No, but I’m smart enough not to call something “socialism” when by definition it’s the precise opposite of socialism. (Pro tip: it doesn’t just mean “stuff I don’t like.”)

That acronym story isn’t true BTW: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tip-sheet/ . As a general rule, ALL etymologies of pre-20C words based on acronyms are BS.

Yes, quite - the hazards of working for a corporation are definitely a prime example of the evils of... [checks notes] socialism.

I absolutely rate Veep as a show overall, but I thought the final season was the weakest. Best of 2014? Sure. Best of 2019? Not so much.

I thought the fourth-wall breaking was actually kind of understated. In most shows that have 4WBs, every camera spike is a gag, or a mugging reaction shot, and it’s almost always when the character is alone, so that they can milk the moment. Fleabag drops them right into the middle of the conversation, and some of her…

I did enjoy Detroiters, but there’s no hiding the fact that Sam Richardson carries that show pretty much single-handed.

KST: What’s your favourite period film?
Me: Ginger Snaps lol
PWB: Carrie.
Me: ... aww, hers was better

We never hear her name (and nobody calls her Fleabag either) but it seems reasonable to assume it’s Phoebe, no? It’s common for the creator/star of a comedy to name the main character after themselves, and I imagine Fleabag would be the sort of name you’d get called in the playground - Phloebag, geddit?

It’s not good arithmetic either. The ingredients for a dessert are usually cheaper than those for a starter, but then the profit margins are much bigger on a dessert. So they’re giving away cheaper ingredients, but passing up on much more profit.

So here’s a thing I just found out: Ben Shapiro’s real-life cousin is actress Mara Wilson, and she has him blocked on social media. So take out the chipmunks and what you said is basically true.

WTF? Myst III is fantastic! Full 360 looking, great puzzles, and that one level where all the puzzles fit together and all the moving parts made one huge machine at the end is maybe my favourite sequence from an adventure game. (Myst IV was average and I’ve never got Myst V to run.)

Welp, the GOP has people working around the clock to find dirt on her, and so far the worst they’ve found is that she used to live in a house. It’s almost never worth going all in on any politician, but I’m happy to put a stack of chips on AOC.

Congress had to BREAK the rules to even get him to a place where he could appoint his first judge.

Fixed that for ya.

For whom? AOC and Hbomb have both been public figures for some time now, and they’ve been on the right side of history. I don’t see either of them turning out to be a secret Nazi or whatever.

This isn’t bad, but I hope there’s still some room on this year’s Least Essential roundup.

“Subtle”? Raw celery has the most overpowering flavour of anything I know. I can taste it for hours afterwards. I keep some in the freezer for making stock, but raw celery is pretty much the only thing in the world I absolutely will not eat.

The polaroids that keep us together will surely fade away / Like the love that we spoke of forever, on St Swithin’s Day...

I couldn’t listen to this without turning it up to 125% speed. It’s already a really melodramatic song; slowing it down even more sounds like a parody.

Not sure whether or not this applies to me. I was about 15 when the Pulp Fiction soundtrack came out. I didn’t have many opportunities to meet girls, and at every party, the two albums every girl loved were The Full Monty and Pulp Fiction. So I just listened to them on auto-repeat until I liked them.

I was about 12 when I got Beyond the Forbidden Forest and it scared the living crap out of me. I couldn’t truly say that game doesn’t creep me out to this day.