ArtieShaw

I agree. OK - he may have been a bit evil, but as always - he was a voice of reason.

Lol yes.

I, too, like a nice bit of cheese.

Right? I know a lot of people who were subject to absolute educational neglect for their K-18. Some lean in, but others have questions.

ETA - and some days I smack myself on the forehead and realize something I should have known at age 8 but it just clicked now.

So I remember hearing in HS US history class that one of the arguments against women’s suffrage 100-odd years ago is that married men would now have 2 votes instead of one. This would disadvantage them against bachelors or widowers, who would of course not be able to dictate their nonexistent wives’ votes. Unmarried men would only have the one vote, which didn’t seem fair.

I guess the idea is not a new worry. It just seems like the fretting has reversed its polarity.

I’m sensitive to noise, and usually book late enough that the only seats available are in back. And fly at least once a month.

Absolutely decent noise cancelling headphones are available for under $70 US last time I bought some. Mine were called Q30 or something, and they were better than my Sennheisers from 2016-ish. Worth every bit. If one can afford a ticket, one can afford this one thing to make it less awful.

About 20 years ago I read a grim book about plane crashes. They claimed that the number 1 predictor of crash survivability on commercial craft was being a male between the ages of 20 and 50. They’re apparently much better equipped to claw and climb over the other passengers on the way out.

Grim. I fly a lot and think about it at least every other trip.

That’s some classic cat & wire deterrent advice. Needs to be repeated for every new member of the pride, but it works.

Exactly as you describe.

That scene in the pilot episode of Lost. That’s why.

Same here. “First names of baseball players with one extra letter?” Never.

I’m feeling pretty good today though, because I avoided the fake out “film crew” category. (Best boy, gaffer, etc)

That kid went for the performance and absolutely nailed it.

Maybe they could chat about their hobby? Sounds like a fine afternoon on the veldt.

I always hear the same thing. He’s the sweetest dog ever. He would never hurt a fly.

And it’s always true until one day it just isn’t. My cousin’s large dogs would always growl and threaten my husband (who is admittedly nervous around dogs). Every fucking holiday it was the same thing after one of the dogs corners him. “He never does this.” Except every year, he does.

One of those dogs finally snapped one day. No humans were physically injured that day, but two people - including a young child had to witness it. We think she doesn’t remember, thankfully.

I fully blame idiot cousin Jimmy and his idiot wife, but crap.

I don’t know, man. What does this Ethel chopping job pay? /s

I just get the feeling that these kids aren’t the type who are worried about where their next meal is going to come from. Or in other words, they’re hobbyists and the military was never going to be an option.

I can smell it.

*Easy answers *Lack of self-reflection (“are we the badies?”) *reflexive reactionary impulse (“I say throw the bums out!”) when external pressures make life tough

I’ve got many people in my life who would fit one or more of these generalizations. I’m sure it’s a vast tapestry.

My mom got hissing mad when one of her friends told her that WalMart wasn’t a good place to be shopping. That was 20 years ago.

<cries in Ohio>

That actually looks pretty good. I’ll need to keep an eye out for that when I travel.

Roy is great. He’s no Moss, but he’s great.

I kind of agree, but it’s the sort of thing that well meaning people gift me. So I’ve got some. To be honest, I’ve become attached to some of them.

And I once had a landlord try to impress me with his collection of taxidermied fish. He made them himself! Not how I would have tried to impress a college student if I were in his place, but OK.

Is that the penis worm that I learned about today?