It's an older usage, but it checks out.

"She's my nanny." *slap*
"She's my governess." *slap*
"She's my nanny." *slap*
"She's my governess." *slap*

Lamplighter rather than chimney sweep? A bright and cheery Gaslight remake is on the cards!

"I hung on the tree,
for nine days and nine nights,
wounded with the spear,
given to Odin,
self dies for self."

Good call.

"Decius, no getting creative now; stick to the manual."

Lame craftsman god is an old trope. It's thought to hearken back to an ancient practice of hamstringing smiths to prevent them leaving the village; they were just too damned valuable to lose.

Note to Dark Overlord; if you're an overweight asthmatic living in your aunt's basement, you should probably rethink your nom de guerre.

And terrific at art criticism. John Berger's Ways of Seeing is the case in point.

On behalf of Australia, I'd like to apologise for Antipodean creationists who've been laughed out of town down here and decide to relocate to the US.

Has anyone actually visited Mr Ameduri in his mother's basement to get his response?

Glen Danzig then bellowed incoherently, snapping his chains, before fleeing to the old mill pursued by local peasants with torches and pitchforks.

Salo is the only film my wife has walked out of. I'm glad I've not seen it.

Though, to be fair, it really calls for a Young Frankenstein upvote.

People see what they expect to see.

Curiously, 'vargr' is an Old Norse word for 'wolf'. This can't be completely coincidental.

I thought it was a short Cossack whip or similar, braided leather with a knot at the end. Like a nagaika but with the business end tied off.

'Vargr' is Old Norse for wolf. Go figure.

Lampshading 101

Word is that the showrunners wanted them to actually go through with it, but Gaiman (thankfully) vetoed it. Hope he stays on as a moderating influence.