JohannaK
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Yeah, "If things are open" is kind of the sentence the rest of the post hinges on. You should do well to pay close attention when you read.
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I've already been through this BS before, with Takhisis. I don't need it from you. If Cutlass is upset with me, let him say so himself. Or not, as the case may be. I'm certainly not in the mood to take this farther.
And I pay attention just fine, thankyouverymuch.
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JohannaK
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I also have to apologize. That last bit of that last post was a provocation and uncalled for. I am sorry.
Do winter squashes produce a latex like exudate?
During lockdown, with more time to cook, I have got well into squashes. I was about to prepare a harlequin squash when I noticed there are 3 lesions on the surface with little lumps of something that seems to me very like bathroom silicone sealant. However I know some plants exude latex when damaged, so this could be natural. If it has been covered by some workmans sealant I do not want to eat it. To eat or not to eat, that is the question.
During lockdown, with more time to cook, I have got well into squashes. I was about to prepare a harlequin squash when I noticed there are 3 lesions on the surface with little lumps of something that seems to me very like bathroom silicone sealant. However I know some plants exude latex when damaged, so this could be natural. If it has been covered by some workmans sealant I do not want to eat it. To eat or not to eat, that is the question.
Is the use of "Highbrow" sexist / ageist?
Highbrow is generally used to mean a work is particularly aimed at or accessible to those who are clever. Presumably it is a reference to male pattern baldness. The implication would seem to be that cleverness is linked to maleness and age.
Highbrow is generally used to mean a work is particularly aimed at or accessible to those who are clever. Presumably it is a reference to male pattern baldness. The implication would seem to be that cleverness is linked to maleness and age.
No.
tjs282
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Wiktionary suggests that this presumption is wrong; that it does actually refer to the browline (not the hairline!), which is allegedly higher (up the face) in clever people — according to the totally reliable "science" of phrenology.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/highbrow
So still not a great etymology, but not exactly for the reason you suggested.
thetrooper
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Is a tire fire better or worse than a dumpster fire on the suckiness scale?
Asking for a friend btw.
Asking for a friend btw.
I never thought of it that way, just that it was associated with snooty, elite stuff.
Both can cause a great deal of dangerous smoke that means people in the vicinity should leave. But at least a dumpster fire is contained in a small area. Tire fires can spread and cause a wide swath of damage.
Zkribbler
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In the 15th/16th centuries, Shakespeare was low-brow entertainment (for the poor peasants and those generally considered to be lacking in refined taste and manners). It was pop culture for the poor.Then what is low brow?
In later centuries, Shakespeare became increasingly high-brow entertainment to the point that people dress up to attend a play and pay a hell of a lot more than a penny or two. They also don't throw rotten food or garbage at the performers if they're not enjoying the play.
All of which reminds me of a scene in Kiss Me, Kate (a musical about a group of actors putting on a performance of Taming of the Shrew): One of the supporting actors (Bill) has a gambling debt, and signs an IOU with the name "Frederick Graham" - who is producing and directing the play and plays Petruchio. Fred doesn't know about this forged IOU until a couple of mob enforcers come to the theatre to collect the debt, and they don't believe him when he says he didn't sign it.
But... Fred doesn't have the money, and won't unless the play goes on... which it might not, because his leading lady (ex-wife) Lilli Vanessi, who plays Katherine in the Shakespeare part of the play, is in a temper and is threatening to walk out in mid-performance.
Fred explains that he can't give the mobsters the money unless the play goes on, and the play can't go on without Lilli. So the mobsters decide to keep her in the show at gunpoint.
Fast-forward to Act 2, when the situation regarding the gambling debt has been sorted out, and the mobsters are trying to leave the theatre. They get lost backstage and suddenly find themselves onstage, in front of the audience, and it's an "OMG, what'rewegonnadonow?" moment. So one of them orders the orchestra conductor to start playing, he refuses... but changes his mind when they pull a gun on him. Segue into "Brush Up Your Shakespeare" (a song advising men to quote Shakespeare in order to woo women).
Anyway... at some point during their time on stage, the mobsters look out at the audience, make disparaging comments... and refer to them as "a bunch of low-brows." This is all very definitely breaking the fourth wall, and requires very good comedic timing and expression.
This was the first show I ever worked on back in 1979, on the properties crew, and I still have a couple of the props used.
Both are extremely bad news. But what do you mean by a dumpster? A landfill fire is major bad news squared. A tire dump is that also. But the vast mound of tires on fire, like the opening sequence on The Simpsons is probably easier to put out than a landfill fire. If it's just a small pile of tires versus a large trash container, then the tires are worse. Because the dumpster will burn out on it's own soon enough.
GenMarshall
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How does one avoid falling into the spiral of nihilism? Asking for a friend who’s seen his worldview shattering.
accept it, but replace it with absurdism
Synobun
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Stop supporting fascist ideas and start caring about other human beings.
Remind yourself of the things that you are grateful for. Recognize that there will always be people who are worse off than you are and that there will always be people better of than you are. Be kinder. Pay something forward every week. Smile at pretty women but leave your actions at that.
Identify individual items from your world view that are shattering. Put them in a list.
Imagine what new pieces might fit into a rebuilt world view. Put them in a list.
Ultimately, nothing matters. There's a tiny chance that some of us will be still around when life-extending tech is there and they will be picked/be able to use it - realistically, though, there is next to no chance.
BJ is right, I think, that it is possible to still be happy, with positive things you have access to and can enjoy.
BJ is right, I think, that it is possible to still be happy, with positive things you have access to and can enjoy.
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