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There's a rather surreal Star Trek novel where they briefly meet the Time Being, who turns out to be rather blubbery and unfit, on account of never doing anything because of all the people who do things for the time being.WWGD said:
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Koala bogu for the internet. In the olden days, I used to have to actually dissect delicious meals, in person, to figure out what was in them.fresh_42 said:
This is much too easy.
ps. I've never heard of "odd potato chips" before. hmmmm...
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Not that I knew of. Germany is a bit underdeveloped regarding mexican food. There are some mexican restaurants but I don't think big chains. I know that my NM friend has trouble to find the chilis here she is used to. It's easier to get asian food.WWGD said:
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Mmm, Mexican meal. Mine arrives in a few minutes from the local Lindo Michoacan. Bon appetite.
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But NM is not!WWGD said:
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New New Mexican would have been wrong. She is an interesting person: born here, grown up in NM, and now here again. which is why she's still alive (costly health issues).
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Depends on the city you're in. I wouldn't even recognize in NY or London ...WWGD said:
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British male fashion can still pretty much be defined as "whatever doesn't make me look gay", somewhat depressingly. There are exceptions, but high heels on a man is unusual. "Love" is a regional thing. Some areas seem to use it as a generic form of address for someone you don't know, where most of us would use "mate" or "dude" or something.
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People are sheep.
The latest hype here is that stores abolished their plastic bags. Why? Plastic in the oceans? We recycle plastic and the rest is burned. And I reused them anyway. We don't have wild trash depots where plastic gets spread by wind. "But you have microplastics in wild waters, too!" Yes, we have. But this isn't from carry away bags. It is from polyester in clothes, from the enormous amount of rubber in the streets. But, hey, plastic bags are the evil. Here comes the highlight: What do stores use instead? They offer stronger, more expensive, and hence reusable bags ... made of? Of course, polyester and nylon! This creates microplastic by usage! The old one-way bags did not. They had no surface which supported abrasion. But, hey, everybody feels fine that there are "no plastic bags" anymore!? Nobody seems to think to the end anymore.
The latest hype here is that stores abolished their plastic bags. Why? Plastic in the oceans? We recycle plastic and the rest is burned. And I reused them anyway. We don't have wild trash depots where plastic gets spread by wind. "But you have microplastics in wild waters, too!" Yes, we have. But this isn't from carry away bags. It is from polyester in clothes, from the enormous amount of rubber in the streets. But, hey, plastic bags are the evil. Here comes the highlight: What do stores use instead? They offer stronger, more expensive, and hence reusable bags ... made of? Of course, polyester and nylon! This creates microplastic by usage! The old one-way bags did not. They had no surface which supported abrasion. But, hey, everybody feels fine that there are "no plastic bags" anymore!? Nobody seems to think to the end anymore.
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Here is another holy cow:WWGD said:
https://phys.org/news/2019-12-high-carbon-footprint-families-sweets.html
Today I saw on tv a haute cuisine bakery. They produced high level lactose-free, gluten-free, nuts-free desserts. I only waited for sugar-free on the list. It always reminds me of (first 30 sec):
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Merry Christmas!
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