Bet I can remove a cork that was pushed into an empty wine bottle! No breaking allowed...

“several orders of magnitude”? I do not think this term means what you think it means...”notably more” might apply.

I followed this great advice to the letter. For my second kid. After I kind of delegated the responsibility to my first kid.

My first reaction too! My second reaction was that my credit card company sends me a handy monthly reminder of my subscriptions.

But his anecdotes are just so, so...ANECDOTAL! How could they possibly be myths?!

Technique I was taught long ago is take a deep breath, tuck in a ball, bob with your face underwater, then break form every 30 secs or so to take another breath and look up for help. Seemed like the lowest energy option possible. Why is this not the suggestion for indefinite length treading?

This sounds like a good plan. Because we so strongly emphasized that “big girls wear big girl panties” we put our 2.5 yo down at night with no diaper, and then I creepily creep in an hour later and put a diaper on her...this is not my favorite activity.

While tangential, I’ve actually been quite impressed by the length of time shit stays on top of my car while driving. I once drove a Tahoe 7 miles with the hitch pin sitting on the bumper - a smooth, metal pin didn’t even budge. Yet somehow my morning coffee spills down the windshield just by me getting in the car...

Between BS state licensing, chicken tax, and Jones Act, this thread could be ripped right out of NPR’s Planet Money :)

I’ll throw one of my key indicators for a craft cocktail bar: they’re making their own special ingredients, like tinctures, shrubs, infusions, or barrel-aged spirits. I’ve gotten some really delicious and unique drinks from the bars that take this extra step. And, unlike premium spirits and fresh ingredients I could…

My mistake, I must be thinking of some other internet stranger’s dialogue with Delta Airlines? Where’s that GIF of you missing the joke when I need it?

Jesus man, you complained last time they cancelled your flight. They listened and now fly through hurricanes to make you happy. EXCEPT YOU’LL NEVER BE HAPPY.

Learned the hard way after having an untimely nosebleed while working with a partner in China: I think our Chinese associates were horrified at the sight of blood in public? Maybe someone can comment if I violated some deeper taboo?

This list is awesome. I’ve managed to specialize in one of the horizontal activities: blanket forts (for camping, or playing hospital, etc.). For the DIYers out there, I recommend CLAMPS to take your forts to the next level. Don’t just lay a blanket on some chairs! Clamp blankets to the walls, doors, mantles, stools,…

My TV’s telling me that Clone Wars ends on Netflix Sep 8 (not on this list). I hope my TV is lying?

If I spent $64 on things like wallets, I wouldn’t need one anymore!

If I spent $64 on things like wallets, I wouldn’t need one anymore!

Thank you. You nailed the big difference between this debate and government-paid healthcare. Unlike cancer or migraines, people CHOOSE to have children. If those parents didn’t do some life planning and budgeting in advance, that is their issue and I wish them well. Our tax dollars have no business in that discussion.

Fix cost inequality between coastal cities and the Midwest? I’m all for practical solutions to move the needle, but are you suggesting that the government just eliminate supply and demand?

Yeah, beware the Italian Job for real. I picked up the kiddo in the pumpkin seat, but the handle wasn’t locked. Seat rotated and baby tumbled end over end in what seemed like slow motion. Not a huge fall in the end and she’s fine years later, but about the worst I ever felt :( Triple-check your equipment!

If I recall with my two kids, I think they start reacting/blinking at sudden movements and getting startled by loud noises somewhere in the 1-2 month period...