From context, I think the lack of guidance is referring to lack of guidance related to trans students generally, not lack of guidance on what was expected during the drill. Evidently the teachers were told to take students to restrooms or locker rooms during the drill. Either they were explicitly told to segregate…

May I ask what you find divisive about it? It reminds me of signs I’ve seen with a similar symbol and the phrase “we don’t care”: the message is just that the user’s gender is irrelevant to using this particular restroom.

I’m fairly certain the “which” refers to the user’s gender and not to the user themselves: you are free use this restroom, whichever gender you are.

OK. I was reading it as a sort of hierarchy. “Is the filling contained in something->is the something 2 separate pieces->is the something bread”. Even if we ignore the bread-related traits, layer cake still has significantly more sandwich traits than non.

Hm. It seems as though something like a piece of this cake thing would qualify as a sandwich then:

That’s a fair distinction between going out together and lazing around the house. And I agree that you should keep wooing your partner(s) throughout your relationship. I just disagree that your appearance is necessarily a part of that. It certainly can be but there’s a fine line between “do nice things for your…

As I said, it’s hard to judge a relationship from the outside but I got the impression that my coworker was setting aside something she really wanted in deference to her husband’s vague preference. Of course, she’s an adult and can judge the balance you mention for herself and her relationship. But I can’t ignore the…

Bobby’s preference ranking is highly influenced by the fact that I think he contributes the most—and the most consistently, though as you say, it varies—to the “transformation” aspect; I agree he himself seems a little boring though I felt for him every time religion came up.

So it sounds like your definition of sandwich is the tautological “things that are considered sandwiches are sandwiches”. You’re not alone in that and frankly I think that’s the only definition that will really ever be widely accepted. But I like this discussion and I’m intrigued by your idea of a sort of “Diagnostic…

So define bread.

It’s hard to judge a relationship from the outside but that sort of thing makes me sad as well. One of my coworkers commented that she always wanted to dye her hair fire engine red. When I encouraged her to try it (particularly since they make highly temporary dyes) she responded that she wouldn’t because her husband…

And what is that?

I wonder if this is a gender thing (I’m assuming you’re a man whose partner is a woman) but the idea of looking good for your partner really rubs me the wrong way. Sure, on a nice date or something, all participants should be expected to put in commensurate effort. But the idea that the amount of effort I regularly put…

I have two different rankings: how impactful they are (or seem to be) on the subject’s life and how much I personally like them.

So nothing served on a bun of any kind qualifies as a sandwich for you? Like peanut butter and jelly on a hamburger bun (don’t judge me) is not a sandwich? What is your actual definition of a sandwich then?

Define bread then. Is banana bread “bread” for sandwich purposes?

I’m so torn. On the one hand, you’re wrong because this is a sandwich. On the other hand I appreciate a good use of Betteridge’s Law. Fuck it, have a star.

You say “unusual and pedantic” like that’s bad.

Cake and bread are merely two points on the baked-good spectrum. What difference, really, is there between pound cake and banana bread?

What “strict bread and filling definition” would include, say, a ham sandwich but exclude a hotdog?