“Damn that sorcerer! 20 gold pieces and I’m wankered on Rohypnol.”

Victoria II is a lot of fun but there’s definitely a TON of room for improvement. Uncivilized nations are almost impossible to play without cheating. Also the late-game communism boom was often too challenging to overcome.

Being a pizza delivery driver is a pretty sweet gig if you’re in a decent area and the company has a fair gas policy. I only made minimum wage but made easily 3x that in tips. Got all the free pizza I could handle and got to drive around and listen to music all day. I could see doing that again as a side gig in…

Some of those countries in the South Pacific are tough to knock off the list. I just spent 30 minutes on Expedia trying to find ANY series of flights that could get you to Nauru with no success

Nope. If you’re not born woke, you’re cancelled.

The airplane scenario is tough since there’s no recourse to physically remove yourself from the situation. The best I’ve come up with is to say “Its been nice chatting but I have an important meeting when I land that I need to prepare/rest for” and then pretend check emails or take a nap.

$10 a week in cash or $25 a week in a savings account. The child can draw money out of the savings account once a month. When she turns 12, I’ll show her how to invest in an index fund with access to track it when she wants but won’t be able to draw out of it without my or her mother’s supervision. She has about 5k in…

Henry’s gotta be pinning his necktie to his shirt, right? Seems like an unnecessary baking obstacle for the sake of fashion

Last night’s game was a reminder to me that most NFL coaches and GMs make their jobs way more complicated than it needs to be. If I were a GM, I’d invest the bulk of my scouting resources and salary cap in my 1st and 2nd string O-line and a running back who doesn’t fumble. Its not the flashiest brand of football, but…

Skiniest candidates I can think of: Jeff Fischer, promote Jim Tomsula, Chip Kelly, Marvin Lewis, Mike McCarthy

Why have the Patriots not been outed as frauds for playing in the AFC East? They basically have gotten at least 6 easy wins per season for the past decade. Its not the only bad division but its the only division that’s been devoid of depth for such a long period of time.

Its a real bummer when I’m with people who waver over whether to tip 10-15 percent and try to pool the group to see how much they “deserve.” They’re generally my cheaper friends who can afford to tip well but think that they’re being a prudent consumer by pinching every single penny. I try to be as frugal as possible,…

PDX is great. Its the easiest airport I’ve ever used and I don’t think I’ve ever waited more than 10 minutes in a security line. There’s plenty of good restaurants and the airport is fairly “open” so its easy to find a place to settle if you need to wait a long time for a flight

His this season’s efete mascot. He gets far more screentime than any other contestant. He’ll linger until the final and it will be hailed as a triumph of the human will.

I was growing tired of Helena’s spooky-ooky theme for every challenge so I’m not sad to see her go. I agree that Michael probably should be eliminated for his own sake. This guy is one cock-eyed glance from Paul away from a full nervous breakdown. However, I wouldn’t be surprised if he lingers for the duration of the…

HOT TAKE: Chili is a coward’s curry or a glutton’s bolognese. It inspires mean-spirited arguments about what belongs in a proper chili when the main distinguishing factor is the overall salt content. Chili cook-offs are the brainchild of BIG ANTACID convincing rubes that throwing ground beef, tomatoes and the spice…

Very true. I’ve had friends and family get married in their twenties with pretty modest designs on what their wedding was going to be. Once the parents got involved, the guest list exploded, the venue got fancier, upscale caterers, bands, photographers needed to be hired and the Victorian wedding traditions had to be…

They’ve basically solved making a cable sitcom. Its Always Sunny is probably one of the most profitable shows on TV. They reuse the same few locations. They don’t do any expensive CGI gimmicks or build crazy sets. I assume that all or most of the main cast just take points off of their profit opposed to negotiating…

When they ask you “What do/did you play?” just answer “Clarinet” or “Parchessi, Scrabble, Settlers of Catan if I could get a good group together.”

I think a big problem, particularly with holding penalties, is that they’re seemingly arbitrary. (Cris Collinsworth voice) There is holding on every play. So its frustrating when it gets called only when the ref gets exited or was zoning in on a particular player for that particular moment.