Neighborhood patrols are a gateway drug to Klan rallies

“I can’t exactly go to HR, since that’s his wife.”

Why do you think they hadn’t seen the video? We shouldn’t give politicians or law enforcement a pass when they act like hosts in Westworld (“doesn’t look like anything to me”), so the follow up here is - “well let’s watch the video and then you can tell me what you think,” like that Dutch journalist did to Pete…

This is true - most interactions are good, and there are plenty of cops who are totally cool, bring a lot to the table, help improve communities, etc.

Yeah, knowledge of the existence of a contract would be necessary in an intentional interference with a contract claim. And to be clear, the homeowner would be the one with a claim here, not the investor. I don’t know if that claim is viable, but it is certainly interesting to think about.

That is also not to say there…

It would be hard to prove intentional interference with contract, but it’s not too far off here. You’ve got most of the elements for a prima facie case - 1) a contract between the home owner and the investor, 2) (and this is key) the Karen knowing that there is a contract, 3) Karen acting maliciously to screw with the…

It shouldn’t surprise us when we encounter lawful evil characters with INTs over 14 and who used WIS as a dump stat.

That makes no sense - if she were some hardcore environmentalist, she would be complaining about their general use of charcoal, not their use of a charcoal grill outside the designated BBQ area.

Flip flops are fine anywhere if your name is Cameron.

That’s not part of Porcelain Mamba’s game

Yeah, I’ve also heard Zhui Meng or variations on it as an exclamation meaning “yeah right” or “how farfetched”

“Good morning [Third uncle] [little fish / other nickname] [Given name] [English name]!”

My son is going to have that problem - he’s got an English name, a middle name that is his Chinese name, and I’m sure he’s going to get a Chinese nickname . . . he’s going to be confused for a little while

I have relatives whose actual given names I don’t know, because I only know them by their nicknames, like “Big Bird.”

I never noticed how much JaVale’s JaVale face is actually a Chinese character: 

Totally agree. I would add that for the Chinese to nickname someone Sima, they’re almost certainly going to draw connotations with The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, because the Chinese make Three Kingdom references out of everything.

These are great. Sometimes last names just translate in completely random ways in Chinese, like Marcin Gortat. I’ve heard him referred to as Guo Tai or Guo Tai Tai, or “(Cooking) Pot’s Wife.” I have to assume he prefers Polish Hammer.

You say “applying a racial angle to every minute of your life” like it’s a choice. It’s not, for persons of color.

It really is kind of awesome, actually. If Elaine Chao had two younger brothers, you could refer to them as Master Chaos.

Speaking from experience, there are Aunt Coulters in every Asian family. The Chaos just seem to be particularly complicit.