I'd love to see less interpretation based on the analogy/metaphor model, and more based on other principles.

"Need to" as in "should" or need to as in "are required to?"

Love the worm! She looks so happy!

Except apparently contagious . . . Super freaky.

Yep, I think you are absolutely right about Cersei. I don't know why she consistently leaves me with the impression of massive insecurity. But somehow she does.

thank you, I was afraid to admit this even to myself.

I'm so sorry. Cyberhugs.

I'm so sorry.

I don't think even their biggest fans could possibly regard them as highbrow. They're entertaining pieces of popular fiction.

wun wun rocks.

What a great idea! I'm going to do that from now on.

To my mind, Cersei's freefall is one of the most poignant elements in the series. She's a thoroughly horrible person, sure. But I can't help feeling sorry for her. Her pettiness, her insatiable greed, her terrible insecurity, her staggering inability to understand what is happening and what it means — it's all so…

And you did an excellent job. Your evaluation doesn't spoil the experience; it whets the appetite. Norbs is either kidding or looking for trouble.

"Anyone who isn't us is an enemy."

what is entitled idiot who truly makes me afraid for the next generation?

Also, anyone who has ever spent any amount of time in China knows that the monetary part of the Middle Kingdom's geometrically-burgeoning economy is actually just the tip of the iceberg. Surprisingly often, the real transaction takes place in the realm of 关系, guanxi, the subtly nuanced network of relationships…

You're being extremely rude.

Lack of empathy/respect is killing our society.

Sure to be smashing success. Would it allow eggses, or only nice fish?

You said it! I hope your health improves.