No, it’s just I don’t think many of my IRL friends actually would know the term “hentai,” but I do live in a pretty isolated, anti-technology community in the mountains, so it’s probably just my circumstances

That’s a pretty narrow slice of Venn Diagram where you can actually tell that joke, though

Really? I always heard/read that it was as a response to Alien getting an R rating.

And actually, Alien is not a bad answer to this question. It was my 9yo and 7yo’s first R rated movie and they absolutely loved it. Plus, it sets them up for more good sci-fi down the road. My kids just watched Interstellar at 11 and 9 and really enjoyed themselves

Underrated comment right here

Turn down for what?

So sayeth Little Jon the Wise, Prophet of the Crunk.

A light in the darkness; his sage words bring hope in harsh times and bring booties to shake like amphorae filled with salt.

I don’t even ever get the physical withdrawals or any noticeable effects, regardless of how often I do or don’t drink it. So, since my partner really does need the coffee first thing in the morning and I’m making it anyway, I usually have a cup because I like the taste and ritual. But when she’s out of town or getting coffee elsewhere, I hardly ever have any caffeine.

The exception is when I was taking Adderall every day, I really did feel some effects from the caffeine, mostly potentiating the amphetamine. I do miss that aspect of being medicated

He pardoned the conscientious objectors and draft dodgers, gave the Panama Canal back to Panama, founded the Super Fund to prosecute polluters and clean up spills, lifted the military ban on LGBTQ people serving, etc. Sure, he made some mistakes, particularly as it applies to deregulating numerous industries, but in general, he was reasonably close to progressive in numerous ways.

Made well I enjoy the taste, but it’s ever been good at keeping me awake or making me productive.

Same. I eventually figured out that this is likely a symptom of my adult ADHD, and I either need unhealthy amounts of coffee or something a little stronger

Man, it says something about the state of the world that I have been eating The Onion an awful lot lately…

A strong argument could be made for FDR’s government at least making steps toward leftist goals, and Jimmy Carter was a lot more progressive than a typical liberal.

Is that a Stanisław Lem reference in the wild? Will wonders never cease…

The system isn’t broken; it’s working exactly as intended.

I think you’re mistaking “conservatives and centrists” for “American government”

Truly a brand new sentence

Looked like it had just come back from the ethereal plane, its eyes were so wide

Well, yeah. If I got chased down and caught by a predator 4 times my size, I’d be a little wide-eyed, too.

Ok, here we go…

I’m going down, down, stung a frog like a clown

Sugar, I’m going down stinging

Doom Ska is the metal-punk crossover I never knew I needed.

I don’t know; my wrestling coach used to say “you’re never useless; you can always bad a bad example.” So, personally I think putting his charred corpse on display could serve as an effective deterrent on oligarchs that are considering meddling in politics, especially if Musk was loaded into the doomed capsule against his will by a coalition of the proletariat.

Note: I am not advocating for violence. I’m just saying that hypothetically, if Musk was executed by low earth reentry, others might think twice about trying to buy government influence.

At least Bowie and Dylan aren’t as bad as Jerry Lee Lewis, who married his 14-year-old cousin…

Well, considering it’s a retelling of canonical works and is one of the most important literary works in the English language, I thought it relevant. After all, there’s nothing in Paradise Lost that contradicts canon, and Milton’s philosophy and theology are fairly well regarded if heterodox.