Heh, this made me think of the thing in Terry Pratchett's Discworld books, where one of the characters makes this super potent homebrew called scumble, which, like, eats through tables if you spill it. The ingredients are "apples, mostly."

YES. Used to be, only places that fancied themselves as "pubs" or some sort of Irish-themed bar/pubs had (maybe!) a bottled cider (just one) on the menu. I remember the day I found one that had one ON TAP and thought I'd hit the lottery. I don't know why I really thought tap would be extra special compared to bottle,…

I assume this is because women who "position" themselves, i.e. seek power, are seen by you as negative? I'm pretty sure every man in the running has worked very hard to "position himself" for the office. This isn't like that time in ancient Rome where they tapped a farmer on the shoulder and told him he got to be…

... and this is why we love you, MoGlo.

I think it starts out at the first, and naturally leads to the second. Or vice versa. There's room for both, I guess.

I knew a Xenia once, but she was from Panama, so I don't know if it's the same name in Spanish or what.

I had a male boss make a comment about my lack of makeup one time, my reply was, "You first," and that seemed to be the end of it.

I was speaking of the region in general. I'm a fan of Hope Mills for a lot of reasons, but the larger area is not a shining beacon of civilization and wealth.

I think, the thing that is missing from that for most people, is the understanding that this area is very poor with a side of military base thrown in, all with a lot of crime, drugs, and violence, and so ... yeah, there are probably some people that everyone expects to end up badly.

I was wondering if this story would show up here... Up until just a few days ago, the community kinda thought this was one of those "maybe she ran off, maybe she was abducted, maybe she was set upon by gypsies" sort of mysteries. Then a body shows up, and suddenly the news is out that the ex has confessed (though…

Well, cheer up, the rate of vigilante-type justice is pretty high in this neck of the woods, so that could always happen. This is the only place I've ever lived where law enforcement describes the systematic cycle of escalating violence between people "feuding" like it's the fucking Hatfields and McCoys. True story.…

So, honest question for all the "no screens under 2" crowd ... how the hell do parents watch any tv during that time? I can see not using the tv as a babysitter, but I cannot see keeping the tv off any time the baby is awake and I want to watch it while they are otherwise engaged. Someone, please explain how that…

The huge joke here is that most of the people doing all sorts of work for this story, you know, journalists, are in an industry which has traditionally been just as bad as far as paying people for their work. It's completely normal for reporters (usually not salaried) to work off the clock because, hey, you have to…

That sucks, I'm sorry. Isn't assumed that you have the option to go in again, though?? He's not turning you down for future operations, is he??

QUE LINDO!!! (but with better punctuation)

Word. One of the house rules growing up was that the dogs ate first. Why? Because they couldn't feed themselves, and it was mean and stupid to eat during one of their two meal times while they had to watch hungry. Of course, the little beggars acted like they hadn't eaten in months regardless, but the idea was good.

He could probably shortcut a lot of things and just be like, "The 70s."

To paraphrase their signs...

Ok, so, all my "knowledge" comes from reading fiction, but ... the theory that in a battle a riderless horse would continue to cause more havoc (hopefully for the other guy, but maybe for you) should translate to elephants. Imagine a car or a tank that still has the ability to function, Christine-style, running…

Thank you for this strategy. I cannot wait to be able to use it.