How old do you think her dog is? Canine cognitive dysfunction (basically dementia for dogs) could explain some of that. That was partly how we were able to recognize it in our dog as he got older - totally fine one second, then snaps the next.

Exactly! It’s surprisingly easy to just not put your dog in a situation where they might cause a problem. And clearly this woman cares enough about her dog to think he should socialize, yet somehow doesn’t care enough to recognize that she’s putting her dog at risk.

I do NOT understand that kind of owner at all. When my dog started developing dementia, he started sometimes being not okay with other dogs taking their time while sniffing his butt and would occasionally snarl at them after a few seconds. So I simply stopped letting him have contact with other dogs. And I did this…

But more importantly, how do I get a gig as an ethnographer for ikea?

My father would always do shit like this - not in like, a sexual way, but in that he thought he was a hilarious joker, always sticking his finger in people’s ears, poking their belly if it was visible, pinching them - that sort of thing. And he thought it was ESPECIALLY funny if it made them mad. I’ve never been…

Not to mention that there are certainly trans members of the military that will end up staying closeted and having to suffer through that - that’s not disruptive at all!

Oh god, you’re killing my self control right now. I have to hope that I’ve forgotten this conversation by the time I’m driving past the grocery store today.

I just hope that wherever he ends up, he never gets to eat KFC or steak & ketchup again.

As an avid watcher of true crime shows, I can say that I’m much more afraid of young white men who feel like the world owes them something they’re not getting than I am of undocumented immigrants who just want to work and not call attention to themselves.

I was hoping you’d ask - I didn’t want to volunteer the information right away because it’s very dangerous. Okay, so you spoon some peanut butter into a mug - just, like, a healthy tablespoon or so (I’m not gonna tell you how to live your life). Microwave it for 30 seconds (or however long it takes for your microwave…

I once stepped on a regurgitated mouse carcass that the cat had puked up one night. I don’t even have a cat now and I still keep a nightlight in the hallway for this very reason.

I love the insides of Reeses so much that I came up with a way to make it at home so I can just sit there and spoon it out of a mug like a slob.

Sometimes I close my eyes and fantasize about the treason trial where the entire fucking family stands there in dirty orange jumpsuits and no makeup at all while the judge tells them how everything they’ve ever done is going to be undone and how every last cent of their money is going into a relief fund for every…

Awesome! I have a couple of chronic pain issues that my doctors say will get better with regular exercise, but I also have had daily plantar fasciitis for the past three years, and my podiatrist said to lay off any exercise that involves my feet. I’m totally going to give this workout a try today!

Sigh...I know, it’s really really hard living with this horribly disfiguring condition that I could easily fix with teeth whitening if I weren’t so cheap. But yeah, the added enamel strength really came in handy when I was in grad school and couldn’t afford to go to the dentist!

Living, breathing example here of what happens when you get too much fluoride as a child. My town was fluoridating the water but didn’t notify the public, so my mom had us taking fluoride pills. And I’ll tell you, it’s fucking tragic - my teeth are SLIGHTLY STAINED.

Update: yesterday morning I did the coffee thing, and yesterday afternoon I came home to a big ol’ hole dug in my tomato plant pot, so.....confirmed that it doesn’t really work against squirrels I guess. Time to spice up the pot!

The theory I heard is that it’s a direct quotation from the senior scientist to whoever made the sign. I don’t see any attribution, so let’s hope it’s not a PhD student, because they should really know how to cite their sources properly.

Can I be the tambourinist? I am also quite talented at the spoons.

I’ve heard (but haven’t confirmed myself) that used coffee grounds do the same thing, plus add some of that sweet acidity to the soil that tomatoes love so much.