twelve people who couldn't get out of jury duty be counted as your peers? Juries, after all, are populated by the unemployed and retirees--people who don't have to actually work for a living. But alas, should you find yourself accused of knocking over a liquor store, defrauding a bank, or killing your significant other, retirees and the......

Recommendeds are awesome. They let you tell us what you want more of (food posts) and what you don't (high school basketball previews). Keep letting your fingers do the talking! Here are the seven most-recommended posts of 2007: Dishin': Malay Satay Hut, by Seattlest Jay. 31 recommendeds! Happy Birthday Dear GuywhocanshutdownGasWorksParkwithasnapofhisfingers, Happy Birthday to You, by Seattlest Dan. 27 recommendeds. Seattlest Would Like to Apologize for Drunkenly Heckling Teenagers, by Seattlest Seth. 24 recommendeds. You......

Is Seattlest the only person left that hates seeing the last of the city's beer-only drinking venues launch themselves into the new cocktail era and start serving hard alcohol? The Comet--that was a blow. We loved the fact that you could only get beer and wine there up until a year or so ago. You could buy everyone who was bellied-up a "shot" for like $20. The shot was actually some weird glug or something......