The only (literal) bucket list item that matters.

Right there with you, I’m still feeling some deep discomfort.

I will probably wind up seeing it every week until it’s out of theaters...OMG so great.

Mara Wilson gets me.

Ha, I lucked out — I was raised and schooled among the hard left-wing Catholics. So mostly we talked about how “god calls Christians to be humble and help feed and clothe your brothers and sisters” and how you should “preach the gospel through actions rather than words” (this is the whole works vs. grace thing that…

Haha, no problem! Gotta make those theology classes useful somehow. ;)

I’m boiling down a lot of the theological context, but basically, the Annunciation happens and Gabriel says “good news, Mary! God loves you and has chosen you to bear his son!” and Mary says “Let it be done.” That’s the fiat. She consents to have the child of god, basically. Depending on the translation it can read…

I mean, if they don’t want the bullshit picked apart, maybe don’t lean so much on an example that is largely defined by the whole “fiat” concept. It’s literally a religious argument for bodily autonomy.

You know what’s funny? I’m pretty sure Mary herself would be facepalming at these jackasses. After all, she got to choose whether to be pregnant. Her consenting to have God’s kid is, like, a central element in Catholicism.

Bison can charge at 30 mph. 100 in 10.66 is solid for a human, but the bison is still faster.

I’ve heard tourists discussing their ideas about how the rangers move all the animals around to places where people can see them throughout the day.

Yup. There are a few reasons that’s the case, but largely it’s because there’s a lot more of them and people don’t have the same gut level reaction as they do to a grizzly. Bison can sprint at 30 mph or so but because people look at them and see “fuzzy cows” instead of “a speedy tank that has horns,” they don’t…

Thanks for sharing your experience! One of my close friends used to horse guide, and he has mad slingshot skills as a result (I’ve been given more advice than I’ll ever use about the best places to ping a male bison to get him to clear off-trail). But yeah, he says that for all of that, he did the most herding of…

The other liberal mecca, to your southeast. ;)

as I work in a hotel in the most touristy town in Wyoming

I feel sympathy for the girl, for sure, on that front. The angriest I’ve ever seen my partner was when these people with two little kids were walking up like they were about to let their children pet the buffalo. He intervened with a vengeance immediately. Sadly it’s a really common thing, and dumbass parents continue…

That’s a nice picture, but yes, get a zoom! I am glad you did not die and learned a lesson about taking your life into your own hands (or rather, leaving it on the horns of the bison).

No, I’m sorry, it’s just stupid. Have you ever been to Yellowstone? You are warned constantly about how dangerous it is to be close to bison. Ignoring that advice is, actually, idiocy.

Yellowstone sees an insane number of non-English-speaking tourists, though! That’s why the thing they hand you at the door and the many, many signs have this very clear illustration (ETA oh god that is HUGE, sorry!):

Also, if you hit it, it could potentially destroy your car and you and then, like, walk away.