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I don't see what avocado toast has to do with naming conventions.

She is more centrist than most Republicans, but she's still afraid of being primaried.

That doesn't sound great because common infections have similar symptoms. You might not know whether you have the flu or strep throat or just a cold unless you go in to take a test. If it's strep, you need an antibiotic. If it's one of those others, you don't. So do they just ignore that you might need an antibiotic for those first few days?

I think your definition of "urgent" might be off if you think that it can wait a week or so.

I'm an American, but when I lived in Japan, I needed to go to the doctor a few times. Honestly, the experience isn't great aside from it being cheap.

For example, I herniated a disc in my neck at one point and needed to go to the emergency department. I got there just after 10:00 a.m. and was told that they stop accepting patients at 10:00. "Fortunately", I was unable to hold my head up straight, so they decided to see me anyway. The appointment was just over the equivalent of $20 at the time. They prescribed a muscle relaxer and sent me on my way. The prescription could be filled a block or two away and was pretty quick and only cost about 10 bucks. (Edit: I should note that this was a very temporary solution. The problem lasted for years.)

Another time, I went to a clinic to try to get a sinus infection treated. I had/have a history of chronic sinus infections. Despite speaking pretty good Japanese and having a dictionary with me, I could not get them to understand the concept of a sinus infection. They put me on a nebulizer and then sent me home. Obviously not helpful. Don't remember what it cost.

People from the US who travel and need healthcare know very well our system is the worst.

I mean, we don't turn to witch doctors, so I guess we're not literally the worst, but....

I doubt you'd be very happy to be incarcerated in El Salvador or Libya.

It applies to any position which has a primary, not just the Senate.

*Puget Sound

Or "the sound".

It's not the Puget Sound.

Sorry. Pet peeve, like people calling Pike Place Market Pike's Place.

So, stuff you made up.

Has been for at least a few years, yeah.

Motion sickness.

Man, I wish I had some tacos right now.

This is clearly just shaming hair loss.

Suckle

Oh look, more first amendment violations.

You can see the different personalities between species and between individual birds. They are often smarter than you would think.

I watch birds. I'm not even that old. But birds can be interesting.

I would say that most retro games can be enjoyed by a 5-year-old (having once upon a time been a 5-year-old playing some of them myself), but the first one that comes to mind is Donkey Kong Country.