Gives me Verizon Math flashbacks.

That's about the least Iroh thing to say. Congrats for the quality shitpost I guess.

Because there are some drugs that make people aggressive, and I personally think these ought to be curtailed where possible. (Again, not a "war on drugs" style curtailment. But distribution, still illegal and criminal)

The first such drug that comes to my mind is alcohol. Its distribution was also criminalized in the past, eventually leading to an increase in organized crime.

This blows my naive European mind. To make an area deliberately unusable for anything by anyone is wild. At least those hostile benches can be sat on.

Yeah, as one of the few Eastern Europeans here, seeing Westerners spreading straight up Soviet propaganda all the time gets really tiring.

Honest question: WTF is this?

Cat enjoying a shot at a bar.

I'm in!

Also, check out Bartosz Ciechanowski's stuff. They're really well made, on a variety of topics: https://ciechanow.ski/archives/

Are you generating your comments with AI? Cause that would mean at least it's good at ragebaiting.

I bet they are making the frogs gay, too.

Again: on one hand I have the stories of my actual relatives who lived under and lost people to both nazi and communist terror, on the other hand I have an internet stranger, who doesn't seem to be interested in anything that goes against their preconceived notions.

I suggest you spend your energy somewhere else, because your line of reasoning will be either insulting, or laughable to anyone in my position.

Well I guess being well informed on a topic is not strictly required to form an identity around it on the internet. Being ignorant sure seems to help with the confidence tho.

As someone who grew up in an ex Warsaw Pact country, reading your characterization of the USSR is hilarious to me.

Imagine a Native American reading comments that are praising the US for how well they've done by them by giving them casinos.

Dark lines going down on nails could also be a sign of subungual melanoma, so you might want to check for that.

Are you under the assumption that only fascists were persecuted under communist dictatorships, or are you just being mean?

Make assumptions about me and my ancestry at our first interaction, I'm sure you will eventually convince someone you're arguing in good faith.

Well I hate to disappoint you, but for me the weight of your narrative pales in comparison to the first hand accounts of my actual ancestors.

Thank you, Bolsheviks, for doing a bit less damage in our area, than what you proved to be perfectly willing to inflict on some of our neighbors.

Also, huge thanks to my ancestors for staying decent in some of the darkest decades of our history. You lived and died with moral integrity in times when you could have easily gotten a comfortable living by becoming corrupt bootlickers to some of the worst despots in human history.

I've tried a close relative, the stinkhorn (aptly named phallus impudicus). While in the egg phase, the slimy outer layer can be peeled off. Then you cut the inside into thin wedges, and fry them in oil. They taste like earthier french fries. The stuff in the post I've only ever encountered in the mature stage, so I never got to try this recipe with them. Since they are very similar in most aspects, I'd guess the technique should work.

What is the most you would pay for a used 2003 Ford Focus, and what would make you willing to pay extra?