It’s actually more than that. US lottery revenues are $70 billion annually. Divided by 125 million households means, on average, each household spends $555 a year.

I would fund math camps throughout the country teaching that lottery tickets are essentially a regressive tax that use the illusion of hope to pry money from people who can least afford to part with it.

Meanwhile, I actually accrued fines for not voting in Brazil (where I’ve never lived) because I had a Brazilian passport and the voting age there was 16.

Hah, that’s hilarious. The sale of baby turtles is banned by the FDA, not the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service because apparently children put them in their mouths.

$300/60 = $5 a person before tip.

My questions is why is there an age limit on selling a turtle in the first place? In the wild turtle eggs are abandoned as soon as they’re laid. It’s not like puppies that need nutrition and bonding from their mother and siblings to grow up healthy.

Really? Maybe it’s because I live on the gulf coast, but shrimp are pretty cheap here. They’re not even on sale or anything:

That supermarket better not be selling lady fingers or they’re asking for trouble. What about clementines or madeleines? Those are clearly gendered food items. And don’t even get me started on the spice aisle, it’s just a temple to misandry if you ask me... ginger, rosemary, jasmine.

So they’re too young to be sold, but not too young to be adopted off?

I approve of starting your day off with a 25 proof coffee. Regular beer doesn’t cut it, and 80 proof before breakfast is a bit overkill.  This will fill the gap nicely. 

Given that the shrimp was going in a stew, I assumed they’d use the smaller shrimp. If you’re using jumbo shrimp in a bouillabaisse things will get messy. You’ll either have to cut them beforehand or serve your stew with a knife.

It sounds about right for the substitution. A lb of scallops is anywhere from 2-3x the price of a lb of shrimp.

Did she check the menu? My guess is that written on the menu somewhere there’s a line mentioning an upcharge for substitutions. In that case, it’s not the server’s job to inform them of charge when they request one.

I’ll take “people no one would stop at the entrance of their apartment because they looked too black” for $200 Alex.

Did he ever say he was black or just ‘of color?’ Because without the dim ass lighting used in that interview he’s as black Rachel Dolezal.

Typical shortsighted liberal.

So...edible underwear that you might actually wear is coming soon?

For generating revenue for local municipalities. 

How do you ban someone for life and fine them. Seems like it’s one or the other.

That seems like a really stupid regulation to begin with...