Of course Thickie Hawking would say that ~Albert Einstein

Well, sure, it’s a smash burger but with no seasoning other than S&P, just a shitload of super-finely chopped onion.

I mean, I don’t disagree with anything you say, but that’s because I have a progressive mindset. Which kind of was the point.

You’re saying this wasn’t about cooking? Shocked, I tell you, shocked!

I don’t know about Flay and Ray but Ramsey was, at least a proper ‘Michelin starred’ chef before he became a TV cartoon.

Rude!

Man, you should see my take on an authentic Valencian Paella!

Nothing makes a carbonara ‘pop’ as much as grating some stale bread into it.

I do this all the time when I make an authentic carbonara.

I actually like to use banana bread for the hint of sweetness it brings.

And, of course, guancale is difficult to get here so I use cut-up hot dogs instead. And as a time-saver, instead of eggs, I use mayonnaise which also brings some creaminess (in addition to the heavy cream I like to add). Plus fresh eggs are super expensive right now. On the subject of expensive, Parmigiana Regiano costs a bomb so I sub in a dozen slices of American cheese to get that indulgent mouth feel. Also, it’s important to get some veggies into the kids, so I also like to throw in some peas, carrots, yam, and broccoli. And sweet chilli sauce, just enough to make it taste interesting.

I love a proper carbonara.

Yes, I agree.

But surely you can acknowledge the possibility that some people believe transgenderism is an affront to god and an existential threat to children, or whatever, then their position is not dissimilar.

That’s the issue. What makes ‘this is offensive’ more valid than ‘this is dangerous’?

This is just another front in the war between religion and reason.

I mean it’s not an easy question to answer is it? How is my ideological position that ‘nigger’ is not acceptable and removing it makes the book suitable for modern readers any different from someone else’s ideological position that, e.g., ‘transgender’ is not acceptable and removing it makes whatever book suitable for modern readers?

A punchier example would be And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie - the best selling murder mystery of all time - which was first published as Ten Little Niggers

There are many, but my current bugbear is the wireless Apple mouse. It has a built in rechargeable battery and and a tiny little port for you to plug the recharging cable in. The port is mounted on the bottom of the mouse rendering it useless while it’s being charged. I guess it’s to make it look nicer but it’s so stupid.

That’s why you should just drink it straight from the bottle box.

FTFY

He looks like he’d give good hugs.

I like this one:

The Solderer

When a retired assassin repairs a personal computer belonging to the daughter of the President of the United States, something, something, a lot of kicking and grunting. Starring Jason Statham

It’s turtles all the way down, young man.

small voice Oblate spheroid.

Yup, bury me in a burlap sack in a deciduous forest.

Why deciduous? Because fuck pine trees, that’s why. I don’t want to feed those assholes.

You still wouldn’t be able to find the end to unpeel it.