Welp! I didn’t have “President gives Nazi salute” on my bingo card…

Regardless, I’d rather we not test that theory. It doesn’t matter which side wins, we all would lose.

Simple. The South African has a vested interest in keeping the US extant so that he can rule it. The CCP does not share that same interest.

The one that gets me is ending a statement with a rhetorical “yeah?”. It doesn’t bother me so much as it surprises me because I almost never run into anyone using it, but when I do, they use it with incredible frequency.

Good boys will be good boys?

Whatever bursts your boat.

obvious jealousy and insecurity regarding Americans.

Oh hun. I guarantee you it isn’t that.

It’s emotional animosity that overflows the bounds of reasonable criticism and targets individuals rather than governmental decisions or policies.

I’d be interested to see what communities you see that in because that is not my experience.

Unless… the individuals that you are referring to are the ones helping guide those same governmental decisions and policies, or are in other positions of influence or power. Then criticism is fair game.

The patient believed the sex toy was 100% silicone, but it in fact had a metal core.

Per the Sun article linked in this one.

A fun quirk of Orcish is that the word used for “to gather” translates more closely to “squabble”, because that is as congenial as they get when they gather together.

-Lærindale, the linguistic

There a real easy answer to that question. The reason they should say “hi” is because they want to. If they don’t want to, then by golly, they don’t have to. It’s as simple as that. Personally, I am not going to foist upon every rando on my block or in my apartment building, the burden of meaningless formalities just because I go to bed every night closer to them than 8 billion other folks’. I let them be so that they can get about with their busy day. That’s just plain considerate.

Only if they say “hi” first. There’s no reason to engage if they don’t.

Ate the onion?

It’s hard to tell sometimes…

Red: the blood of angry men.

Green: the blood reptilian healthcare CEO’s.

It’s all about context. There are options that are context and age appropriate that aren’t condescending or clinically reductive.

Men’s bathroom and Women’s bathroom > male bathroom and female bathroom

“Hey, guys/gents”, “hey, girls/ladies” > “hey, men”, “hey, women”

First woman President > first female President > first girl President

We have this drawer, maybe 2. My parents recently thinned and organized theirs. You can get cut-to-fit drawer Inserts if it bothers you.

Dismissal?

She gets knocked down, but she gets up again. You’re never gonna keep her down.

Most damage comes from heat, and rough handling, so I sort by structure/weight, and wash almost everything on cold, and tumble dry on low, auto-sense.

The only color I wash separate is white so it can run hot and with bleach.

I also presort, by weight into 4 bins heavyweight, middleweight, lightweight/dress-shirts, and finally undergarments/delicates/socks

We might go a 2-3 weeks between a running a particular bin so we can separate things out just because there is enough to fill out it’s own load.

Undergarments and deli sites go together, might add leggings or lightweight tops to fill out a load

Socks are separate merely because we like fluffy wool socks and they will fill their own load, and it’s easier to pair them when they all come out together. Otherwise they’d be with undergarments. Might run on warm if the foot stank is real bad.

Sturdy fabrics like denim and duck all go together in a denim cycle it’s just cold/cold with a heavy spin

Sweats and other heavy bulkys go together so they don’t twist up lighter clothes. Might run these with denim or towels

Lightweight tops and button down shirts go together. Lightweight sweaters might be get mixed in too.

Then general laundry is middleweight fabrics: t-shirts, slacks leggings, etc.

If there’s enough for their own load, towels get a hot cycle to get cut down on microbial growth. Otherwise they go with denim and/or sweats. NEVER USE FABRIC SOFTENER/DRYER SHEETS ON TOWELS. It makes things softer by adding oils THAT prevent them from absorbing water, which is the whole point of towels.

Sheets and pillowcases might get a warm cycle and pre wash to help cut through accumulated body grease, etc.

Not all surveys are opinion surveys like political ones are. It’s just a method of data collection.

We calculate predicted reliability ratings for almost every new car, truck, and SUV on the market using data from Consumer Reports’ annual reliability surveys, which ask members about problems they’ve had with their vehicles

This year we calculated brand-level score by first examining the weighted overall problem rate for all models within a brand for each model year. Then the brand reliability score was calculated by averaging models from 2022 to 2024, and some early 2025 data for each brand, where there was sufficient sample size. We had insufficient data to create brand rankings for Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Infiniti, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lincoln, Lucid, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Mini, Mitsubishi, Polestar, Porsche, and Ram.

“Since EV technology is still relatively new, automakers continue to work the bugs out of their powertrains and platforms,” Elek says. “But we also see issues with their non-EV components, such as the latest infotainment and electronic features.”