I had a case a tetris eye about 20 years ago - every time I closed my eyes I saw those fakakta blocks falling. Made me want to punch old women.

I'm not on board with the notion that Big Pharma is a racket. That movie, "The corporation", puts it best in its analogy that large corps are basically sharks. Not evil, just devouring whatever they can by their very nature. So sure, their goal is not healthier, longer living humans; their goal is profit. But…

Pretty much with viruses, once infected, your body fights it until it's gone. In the meantime are the intensity of the symptoms and duration of the illness. It's really all about the strength of your immune system during the infection.

Particularly since one of the prevalent theories about why red wine gives people headaches is about the red dye added to some red wines.

touché

You forget that in order to get to the SB, you have to win 2 or 3 of the toughest games of the season. They don't just plant you in the superbowl.

Actually, Brady's quite tough & gets pegged all the time.

he only numbers that really truly goddam matter is how many rings did he play for and how many rings did he win?

On the same page here... While I socialize somewhat/sometimes, I generally prefer being alone, and finding a show to watch for hours at a go is much more calming than puttering about or being on the computer, fretting the whole time about some nonsense or other,

The biggest joke of all is how they think the planet's population could be best fed by millions & millions of adorable, organic, expensive, mom&pop farms.

And even the right-wing chicks like to tart it up on occasion - the man is a dinosaur.

Right, and 7/11's etc etc etc.

For public restrooms, absolutely. You just gotta bring your own handtowel/hanky to dry your hands.

Lucky you! (except for the raging humidity, which is all part of the fun!).

They are among my top 10 favorite things about Japan. You can plan a whole day out and about, and never have to worry about (a) hydration, (b) food, and (c) bathrooms.

I was mostly referring to taking care consuming. I've heard of brownies where a recommended strong portion was a quarter of a brownie. Now the serving of an actual regular brownie is a brownie, or two or three.

I'm not sure you got the context of that part. It was about a valid approach for bystanders - the goal is to get this "bro" to guide the barely conscious girl back to her friends, rather than to his room. People want to help, but are to afraid of confrontation. If framed that way, it doesn't feel like a…

Bro. Protect yourself. She's wasted. You never know what she's going to say in the morning.

..."a bottle of mike's or something, think it's juice that tastes a bit weird, but keep drinking. it's the same thing imo."

In Stalinist Russia, the people are grey, and the ethics are skin-colored.