When I cook for my wife’s family, I get endless, sincere praise. They tell me it’s the greatest soup they’ve ever had. They ask for recipes. The next day they sheepishly ask if they can eat the rest of the leftovers.

When I cook for my side of the family: nothing. Crickets. Which is even more odd to me since my mom never met a seasoning. Period. She does not season her cooking. One time she was tipping over a jar of Italian seasoning just to let it look at the meatballs, and she accidentally spilled some in, and everyone told her it was the best meatballs she ever made.

But I provide a flavorful, well-prepared soup, and at best I get: “Well it turns out I didn’t mind black beans this one time, but I still hate them.”

I’ve had two different people tell me that my chicken soup is the greatest soup they’ve ever eaten. If you’re not getting excited about soup, go and find better soup.

You’re pretending I’m pretending that. Don’t be that guy.

Tomorrow? Like Monday? Nothing happens if kids refuse to say the pledge of allegiance in America on Monday. They just don’t say it.

He was “The Mad Titan”, not “The Reasonable Titan”.

What happens in North Korea if they refuse to do something like the pledge?

As someone from Houston, Dallas is the worst. Not just at driving; I didn’t even read your comment. Dallas is the worst.

I can’t not read them. My eyes read the subtitles against my will, and I miss whatever else is going on on the screen. Sometimes I spoil emotional moments because I read them first and miss the actor’s delivery.

Other times subtitles are necessary, like if we’re watching while the kids are asleep, and we need to keep the volume lower in case there’s an action scene. Plus how else would I know if the music is “upbeat” or “somber” or whatever?

You know what, sure. I’m on board.

I’m starting to write a comic book too. My daughter invented a super hero and the name was just so perfect that I felt like I had to expand on it: “Princess Superspeed Girl”. I’ve got like four or five stories written in my head that I’ve workshopped with her as bedtime stories.

So I’m writing it for my daughter, but I’m kind of a perfectionist and only marginally talented, so it’s very slow going.

Anyway, I think you should write yours. The stuff you said about it here doesn’t specifically pique my interest, but you were also pretty vague about it, and the execution matters as much as the premise.

It’s important to create things. Not just for other people to see it, but for your own sake, just for you to have created it. There’s value in that.

I’m on .world and on reddit, and reddit is much, much worse.

Second time this week I’ve had an occasion to use this gif. Shame I couldn’t find one with more pixels.

Too difficult. Better to ask someone who’s good at painting to do it for you. Then you can give them something, as a sign of respect, to compensate them for their time.

I agree. The game wasn’t bad or anything. There are some things that it did very well. Overall a worthwhile experience.

Nothing could convince me that that’s not the reason they named it that. It’s such a stupid name, and they have no shame.

They named it Operation Epic Fury, which sounds weird as fuck until you look at the initials. They’re so fucking stupid.

Don’t buy your wife a wide vase. Just get her a normal sized one. Otherwise you’ll have to buy twice as many flowers for the rest of your marriage.

If we’re only looking at the bad things a country has done, committing actual genocide is worse than destabilizing governments and overthrowing dictators.

But you’re also ignoring the good things. The US has historically provided around one third of all humanitarian aid in the world. And while it may not be the perfect example of democracy, it has used its power to keep much worse regimes in check.

Saying that America is “objectively THE main world villain” is just silly. Like, you think North Korea is morally superior? Seriously? Or Russia?

• Complains there’s no nuance anymore.

• Provides the second least nuanced take ever.

Keanu was famous, but the way I remember it he wasn’t a huge box office draw yet.