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I'd rather they avoid it. To a species capable of travelling between star systems, we'd be chimpanzee-tier. And I, for one, am not about that zoo life...

I like them, but don't kid myself that they're "healthy". I just like how they taste :)

When the stank be rank. A big part of it is that bidets are just not a thing in the new world...

My opinion comes from being an immigrant, having lived in multiple countries (among which the US) as an adult and having spent most of my career in a field where people frequently move around the world. But in any case, that wasn't the point I was trying to make. I was only pointing out that race, i.e. appearance, doesn't…

I, Claudius Mini-series rather than movie, but awesome (if not all that historical).

At the risk of starting a "too hot for MFP" discussion... Race and culture are really not synonymous. A Finn and a Spaniard would have much, MUCH less in common than two Americans of which one happens to be white and the other black. Racial preferences are fine, but they're aesthetic IMO. No different from preferring a…

If it really bothers you: women are terrible at evaluating a dude's height IRL. Just saying... o:) Someone should compare the distribution of male height on dating apps with that of the general male population.

Most days? a cigarette and a pot of tea, perhaps a little fruit syrup in the tea. If I'm super hungry? bread and eggs, perhaps some dairy with it. I'm basic like that. What if someone disagrees with you disagreeing with them disagreeing with your breakfast? :p ETA: wasn't me, for the record.

More or less relevant: Subway rolls ruled too sugary to be bread in Ireland

I like tripe soup as long as it's very sour, but otherwise it's pretty gross. To contribute to the thread: sweet potatoes. Everything about them is off-putting to me.

This is almost certainly true, and could drastically skew results in short-term studies. If it weren't, there wouldn't periodically be threads about people not losing weight, or weight loss stopping and starting, and we wouldn't have the canned response of "it's not always linear, give it time and stick with it". However,…

Double-jointed fingers (on both hands), I can do this, this and a few other tricks I couldn't find images of quickly on Google. Basically, I'm a superhero whose powers include grossing people out and being predisposed to arthritis.

Well, my city went back on lockdown and I have exams to grade, so...

My favourite coffee is tea :p

I have to say though that, subjectively, I find brown rice more filling. More so than the (pretty small) difference in fiber would suggest. Maybe it's because of the texture. I eat white rice more often because it works better in pilafs, but for plain rice I use brown because of this.

Christmas alone would really suck. It's the one holiday that's completely about family, for me... Anyway, I'd probably roast a turkey breast, fry a few sausages and make braised sour cabbage on the side. I've already cooked all those, successfully, so I wouldn't risk being stuck with a ruined first attempt at a dish. +1 on…

Oh man, that's a blast from the past. We were so young back then... ETA: this thread is a blast from the past too.

Off-topic, but what you're describing was actually very rare in human history. Until the mid-20th century, having an able-bodied adult member of the household that didn't contribute to its income was a luxury that only the upper classes, and maybe a part of the middle class, could afford... which wasn't a lot of people. In…

A radical change that could be interesting would be... removing PE classes completely and instead having it so kids have to bring in attestations that they do sports in an organized setting outside of school (municipal sports teams, swim teams, etc...). It would teach children that physical activity is sometimes you have…

Meh, my enjoyment of Halloween plummeted when I got too old to get blackout drunk and make an *kitten* of myself... :'(

Honestly? I don't think things life events serve a function. I think they just happen and we have to deal with them, good or bad. We like to imagine there's more behind them, usually after the fact, because that's how our brains are wired: we don't deal well with randomness.

The political compass as explained by Greek city-states:

People should state where they live before stating which season they like best. Change my mind.

Tell him it's more eye-catching in the center of the lower back.

I knew being too cheap to spring for a second monitor would pay off.

One of the ends of the egg has an air pocket beneath the membrane. Crush the air pocket then roll the egg upwards from it, that will push the air between the membrane and the egg white. This separates the membrane (and shell) from the egg, and you can peel it easily afterwards.

:/ That can honestly be a cultural thing. I'm cool with kisses but hugs freak me out. To add to the conversation: first sign of flakiness and I'm a ghost.

Not excessively exotic but haven't seen anyone else make this sandwich ever: bread roll or baguette cut length-wise with cheese, sliced hard-boiled egg and a bit of salt and pepper on top. Works with most cheeses that aren't too sharp.

Wait... is tongue an "uncommon" meat? Ate it a lot growing up, especially pork, and the only reason I don't cook it that much is that it takes forever. In fact, cold tongue folded in a mayo sauce with potatoes, carrots and parsnips is one of my favourite dishes.

Has anyone said genie lamps yet?