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“I would prefer not to.” Oddities, commentary, notions, plants.
classic salesman’s patter. I bet he used it a lot back in his Deals days and it’s just recently jostled back into rotation.
November 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
classic salesman’s patter. I bet he used it a lot back in his Deals days and it’s just recently jostled back into rotation.
Indoor smoking must be legal—no wait, mandatory—in these venues.
November 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Indoor smoking must be legal—no wait, mandatory—in these venues.
The ha-ha is my favorite.
November 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The ha-ha is my favorite.
Have not listened yet but scanned the episode summary, and “Jewish Hidden Valley” and “Pokemonides” are cursèd.
November 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Have not listened yet but scanned the episode summary, and “Jewish Hidden Valley” and “Pokemonides” are cursèd.
Did we cause any literal ruins? Like, did women ruin Tintern Abbey, or Cahokia? I bet we did topple Ozymandias.
November 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Did we cause any literal ruins? Like, did women ruin Tintern Abbey, or Cahokia? I bet we did topple Ozymandias.
A bunch of these guys are *thisclose* to saying out loud that they believe the blood libel.
November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A bunch of these guys are *thisclose* to saying out loud that they believe the blood libel.
She saw what happened to Feinstein’s legacy and got the message. She’ll get the encomiastic obits without the grim postscripts, now.
November 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
She saw what happened to Feinstein’s legacy and got the message. She’ll get the encomiastic obits without the grim postscripts, now.
This is the first I’ve heard of this person. We’ve got a new Phyllis Schlafly, now? Who’s funding her?
November 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This is the first I’ve heard of this person. We’ve got a new Phyllis Schlafly, now? Who’s funding her?
oh and he’ll be asked to wash his hands, which is probably more offensive to him.
November 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
oh and he’ll be asked to wash his hands, which is probably more offensive to him.
I bet he thinks the kiddush wine is christian blood. but he knows he can’t say that out loud.
November 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I bet he thinks the kiddush wine is christian blood. but he knows he can’t say that out loud.
Schumer gets primaried by some rando named Bailey.
November 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Schumer gets primaried by some rando named Bailey.
Newsom loses CA in the primary.
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Newsom loses CA in the primary.
I remember that!! (me=👵🏻)
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I remember that!! (me=👵🏻)
They are. Semitic etymology is all in the consonants.
November 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
They are. Semitic etymology is all in the consonants.
No. He has never bought his own groceries in his entire life. And the reason he thinks it’s an “old fashioned” word is that he hasn’t heard a family member utter it since his 50s childhood.
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
No. He has never bought his own groceries in his entire life. And the reason he thinks it’s an “old fashioned” word is that he hasn’t heard a family member utter it since his 50s childhood.
like a very light, but maybe funnier, version of those RW american families who moved to Russia because of woke.
November 5, 2025 at 5:51 AM
like a very light, but maybe funnier, version of those RW american families who moved to Russia because of woke.
His daughter. She did a cute IG vid of her going with him to the Met Gala—as city comptroller, he got tickets by some statute in the Met charter or something lol. He played the indulgent clueless dad to a fashionista daughter really well.
November 5, 2025 at 5:42 AM
His daughter. She did a cute IG vid of her going with him to the Met Gala—as city comptroller, he got tickets by some statute in the Met charter or something lol. He played the indulgent clueless dad to a fashionista daughter really well.
It’s gonna take a couple of days for a definitive count. It’s just how we are up in King Co., sorry.
November 5, 2025 at 5:16 AM
It’s gonna take a couple of days for a definitive count. It’s just how we are up in King Co., sorry.
7. add .5-.75 cup dried tiny pasta. I like orzo or alphabet. Stir and cook until pasta is done.
OR
8. add pre-cooked whole grain of choice (barley, farro, wheat, rice, quinoa, etc). simmer for a bit.
9. S+P to taste. extra splash of olive oil if needed. Serve with parm & parsley if you like. /end
OR
8. add pre-cooked whole grain of choice (barley, farro, wheat, rice, quinoa, etc). simmer for a bit.
9. S+P to taste. extra splash of olive oil if needed. Serve with parm & parsley if you like. /end
November 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
7. add .5-.75 cup dried tiny pasta. I like orzo or alphabet. Stir and cook until pasta is done.
OR
8. add pre-cooked whole grain of choice (barley, farro, wheat, rice, quinoa, etc). simmer for a bit.
9. S+P to taste. extra splash of olive oil if needed. Serve with parm & parsley if you like. /end
OR
8. add pre-cooked whole grain of choice (barley, farro, wheat, rice, quinoa, etc). simmer for a bit.
9. S+P to taste. extra splash of olive oil if needed. Serve with parm & parsley if you like. /end
4. add herbs, any combo of: rosemary, sage, thyme, fennel seed, bay leaf, red pepper, celery seed, oregano, marjoram, dried basil, celery leaves
5. add broth of your choosing to cover veg, bring to low boil, simmer for ~20 mins
6. add 1 can of beans, pref cannellini, kidney beans, or garbanzo. /2
5. add broth of your choosing to cover veg, bring to low boil, simmer for ~20 mins
6. add 1 can of beans, pref cannellini, kidney beans, or garbanzo. /2
November 4, 2025 at 11:56 AM
4. add herbs, any combo of: rosemary, sage, thyme, fennel seed, bay leaf, red pepper, celery seed, oregano, marjoram, dried basil, celery leaves
5. add broth of your choosing to cover veg, bring to low boil, simmer for ~20 mins
6. add 1 can of beans, pref cannellini, kidney beans, or garbanzo. /2
5. add broth of your choosing to cover veg, bring to low boil, simmer for ~20 mins
6. add 1 can of beans, pref cannellini, kidney beans, or garbanzo. /2
I remember that too. A champ.
November 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I remember that too. A champ.
I remember! (I just told some friends at a Halloween party the story of a certain sock-obsessed ferret.)
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I remember! (I just told some friends at a Halloween party the story of a certain sock-obsessed ferret.)