Was the bag actually paper before, or paper lined with plastic?

It could be worse

He’s just very forward thinking. In 14000 years you’ll be sorry for not heading this warning!

Early Premature access

Mitsubishi too

Melted brie

I’ve now thrown out all my toothbrushes and toilet paper. My fridge and pantry have been emptied entirely, and the bookshelf has been purged. Maybe this wasn’t the best approach.

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

Maybe they’ve got the wrong house

Not really needing it instead of not needing it at all is still crazy

Diogenes: “Behold, a hamster!” holds up coconut

I still buy CDs. I rip them, then store the disc as physical backup.

It’s worse. There are no innocent bystanders in Hell.

There’s a stairway you can buy. Pretty simple really

🅱️ig🅱️ beautiful🇼illiam

That scene bothered me so much! If there’s a path to air from the plumbing vent, then those toilets would’ve been draining water from that room really quickly. If they were overwhelmed by the water, then the hoses wouldn’t be useful for breathing

So you’re saying it is possible then? That was my only hangup. I don’t have a position on whether we have free will (leaning towards not) for the exact reason we can’t prove it.

How would perceived irrationality be counter to a deterministic universe? It just maybe seems irrational without all of the information, but is still perfectly part of the causal chain.

Everyone else read the last bit in the Mortal Kombat voice, right?

I get essentially the same, although not being familiar with the references makes some parts unclear.

I’m assuming Michaelmas is a name, but maybe it’s a celebration (like Christmas) and the word term here is implying the author’s feelings about it.

Same with the Chancellor part. What does sitting in the hall mean? It’s an Inn, so not in official capacity then? Is it a metaphor or common turn of phrase?

Is Holbern hill steep? Or is it a famously gentle hill? The use of “wonderful” here tripped me up at first too since it’s so different from how we’d use it now.

What are chimney-pots? Are they just chimneys or something else?