2026 is winter in Milan. LA is summer in 2028.

That said, let it burn. Record low turnout following the disaster that will be FIFA World Cup 2026. It follows the pattern of host countries with human rights abuses.

:adds to shopping cart

sweet candy is for kids

I vibe w Mario. I haven’t had either you mentioned, but they seem my speed. I go for the saltiest licorice you crazy Scandinavians can come up with.

(am an American who warns people off my candy stash, but they still try it and think I’m pranking them)

Edit 4 days later: I bought a bag of Original and a bag of Hot & Sour as a result of this thread. Delicious but TBH, I was hoping for stronger. I ran into a specialty licorice store in small, Midwestern city Lincoln, Nebraska a few years bag and they had imported licorice from all over the world. They had a couple that were stronger.

I am happy to see they survived Covid. It couldn’t have been easy for such a niche thing like licorice in a city that small. https://licoriceinternational.com/

Any carbs for lunch followed by a work meeting I don’t care about.

I suspect your algorithm has offered you a biased sampling.

As of the 2010’s, 79% of Fantasy/Sci-Fi genres bestselling books were written by men.

Source, also contains other interesting author demographics.

I won’t get romantically involved with anyone who deeply believes and allows religion, especially organized religion, to drive their lives.

I was raised Catholic. I have seen too many people use their religion to shirk responsibility for their evils.

Washington State mandatory reporter law changes are a great example. In the US it varies by state but in general, people in trusted positions like teachers, police officers, medical professionals, and counselors are required to report child abuse. Priests have had a special exception, even if they were acting as teachers or counselors. Last month, Washington removed the special exception for priests. The Catholic Church is now sueing to keep the right for priests to keep child abuse secret. Ponder that, these people who would put their magical ceremonies over the health, safety, even lives of children. What is the point of that religion? Because it sure isn’t about helping people live good lives.

And Jesus said, “Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these … unless they’re being abused and you wait until you’re in the special room with me, chant some special words, and then tell me. Then fuck’em. No, literally, we’ll keep the pedophilia on the down low because the ceremony is more important than the kids”.

60% work from home “office”, 30% on site at an assembly and test facility, and 10% visiting customers to fix problems. Not sure where that falls. I do a mix of technical and customer service and office work so who knows.

100%. I’ve recently added the “Grunt Style” tshirts to my red flag catalog.

The sliding closet door fell off and nearly hit me. The chair had, um, what I assume were fresh bodily fluids based on the … glisten. The sink was clogged.

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Yeah, I would advise using against using it today. Like, I said, old timey. Not as acceptable as it might have been in decades past.

I’m middle millennial and consider it flippant at best. Like “chick flicks” and “chick lit” are seen as less serious/valuable/artistic than media intended for men. “Hot chick” as a way to value/devalue a woman on looks alone.

Most I can think of at the moment are derogatory.

A “dog” is a person pushing their horniness to inappropriate levels.

A “cow” is someone fat and slow/stupid.

A “shark” is a savvy business person who edges into taking advantage of people unethically.

A “snake” is a liar and a cheat. Sometimes slang for a penis.

Quiet, shy people are “mousy”.

Someone who tattles to cops/authority is a “rat”.

A “chick” is an old-timey term for a girl/woman that might get you slapped.

A “kitty” is a vagina and also may get you slapped depending on context.

Someone messy/dirty is a “pig”. “Pig” might also be used for a man who is rude and pushing sexual innuendos onto women without their consent.

While to “go the whole hog” means to not hild back, to embrace doing a thing completely.

Who remembers when Radio Shack carried actual radio components?

I don’t, but grew up hearing the tales.

Drip, Marble Madness, Lemmings

Not gonna get people to stop watching CBS either.

Hmm, seems to me the more reasonable ask would be for people to play solid general defense rather than to cut out specific “evil companies”. Use a decent piece of anti-tracking software. Be thoughtful about what data they give out when signing up for services.

Versus telling people to avoid CBS, which likely comes off a wee bit conspiracy-sounding to the layman.

Sure, it’s “ok” in that I don’t think you should go to jail for it.

But you need to be “ok” with the consequences. Like how many people would be turned off by your language and would not want to associate with you. Who would judge you as a high-drama person to avoid (this is where I am personally, given your description of using a slur to try to bait someone into trouble). And people like school administrators who would remove you for breaking their specific rules on speech (or mods on a forum). And the employer who would fire you for using what is generally seen as unprofessional language.

Static Shock

Be very skeptical of any “rules” of first dates. This one is definitely bunk.

Lots of people don’t drink.

Lots of people don’t like bars.

Lots of people think dinner/drinks where there is nothing to do but chat is an awful first date. (Hello, this one is me 100%).

Lots of people are conscientious of drinking on a first date with a person they don’t know as a safety measure. (Hello, me again).

Throw in religious/cultural/medical needs on drinking and this “rule” falls apart even faster.

Depends on context of the conversation. Could mean something like City Museum in St. Louis, Missouri or it could mean a sex thing.