Mouselemming @ Mouselemming @sh.itjust.works

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Nothing wrong with "suddenly." I probably should have used it in my previous comment. It's just that sometimes you want to say "all of a sudden." Especially at storytime. The extra time helps build the suspense. "Suddenly" is more sudden in that it just jumps in there. With "all of a sudden," the subject isn't ready but the listeners are.

"of the sudden" (1570) actually predates "of a sudden" (Shakespeare) according to my OED as squinted at through the nifty magnifying glass. But it's been considered obsolete for a long time despite having all of a sudden experienced a resurgence.

(Note, I modernized the spellings of "sudden" rather than try to switch focus back and forth)

Use your broccoli peeler going down the shaft from the pubes and don't forget to slice off the tip!

I'm a shaft preferer myself, it's sweeter and won't be hiding any bugs.

Upvoted and agreed, not least because I just learned that "all of the sudden," while at present a nonstandard variant of "all of a sudden," has valid history.

And of course it doesn't matter in this casual context!

But in formal writing, in this era, using "a" will avoid distracting the reader from your main point.

I'm so old I read this as something about Mortimer Snerd being in the Kardashian clan. I've always seen the resemblance. https://images.app.goo.gl/2TgrbwrBvmeiihWv5

Good point. But the fact there were 29 trans-dubious quotes for those amicus briefs to pull does tell us about the NYT's coverage bias.

It's great that you're helping your native plants stand against the invasives, they're like the schoolyard bullies of the backyard.

It's great that you're helping your native plants stand against the invasives, they're like the schoolyard bullies of the backyard.

Butbutbut... Trump said NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE!!!! How can this be???

So I just learned red pandas have semi retractable front claws. Which, as with cats, would enable them to stay sharp. Yeah, I have a deep respect for cats in desperate attack mode, and I'd extend that to this fella

Aha. But that sounds correctable.... So not having any people assigned to checking on railroads and making sure the system recognizes them as railroads would be due to miserliness on the part of Tesla then.... And might also say something about why some Teslas have been known to drive into bodies of water (or children, but that's probably a different instance of miserliness)

It's not a custom box. In general, (from my other prescriptions, in California) there's a stick-on label attached with the name and strength of the medication, date prescribed, doctor and patient names, basic dosage instructions and expiration date. Usually in a bottle, since the pharmacy buys most pills in bulk. Or you can request they put your pills in a bubble pak. I think mostly it's to help users keep track of their different meds, and know who to contact for a refill. But also good in case of a recall. State law says what minimum information would be on the label.

In this case, it's likely just the 2 pills in a paper box, from the manufacturer, but it would still have the label stuck on.

Or KKKlanists

I'm pretty sure Tesla self-drive does a lot of stupid things you never would, too. That's why they want you at the wheel, paying attention and ready to correct it in an instant! (Which defeats the whole benefit of self-drive mode imho, but whatever)

The fact that they can avoid all responsibilities and blame you for their errors is of course the other reason.

Since the story has 3 separate incidents where "the driver let their Tesla turn left onto some railroad tracks" I'm going to posit:

Teslas on self-drive mode will turn left onto railroad tracks unless forcibly restrained.

Prove me wrong, Tesla

That does seem like it's a meme waiting to happen, what with orbs glowing like lamps.

And here I was thinking it was just a bullshit crappy landlord phrase, but you're right, it signals his whole intent.

Cool, if it's also Art Nouveau.

I hate to be a nitpicker but...

Agreed. Non-cowboy jobs in The Old Wild West included Prospector/Miner, Builder, Gunslinger/Bounty Hunter, Sheriff, Saloon Owner, Blacksmith, Wagon Train Leader, General Store Owner, Barber/Surgeon, Doctor/Veterinarian, Horse Dealer, Saloon Entertainer, Midwife, Schoolmarm, Farmer, Laundress... and of course Native Americans just trying to preserve their own society/way of life...

It's probably shows like "Rawhide," where the main cast of roving cowboys encounter all the above, that got us thinking of it all as "Cowboy Life."