This statement has strong Bilbo " I like less than half of you as well as you deserve" energy

(No hate, it just struck me as funny)

The US is when you’ve dominated the map militarily, neuter the other civs instead of sacking them, and then spend the rest of the game uncontested getting the cultural victory for the lulz.

I’m convinced the answer is “Israel absolutely has nukes and will use them if we stop providing them conventional arms”

But the real answer is probably as mundane as “They are the core of US power projection and intelligence gathering in the middle east, and we really don’t want to lose that level of influence in the region”.

Oof, so to prove your point, I always thought satay was peanuts.

Replace parrot with ChatGPT and it stops being funny and starts being relatable.

Had a director one who would start meetings with “Let’s get the worst news done first”.

On the occasion when there was no good news he’d say “Good news is we get to try again”

I miss that guy sometimes.

Historical fact: In the distant past, guys like this belonged to a Union, and the union told them how to vote.

The union was led by ruthless people whose power was entirely dependent on the support of the union.

The union leaders kept their people happy by negotiating better prices for their labor, and the happy people did what the leaders said. Their tribe was the union, and the tribe stuck together.

At some point the owner class realized it was easy to redefine what happiness meant for idiots: Lying. A lot. Tricking absolute idiots is easy, so they started whittling away at unions with promises of prosperity a union leader could never fulfil, until we get to today where unions and union membership is lower than it’s ever been.

And idiots like that still vote for who their handler tells them to, only their handler now has zero investment in keeping them happy. Lying to them is sufficient as long as the rest of the tribe reinforces the lies. The tribe is now everyone too stupid to not vote for Hitler, and the tribe sticks together.

Read!?

Ha!

Ah yes, the Chimpambidextrous Fling.

Sure, but a change in behavior can make the latter half of those years a lot more enjoyable. I used to work with nurses and the stories they’d tell of 30/40 somethings living like invalids visiting dialysis clinics three to five times a week is heartbreaking.

even just a heap of “Italian seasoning” thrown in there makes a passable sauce. A can of crushed tomatoes and a can of tomato paste and a handful of Italian seasoning (with salt to taste) and you’ve got a decent college-kid budget sauce.

To your point: “trump is a human” is a controversial statement.

Y’all are way too nice. I’m pumping a 60Hz square wave right into that thing at max volume.

I used to help with training sessions at a previous company. We had a computer lab type room, people would spend half a day in there and then I’d lock up after. There were two doors to two different parts of an access-controlled building, so the main door was a key lock, but the rear door was badge access.

I locked the main door, turned to leave through the rear door, saw that a lady had come back through the rear door to get her purse. No big, that’s the door we’re going through to leave anyway, so I move to follow her out.

I turn off the lights by muscle memory as I reach for the door which scares her. She lets out a yelp. I’m apologizing as I move to flick the lights back on

At that exact moment someone came through the front door with their key and saw us standing In close proximity, in a dark room with locked doors. I was already moving to turn the lights back on, so they flick on and we both look guilty as fuck because I’m an awkward IT guy trying to fast talk explain this isn’t what it looks like and she’s got “just got jump scared by this asshole” face.

The only thing that saved me was that I was friends with the HR manager that had just walked in, and about 40 years younger than the lady with the purse. I’m sure had it been any other of the women in the class I’d have been in an HR meeting.

Two other coworkers were caught getting it on in that room a few months later.

If you’re reading this and have never tried this, get some, it’s a religious experience. You might find god. God might be a very sick cat.

A?= 90°

Proof:

A nothingburger, being devoid of any and all resemblance to a Hamburg steak, is still a burger.

Ergo, the “burgerness” of a hamburger shares nothing but a name with the eponymous steak.

Q.E.D.

hell yes.

I believe a Rivian R1T is literally your only choice. No other truck has good ratings across the board, that includes gas trucks.

I wanted one back before we knew what they looked like.

I still wanted it after based on specs and price once it was announced.

When it came out smaller, less range, twice the price, and slathered in the stink of everything musk has done since 2019, I can’t help but shake my head in disappointment every time I see one. Absolute disaster compared to what could have been.