I read that two weeks ago right before the EU and US heat waves, was surreal, and not in a good way.

Honestly my vibe as well

Personally I’ve only just started seeing it used that way on telegram within the last month, seems to be a recent thing.

You might enjoy the book 1491 a lot - it goes over what populations existed before contact, and even explores the period when people would make decisions between whether they would stay a colonial resident or join a native country - and vice versa. Turns out it was very much down to the person.

Of course, it also has the mind-blowing fact that we lost roughly 92% of the population of the Americas to disease - which is how the Europeans walked into the “New World” so easily, but also why they had to start importing slaves from Africa. The author frames it as if we just suddenly lost all of China - and laments the cultural exchange we’ve lost as a result.

10/10 read, would recommend if you like the topic.

No war but clast war

And you get bonus slavery until they die

Another nerd - it’s because the solvent in WD-40 cleared out the dirt that was causing the squeak. But you should hit the hinges with some lubricant if you’d like a longer-lasting squeak-free house.

M

Bustin

No Time To Dice

A 007 film without any high stakes casino action in it.

As a person with aphantasia, I’ve enjoyed it since I was a child. But my parents read to me every night before bed for a long time, and so my hunch is that I latched onto it because of that positive association.

This is what I would refer to the extra big bags of cereal as when living with a friend and it was his turn to do grocery shopping.

“1x bachelor chow cinnamon crunch, 1x fruity pebbles.”

Do I still get to grease squeaky hinges? If so, maybe a deal.

So uh, what. You gonna hold onto that info and not share?

‘Now, when you say “special”…’

I’ll be real: that butter distribution is hitting all the right spots in my brain and I have been craving a butter-drenched waffle for a few hours now. Luckily, it’s after when I normally eat, and hopefully by tomorrow I will have forgotten.

Important: the potato and the tomato are from Peru. Are we talking modern cuisines, or pre-Columbian fusion?

I heard if you trade a pokemon early that can use surf and strength and then push the car off the island when you get to the S. S. Anne a Mew appears

Lmao I remember seeing this exact scene as a kid, thinking as he was talking “oh that sounds cool as fuck” and then only from how the scene played out realizing it was supposed to be a significantly boring concept

Honestly I wish rating systems just gave me a vertical line to place somewhere on a bell curve. Make it obvious I’m comparing against the average.

But as it is, because drivers etc. get punished for anything less than a 5, it’s 5 stars