"Other times, I am indeed quite blind to the subtleties of a situation. I have real problems with innuendo. Sometimes I miss it entirely, and other times I see it but don't know how to react—so I react to the literal meaning of a statement and pretend there was no subtext."

I loved the wise men.

Or they just have authors with diverse opinions.

I thought it was a glitch in the Matrix. Now to explain the bricks in my windows...

"It's bigger on the inside"

"... but may be biological in nature."

I have the Far Side one, too! I'm almost too afraid to read it for fear of soiling it!

I think it's more like saying "Shucks! It was in the last place I expected it be in."

Checkmate, Charlie Jane!

Woo!

I think you'd be interested in Arthur C. Clarke's Childhood's End. I won't say anything more for fear of spoiling it!

"What's 10-billion times as massive as our Sun, several times larger than our solar system, and has a gravitational influence on pretty much anything that comes within 2000 light years of its gaping, cosmic maw?"

Well, assuming there are many others who don't pay the fee, they could possibly benefit by renaming it a "donation" and holding fundraising events throughout the year.

Wouldn't it come out of our mouths, then? ;)

"I was taught that the human brain was the crowning glory of evolution so far, but I think it’s a very poor scheme for survival."

How can you even know Siri actually exists? After all, could it not be an illusion of our awareness?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...

Oh please, Siri isn't that "bad".

AIARUA

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