I was 21, near the age of the bride, when the movie debuted and in grad school surrounded by feminists and progressive thinkers. The movie repulsed me for the above reasons, and also because the dad’s interest in the daughter came off as pervy-creepy, almost obsessive, to me. But then again, I was never a fan of…

One quibble: this movie isn’t about the “dissolution of power” but rather the dissolution of the illusion of power.

I don’t remember too much about this movie but I think I saw it when I was like 11 or 12 and even then I was like, this is really dated and weird (also I remember thinking 22 was too young to get married and adult women who call their father “daddy” skeeves me out). It But then the sequel where his wife and daughter…

I was 18 when this movie came out. Even in 1991, it was obvious that this was a movie for middle aged men. The type of men who liked to joke about cleaning their guns in front of their daughters’ boyfriends. It sucked then and it sucks now. That being said, I can confirm that hotdog buns used to come in packs of 12.

IMO, Qdoba’s the superior of the two — it’s definitely more flavorful, and you can add guac for free at Qdoba. A Qdoba burrito was my post-Tae Kwon Do tournament dinner of choice as a kid; it’s just a giant comforting brick of food.

There’s a dearth of great Mexican restaurants in Seattle, so I lean on taco trucks for my fix. That said, I’ve found Qdoba slightly less disappointing than Chipotle (better beans, better salsas at Qdoba).

You’re missing nothing, unless you’re a diarrhea enthusiast.

I’m not above eating bastardized American versions of international food. But, like, if you’re going to bastardize it, go big or go home. That’s why I’ll eat Taco Bell and from my neighborhood authentic Mexican truck, but nothing in between.

I've never had Chipotle and I don't see that changing.

I never thought I’d find myself nostalgic for the days when I was concerned about norovirus wiping out my weekend plans.

25 million, let alone 1 million is not what I would call a hefty fine for a company that has revenue greater than 5 billion a year, particularly for a public safety issue that is core to what the fuck they’re supposed to be doing. 

I don’t have any zoom meetings or anything but I wear makeup some days and some days I don’t, just like before all this. Turns out I really do wear makeup for me and my own enjoyment. I’m not wearing real clothes though because that creates laundry that might need to be hung or ironed whereas PJs are easier to wash. 

I’m not insulting the children because they aren’t fully developed and much of their world-view is derived from the ignorance of their parents, family, and social networks, so they get a bit of a pass.

Ok, so maybe lemon flavoring and bleach look similar, but how do you “grab the wrong glass” and have it be bleach? Unless someone poured a glass of bleach and set it near the seltzer flavorings that it happened to look like. So what I’m saying is some producer was trying to poison a kid. 

According to McGoff, there is also a whole unaired episode, deemed too controversial, in which the kids discussed politics.

I think “Hook up” here means “John and Brittany kissed behind the tannery, but they didn’t French.”

If they never even managed to sacrifice some interloping townies to their Moon God (as is ordained, as written, all glory to Lunos, may the Earth drown in the blood of the non-believers), what chance did that show have?

“there were even “hook-ups,” as some of the kids were teenagers, after all.”

My biggest memory is the show relentlessly playing up the oldest kid as some kind of wise old master who’d had just about every kind of life experience by 15. It was so obvious he was being fed almost all those lines.