Still pushing for it to be called Xitter (with the X being pronounced like SH).

1. Never say “sponcon” again.

I actually don’t think it’s that terrible in and of itself, the problem is that it is such a fucking ear worm that it will get stuck in your head for weeks and the repetitive structure will drive you insane. If it could just come and go like a lot of Christmas music you hear in public it wouldn’t be so bad, but alas...

CAME HERE TO SAY THIS.

What’s lazy is the world collectively descending on this trifle every year as the worst Christmas song, as if Paul McCartney personally shot their dog, when “An Old Fashioned Christmas Daddy’s Home” or “The Christmas Shoes” are right there. I mean, those two bangers are just so wrongly conceived top to bottom.

It’s sponsored by that most noble and caring organisation, Facebo- er “Meta”.

That song actually makes me angry. I hate it that much. It sounds like he’s playing on an early 80's Casio keyboard.

I was just about to comment something similar. The fact that it's become a "staple" of the holiday while being completely grating and unpleasant to listen to just boggles my mind. The lyrics are awful and the melody itself is just really off sounding. 

I remember someone on the interwebs put a story to the song - Paul and his friends are practicing witchcraft and whenever they sing the chorus, someone is about to discover them, so they’re covering. Lol.

If I’m to consider Abby Howard’s artwork enjoyable, you sure provided the wrong two examples.

You know what (relatively) recently implemented cheat codes well? Doom Eternal. It's definitely a sensibility I miss from the early 2000s.

It’s truly a beautifully wild set of dynamics that really do make you go “wait, so I can just do this?” My favorite thing is if you build up the “Bodyguard” skill, you can basically just roam around higher levels of the overworld and your party characters will defeat enemies without actually engaging the encounter and…

My experience is that this would be pretty challenging for AI to write just due to how recent this was. Curious if this is the case, but we won’t get a straight answer obviously

I completely agree about having to go back to camp (and talk to each character individually) in order to swap your party around in BG3. They should have just used the Dragon Age: Origins system where it asks you which party members you want to take every time you leave camp.

I’d do one, but I know you don’t have the guts to get me out of the greys.

I still enjoyed the show, but that doesn’t mean I wasn’t yelling at the screen, “Just tell her that you want to save the TVA because the multiverse will literally unravel otherwise! Save the therapy for later!”, while that scene in the bar played out.

Sounds like you might enjoy Bassett’s Liquorice Allsorts from the UK.

Your doctor DOES get a “tip”- it’s called reimbursement from insurance companies for writing prescriptions, conducting tests, and using certain reimbursed medical equipment to conduct said tests. The very few US networks (like Mayo Clinic) that pay a set salary have on average the fewest number of tests run, because…

Exactly...I would prefer to taste other things in my meal than raw onion.  I don’t understand how buffalo sauce can be overwhelming and raw onion is praised.