Until this thread, I didnt realize so many Lemmy users had an issue with Flying Squid. Perhaps its because I tend to agree with a lot of his takes, but I just find him abrasive at worst. Like…unafraid to not sugarcoat an uncomfortable truth.

Dudes definitely everywhere though.

Eeeyyyy the one single thing Texas does well! Love me both the Alamo Drafthouse and Flix Brewhouse!

You really want your dollars going to support a country that legitimately treats women and young girls as brood mares?

I like mountains too, but I can see them in countries that don’t do that.

Uncle Sam moved me here, unfortunately.

As a Texas (transplant), I hate how fucking correct this statement is.

I had a dude who would dress up like Britney Spears, and he went by “Britney Girl-Dale”. I never interacted with him, but I had friends who did who said he was HELLA nice, but always high. Which lead me to defending him anytime my judgemental parents had anything nasty to say.

Unfortunately, last I heard he had “found Jesus” and went massively fundie/evangelical. 😮‍💨

Thank you for taking the time to write this out for me! We’ll put your Kasespaetzle instructions to good use in our home! You’re awesome!

My favorite thing when I visited SW Germany was Fleishkase (I’ve also heard it referred to as Leberkase), and I’ve been unable to find it anywhere here in the states. I ate it at least once a week, grilled on a crusty bread with mustard from a Barbarossa bakery, and anywhere I traveled that had it on the menu I tried it (shoutout to Trier for having my favorit!)

I’ve been meaning to look into how difficult it is to make. I’ve been dreaming about it for like 2 years now 😭

Edit: Also, yes, kasespaetzle is next level fantastic. That I can kind of get at the Commissary on most military bases though, because us Americans want access to all the neat shit we get used to while serving overseas. However, while it’s yummy, it’s also prepackaged noodles just-add-water type shit at the Commissary, and not half as good as what I had over in Germany. Does scratch the itch when I’m craving it though!

Anti Vaxers out here tryna play Modern Day Oregon Trail. Poor little Susie is gonna have a real bad time when she catches meastussisumption.

Are women treated as true equals to men yet?

Tuna salad on toasted wheat bread with spinach, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, pickles, banana peppers and nacho cheese doritos smooshed into the sandwich.

Easily my go to comfort food when either my husband or I am deployed/TDY and I get sad/lonely.

Ah! That was actually a dude from Texas this time! https://www.buzzfeed.com/thomas-golianopoulos/fuck-that-gator

The American South has all kinds of dumb dumbs!

Glad Im not the only one who went “Wait, it’s just fucking water?!”

Dropkick Murphys - Going Out in Style - https://youtu.be/D7g3RuoreRc?si=XXRp3T4RFFCEbPqq

It’s very telling how many Texans are in this thread with affirmative responses.

As someone who lives in Texas, I agree. I’m not from here, military transplant, but I did set it to my “permanent state” specifically so I could vote here. If I’m being forced to live here, might as well do my part to try and change the fuckery going on.

However, the absolute second that the ink on my DD214 is dry, I will NEVER set foot in this state again. Not purposefully anyhow.

It sucks, because Austin, SATX, and my personal favey fave: Houston, are all fucking awesome cities. But they’re not worth it. Not worth it to see how much Texans with money prioritize the dehumanization of immigrants, women, and the LGBTQ+ community.

If money was no object, I’ve always been smitten with the idea of Canada. I like much cooler weather than Texas provides, and I want nation-wide socialized Healthcare. Surprisingly difficult to immigrate too from what I’ve seen on a cursory glance though.

The Bravo/Real Housewives communities have been tempting me lately. I love all the franchises, but I don’t keep up with all the social media drama/ news in between seasons like those fans do. It’s where I got all my scandals and whatnot.

And also just having a community to chit chat with about the most recent episodes.

That being said, I deleted my account in July and I’ll not be going back.

I can’t think of anything more metal than subsisting on arsenic, lead, and belladonna mixtures.

They had exquisite, and expensive taste! They drop some dollars for their steak!

I have some kinda mutt who was abandoned by his owner (he was microchipped and we reached out saying we had him and they answered back telling us what a good dog he is and how much joy he’ll bring us 🙄)

His original name was Kobe, but neither my husband nor I are basketball fans, so I changed it to “Korbie”, as short for Korbel, my favorite cheap fake champagne.

Anyhow, he now gets referred to as “Korbie Porgie Pudding and Pie” or “Korbelicious” (Sung to the tune of “Fergielicious” of course!)

I have a Shiba-Inu mutt named “Konoha” (Yes Naruto dorks, I’m a big fan too) that I refer to as “Coconut” on occasion!

It started because non-anime fans could not remember her name no matter how hard they tried, and she answered to it anyhow.