Oh, god, yeah. Completely blocked that one from my mind.

How many times has it been done? Slaughterhouse Five and a very loose Harrison Bergeron? Oh, and I've heard rumors they're attempting Cat's Cradle.

This is quite possibly the one Vonnegut novel I have absolutely no recollection of reading. I know I read it, but even that synopsis in the article sparked not even the faintest memory for me.

That probably means bugs! Gross!

"Empty skull"?! If you use an empty skull, where are you gonna get your protein?!

Pretty sure the age was "birth" for me.

So we can blame the death of Biden's son for this hell we're trapped in? I guess that's as reasonable a starting point for all of this as anything.

True, but certainly there's a happy medium between "flavorless American swill that constitutes every kid's menu" and "culinary masterpiece."

Robots?! Hah, we should be so lucky. No, I'm afraid it's CHUDs for us.

I want to upvote for "Roasted David Brooks Panini," but I hesitate, because I really don't see this article as being as pretentious as the David Brooks article (I mean, it's probably not possible for anything to be that pretentious). I don't necessarily agree with every point this article made, but I agree with the…

Medium-well?! And here I thought you were a good person. My reality is crashing down around me.

Hehe… "pegged."

Well, just so you know, it's not gone unnoticed. Keep at it :)

Glad to hear it! I can certainly sympathize. I'm pretty cynical myself, so I usually try to direct that in the right way, but often fail. It's amazing what some perspective can do for you, though.

Out of curiosity, did you perhaps recently survive a near-death experience, or maybe have a brain tumor removed? I ask because of late, both you and the Jr. account have been much more pleasant and friendly than was typically the case in the past. Like, to the point where your username used to be pretty fitting, and…

Streets ahead.

I discovered and consumed large quantities of the most amazing potato chip (not normally a potato chip guy), Hawaiian Kettle Chips Sweet and Tangy Ginger chips. Also, spent a ton of time painting WH40k miniatures for my new Tzeentch Daemon army, which are starting to look really good. Yes, I'm a loser. Also,…

Fortunately for me, I've never had any real aversion to Reynolds. Even at his worst I've always found him at least tolerable and at most oddly charming.

"Supreme Court schmuschmeme schmort!" - Conservative America

Why spend that kind of money on them? Surely we could build some sort of gigantic catapult for much cheaper.