Speculation? You don't actually have any reason to believe that this information aside from what happens in the book, the lack of an exposition scene that has someone informing everyone and speculation (that goes against every indication in the scene).

If you recall the first episode of the show rank and class does get transferred over to some extent when they join the nights watch.

Ok, so I think we can all agree now that labeling people is good and saves us a whole lot of bla bla bla?

Orange is the New Black connection: Michael Rapoport used to rent an apartment to my favourite, Natasha Lyonne. I think I will side with her on that whole story, and the neigbours pet probably deserved it.

This architectural consulting sounds interesting and I would like to hear more about it, perhaps over a cup of coffee with a quirky baker while I stand beside the table watching.

Because an idea like this only comes into the world, at most, once every ten years.

Yea, my family is lousy with architects and it nowhere as glamorous as the movies make it seem. The reality is* complaining about council resource consents, problems with building price evaluations, clients constantly changing their minds about bedroom and kitchen layouts and just an endless series of suburban houses.…

I don't know what the hell time it is in America, but isn't the opening ceremony going on right now?

I had to watch this without subtitles recently, as the people screening it had forgotten to turn them on I guess. This was after a screening on Nosferatu with live accompaniment, which would have been the main priority, and half the audience with the organizers had left.

Seen some of Jeselniks stuff for the first time just now on youtube but he'd have to be one of the funniest comedians on Doug Loves Movies podcast. You'd probably have to appreciate his off-the-cuff wit even if you don't like his kind of standup pacing or whatever.