Former optician here. I definitely saw a lot of optometrists who were reluctant to hand over a prescription - in one case, they wanted the customer to provide a written statement for why they wanted their prescription before they’d hand it over.

There are several fights like that! You fight Wiseman, who turns out to be Kahn Wong, Fei’s father, and several times you fight Grahf, who is actually the still-living body of the previous incarnation of the Contact... and both of those dudes are in the same body, because Xenogears believes in the existence of the…

And brutally! He uses the shattered sword his actual father forged, and hacks Thulsa Doom’s head from his neck. He doesn’t do it in one clean cut, either - he has to hack at it a few times to get it off.

Then he throws the severed head at Thulsa Doom’s horrified cultists, who basically just turn and walk away in…

10-ply and super-soft are references to Letterkenny, a show Ed Norton loves.  They’re supposed to imply the opposite of ‘tough’ or ‘strong’.

I mean, he’s definitely killed someone, right?

Recent studies suggest the prefrontal cortex may not fully form until 27!

I think I may have been one of those, I had some real issues with decision making in my twenties.

I think you mean hologram.

I think one of the primary sources of this line of thought is the merger between Boeing and McDonnell-Douglas. Prior to that, MD was known for letting R&D and manufacturing costs dictate quality and innovation (or a lack of innovation - MD was stuck with prop planes for a long time because they wouldn’t innovate their…

Man, talk to your doctor about Xanax today.

I was really confused about this statement until I realized you were referring to the place in England called Devon, and not to the Devonian geological period.

I am sure, in the miserable annals of the Earth, you will be duly enshrined!

I thought “Frequently Asked Questions about Time Travel” was pretty decent.

I think in this instance Homelander is the Republican Party, and Stormfront is Trump - I think we’re going to see Stormfront go away eventually, but not before she turns Homelander into the sort of authoritarian Nazi figure that she is, essentially turning him from a bland All-American figure into... well, I think we…

The example you are listing makes no sense, because the presumably they would have signed an employment contract with a job description. I have no doubt that there are a few conservative Christians who work at Planned Parenthood, and as long as it doesn’t affect their work, I don’t think their employment should…

Looks like Spielberg CGed in a walkie-talkie instead

Haven’t they been sued several times over the past ten years for hiring discrimination?

Man, NASA’s never going to live that shit down

I mean, the guy’s in his mid-twenties. That’s younger than her for sure, but we live in a world where men have more agency with their bodies and careers than women, especially by the point they’ve been legally adults for a while. It’s kind of icky, but let’s not compare this to an adult grooming a teenager or a…

You should know that your attitude is specifically what the medical community says is the wrong response to people suffering from suicidal ideation. No one dies by suicide because they think it’s the easier choice. People die by suicide because they think it’s their last available option.  You should seriously…

I’m guessing they’re referring to Biden vs. Trump, but that might be the more generous interpretation.