They’re apparently free! Which is likely a big reason why the line was insane when I drove past this morning. 

I live near this KFC, and lines today were down the block. From what I’ve heard, since this test run is one-day-only, they’re cooking the chicken elsewhere and heating it up on-site. If this becomes an actual nationwide menu option, they’d probably do something similar unless they could ensure the fryers wouldn’t be…

Okay, genuine, non-snarky question: why do they need so many games? Why is the 162-game season so sacrosanct? Even Neil de Mause doesn’t mention it here. I’m not saying that it MUST be cut -- I’m just curious why fans and MLB still insist upon it. 

Ooh, was that the Atlanta episode? I’ll have to check it out.

I loved Moonpie when I naively thought it was a disillusioned cubicle rat in their Chattanooga offices. Then someone pointed out that @moonpie is actually a very savvy marketing firm. *sigh*

And Costco’s gas is not even THAT much cheaper, considering all the time and effort.

Agreed. If you’re at a bar, it’s almost certainly for the communal experience, and you can put your phone down for at least a few minutes at a time. Otherwise, why not just buy a six-pack or mixers and stay home?

Ohhhh, yes. I genuinely want to like The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. It has so much going for it. But good lord, it is exhausting. Stunts like these are pushing me toward embittered.

Pretty much everything Skip Hollandsworth writes is worth reading and rereading. He’s the master of longform crime (and crime-ish) journalism. 

Eh, I’d rather have a voice memo from King George III. 

This recap is blowing my mind because (since I skipped the episode credits) I was convinced that Denise the dance instructor was played by Kerry Bishe — which would’ve made sense because Chris Lowell is her longtime partner. Plus, it was coming on the heels of a delightful Toby Huss cameo. (In related news, I really…

Does the statute of limitations come into play? God, I hope not. 

Ha! I scrolled down to ask if anyone knew whether he was still filming at Harry’s Farmers Market. It’s still around, by the way, over at 75 and Roswell Road, though now it’s pretty much just a Whole Foods with a different sign out front.

I also noticed that the narrator (Mateo) switched over to an American accent for “And I am.” 

THANK YOU. I live in Smyrna, and I’m so very tired of hearing, “They need to change the team’s name to the Cobb Braves, because they ain’t in Atlanta anymore!!!” According to Google Maps, SunTrust Park is literally less than 1,000 feet from 285. Plenty of reasons to hate the damn stadium, but ITP snobbery isn’t one of…

Reminds me of Veronica Mars’ (from the new season) twins Hakeem and Olajuwon. 

FWIW, that sort of thing has been around for years. I watched and fell in love with the VM pilot before it even aired, and I was active in fandom throughout the first two seasons. I really adored Veronica/Logan and even wrote some fic. I walked away from fandom and the show during S3 when the entitlement and…

Heh. Yesterday I bought the Kindle versions of both because I’m fascinated by his character arc... and from what I see in a keyword search, Logan is apparently away on deployment for the entire first book.

Oh, I meant that In-and-Out did not have mayo. Whataburger always has it available, thank the FSM.

That explanation makes sense! I do think many of the obstacles are on Veronica’s side, such as encouraging his worst instincts, but I just don’t know if they’re insurmountable and would never go away. Of course, that would require significant effort and self-reflection on her point, which have never exactly been her…