Ha. I get these references. 

Grandma candy! I thought that's what they were talking about too.  

What about your wife? Does she have a hairy chest or curly hair? 

Tony Todd has hit that sweet spot among character actors where, no matter what he’s in or how good the rest of the film looks, I’m immediately invested in his scenes just because of the presence he brings. It’s rare company for character actors, as you’re talking about actors like Patrick Stewart, Stanley Tucci or the…

I loved that The Dark Half was a graphic adventure for PC back in the ‘90s. Still my favorite style of game presentation.

Yes! The brand I use only needs water, but yes, the main thing you need to look out for is extra moisture added by the whey in cottage cheese, so just go slow!

I describe it as “being hit in the face with a bag of salt, but in a good way”. 

i didn’t know it by that name, but wikipedia says yes!

“Who’s the common enemy of Marvel and DC fans?”

On Fox News on Monday night, Michael Knowles, a conservative troll and Daily Wire podcast host, described Thunberg as a “mentally ill Swedish child” who is “being exploited by her parents and by the international left.” Then there’s John Nolte of Breitbart, who calls supporters of Thunberg “Gretards” and recently muse…

Part of the problem is that fraud has multiple legal definitions and meanings depending on context. If a selling party grievously misrepresents themselves or their product/service, it’s legally fraud, but it’s not a fraudulent transaction regarding the credit card.

I’ve seen the singular “xe” proununced “zhe”which I like. It doesn’t add plural confusion and is distinct.

Not just English, but a number of European languages-French, German, Italian, Spanish*- were given ‘rules’ not just to ‘clean up’ the language but to also establish a ‘national identity’. Until relatively recently, people spoke Welsh, Cornish and Occitan, despite being in Great Britain and France.

Ending a sentence in preposition and split infinitive are actual problems in latin not so in English. My pre-vatican two upbring is failing me on they and them in latin. But I would not be surprised.

Its important to remember that like language as a whole grammar is made up. The benefit of that is that although people try to boil language down to a set of rules it is by it’s very nature ever changing. Grammer as the rules by which language is supposed to function are just ways for us to look down on those who are…

Lol no...I was watching some Friends Season 10 the other day and it jogged my memory but I’m glad multiple examples are so readily available

I am so, so very late to this conversation, but as a medievalist with a concentration in Beowulf and the Pearl-poet:

They have definitely reduced their lunch options. They used to have a kale bowl that was uber healthy (but not super tasty, but good in a pinch).

True independent contractors are essentially operating as small businesses and have the ability to compete for business and set and/or negotiate their prices. Uber & Lyft drivers depend on the apps to provide them with customers and are paid at whatever price the apps set. It’s totally different.