I still say his finest role was as Long John Silver in Muppets Treasure Island.

The baby talking is adorable, but honestly I’ve watched this panda gif like 5 times in a row and I am mesmerized.

As much as I hate to say it, I think if a pet is older and having health issues that the owner can’t handle, putting it down is much kinder than dumping it in a shelter. Elderly pets, in particular pets with health problems, are unlikely to find another owner, so you’re basically just sentencing them to a jail cell…

Blindness is zero percent a reason to euthanize an animal. I am the incredibly proud human of two blind cats and they give zero fucks that they are blind. They are blind jedi ninjas.

I have a 15 year old cockapoo, Cuddles, who is almost blind and deaf. He also has arthritis. Despite all this, he still has a good quality of life, and people who visit are surprised that he still runs and plays with my other 2 dogs, cat and rabbit. He gets an anti-inflammatory every morning which helps with his…

Yeah, I just can’t view choosing to put down an otherwise healthy animal because it’s developed a disability as a good thing, let alone an unselfish one.

I’m relieved that this was an improvised thing. If this had been the plan, I would have been upset that they didn’t use a wagon or something to get him down the aisle more comfortably.

So ... people who are (permanently or temporarily) on a very tight budget don’t ever get to host and just have to wait for other people to invite them? That doesn’t seem right. Potluck dinners where everyone just contributes whatever they can are a way to have a good meal with friends without making it more of a…

My family’s Thanksgivings involve upwards of 60 people. There is no fucking way one of us could afford to cater or cook for the entire group. I think maybe some of the significance is also, like, a harvest-festival-agrarian-culture sort of thing, where you all contribute something to the meal. I haven’t been able to…

I was born and raised in Virginia, and I totally agree— “What can I bring?” is definitely something I ask every single time I’m invited to a function. I like to cook and share food with people and it makes me feel good to contribute in some way!

Hellz yes! My husband & I decided to have a “wedding where it feels like a party that the preacher just happens to attend”. We were both previously widowed and just wanted a simple, fun day. We also didn’t want any gifts, so we had a potluck Luau wedding. I had the local BBQ joint make wings (The owner has won many,…

Fellow PNWer (Metro Vancouver, BC). My friends are that cool, too. Also, when I lived in Toronto, many of my friends were musicians/actors/servers, so we were very into potlucking our gatherings (house parties, if you can call them that. They weren’t ragers, or anything. We hung out and played some geeky games while…

Yes, this. I grew up very blue collar. Weddings? Potluck. Funerals? Potluck. Gatherings at the homes of friends of equally modest means? Potluck. Small boonie town on the wet coast of Canada manages to put together a multicultural gathering for cultural exchange, by some miracle? Potluck (and Mrs. Gill made some mean…

I mentioned in my own comment that my friends and I are mostly pink collar twenty somethings in the super expensive PNW. Without potluck, we’d basically never get to have food based get togethers. I spent nearly $200 on food for my son’s first birthday bbq (ftr I didn’t even want a party) and that was after I got…

I think it’s also more a cultural thing - it’s very polite to bring a dish here, even if you’re not asked to. If anyone invites us around for dinner, we will at least bring alchohol or offer to supply a salad/dessert, because that’s just what you do. If they absolutely insist that we don’t bring anything, we bring…

My mom used to have 25 people for Thanksgiving every year. She always made the turkey, a couple of sides, the salad, a dessert, and put out snacks and drinks. 25 people was pretty much the minimum for any occasion. Inviting fewer people was not really an option.

If you’ve been offended by an invitation to a potluck, I’m sorry. I really am. It’s intended to be a fun, casual occasion. I wasn’t aware that it was just white people having potlucks. If it’s not something you’re used to, I can understand it seeming a little odd I guess. If you don’t mind my asking, what does a…

Yeah I get that calling it rude definitely seems classist. Everyone should be able to have a dinner party if they want to without people saying they’re cheap for making it a potluck. None of my friends have money so EVERY party is a potluck. It’s just expected. I do see her point that someone is going to get screwed…

BUT, this is why I am okay with potluck: I prepare a dish I know I like, and then I don’t have to eat other people’s food. Unless I want to give it a try, but I really just want to eat my own lasagna, so probably not

Yeah so if I want to have Thanksgiving at my house I also need to provide all the food? I’d love to be able to but I can honestly not afford that.