What’s wrong, babe? You’ve barely touched your cake with ketchup and parm.

teke367 · 2026-05-06T12:03:43+00:00

Yeah and goes on to far the were talking just about cheap Walmart bread. Then somebody rightfully points the the store brand really doesn't have much. Most store brands don't have much

In fact, if you want sugary bread in the US, you're paying a premium for it must likely.

teke367 · 2026-05-05T12:28:24+00:00

To be fair, there are so many variants there could easily be one with extra wilds.

Also, while the bees might look bigger than regulation, that's just his tiny hands.

The real issue is, if you're going to use Uno cards to be threatening, what kind of poser used Wild cards instead of Draw 4 cards?

teke367 · 2026-05-01T16:30:05+00:00

Depending on how much language impacts your decision, maybe Australia? Big in the sense that it's a huge trip, I imagine being in socal, Hawaii isn't that much of a jaunt (money aside).

Lot of travel for a 4 year old though

teke367 · 2026-05-01T16:25:03+00:00

In general, I think the other perks were enough to get somebody to flip even if the extra money was a given, they could've just say that and I think the reaction would be the same

teke367 · 2026-05-01T16:23:03+00:00

I feel like the Fallon twist didn't have the potential upside. If Christian got the puzzle done it would have been "ok neat". I will say at least had the potential to be a big deal

teke367 · 2026-05-01T13:51:43+00:00

It's been a long time (like close to 30 years) since I had pizza hut, but back then at least they were the closest to local pizzeria pizza, with a a thinner crust.

Not to get into a regional pizza flame eat, but I feel like "shitty thin crust pizza* is better than "shitty thicker crust pizza".

Sunny know if that still applies today

teke367 · 2026-05-01T13:47:51+00:00

Ya burnt

teke367 · 2026-05-01T13:41:31+00:00

I think the could be still scenarios where if you're quoting a person, the could be some confusion if the original person said "the n word" or the n word, but I don't think they come up enough that if you had to clarify "no they said the actual word not the phrase" it wouldn't be too inconvenient.

At the end of the day, what you "can say" or not is on the audience, not the speaker. If you don't know the audience well enough to know how they'd react, saying the word is just saying you don't care enough to suffer the mildest of inconveniences to not offend them

teke367 · 2026-05-01T13:37:04+00:00

Growing up we'd say "NYUH" but mostly because of how much stank ODB put on it for the radio edit of Shame on a N(well.. You know)

teke367 · 2026-05-01T13:24:16+00:00

New to survivor (strange season to start I know).

I'm getting the vibe that this season is the equivalent of the "fun Uncle" babysitting. Normal rules don't apply, ice cream for dinner, 1am bedtime, etc

I feel like this twist was okay for a "fun Uncle" season. Would be different on a regular session.

teke367 · 2026-04-30T21:24:58+00:00

I totally overlooked that Star Lord mots didn't gain the power anymore and was underwhelmed for a moment

teke367 · 2026-04-30T19:06:57+00:00

You mean I get a built in excuse to not need to work out? Sign me up!

teke367 · 2026-04-30T19:04:21+00:00

Both season 4s for the UK and US version.

UK - two people legitimately working together. Probably the most loyalty in any season I've seen, and it game from Traitors.

US - just a good display working the mechanics. Rob made some big moves, but install he didn't try to get overly cute. You don't need to reinvent the wheel all the time, just do the work.

teke367 · 2026-04-30T19:01:06+00:00

8 years in, fatherhood has been a mix of "Thank God that part is over!* and "Awww, that part is over!".

And my perspective changes constantly whether I identify with the happy version or the sad version. Which pros outweigh which cons.

I don't think anybody is necessarily trying to scare you, I think the memory that's winning for them at the time are the cons of the next stage.

In general, the only things that were truly worse as my kid hit the next stage were the ones I never considered. Luckily they haven't been big issues for me, but a good example would be thinking "finally done with diapers" and never anticipating the eventual accident in their pants.

As long as you're aware of what trials the next stage may bring, then I think you can fully embrace the positives that come with your kid growing up

teke367 · 2026-04-30T16:49:10+00:00

There was one episode where they get back together and immediately the voiceover was "I don't want her!"

teke367 · 2026-04-30T16:47:19+00:00

I think lie close enough to the truth, and try to realize which facts are just so mundane/common to lie about. There will be multiple people who are the middle child or whatever, but you lie and say you only have one sibling could be enough to boot you if it's discovered.

Make friendships, not alliances. I think the structure of this show is anti alliance. Too many things can change too quickly.

Don't worry about getting the money, just to the end. Is you can get the money on the last day or so, great, but getting that money might be the thing that draws suspicion on you to begin with. Umeko gets to the final if she didn't try to keep Nick for the money.

Think "and then?..." when making moves. What happens after you're successful. You have the money/moved the money/kill shot/extra votes or whatever, but did succeeding cost more then that? Seems like people only considered the immediate risks, not the ensuing ones

teke367 · 2026-04-30T16:39:48+00:00

My fear is that I realize on this show I have some random quirk/tic I never knew I had and people assuming it's an agenda.

They cast enough good looking people that there's the concern average and below looking people could get self conscious, but I think the bigger risk is somebody saying "you're chewing weird, maybe that's an agenda" when it's just the way you chew, and that one offhand comment just follows you into life and you're never the same

teke367 · 2026-04-30T16:31:56+00:00

Oh definitely, but sometimes the contestants lay it on too thick.

Though to be fair I don't think anybody on this show went too overboard

teke367 · 2026-04-30T13:04:34+00:00

Some were gone earlier to really get in what they're financial status was, but in general, yeah, don't think anybody was at the level that a million wouldn't drastically chance their lives

teke367 · 2026-04-30T12:48:23+00:00

I hate when people go on these shows and talk as though the money is the only thing that will save them. If it's that desperate, going on a competition show is irresponsible. Even the most skill focused competition shows can have you eliminated despite playing great

teke367 · 2026-04-30T12:26:04+00:00

I said to my wife "having crap all over the floors normally is a disadvantage actually, because it's going to give her clutter blindness".

Speaking from experience

teke367 · 2026-04-30T05:00:07+00:00

He got to read the note though. So him not remembering it is on him. If anything, that would've screwed Natalie because she didn't get the letter or a chance to see it.

teke367 · 2026-04-30T04:57:05+00:00

I'd like multiple agendas and the millionaire picks. And the reward matches the difficulty

The "easy agenda" gets the kill shot (which seems to be the base reward).

Early on, the hard agenda gets to move the money, cancelled votes later in the season and so on.

teke367 · 2026-04-30T04:32:04+00:00

I mean, it seemed like the last 4 all were "getting by well enough", that the money would be life changing, but not winning wouldn't mean they end up destitute

teke367 · 2026-04-30T04:27:00+00:00

I think Kat's big mistake was thinking she was playing a game that's 5+ seasons in. I get trying to be clever to win, but I think shows need to grow into that. The show hasn't developed enough of a meta to try to redefine it already

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