And why would you care if someone receiving SNAP buys coke?

Jorge, thank you for the wonderful, sympathetic look at my home town. I have been steeling myself for condescension from the visiting media, and your article was the exact opposite of what I have been dreading. I currently live just northeast of the Twin Cities, but I was born in Minneapolis, and have never lived…

Especially when you are a Pepsi salesperson like I am. . .

“Casserole” actually refers to the dish that things are cooked in, not the food itself. Not really any more specific of a term. Both terms only mean what people take them to mean via common usage — and in the upper midwest, common usage of “hot dish” is perfectly clear.

One of my grandmothers used to make a variation of tuna hot dish (I am a Minnesotan, so enough with this “casserole” silliness) with hamburger and rice instead of tuna and noodles. Still cream of mushroom soup, though. As I child, I never cared for it, until one day I hit on the idea of eating it with potato chips; at…

The meal did not end at all like I was expecting. Ended up being a fantastic place to eat. That was the only time that I had ever been to Milwaukee, and I was expecting the least, but there are actually a lot of really good places to eat in and around the city.

Well, it was primarily That One Person, but yes, it is rather silly. Especially considering that the whole story I was commenting on was about police mistaking the sound of that Acura for an AK-47.

Well, since you took one for the team, I shall refrain from checking it personally.

Not sure. It started out seemingly well with the “not you/generic you” part, but went south from there quickly.

A person who has no clue what the word “amplified” means is calling people an idiot? Pray tell, how is it that you are not trolling again?

You are going to have to get in line to make that joke. . .

I see it: trolling. Sorry that I engaged.

Actually, I have had no problems with it since I bought it last June. Just got my recall notice, though, and never fear, she is getting repaired anyway!

Not sure if you are just trolling, or if you are simply not seeing my repeated use of the word “amplified”. Because I keep having to explain that the sound amplified under that underpass is NOT the “stock” sound. Because it is amplified.

I do believe I mentioned that I was referring to the sound it makes when under that specific underpass, which both amplifies it and adds reverb. It sounds markedly different than how it normally does in the open. And yes, I have heard plenty of gunfire “in the wild,” and while the sound that I am talking about is not…

I have a Focus RS. When I pull out of the one gas station in town which offers 93 octane to head home, I immediately go under a railroad bridge. I usually end up shifting right under it, and the bangs from the exhaust end up amplified by the confined space — it really does sound like gunfire. I usually roll down my…

Don’t just not cook avocados; don’t even cut them open until they are ready to serve. Even if you are making guacamole. Salsa benefits from taking the time to allow flavors to meld; whatever melding benefits that guacamole gets are offset by the avocados being less than spanking fresh.

Presumably that is why so many credit card companies block or restrict crypto purchases. As long as they know that they are going to get paid back, they could not care less how risky that your purchases may be. Doubt that they much care if your purchases are illegal, as long as they make a profit & are immune from…