u/fouraday

Some version of pentominos?

indeed. ^This. I've sat and watched a "mixologist" fuss around for close to ten minutes to make a simple ass cocktail like a G&T and this satire was by no means far from the mark.

the whole carrot and the smudge stick are a bit over the top, and the canned tonic is completely inaccurate, otherwise this is close to the reality.

No no Grandpa, you are thinking of the dessert, it's not "ices" it's "ISIS" like the ancient goddess. Only now it's not really called "ISIS" anymore it's known by people who pay attention to these things as "DAESH" this is because ISIS stands for Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and people (mostly the french government) felt that calling a terror group "Islamic" and a "State" was not accurate and also unduly legitimized a criminal organization.

Yes grandpa, I know ices come in little paper cups and not on a dish. Yes... no I don't think italian ice would be good with french fries and andouille sausage either. No, grandpa, not on a dish or any other place.

Yes of course all that would never fit in a paper cup.

Besides, I said DAESH not dish.

No not the messenger service, the terrorist organization.

No Henry Kissinger is not a trapezist organ player.

Terrorists grandpa, terrorists. they set off bombs and shoot people.

No they aren't Italian.

Yes I did say Isis. yes like the ancient egyptian and greco-roman goddess. Yes grandpa, Rome is still in italy.

No Grandpa, the terrorists are not Italian.

Yes well in any case what everyone is so upset about now is terrorists from ISIS also known as DAESH attacked civilians in paris last week, and at the same time thousands of displaced people are fleeing ISIS/DAESH in syria.

No, they aren't bringing italian ices.

No I said they are fleeing, I didn't say they have fleas.

Yes grandpa, I love french fries too.

Of course I wouldn't mind getting you something to eat.

Andouille sausage, french fries and an italian ice got it.

yes, ok, is there anything else I can get you?

Of course I'll put it on a dish for you.

OK Grandpa, yes... well I'm glad we had this little chat too.

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Do not replace with used OEM ETM. The 99 ETM is broken as designed with contacting parts that wear out and fail in the throttle position sensor.

The xmodex aftermarket TCM is a redesign over OEM that eliminates the contact wear issue by using a contact free hall-effect throttle position sensor.

Be aware also that driving your car in "limp mode" will wreck the transmission. so fix it soon or take the bus until you do.

Thats it! Thank you!

I think I might have muddled this out on my own. It was possibly A Prayer For The Dying. No idea why the one made me think of the other... and I didn't find it at first because I couldn't imagine that it was from before 1995 or so. Liam Neeson is in fact also in it perhaps adding to my confusion.

no bells. Its really an odd feeling. Movie title Deja Vu

Similar title, whether or not the film is similar isn't germane.

Thank you for your prompt, clear, and in depth answer. Reddit secret santa is the most fun I've had this holiday season.

I sent my giftee a message to the effect: "hey I saw in tracking that your gift was left on the porch. Did you get it?"

They replied:"Yes I got it! Thank you!"

A couple of days later when they still hadn't posted to the gallery I put a screenshot of their reply in my shipping proof.

That is absolutely gorgeous.

Your giftee may still get around to posting in the gallery, it's early days yet.

I just did math and only 39% of gifts sent have been posted to the gallery.

Thank you! I was pretty puzzled.

I'd have signed up to send three rematch gifts but the dropdown menu only offers one. I cant really figure out why.

the ability to remember stuff first developed in the animal kingdom as a way to to store sensory information when the only sense was smell. Humans place very little emphasis on learning and remembering smells outside of a few very specialized professions, but there is research to suggest that while perfumers and sommeliers may well start out with better than average memories, their memory and recall in all aspects of life improves as they develop their ability to recognize more and more smells. this includes short term memory and the conversion of short term to long term memory. There are a variety of resources for training one's sense of smell, but the simplest is your own spice rack. Memorizing smells is essentially strength training and cardio for memory.

the full linda dummy from a behind the scenes of EDII album

except for not being in a desert or having lightning it sounds like evil dead 2.

I didn't see the recent remake of evil dead but could that be it? Ash cuts his own hand off in evil dead 2 (making way for him to have a chainsaw for a hand in army of darkness)

Fire Down Below?

One crime at a time. Get paid up front. Never trust anyone with tattoos on their face.

I realize that you've given no background on the cause of your COPD, and so my (warning: possibly disturbing) observation on this matter might be completely off base, but it may be worth considering that COPD is pretty rare in younger folks in the absence of congenital defect, or injury (environmental, chemical, medical), and that one of the more malignant possible behaviors of narcs is Munchhausen by Proxy... causing deliberate injury to your baby or child in order to get attention. Have you considered that you might be sick to begin with because of something your nmom did to you when you were little?

it would be disappointing to learn that it exists and that it conforms to the christian vision of heaven and hell... where somehow presumably good people could enjoy paradise while fully aware that friends and loved ones were damned to eternal torment for transgressions as innocuous as doubt.

Because that would mean that the universe was created by a mentally deficient, sociopath child.

Very disappointing

I got this exact car in this exact color in 2001, an unsold previous year dealer courtesy car with 10k miles on it. A steal at $26k. ten years (250k miles and two transmissions) later I gave it to my ex. It met it's untimely end last year protecting it's passengers from an oncoming deer. This car really is Volvo's last brick... the model had some mechanical issues that interfere a bit with my ability to love it more than the 240, but I'm still terribly sentimental about it.