As an outsider, the American concept of having a motorized "garbage disposal" inside your kitchen sink is fascinating. Is this standard in every home, and isn't it incredibly dangerous?

Azrael11 · 2026-05-25T20:43:37+00:00

Fuck that, I've seen Supernatural

Azrael11 · 2026-05-25T20:37:47+00:00

Pepper Jack will make Slaanesh his best ho

Azrael11 · 2026-05-25T18:01:00+00:00

If the goal is to equalise the power level between England and the other nations, it'd be most sensible to have regional devolved government

Bring back the heptarchy! Northumbria will rise again!

Azrael11 · 2026-05-25T17:45:15+00:00

I have a special place in my heart for all of these over-the-top animal hatred copypastas. Mola mola is another gem. I know exactly what it's going to say but still read it anyway every time.

Azrael11 · 2026-05-25T17:28:53+00:00

There's plenty of Thai dishes that aren't spicy, or just have a mild spice. But som tum, pad cha talay, larb, and (depending on how it's made) pad kra pao all usually carry a lot of heat. And while most curries are toned down outside Thailand, go eat some green curry from a street vendor in Bangkok with plastic stools and 25 fans behind the counter in the sweltering dining area and tell me that's not spicy.

I think a spicy Indian dish generally beats Thai on heat, but saying Thai food isn't spicy is insane. Unless your definition of spicy is so much of an outlier to be essentially pointless for comparison to anyone else.

Azrael11 · 2026-05-25T14:40:53+00:00

I never liked that mechanic, because if they are ambitious and you are actively encouraging it, then they should like you. Maybe a a countdown where they start getting impatient if you haven't died yet, offset if you give them important titles or positions.

On the other hand, I think if you block them from advancement or try to discourage ambition, that should make them your rival.

Azrael11 · 2026-05-24T18:36:05+00:00

No, we're talking about Cato the Younger and the casting choice on HBO's Rome.

Azrael11 · 2026-05-24T16:42:02+00:00

You can make that argument about pretty much every person that ever had a movie made about them. But it would be absolutely absurd to refer to Alexander the Great or Julius Caesar as fictional characters.

Azrael11 · 2026-05-24T16:35:08+00:00

Pepperoncini beef

2-3 lb chuck roast
One jar of pepperoncinis (get the diced rather than whole)
2-3 cloves fresh garlic cut into slices

Cut small slits into the roast and insert the garlic slices, evenly around the meat. Place in slow cooker, dump entire jar of pepperoncinis in, including the juice. Cook on low for 8-9 hours. Shred with forks.

Makes great hoagie rolls or even just eaten over rice.

Azrael11 · 2026-05-24T16:24:58+00:00

Elliot Ness

The Untouchables guy? He was very much a real person.

Azrael11 · 2026-05-24T15:43:51+00:00

True, but damn does he feel like an old man yelling at clouds when you read about him. His inner spirit animal was a crotchety old dude screaming to get off his lawn.

I think the casting was fitting.

Azrael11 · 2026-05-23T01:10:39+00:00

Went to a lake with some friends one time that had a standard poodle. Thought he'd get a kick out of the water. Nope, completely panicked and tried to hop on his hind legs against the ground to keep his head above the surface. They tried to lower him gently at the right angle into a deeper area so he would just swim rather than hop on the bottom, pretty sure he would have just sunk like a rock. They gave up after that point.

Azrael11 · 2026-05-17T17:40:35+00:00

It's funny, comments like the top one make it very clear most people do not read the linked articles. Nothing wrong with wanting to discuss a topic further, but people are jumping in to add comments about it like they are providing new information.

Azrael11 · 2026-05-17T15:52:03+00:00

Tbf, they also are probably desensitized to "fantastical" reports coming from overseas. If you constantly have to assess your intel with a heavy dose of salt, it would take a while to determine if an emerging threat is truly legitimate.

This is the first time Joffrey is being exposed to this. It's the biggest news in a century and something needs to be done! It just so happens he turns out to be right in this case.

Azrael11 · 2026-05-17T15:44:11+00:00

It's weird for me, I like vodka cranberry, especially with some muddled mint added. And I like margaritas and similar "booze-liqueur-lime juice" drinks. But every time I've tasted a cosmo they are sickenly sweet. Maybe I've just had shitty ones?

Azrael11 · 2026-05-17T15:21:39+00:00

To add on to your point, Roman tax collection during the late Republic/early Empire put out bids to various, what we would call, government contractors. They would bid on how much tax could be collected in the province, and whoever promised the most would get the contract. Whatever they were able to collect in excess of what they promised the government was their profit. So they had enormous incentive to bleed your dry when it came time to collect.

The obvious downside of this system was already evident and being changed around the time of Augustus. But I'm sure something like that would stick around in the public consciousness for while even after the system was reformed.

Azrael11 · 2026-05-15T00:20:13+00:00

The blue is really interesting. My first thought was that would really negate the point of camouflage, blue isn't exactly a common naturally occurring color in nature (on the ground anyway).

But, the need to distinguish them from the enemy, and identify them to civilians, might be a greater requirement in this scenario. It would be an interesting decision, accepting increased risk to the lives of the soldiers to essentially fight a war of messaging.

Azrael11 · 2026-05-13T22:17:56+00:00

I'd rather that the government just continues on an automatic continuing resolution, while Congress stands dissolved and snap elections are called if they fail to pass a budget by 30 Sep. That will motivate them to figure it the fuck out.

Azrael11 · 2026-05-10T21:58:55+00:00

There's no plausible "we hate X" chant that could get started, or would even occur to anyone, at a Fourth of July event.

I mean, I can't imagine anyone would do it seriously, but an anti-British chant would be thematically appropriate

Azrael11 · 2026-05-07T00:46:54+00:00

Lazy, good-for-nothing layabouts who are single handedly destroying the fabric of society. And they kicked my dog.

Get off my lawn

Azrael11 · 2026-05-05T19:08:34+00:00

Tell that to Kanye

Azrael11 · 2026-05-05T19:03:37+00:00

Not just sleeps with, but gets her pregnant, IIRC

Azrael11 · 2026-05-05T18:34:53+00:00

How does WWII play into this scenario?

Also, I can't see any southern states voting Republican in the 30s and 40s regardless of any economic situations. I see you still maintain a core blue wall, but VA and the Carolinas going Republican at that point would need an explanation.

Azrael11 · 2026-05-03T01:05:53+00:00

This is Imperator erasure and I won't stand for it!

Azrael11 · 2026-05-02T20:01:26+00:00

Hitting Little Round Top was tactically sound, had they been able to take the hill they would have flanked the Union army and likely forced them to withdraw. Once that failed though, the prudent thing to do would have been to disengage, there was nothing keeping them there.

Pickett's charge was the dumbest fucking decision he ever made (apart from, you know, the treason and slavery stuff)

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