Coffee being such a huge global commodity and all, I don't get the snark either.

Phrasal verbs.

Mine likes beach vacations and travel to squathole country. I swear it will even show up early for those events. The least welcome guest!

It doesn't just get boring requirements out of the way, it saves money.

The leather trim on everything is VERY 1970s, and often not in a good way.

I agree, the handmade/homemade falafel rules. IME the Palestinians have the best recipe, but that's just what I've seen.

In Morocco I had something that was totally their potato-based equivalent of falafel; fried mashed-potato balls put into a pita with salad, sauce, etc. What do you think about that? (they reminded me very strongly of Tater Tots)

All it's missing is a little racism.

Details, please!

Whenever I come across a cool-but-outlandish name, I store it in memory for a theoretical cat that I have yet to own. For a human? I gather it's her nom de web, which is OK. Now for a cat, Mayhem is an unquestionably appropriate name.

I know, where I am limitless tea is a big deal.

Usually I skim right past these "get the look" features, but since there's actually a realistic possibility of attaining similar results in this case...

There should be one of Khadafy — I remember the Post at one point decided he was a "druggie drag queen" and ran a retouched photo of him with makeup &c.

ja, das ist ganz gut!!

Please say more about that.

Plenty of additives to be eaten around the world! Where I am they still haven't gotten hip to the evils of MSG, so it's fairly common to find it as an ingredient.

Anyone from the US now living outside it go back for visits and have to watch what you stick into your mouth now? I find I'm not used to whatever it is they put in a lot of the processed food in the States anymore, with disastrous results.

I bought it in the US, not sure anymore where or when, and it's different from the product I remember when I was younger, in smell and texture.

Stuff's still happening in Turkey, too, keep that in mind.

I would agree with you but I have one in my coat pocket now, and I think they changed the formula — not for the better.