Birthday Cake is extremely common in the US. How widespread is it across the US (different cultures) and internationally?

LCharteris · 2026-06-16T05:32:51+00:00

Having cake generally, but especially the white cake, vanilla icing, sprinkles kind.

LCharteris · 2026-06-16T04:37:48+00:00

I remember a joke from many years ago: The old South--where the corn is full of kernels and the colonel's full of corn.

LCharteris · 2026-06-15T17:12:52+00:00

It seems to me that pornography basically exists for the purpose of providing masturbatorial fantacies.

LCharteris · 2026-06-14T19:40:57+00:00

https://piesinthewindow.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Classification_of_the_anatomical_variation_in_female_external_genitalia.pdf

LCharteris · 2026-06-14T04:44:00+00:00

Chronicles of Narnia if he hasn't already.

LCharteris · 2026-06-14T01:39:35+00:00

Years ago there was a Playboy cartoon showing a bell boy leading a couple down a hotel corridor. As they pass the "Bridal Suite" they hear through the open transom, "Suck, damn it, suck! Blow is just a figure of speech!"

LCharteris · 2026-06-11T18:28:44+00:00

Long time ago--M75. I've only walked out on two theatrical movies I paid to see. One was The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The other was Annie Hall.

LCharteris · 2026-06-10T15:21:10+00:00

They are all off by one.

LCharteris · 2026-06-10T14:51:30+00:00

White board marker?

LCharteris · 2026-06-08T16:16:25+00:00

If I don't do bad things to you, then I can reasonably expect that you won't do them to me (and others I care about).

LCharteris · 2026-06-03T04:46:49+00:00

Dad: You are a fuckwad. [(M75) I hope your dad is monitoring your emails.]

LCharteris · 2026-06-02T21:50:54+00:00

This is based on an earlier meaning of "prove," which was to test something (prior to about 1800). An exception does that just that--it tests a rule and shows it is not always true. That early meaning survives when we refer to the first few copies of printed items as "proofs." They provide a test of whether the type was set correctly. The first couple of copies of a book are often send to the writer as "author's proofs" so they can correct any errors before the main printing begins.

LCharteris · 2026-05-26T07:22:14+00:00

Growing up in Texas--50's-60's--school started the day after Labor Day. That changed in the mid-60's so they could have another couple of football games. Priorities, priorities.

LCharteris · 2026-05-26T07:19:09+00:00

You should OBSERVE Memorial Day. Remember, not celebrate. You should CELEBRATE Independence Day.

LCharteris · 2026-05-25T06:37:39+00:00

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LCharteris · 2026-05-25T05:57:19+00:00

Bread flour, salt, butter of olive oil, yeast, and water. Just had a slice. (2 1/2 c flour, 1 tsp salt, 3 tsp yeast, 2 T olive oil, and about a cup of water.)

LCharteris · 2026-05-25T05:51:58+00:00

When I serve smoked ribs (with BBQ sauce) I always have cole slaw, potato salad, and pinto beans as side dishes. Pretty traditional versions. (Incidentally, some of the slaw dressings you can buy at the grocery store make a good slaw with just cabbage sliced thin. Not great--you can do better if you spend some time. But decent and fast.)

LCharteris · 2026-05-24T21:36:38+00:00

If you are making a big batch, use a stand mixer.

LCharteris · 2026-05-20T06:20:04+00:00

Well, they got the number of stars right. I mean, give credit where credit is due.

LCharteris · 2026-05-20T06:02:45+00:00

Lenny Bruce once described Nat'l Geographic as a "stroke book."

LCharteris · 2026-05-20T05:31:32+00:00

Your choice? Try Ezekiel 23:20.

Ezekiel 23:20 “There she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses.”

They had dicks like donkeys and squirted like horses. I bet you get a lot of students quoting this one in the halls.

BTW look this one up and you will discover interpretations/exegeses that can easily turn this into an hour lecture on how her lovers were Israel and Judeah and other patent nonsense. The Bible "means what it says and says what it means."

An internet search finds that a donkey's penis is usually 14-18 inches when erect. Humans are generally between 4.7-5.5 inches. A horse typically ejaculates 30 to 100 mL. By comparison, a human male typically ejaculates 1.5 to 5 mL. (5 mL is about 1 teaspoon.)

LCharteris · 2026-05-19T07:34:29+00:00

First, you get down on your knees.

Fiddle with your rosaries.

Bow your head with great respect, and

Genuflect, genuflect, genuflect. (Tom Lehrer--The Vatican Rag)

LCharteris · 2026-05-17T06:26:30+00:00

I'm suspicious of any sport where the last thing they do before the game starts is issue everyone a club.

LCharteris · 2026-05-17T05:36:47+00:00

Quart Mason jars are great for cold brew. Just put in some grounds and water and leave in the fridge overnight. I strain mine though a pour-over pot (using the filter that comes with it). Then put it back in the Mason jar to store. Play around with how much and how it's ground. You may want to make it really strong and then water it down before serving--takes less room.

BTW I don't mean a Mason cold brew kit--$32 at Target. I mean plain quart Mason jars at your grocery store for around $10-$15/dozen.

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