“but some vegetables (and fruits we refer to as “vegetables”) don’t fare so well even with that extra step.”

Fandom sites are not a good measure of the general population. Battle of Five Armies, which I would say is the worst of the trilogy, has a 74% Audience Score.

Your link which is supposed to be backing up that the original form of the rhyme was racist makes no mention of the rhyme at all. It’s really disingenuous to assert claims, and insert links which you are pretending back up your claims, which aren’t anything of the sort.

The EU banned single use plastic bags on July 2, 2021. That’s a short decade.

My wife and I rib each other a lot- but never about something the other person is actually sensitive or has any self doubt about.

The “in the matters of taste” was not part of the original phrase, it has been added later. It was popularized at a different time- when it was more common that customer service was really poor. It was on contrast to “caveat emptor”.

There is no way replacing a functioning, already existing gas stove with a brand new electric stove is a net benefit to the environment.

I’m not big on smart home stuff, but I do stand by smart thermostats as perhaps the best “smart” appliance. But only if it’s actually smart enough.

If you’re in a gym, there is practical reason to lift before cardio- you get less sweat on the lifting equipment. Generally cardio will make you a lot sweatier than lifting, so it’s nice to not spread that everywhere.

Host provides meat, chips and enough beer to get the party started. Guests bring the sides and the rest of the required beer.

I eat lunch at my desk to have my work life balance.

I’ll counter and say- I want more movies where the characters don’t fall in love. Show me healthy friendships between two boys, a boy and a girl, two girls, two adult men, etc. Non-Romantic friendships have plenty of avenues to explore, and I don’t feel the need to ‘ship’ every two close friends.

That is not a good price for the coffee maker. Costco is selling that exact maker for $120

That is not a good price for the coffee maker. Costco is selling that exact maker for $120

Our employee handbook explicitly tells us that taking small things is fine- the example they use is printing concert tickets using the company printer. I feel this is a much healthier and nicer way of doing it.

The water in Flint has been fine for years now.

This is the key. I bought my car from Avis car sales, which is almost as easy as it gets (pick a car to test drive online, drive it for 3 days, decide to keep or return, price you see is what you pay). But even so, the scummy dealer said “all of our cars come with TruCoat, so you have to add that on.

One thing I’d add- some decking material (like composite decking) can be perfectly pleasant to be on your bare skin (either walking out barefoot or a child crawling), while most patio material (concrete/stone/etc) will normally not be pleasant against your bare skin.

First I will say- if the place has a no dog policy, respect it. People don’t have to take their dog places.

If you’re a low margin business, the fee the CC company takes can matter. I have no problem with a business charging CC users more (be it via an up-charge, or a cash discount, which is the same thing).

I don’t want to prove you wrong that they use GMOs. But what I will say is who cares if they use GMOs? There’s no evidence that GMOs cause any problems.