People of faith don’t always believe that every single tenet is “literally true.” You can understand your religious text as a series of fables designed to illustrate ideas and values that you agree with and hold dear. You can also believe one or two of them to be true (for instance, there is a God and God loves me)…

Ken’s no Alex. He doesn’t have that 70’s manliness that game show hosts used to have. But no one apart from Tom Bergeron does that knock-off Dean Martin schtick anymore. Alex himself had become much more professorial by the time Ken showed up as a contestant.

This is crazy. Have you ever watched either of them? Ken’s interaction with the contestants is much better than Mayim’s. After a contestant tells a personal anecdote, Ken will respond with a witty or thoughtful comment. Mayim invariably laughs and responds “That’s great!” She’s slow to confirm answers, and can’t stop…

“I was hoping it wouldn’t end. Maybe people don’t like it anymore? I don’t know.”

This is reaching.  He was literally frozen to the door, his entire face was white, and he had been in that frozen water for hours.  There’s absolutely no reason to believe he was still alive at that point.  There’s certainly no reason to think that was more likely than his already being dead.

Hence the charged moniker, I guess. As someone who enjoys energy drinks from time to time, charged lemonade sounds neat. That said, it is quite a bit for something from Panera of all places, yeah.

I just cannot figure out why a place that serves things in bowls made out of bread needs to serve highly caffeinated beverages on the side? People are not coming in for the drinks. There was nothing wrong with the drinks they already offered. Who asked for this?

Same with the Chestnut Praline/Mont Blanc lattes. As far as I can see, the only difference is the topping. I wouldn’t be surprised if the US version was sweeter, but the actual Mont Blanc dessert is fairly sweet.

“Well, come here. I’m very happy we’re going to have all the sex.”
That entire scene is one of the funniest pieces of physical comedy I’ve ever seen. Both Perry and Kudrow are absolutely brilliant.

This still makes me weepy. If it is now considered “unfashionable” to have loved Friends, I really don’t give a shit. It will always make me laugh.

That same NFPA report said about $15M/year property damage from frying turkeys. Same scenario in that it is statistically small, but still ridiculous because cooking a turkey shouldn’t burn one’s house down. I’d just skip it myself, but I suppose I’m not terribly risk tolerant with my meal prep. 

I disagree. What she’s saying is definitely “technically” incorrect, but in accordance to the spirit of her remark, there is a significant difference between the degree to which men’s bodies are judged compared to women’s body.

After moving to Illinois last year I was so surprised by the number of really good locally made tortilla chips. I have no idea how the On the Border made number 1. The El Milagro are my favorite as I like a chip with some heft. My wife and kids like Xochitl as it’s a thinner chip. Another really good chip is Zack’s…

Around the Lizardo household, it’s El Milagro or GTFO. Great for dipping, nachos, or chaliqualies and not overly salted.

Recently discovered Frontera Tacqueria Style Stone Ground tortilla chips. They are my current favorite.  Thick and crunchy without being too dense - my main complaint about Donkey Chips.  I do like using Donkey Chips for chilaquiles since they resist getting soggy for much longer.

A&Ws are better.

I think they’re really good... for fast food cheese curds. That has to be a different standard than dive bar cheese curds.

My mom’s side of the family were all from the North Woods of Wisconsin and I spent many summers waaaay up north, so cheese curds have been part of my life forever. The best of the Wisconsin curds are lightly dipped in beer batter (tempura will do too) for a shattering crunch. Culver’s are hot trash - entombed in a…

Hey now, Trader Joe’s frozen cheese curds are vastly superior to what Culver’s offers. I’m really just baffled as to how Culver’s are so terrible when everything else they sell is a greasy/creamy gut bomb of deliciousness.

Your hot take is the correct take. They’re just OK.