That only works if you also twirl your pocket-watch-on-a-chain whilst thoughtfully stroking your whispy chinstrap beard.

As far as “how do I approach,” you’re right that there’s a lot of sleazy shit (and sleazy guys) out there. What I found worked best for me was simply to say, “Hi, my name is (Arnheim). Do you have a minute to chat?”

“Dog carcass in alley this morning, tire tread on burst stomach. This city is afraid of me. I have seen its true face...”

May you never develop a problem—slowly and over time—that you do not recognize as a problem until you’re unsure of how to get yourself out of it.

...and if you do, may there be people who are kinder and more understanding than you presently appear nearby to help you out. No one deserves to be left to battle addiction…

This gotcha that you keep trying to set up with everyone will continue to fail as, again, you are assuming that the mere fact that a trope appears in anime means that it’s considered perfectly normal and okay by everyone in Japan. This is incorrect.

Oh god I thought you were joking.

Hey man, child rape is child rape. You do you though, and by that I mean stay the fuck away from children you piece of shit.

If you’ve read both books, you know that isn’t remotely true.

I will watch this—but as all the cyberpunk dreams of yesteryear get made or made again I’m struck by how dated this version of the future looks.

I just wish even a fraction of that “far too many” were as good as Space Marine or Dawn of War 2. It’s such a great universe to set almost any genre in.

Yes. I’ve read it twice. Wonderful: you can tell the author—despite being not at all crazy about math—is enthusiastic, anyhow. Paul Erdős would be a wonderful subject to write about.

I think Sauvage’s reference to math was regarding [the awful link I chose at random] on sacred geometry and the vesica piscis. Not Cumberbatch’s portrayal of Hawking’s early years.

Ahh yes, Japan’s famous lack of censorship concerning sex things.

This guy misspelled his own name on his Facebook profile.

One fun context clue to figure out if this question wasn’t appropriate is that the woman who was asked the question is saying that it wasn’t appropriate.

I know! I mean, who doesn’t like Huey Lewis and the News?

Or, just hire more women to do stuff.

I’ve never had bad sex because, I realized, after experiencing some shitty partners, that it was up to ME to get what I needed from the experience, whether or not they were doing it.

Nothing says Punk like a bunch of cops and soldiers.

You are correct. Other than animal products, the only thing vegan food cannot contain is flavor.