Saloon and salon are different European spellings for the same word. Google “saloon etymology” for a full explanation. It just means a place to sit or gather.

Have you never watched pirates of the Caribbean?

It’s bad for regular folks. There are some people swimming in money because of everything you have mentioned.

Just the other day I have read that the USA has depleted most of its bomb stock in the Iran war and it will take years to replenish. Translation: weapon makers are guaranteed orders for new bombs at least for the next few years.

That’s a negligible difference. Also the sources might use different prediction models. The temperature on the apps is the predicted, not the actual temperature. Go to your local airport website for actual temperature readings (at that location).

Even if people are engaging in good faith: reading comprehension, and intellectual rigor are at all time lows.

Indeed.

Had to scroll way too far for this. This is exactly what op is describing, and if it works for him, and people like him, it’s a viable choice. For most people, it’s a poor choice however.

I am 6 feet tall male and while I don’t feel particularly tall, I am still slightly taller than the statistical average American male, making it rather inconvenient. Clothes are too short, cars and power equipment is too short, bed is too short, tables, chairs and countertops are too short, ceilings are too short…

The borat movie scene where he explains why it’s better to be a dictatorship drives this point home better.

Look up the definition of professional in the dictionary. If you get paid for a job, your are a professional. Level of experience or skill is not part of the definition.

That’s sort of impossible by definition.

One of the ways we have defined a species is that it can’t breed with another species, be it due to bio mechanics (the sex organs don’t match), or genetics (mismatched chromosomes etc). Humans have tried to create hybrids of closely related species like horses and donkeys, but the resulting mule is sterile. See also tiger lion hybrids etc.

Probably a once in a lifetime opportunity to use that thing, so any excuse will do.

The laptop I received from work still runs win 10. I don’t think work it cares one bit, and I suspect I will get a win 11 replacement only if this one dies.

I believe that communal bathrooms are cheaper to build and maintain, hence we still have them, not because anyone enjoys using them.

Shhh, you are not supposed to know that…

Yeah, if you want hunting gear, pretty sure camo is your only color choice. Kind like HenryFord with his any color as long as it’s black. I am not a hunter so what do I know.

but the other day I was looking for a long sleeve summer shirt to wear on walks/jogging this summer (I hate sunscreen), and ended up with a shirt for fishing. Every lightweight loose fitting long sleeve synthetic shirt was advertised as fishing gear. I guess I am a wannabe fisherman now.

Someone correct me, but I believe the gear pattern in a manual transmission does not change between right hand and left hand cars.

How heavy is your mouse? I switched to a super light corded gaming mouse (wireless mice weight a ton) and has considerably reduced hand fatigue. I also used to use the mouse in my non dominant hand as well.

I think that’s normal if you have an inner voice. I do that too to an extent. However, not everyone has an inner voice. I can’t imagine how life works for these people, but it’s not that rare not to have an inner voice.

Yeah, monkeys open it from the non stem end, and they eat a lot of bananas, so I think they are correct, and the humans are wrong. Also rip reap bananas are almost impossible to open by breaking the stem - I grab a knife to make a cut at the base of the stem if the banana has reached that point.

You will be happy to learn that the American court system still favors eyewitness testimony over any other kind of evidence, despite it being countlessly proven how unreliable eyewitness testimony actually is.