It’s not normal, no, but she’s probably doing her thinking while talking with you. Most people think to themselves or think in short bursts of conversation; I’m guessing this woman is one of the few who process/think best when talking to a sounding board. And unfortunately, you’re the sounding board.

TPM’s got a whole thing about how the White House Gift Shop is not actually affiliated with the White House. It’s got some weird grandfathered-in trademark by way of Truman, but it’s actually just another tourist shop.

I have to have this tech around because I work with it, and a month ago my Sonos speaker somehow convinced my (not-networked) Alexa to call my mom.

After a week of deliberation, I think I’ve figured it out: I think it’s the “l”. An American might say “Kelly” by almost-but-not-quite touching their tongue to the roof of their mouth for a slurred “l”, but a Brit is likely going to fully place the tip of their tongue against the back of their front teeth for a sharp…

This is the only question I have from the entire account: how the hell else do you pronounce “Kelly”?!?

And people said Rat Kings were just a disgusting urban legend.

the only way Trump could possibly fuck it up would be to cave to all of Kim Jong-un’s demands and... Oh shit, that’s what’s going to happen isn’t it?

Sometimes you don’t see family because there was a blowout, sometimes you don’t see them just because you don’t contact each other that much. This seems like the second version.

I don’t think she kicked him out, I think this because A Thing and dad went into full recluse mode. God only knows what the Evil Half-Sister told him to make him think the photos were a good move that would take pressure OFF.

I think Meghan likes both her dad and mom, so would want them both included and walking her down the aisle tends to be a Dad Thing.

“Maybe” was deployed RARELY. There was “yes”, there was “no” (heavy rotation), and then there was “maybe” which meant “if you are very well-behaved and don’t ask for anything else for the rest of this trip, your request will be taken under consideration by the courts”.

Had to read the article to realize it was Cher, was wondering why Judith Light was in this movie.

I think the mom was afraid they were school shooters. On the call she says one won’t take his hand out of his hoodie pocket and they won’t answer her questions and mentions “recent events” ... I have no doubt there was a major racial element here, but it also sounds like it’s a suburban mom who’s primed to see any…

Listening to the call, it sure sounds like the woman reporting them was thinking of school shootings when she freaked out. Apparently shyness + death metal + tardiness = active shooter in some mom’s mind.

You’d be shocked by the amount of black street dust that comes in, even in Brooklyn. I open my windows all the time and just accept the dust will be part of the deal, but I also have a table in my bay window and every other morning I wipe it down with a lysol wipe and the amount of grime is stunning.

If you attack a journalist for being a journalist, it’s an attack on all journalists. If you attack a journalist for hiding in the bushes of a private citizen, bugging their house and then publishing the resulting conversation, it’s an attack on a shitty person who is not actually a journalist, just a stalker with a…

Jesuits are the best. When I was a kid they were the ones you wanted to go to with big dangerous questions or problems - the regular priest would listen to you like your dad and then solemnly tell you what was right. The Jesuits would engage you in a battle of wits where they weren’t just listening for the right…

Often I find myself craving candies or sweet coffee or ice cream - which is super unhealthy for me to keep eating especially while I am depressed and not getting off the couch as much

Too many people are saying they think Trump is “honest” when they actually mean “he says the things I self-censor”. His supposed honesty has absolutely nothing to do with the volumes of self-aggrandizing bullshit he duplicitously peddled for years.

Don’t forget the plastic surgery industry.