Lowering the temp works wonders for thicker pancakes. When I make, say, oatmeal pancakes, my stove is usually on medium-low. They still come out nice and golden, though it does take longer.

Bay leaf, right, not basil leaf?

I just learned about the Nissan Figaro (1991) and am desperately wishing they’d bring the design back. Lookit that dopey, friendly lil face!

At the paper I work at, obits up to a certain length are free — no gouging just to run a notice of someone’s passing.

I think hiccough is just an older, alternate spelling of hiccup. Say the Oxford Learners Dictionary: “the form hiccough arose by association with cough.”

I’d say that D&D has pretty well entered the mainstream at this point. Like, sure, “nerds” (myself included) still play it, but it’s no longer viewed as the nerdiest thing you can do. Same with enjoying superheroes, though I’d say playing D&D is still seen as nerdier than that.

Plus, when you order mantises, you usually get Chinese mantises — which are an invasive species. :( 

My mom cooked (and cooks) a lot and always made sure her dishes were well-spiced. When I was in middle school, I spent the night at a friend’s house. Her mom made supper: bottled bbq sauce drizzled over boneless, skinless chicken breasts, which she then baked. My friend implied that this was one of the best things her…

Blue Bell needs to hurry up and re-release that limited edition key lime pie ice cream they used to produce during the summer. It’s been years and I still crave it on a regular basis. It was perfectly tangy, with ribbons of creaminess and slightly salty graham cracker crumbs.

They’re adorable. I wish them safe travels and boundless joy.

doctors treating that last one....

I kinda wish Gawker’s final act had been a balls-out, salacious deep dive into Scientology in a quest to find out what happened to Shelly. I mean, the site was already getting sued into oblivion; what did it have to lose? Ah well...

Bonus: if the police actually do get involved, glitter is actually quite useful as evidence in criminal cases. It’s even been described as “the ideal contact trace,” because it’s easy to miss during clean-up, highly transferrable and highly individualistic (there are thousands of types on the market, each with…

I think what kills me the most is how he keeps adjusting his bro-y lil baseball cap

Speaking of back-of-the-bag recipes, any love here for oatmeal scotchies? The recipe’s on the back of the Nestle butterscotch morsels bag. Every time I make them, people generally say that 1) they’ve never had ‘em before and 2) oh my god they can’t stop eating these.

My take is that almond might be the most versatile nut, but that’s only because it’s the culinary equivalent of beige. Anything an almond can do, another nut can do better. Pesto? Pignoli. Candying? Pecans. Mindless snacking? Peanuts. 

One time a scam call center made the mistake of calling my office without disguising its number. My coworkers and I called them back so many times they started cussing us out and eventually blocked OUR number... One guy picked up, said, “Hee hee hee hee hee. You’re an asshole. Hee hee hee hee hee. Fuck you. Hee hee…

I eat there only once in a great while, when my craving for that chicken sandwich and some waffle fries (oo, and maybe a lemonade) gets too strong to resist. But I do try to look as queer as possible while doing so.

Hey, Unrequited Love:

Seconded! I’m still haunted by phrases like “vaginal lids” and “her breasts hung like pomegranates.”