Dude, a long long time ago in a galaxy far far away, I trained as a high school teacher, and let me tell you, the lessons comparing education systems were mind blowing. The country with the best scores in EVERYTHING was not Japan or Korea or China - it was Finland. And the kids started school older. Damned if any…

One of them has a definite maga smirk.

It’s mostly liquid gold. Stored in mattresses.

absolutely prime callback, well done.

Crossed fingers for that change country-wide. I meant just you and I/our generation has seemingly moved on from that, at least a little.

That, and the fact that embarrassing stuff used to carry a shame resignation penalty. I’ve REALLY noticed that shift.

perfect response is perfect

My 20-year-old brain was really swayed by a lot of late 90's literature on biowarfare, I’m sad to say... but even then, I STILL didn’t buy the shit they were peddling about invasion being a totally awesome and unavoidable plan, and the link to 9/11 they were pushing was such obvious horseshit. Look at us, though, we…

It looks like a bad blowout? Like, the kind that I would be capable of giving myself, where it’s sort of unwillingly straight but not smooth and floofed up in a way that isn’t what you’d get from a pro job. My long hair looked like that fairly regularly when I tried to wear it down. So, sympathy for that, but as other…

A re-vote is absolutely sensible and I was initially - still am, really - quite keen to see that happen.

it’s a quoted online parody of how men write women in fiction, but cool slur there

good for you, but why the fuck would you assume that you have credibility here?

And you have 11 comments in your comment history, so...?

how... Liz Mair...???

I want to know how tf Liz Mair is involved!

I drive by a town called Nether Finlarg whenever I have to get the ferry to Shetland.

I have my Shetland twatt photos. Obligatory.

The UK town of Penistone would like to chime in.

It’s a masterpiece in failed humblebragging.

Also, the skinniest figure skater? That seems... unlikely, given the EXTREMELY PUBLIC EATING DISORDER PROBLEM the sport has.