semisimian

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is U2 considered "grunge?"⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  If peeing your pants is cool, then I’m Miles Davis.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is U2 considered "grunge?"⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  And I just don’t give Adam.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Am I the only person who notices the Autistic accent?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Is this the same accent the indie musicians sing in, where they do weird things with their vowels to sound like they ate a lemon recently?

  I’ve noticed a staccato cadence to some speech that people might say is indicative of autism, but not an accent.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s the secret, and it’s how they keep it hush hush: they don’t take dollars, only shoes. Shoes for the wealthy is like Tide pods for the incarcerated: underground currency. It’s more difficult to hide a shoe in your prison-pocket, but I think the wealthy have people for that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Would a matcha set be worth it?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  We just got a set for my son for his birthday. He likes the routine. We have a drip coffee procedure for us parents and I think he likes having his own thing. That said, he was disappointed in the set. The whisk doesn’t work as well as the electric one we have for frothing milk. The cups aren’t exactly his cup of tea, all puns intended. Etc.

  I think it was important that he got the set so he could learn what he likes and doesn’t like about the process. Lord knows we’ve gone through a dozen coffee gimmicks over the years trying to find the best brew. That is our experience. Good luck and have fun; it really is about the simple pleasures.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How to get to Santa Claus beard status⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Ho ho ho, future Santa checking in. Mrs Claus is a hair stylist, so we have some insight into what I’m going to need when the days grow short and the beard (hopefully) grows long.

  The biggest thing is: full beards take time. And not just time to grow the length, but time (years) for your face to mature and get those hair follicles in the Christmas spirit. There’s really not much you can do if the fullness isn’t coming in yet but wait. I’m in this phase now. It’s hormones. What are we going to do? Not drugs, not Rogaine: not going to help. Take care of what you got.

  But you mentioned you DO have a beard, so maybe you have the stellar volume you need to be St Nick, just not the length. Short answer, skin care IS beard care. Get a good skin care regimen that works for your face and your beard will fall in line. You’ve signed up for an everyday commitment to becoming a touchable beard, and they WILL ALL touch it. Toddlers to Grannies, especially, Grannies.

  You have the beard! Now you need the color. This depends on your hair color and how your hair accepts color, so you really should go to a professional. If you want to be a paid, real-beard Santa, a good color job will be the LEAST of your expenses and it will pay off on day one.

  Being a good Santa is being a good person. It really is just that. But there is a physical barrier that is conforming to the Coca-Cola ideal of Santa, which is the tutorial I just provided for the BEARD ONLY!

  I wish you well and I hope you enjoy bringing hope, magic and love into the hearts of children.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Times were different⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They’re related, those incestuous, chinless WASPs. Brother takes sister to a formal dance and stops by the pharmacy to get a malt and let Dad get a whiff of sister’s corsage. Keep it in the family!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Fallout’ Season 2 Teaser Trailer | Prime Video⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I feel like it’s kind of odd to show the main character shilling fake products during an Upfront, where you are courting advertisers so that they can purchase blocks of advertising time “up front.” I mean, it’s a little meta, but also potentially confusing if you are trying to put your product next to Fallout’s.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does alcohol speed up evolution?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s the part of The Hulk we are all just told to ignore.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Interview: Tawny Newsome On Finding The Sweet Spot For Her Star Trek Workplace Comedy⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Do you know where you are commenting? And surely you mean “another Star Trek work place comedy,” because we already have DS9.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Interview: Tawny Newsome On Finding The Sweet Spot For Her Star Trek Workplace Comedy⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s a comedy, so I hope so too! I imagine the planet, being a vacation/pleasure planet, will have a lot of kinks that are taboo to the Federation and that’s where you will find the narrative tension as they apply for membership. The planet will have a constitution at odds with the Fed, full of kinks. They might welcome species that have kinks not outlined in said constitution. They might welcome federation citizens that are exploring their non-Fed kinks on this planet.

  We’ve seen plenty of criticism of the Federation’s nanny-state. Lately, that criticism has come from the writers of the shows who seem to have lost the narrative that the Federation is our ideal. Sure, it has issues, but none of us should be ashamed of reaching for utopia. I hope the new show is a continuation of the SNW and Prodigy reboot of a less cynical Trek.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If a gay man and lesbian woman have sex, is that gay or straight?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Sir, this is a Wendy’s.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Deep Space Nine season 2 appreciation post⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t mind her noises when she’s in the prime universe, but her mirror universe sex-kitten shtick is very off putting.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hottest Star Trek character?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  That smile…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hottest Star Trek character?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  The underboob reptilian dabo girl! Vedek Bareil! Leeta! DS9 is sex and war; what else is there?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some of the most realistic fictional movies ever made?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There are a bajillion, but maybe you are looking for a specific genre that nails it on the head.

  As someone mentioned, there are thousands of social drama films that could’ve easily happened. The success of that type of film is selling a “day in the life” plot.

  Someone else mentioned Office Space. That film is a satire, but it condenses and delivers refined representations of the banality of cubicle life that we all can easily relate to. The characters truly seem to be facsimiles of people we’ve known in our working lives.

  Someone else mentioned Michael Clayton. It’s an excellent thriller with flawed characters with believable motives that yes, it could be real. And maybe something like that has happened?

  What genre will help us answer your question?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Star Trek Food Guide to Universal Fan Fest Nights 2025⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The Kanar sounds good. The Romulan Ale sounds way too sweet, though. I think 151, soda and Curacao for color with the rock candy garnish dropped in the drink would be more fitting for something that is supposed to be so strong it’s illegal.

  I want to see how big those Targ legs are.