What would constitute proof of a “historical Jesus”? By which I mean, how much of the activity described in the Gospels would he need to have been engaged in for us to accept that the Jesus worshipped by Christians was real.

We can, I think, discard the miracles as embellishments (good PR team, though). It seems to me…

The use of the word “shithole” to describe a country is not what makes this racist. What makes it racist is suggesting that the PEOPLE who want to come here from those disadvantage countries are somehow less worthy of our welcome.

The one on the plane. The problem with it was I was trying to watch it while playing a video game, but there was a lot of texting in it, and I found it hard to read the dialogue while also playing my game, so I gave up after 40 minutes.

As it happens, I too am a stable genius. As a result, I understand that every time I tell people I am stable, or a genius, or a stable genius, it reduces dramatically the chances that I will be perceived as such.

Btw, I am English. Not quite of the same social status as Tahani, but... I have never heard that phrase, or the term “griddle chip” a single time in my whole, entire life. Someone is forking with us.

And Derek, surely?
“Maximum Derek!”

Clauddaugh is the name of an orc character I played in World of Warcraft. So it sort of threw me too.

Where does that unwatchable dross in which Pacino plays a blind man and yells “hooh-hah” all the time belong?

Even the ones that have male heroes in them? Surely you jest.

Not sure what you’re suggesting. On the one hand, a truly charming guy would obviously have succeeded in luring the girl to his room. On the other hand, the whole luring thing suggests something other/opposite than charm.

Disagree. It’s “holmes.” The L is not silent.

“Did we mention the Joe Rogan cameo?”
No. If you had, I could have skipped the rest of the review. My first reaction was that this was an unnecessary reskinning of “Alien Nation” with Edgerton in the Mandy Patinkin role, but I guess that gives it way too much credit.

It’s a universal response, though.

“What did you get me for my birthday?” “I don’t agree with your question.”
“Who will benefit from the tax bill?” “I don’t agree with your question.”
“What time is it?” “I don’t agree with your question.”
“Have you seen the remote?” “I don’t agree with your question.”

“I’m a Knicks and Mets fan, and he is not.”
That makes you twice the masochist I am. 

Hah. I started watching because of Dan Harmon’s slap down of the awful fans.

I for one would have been happy to see half this list populated by scenes from The Good Place, but surely the first time Eleanor discovers where she really is—”holy motherforking shirtballs”—from the season one finale was the best. (You might also have included any one of about three scenes from “The Trolley Problem.”…

Phoebe Cates’ Christmas memories are comedy gold.

Not even remotely. Over-reliant on mugging, hackish material, lack of ortiginality. He’s the American Lee Evans (though if you’re not familiar with Hart you’re almost certainly not familiar with Evans).

I have read the story, and none of those points are well thought out. Rather, they seem to be visceral, reflexive, defensive reactions to a story that might have made them think, but instead just made them feel like they were being personally attacked. Which tells you more about them than it does about the story.

“Nobody has a right to protest at work and stay employed.”

I’m pretty sure no employer has the right to force its employees to stand for the national anthem before work begins.