Seriously, especially when the problem’s genetic in origin! Why would you clone something that you know has a cancer issue?

IIRC a lot of countries treat certain animals like juveniles, where they have “guardians” responsible for them.

I think those traits are definitely a factor. I grew up with a border collie mix who was absolutely brilliant, would do things like lower a stick sideways into the water off the icepack to see how deep it is, try to get help when my dad went up the ladder to work on the roof because she thought it was a stupid idea,…

Ah, bilabial fricative. Gotcha. Fellow linguistics type I take it?

I agree. I want to see what she does with her artistic freedom when she gets it, whether that be now or in two years.

Japanese doesn’t even have <hu>, does it? Isn’t it <fu> in that spot in the kana syllabary?

A lot of languages do that with names normally. SW human names don’t seem to be any shorter on the whole than, say, Chinese ones.

Sorta where I’m at, man. Even on a totally male gazey level, like, I don’t know what the issue is here.

My sister’s in this predicament right now. It’s been tough to watch.

He looks like Christopher Walken on meth.

I noticed. I mean, at least he tried?

And nobody’s even mentioned the fact that Sawa retired too. That’s a huge deal.

You know, you’re right; it’s the other dudes that need to hear it in the first place. Thanks.

Very possible. I’m a Midwesterner and I’ve only heard it neutrally in reference to food.

Agreed. I find myself, as a dude, being pretty closeted about my feminism precisely because I think people might see it as a feint of this sort. I worry, though, that by simply shutting up about things I’d be hanging womankind out to dry, too. It’s a quandary I haven’t yet managed to really work out.

So, by “electro” I guess you meant electronica? Like, doesn’t electro still properly refer to electro-funk in the vein of Zapp and Roger? Like, Duff doing that would have been interesting. This, while not bad, is less so.

Maybe the difference is I was living in Calgary during my time in Canada and I basically just heard from a lot of homesick BCers.

Ah. I’m in aviation. Saw the mention of having a commercial airport and assumed.

Yeah, this makes perfect sense to me. A reminder of mortality can remove hesitation.

You’re in the middle of Saskatchewan. Like, where would they even drive it to?

I’ve only visited, but I’ve only heard the “Hongcouver” label used affectionately. That you’re describing otherwise is intriguing.