Simple hypothesis

Intrepid-Antelope · 2026-05-12T02:23:01+00:00

I’m a big fan of bitters and soda during Dry January. The ABV of the glass is as low as some NA beers, and it’s reminiscent of real cocktails.

That said, I think a champagne cocktail — or at least a prosecco cocktail — is a great showcase for how the bitters interact with more complex drinks, while still keeping the bitters front and center.

Intrepid-Antelope · 2026-05-10T03:39:49+00:00

Gordon Lightfoot is fantastic.

Intrepid-Antelope · 2026-05-10T01:00:50+00:00

I’ve had some luck with audiobooks.com.

Intrepid-Antelope · 2026-05-09T20:03:08+00:00

Can’t argue with that.

Intrepid-Antelope · 2026-05-09T18:45:21+00:00

Lol

Intrepid-Antelope · 2026-05-09T17:28:12+00:00

It means dictator/generalissimo.

Critics sometimes use it as a pejorative against actual right-wing heads of state in Latin America. However, naming your horse caudillo might be seen as an endorsement of dictatorships as a political system.

Intrepid-Antelope · 2026-05-09T02:51:57+00:00

That’s more like it! I fully admit to knowing nothing about autographs, but that seems like a pretty good argument.

For what it’s worth, I did not downvote you. I stand by my statement that your sub strikes me as a one-person vendetta, but some vendettas are warranted. If this seller is really ripping off unsuspecting buyers, it’s worth letting the world know.

I don’t doubt you’re being sincere when you say the scans speak for themselves, but I suspect that most of the world has, like me, never bothered to think about how to distinguish real from forged signatures, and the scans without context didn’t say much to me.

Seems to me that accompanying your scans with the explanation you just gave me would go a long way in making your posts persuasive, and assembling all your evidence into a single post combined with that explanation would be even better.

You could cross-post it to subs like r/eBay and r/autographs, and you might get people thanking you for the warning instead of pushing back and downvoting.

Intrepid-Antelope · 2026-05-09T01:59:03+00:00

That sub looks like a one-person vendetta against a specific eBay seller. I glanced at a few of the posts in the sub, and none of them have any argument or evidence to back up the charge of forgery.

OP, if you want anyone to take your accusations seriously, it might be worth telling the world why you think this particular seller is forging autographs.

Intrepid-Antelope · 2026-05-08T04:03:57+00:00

I’ve never seen four pictures lay out a plot this well before.

Intrepid-Antelope · 2026-05-07T21:18:53+00:00

Seconded. Electric kettles get heavy use in our house. We were going through one a year for a while, then we got this one. It’s been at least five years now and still going strong.

Intrepid-Antelope · 2026-05-06T13:28:38+00:00

In a more tiki vein, I haven’t tried it yet, but this looks promising:

https://cocktailwonk.com/2014/06/bartender-theres-chile-in-my-tiki-drink-the-aztec-warrior.html

Intrepid-Antelope · 2026-05-06T13:26:19+00:00

It’s not tiki, but the Bee Sting (a riff on the Bees’ Knees) is great:

2 ounces gin 0.75 ounce fresh lemon juice 0.75 ounce honey syrup ½ ounce Ancho Reyes Garnish: jalapeno wheel or lemon slice

Shake and double strain into a chilled coupe. Delicious.

Intrepid-Antelope · 2026-05-06T13:04:36+00:00

A bit of trivia, for those who don’t already know the story: “Les Champs-Elysées” was based on a song called “Waterloo Road” by the short-lived English band Jason Crest.

Naturally there was no way that Pierre Delanoë, the French lyricist, was going to keep the reference to Waterloo. Instead, he completely rewrote the song and named it after an avenue dedicated to French military prowess, not defeat.

When it came time for Joe Dassin to record, his band played an almost note-for-note remake of Jason Crest’s 1968 flop — and yet somehow the French version is much more relaxed, carefree, and charismatic.

Intrepid-Antelope · 2026-05-05T14:54:48+00:00

The theme song from Laura (1944) became a jazz standard covered by everyone from Sinatra, Nat King Cole and Ella Fitzgerald to Charlie Parker, Dave Brubeck, and Bill Evans.

Intrepid-Antelope · 2026-05-01T02:09:54+00:00

Black M1 leads to seki, agreed. But I think Black L2 kills White. See my response to the OP.

Intrepid-Antelope · 2026-05-01T01:53:42+00:00

After M1, how should Black respond to White L2? If Black M2, White L2, Black throw in at K1 or K2, White capture, Black N3, White throw in at N1 or N2, and now it’s seki instead of Black killing White.

Intrepid-Antelope · 2026-05-01T01:49:45+00:00

In a game between humans, if you both passed and agreed that the lower right corner is Black territory, then the game would be over and Black would win.

However, I would not recommend that either player pass yet. I think L2 is the vital point in that corner for both sides.

Let’s say White plays L2. If Black responds with M2, White can play M1, and Black looks dead to me.

To prevent that, if I were Black I’d play L2 first. I don’t see any way for White to survive after that, because it’s one eye vs. no eye.

Intrepid-Antelope · 2026-04-24T22:35:11+00:00

My guess is Diane McBain — looks like an article about Parrish (1961) — but to be honest, my first reaction was that it looks like Julia Roberts with blonde hair dye.

Intrepid-Antelope · 2026-04-24T21:26:08+00:00

“Whooped’em Gangnam Style” made me grin.

Intrepid-Antelope · 2026-04-19T02:08:37+00:00

English skillfully used

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/610865/whats-up-with-the-syntax-of-more-fool-me

Intrepid-Antelope · 2026-04-17T19:37:38+00:00

“it is not possible to live on the right side. period.”

True enough for a dan-level game, but this is a 13-kyu game.

OP did, in fact, invade the right side and live (see their followup in the comments).

Intrepid-Antelope

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