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I hope you won’t catch us using “yummy” any time soon

I think Hugh Jass prefers a Flaming Moe.

They promoted it heavily before it came out, and haven’t said a word about it since. It’s the standard AV Club treatment for new shows.

The Adventure Time episode “The Music Hole” had Marceline singing “Francis Forever” by Mitski. I assumed it was an original song, as almost every song on Adventure Time was, but the AV Club review identified it as a Mitski song. And that’s why I listen to Mitski.

I’ve bought Kirkland socks on Amazon. Costco stops selling warm socks after Christmas, even though it’s still winter. The markup was fairly low, so it’s hard to believe that the seller was making enough money to justify the effort on their part.

A pizza place wouldn’t need to only serve breakfast pizza. I had lunch on Saturday at a pizza place that made the pizza in front of you, with toppings that you pick. They had bins of vegetables, different cheeses, different meats, etc. It was pretty much the same selection that you’d see at an omelet bar. They’d just

The bunghole is the least interesting part of the barrel.

There are weirder things to add to beer than an egg. I have a book of historical brewing recipes that includes 17th-century Capon Ale: Boil a chicken, add spices, let it sit in beer for a week, then drink the chicken-y beer.

I can’t believe it took me this long to realize that Gretchen is the same voice actor as Teddy.

Scrubs did the same thing in its 8th season, when it first moved to ABC. Several episodes focused on a small group of characters instead of the whole cast. It saved money and it significantly improved the quality of the show.

I wish I could wake up in a world where Sean O’Neal and Zach Handlen still wrote for the AV Club, instead of appearing in “articles” that are just lists of tweets.

It’s arguable if Courtney Barnett ever plays folk-rock, but “Pedestrian at Best” isn’t folky at all. And it’s also not Americana, what with her being Australian and all.

When Jimmy got a big advance, he paid off his house in full. In the flash-forwards he’s selling it. He wanted to live there with Gretchen forever, now she’s in a hotel by herself and he’s selling the house. It’s a preview of their lives after they break up.

My Costco sells milk in gallon jugs. Specialty milk (lactose-free or organic) comes in larger packaging, but regular milk is sold just like it is in the grocery store, for a lower price. What’s wrong with buying that?

Hey, it’s Zach Handlen! Back when he wrote for the site, articles weren’t just lists of tweets. Ah, memories.

Some GURPS supplement had drinking rules where drunk characters had penalties to most stats, but bonuses against mind control. I wanted to have an adventure where everyone got super drunk to fight a vampire or psionic monster; they’d barely be able to control their bodies, but the monsters couldn’t control their minds.

Heléne Yorke reminds me so much of Kaitlin Olson that it’s distracting. When she talks, all I hear is Sweet Dee.

Agreed. Everyone else is dealing with real relationship problems, while Jay can’t choose a pillow. I guess it was supposed to reflect his indecision over being a bisexual, and it was an opportunity to parody the old “two dates at once” trope, but I don’t think it worked at all.

“Wusiness” just looks wrong. I’d go with “wizness”; at least it’s obvious how to pronounce that.

Your name is Pac-Man?