To be fair, none of the dinos in the movie were real dinosaurs. They were genetically engineered monsters. Michael Crichton said that himself.

They were all a mix of things.

e: you’re right, ‘Jurassic’ was branding.

Careful with the stainless steel straws. People have died when tripping and driving them into their eye socket. I own a bunch of stainless steel straws and (other than them being very hard to clean, so they harbour much more bacteria), got spooked by this.

Maybe don’t use straws at all. Drinking directly from cups is fine.

Me in the back corner of the bookshop having got engrossed in a book by some unnamed archaeologist about how they learnt oviraptor wasn’t stealing eggs, but was actually a good parent – where are you going with those margaritas?

This might sound crazy, but until recently, presidents didn’t act like dictators and mostly stayed out of federal investigations because that was a massive conflict of interest. So it was nowhere near Biden’s job to do anything like that. Perhaps you’re too young to remember how this is supposed to work?

Ideally, presidents should never get involved in investigations because that’s a path to dictatorship. But here we are now, I guess.

He doesn’t, obviously, per law.

Though law no longer matters and he will anyway, if he doesn’t die before then, which I think he will since his dementia is so advanced. But whatever.

Was it only one person? I think the method just freaked me out, like the whole ‘you’ll shoot your eye out’ thing, but more like I can totally see my clumsy ass doing that. I’ll not dissuade others, but I’d rather not take the chance because I’m exactly that kind of klutz.

Oh really, Mr John Barron?!? O.o

Was is for Collins, or because the separatists lost?

This was my breaking point. Not sure why this was the one, but I’m so done with the horny memes. 90% of this community has become sex memes now.

Peace, I’m out and unsubbing.

At the risk of sounding too political, I think people in America are obsessed with purity. Like, everyone is special and nobody wants to be contaminated by others.

I’ve wondered about what you are mentioning myself, and it’s really weird. Most countries don’t do this. Americans are also weird about other things that seem to be about personal isolation. Like they’re afraid to share anything with anyone else. I don’t know how to explain it, but it’s strange.

This is absolutely prescient for these times. Given today’s headlines, I’d like my bleach to taste good.

I’d have said ‘get fucked’, but ‘they’re wrong’ is good, too.

I think the issue I have with a stainless steel straw is more that, unlike wandering about with a knitting needle (which I also don’t like doing… again, clumsy) is that it’s hollow. Eye or not, if you fall on it, you open a wound that’s ideal for bleeding out very quickly.

Gives me the heebie jeebies.

It feels like it’s sort of the worst thing to be impaled by.

That’s a valid reason. Most people don’t have that issue, though.

Oh he’d do it, and with style.

I have to give more than the normal amount of space and get into the farthest lane. Is it rational? No. But does it hurt me? Also no. So there’s no reason not to.

I do reevaluate things like this, but with logging trucks and steel straws(as opposed to no straws), my assessment hasn’t changed.

Yours is the best.

Aye. Sniff. 🙃