Bilbo’s is of course a reference to the ring tempting him in Fellowship’s extended edition, causing his face to quickly flash sinisterly in a highly meme’d jumpscare.

I’m probably going to regret trying to reach out and talk sense to you, but as someone who values humanity in all its foibles and imperfections, here goes. To quote the movie Cube:

Also, if you do any of the above, you have an ethical obligation not to complain in person or on social media. If you do, then you’re just a jerk.

I think they’re saying that they have a go-to sandwich that they regularly use when someone says “Surprise me” and typically, the customer ends up really liking it, but still change one or two things when they continue to order it on future occasions.

Yeah, I’ve also found the “give me the option that you would pick for yourself” prompt is a great way to explore unfamiliar food options while not forcing the server to guess what you might like. I’ve come across a ton of great recipes that way, and the servers always seem genuinely excited to see what I think.…

I appreciated that chuckle. Thank you. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to order a stiff drink over how little this country gives a shit about punishing an insurrectionist.

(Meanwhile, cut to Alex Jones:)

Hey, homeless people are living hard enough already. No reason to punish them with Jones’ presence.

Oh, I’m certain it was. Considering the character’s self-seriousness, it’s a great gag: “Look at how hard I worked. I worked so hard I got this prestigious award.” (Name is misspelled on it)

It’s so surreal going back to an article from 2013 and seeing comments in the thousands. How things have changed.

I had no idea this episode of Game Grumps even existed, and I am cracking the hell up now. Thanks!

If I had a digital copy of it, I’d throw it up! Instead, I... I should figure out where pictures of me during that time are so I can digitize them....

I smell an appropriate reddit:

Hey, you’re the same age as me! I also had a lot of affection for that movie when it came out. I even dressed as the Riddler for the following Halloween. It was pretty movie accurate, if I do say so myself.

For me, it was Ever After. But, yeah, she’s always been a total smokeshow.

Truly the character everyone wishes they could have been.

I have certainly felt that way about her since I was in high school (over twenty years ago).

I would watch the shit out of that. She’s so phenomenal, simply casting her as Elizabeth feels like a waste of her talent.

Yeah, since commenting, I’ve realized that. Still some incredible work, though. I never thought my mental image for Shelley’s original literary version of the monster would shift from Ito’s version, but I’m already thinking Wrightson’s vision has overtaken that in my imagination.

To this day, I still wonder what it might be like to live in the alternate universe where Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein starred, say, Ralph Fiennes as the doctor and Daniel Day-Lewis as the monster, and was directed by the movie’s screenwriter, Frank Darabont. (Or, alternatively... Peter Weir)