I’m not arguing for or against it here, but I just saw that Florida will be executing a man for a crime he committed in 1976. He’s essentially already served a life sentence at this point.

i was looking into weird idioms and funny sayings from different languages recently, and someone told me that in Dutch, people regularly use terms for illnesses (like fever, cholera, or pox) when they're angry or swearing.

coming from english where most swearing is about body parts or religion, this sounds super strange to me. do people actually say these out loud in casual conversation over there, or is it considered way too offensive/taboo for normal daily life?

Asking as someone who was nonexistent during the 1990s.

When will it pop? Will it ever pop?

Yesterday I got a call asking why my son had missed several days of school. The weird part is that every morning he leaves the house with his backpack like normal and comes back at the usual time, I haven’t confronted him yet because I genuinely want to know where he’s been going and why. If you were the parent, would you ask him immediately or wait until you knew more?

I'm saying this in the sense that in the state of Texas, if you're found with THC variants that you'll be at risk of 180-2 years state prison. Like that's absolutely ridiculous.

Versus if you're caught drinking underage all you'll get is a fine, same with If you're caught drinking and driving and if you do get jail time from that it's not that long.

Edit:
I'm making this post fully aware that both substances can be harmful when abused. But I'm saying in the instance where a cop is to find either weed in the vehicle or alchohol, the person with alcohol gets much less of a punishment than with weed which doesn't make sense to me.
I personally feel like the effects of weed do not even come close to the effects of being extremely intoxicated. Because hell some states allow weed as a medicated drug for people with anxiety, which is why A LOT of people smoke it! Versus alcohol has no benefits😭.

I got coffee this morning and the barista pours it and grabs me a muffin. eleven seconds tops. then the tablet spins around and it’s already sitting on 30% by default. you have to actively hit custom and type zero. I normally tip when it get coffee but atp it’s getting insane and I’m not tipping $4 for 10 seconds of work.

Weren’t we supposed to have had a verdict like 2 years ago?

They always laugh afterward and say they're just joking, but some of the comments actually bother me. Other people seem to think it's funny, so I feel like I'd be making a big deal out of it if I complained. What's the normal way to handle this?

I have NOT been watching the news and wtf is all this food recall?

I’m a little late but Ik lettuce is not good right now, a few restaurants don’t serve lettuce at the moment

What else is bad? I’m about to go to Costco in a few days and I don’t wanna get poisoned

EDIT: there is LESS recalls compared to the previous years BUT the number of people getting food borne illnesses have increased thus the “propaganda/drama”

I didn’t know getting food poisoning was drama

i’m trying to clear up a debate with a friend because she thinks i’m disgusting for showering every other day because she showers everyday

This is not all meant to be insulting to overweight people, genuinely I couldn't care what anyone looks like.

I have a full-time job plus hobbies plus I need to sleep, how am I supposed to find time to make food or go out to eat, and 3+ times a day at that. I don't understand what I'm missing, even if you're eating something nutrient dense like eggs you would still need to eat like 30 to reach 2000 cal a day which is completely unreasonable. Even something unhealthy like a donut is 300 cals according to google so you would need 2 per meal which is more reasonable but still a lot. All that is ignoring the fact that most or at least some of the things you're going to eat are like rice and vegetables and other lower calorie things.

I suppose I kind of get it if you are drinking a lot of soda or energy drinks, since that doesn't really fill you up, but I can't be the only person that doesn't like carbonated drinks. Or if you are an athlete with protein shakes who portions out meals to make sure they get enough. But I don't understand how the average Joe doesn't struggle with this at all or has the opposite problem. What am I missing?

Edit: by maintain I mean keeping weight on

I recently watched a new documentary on fried chicken on netflix, which REALLY put me off kfc and other similar places.

They were naming a couple of large franchises, and also brought up the sustainable chicken forum, which the companies in it also happen to own. But mcdonalds was not brought up once which I found incredibly odd.

I assumed that mcdonalds chickens are from the same place. I would still be surprised if they arent. But what is the actual deal with their chickens? why werent they mentioned about being poorly looked after as well?

I have a large bust, 40DDD and I am constantly running into the bathroom during a work day to freshen up. Ive tried baby powder, creams, even kept paper towels under them which I know isn't ideal but I am going crazy nothing keeps them dry and I feel disgusting

I remember growing up when the news was the most boring, non important thing ever.

Why has everyone decided that watching biased news is the way to go? Why does no one want the actual truth anymore? Why are reporters a dying breed?

Freedom of the press and press rights were so important … and now it’s just pretty people spouting corporate nonsense.