Am I the only one who thinks it’s weird that movie theaters remain so widely popular and numerous today? (At least until COVID, anyway.) This is a technology that was rendered partly obsolete over 70 years ago with TV, and the introduction of personal video media, affordable large televisions, and now digital…

I can get not liking Fireball, but...damn, man, there are *way* worse liquors out there.  Much less "things you can put in your mouth".

True. But the time to reject the framework is not when the victims of it continue to suffer - and simply removing the framework (if that were even an option) would not undo the damage done.

Money’s also a purely social construct.  It still matters.

Exactly. Let me provide you with a complete list of all the times landlords have been punished by the real estate market:

Given that Applebee’s spent the last several years pushing cheap sugary booze, this would be *perfect* for them.

Yeah, but it seems *wildly* out of place at Red Lobster.

Shh.  Don't talk like that, otherwise we might not have every other post be a recipe on "The Takeout".

I didn’t think Rocketman was overly worshipful of Elton John; it makes it equally clear that shitty things happened to him, and he took it out on people who didn’t deserve it. I was mostly annoyed how it made hash of his timeline - “I’m Still Standing” is thematically perfect for emerging from rehab, but he was still…

That doesn't sound great...but I would take it over any savory gelatin dish in a heartbeat.  Sweet aspics aren't popular, but they still make a little sense next to modern uses of gelatin; tomato gelatin over salmon sounds like the haute cuisine equivalent of a bar bet.

Two guys walk into a bar.  Third one ducks.

Well, they may be right about the less booze thing, but it is a significant trend that significantly predates COVID-19:

House of Cards, mostly.

Kinda stunned that was around in the ‘80s. Society seems to have realized how disgusting Aspics were sometime during the 70s.

Yeah, I feel like Bernie Bro-dom was a gateway drug for a lot of usually apolitical people to drift further rightward.  Just...most of them were white and wealthy-ish.

A historical pirate was a horrible human being? Quelle surprise!

They’re yanking potatoes from the menu entirely, hence the Potato Tacos being canceled. More infuriating for their vegetarian fans, the 7-layer burrito is being removed despite all it’s components remaining on the menu.

I always phrased it as “currently in the 15th of a planned 5 seasons.”

Yep, Everquest is still running and still gets an annual update.

Because beef is expensive, especially when you remove all the moisture.  Beef *fat*, on the other hand...