I’m going to have to try that for dinner tonight.

“I would love to be horrified by that!”

...you don't need to be wealthy. I'm not wealthy, and unless there were some severe problems with my food and/or service, 20% is the minimum that I tip.

I'd like to read that story. Have you submitted it to Pinkham?

I've never been a server, but my mom was, when I was very young, so I'm sympathetic to servers. Also because they bring me delicious food, and that is a thing that makes me like them. Serious, horrendous mistakes would have to occur for me to tip less than 20% (or more on holidays).

And it's not Attack on Titan. Sorry, Attack on Titan fans. That series starts real strong, but its middle is full of so much fat and unnecessary padding that it's tough to recommend as the very best.

I tried to watch this movie, once, because girls (it made sense in my head at the time). I got approximately five minutes past the Ferris Wheel scene and gave up in disgust.

Your reply actually answered the question I had. :)

Man, I miss Natalie Morales snarking around. I maybe should buy myself that DVD set for my Christmas present to myself.

+5

And yet she's not drinking the proper martini.

Well, they weren't wrong. Flues were indeed one of the reasons for fatalities.

Ahh. Thanks for clearing that up. :)

I've read a fair number of Conan books in my time and IIRC...Conan isn't a Viking and didn't give two shits about Valhalla. I'm confused.

RE: Iron Man 3 — fine, let his origin be different. But if those rings aren't power rings, I'm going to be disappointed. It's fully established that Stark lives in a world where superpowers are a thing. They can give him a superpowered adversary (the superpowers are still in the form of accessories, for fuck's sake).

Late to the party, but: "two very real cataclysmic threats" ≠ "prophesied by the Mayan Calendar". That alone is serious 9_9 territory.

Superficial judging extends to the colors of cats' fur?

I have to agree.

"Superman made practically" — I can see it now: to simulate heat vision, they'll film it in profile and strap laser pointers to the hidden temple.

Actually, there was an article yesterday on this very site about how IQ tests aren't so very useful.