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- organically diverse liberal sea lion
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Matrim Fox Cauthon reacted to a post in a topic: UK politics, Truss me, I really am that mental.
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UK politics, Truss me, I really am that mental.
DanteGabriel replied to BigFatCoward's topic in General Chatter
This will be tough for HoI to parse since he thinks "Racism is part of the negative reaction to Meghan Markle" is equivalent to "Racism is the only reason for the negative reaction to Meghan Markle." -
DanteGabriel reacted to a post in a topic: UK politics, Truss me, I really am that mental.
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Ye gods it's so fucking ugly. So funnily enough I drove a Tesla for a few days last week. My car was in the shop and we went for a rental. EVs were actually the cheapest rentals available. Later on the rental dude (Hertz) told us that they were abandoning EVs because the replacement parts were so delayed. Anyway, I actually rented a Bolt but they only had a Tesla Model 3 available. I didn't like it. Interior felt cheap and rickety. There was persistent noise leakage behind my ear like a hissing 8-track (hi, I'm old). I hated the fucking touchscreen being in charge of pretty much every car function except lights and shifting. I hated the stupid fucking flush door handles. Acceleration was nice, I'll give them that, and acceleration is important to me (I've rejected prospective cars I otherwise liked in the past because they were so anemic). At times I really wanted to rip into some curves, but I had groceries sliding around in the back. It took some adjustment to the fact that the car would pretty much brake if I let off the gas. The brake pedal was almost superfluous. So I continue to feel confident in our "not a Tesla" policy for Mrs Gabriel's next car. We're thinking a Hyundai or Kia at this point. Probably can't wait until the VW electric bus comes out (maybe I'll get one after I've driven my current car into the ground).
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DanteGabriel reacted to a post in a topic: US Poltics: Time for the Stormy season with a chance of conviction
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DanteGabriel reacted to a post in a topic: US Politics: A democratic election Prospect Theory and practice
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This is definitely true of my chili and pasta fagioli (though the latter congeals into casserole rather than a soup after more than a couple of hours anyway).
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UK politics - not inspiring but effective
DanteGabriel replied to BigFatCoward's topic in General Chatter
Surely somewhere out there, Meghan Markle has been furiously washing her hands and muttering, "Out, out, damn spot..." -
Curious: is that because the freezer time makes it more tender/congealed?
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US politics - Yes country for old men
DanteGabriel replied to IheartIheartTesla's topic in General Chatter
Come on now. I'm not thrilled with Biden running again but they are not at all comparable. What a ridiculous oversimplification. This lazy "both of them suck" dogshit thinking is a large part of the decline of American political culture. -
Mmmm, never thought of peanut butter but I bet that would be great with sliced up bananas, which is my usual oatmeal addition. We also do steel cut oats, which my wife introduced me to. I grew up on Quaker rolled oats. Being New Englanders, we usually sweeten our oatmeal with a bit of maple syrup. And blueberries when they're in season.
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US Politics: Courting Justice...or Disaster?
DanteGabriel replied to Phylum of Alexandria's topic in General Chatter
I am firmly convinced that the "Nazi child masturbating in the bathroom" from "Knives Out" is based on Charlie Kirk. -
US Politics: Chaos Made to Border
DanteGabriel replied to Phylum of Alexandria's topic in General Chatter
The Justice Department will send him a strongly worded note.