Availability bias … it’s probably not as large of a proportion as you might be thinking
Huh, I might have said the same thing, but if I did a “you people” thing it would be about New Yorkers or Northeasterners, not Jews, which is not something that occurs to me as a “you people” thing. I just spent a week at a friend’s place down there because it’s cold here in New England. When the friends stop working they will almost certainly establish residency down there with the second home up here. They aren’t Jewish.
You should know me better; as noted, I was being facetious.
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“High Inquisitor” -aptly chosen LOL
I wonder if Umbridge is a punny play on umbrage by the author…hope so!
I had to pay my state for unpaid taxes (long frustrating story). When I received the notification, I quickly paid the several thousand dollars. However, they didn’t ‘receive’ it until after the notice period. Therefor, six months later I received another bill stating my balance was paid, but I owed interest. This went on for 21 months. After recieving the 3rd interest only bill (less than $4), I just gave them a $20 bill and wrote a letter stating ‘keep the change you filthy animals’.
I hope I made someone at the IRS laugh.
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I did know that, but I thought your jab was at the PC police, with the “that’s racist” being the facetious part, but the “Jews in Florida” being an acknowledged thing.
You have far too much analysis going on when being (or mocking) a SJW. Just let the butt hurt flow, and look for an excuse to be offended, no matter the logical disconnect.
For example, SJWs blamed Chelsea Clinton for the New Zealand mosque shooting because she dared to hint that perhaps Ilan Omar, Tlab, etc, were a wee bit over-the-top with their calls for the murder of 6.3 million Jews in Israel – er, I mean a “one state solution” for Israel.
Emotion, not logic.
Added to pictorially explain my post.
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As there is no things that mildly irritate you thread, I’m posting here.
As far as I’m concerned, take-out has two advantages:
- No food prep effort
- No (or little) clean up effort
My wife likes to make a salad whenever we have take-out.
This plays out in nearly the same way each time. I offer to buy a salad but this is not acceptable for reasons beyond my simple mind.
I then explain my two advantages of take-out and that her actions eliminate both my advantages. That means, we may as well just cook.
She then proceeds to ignore me and I end up looking at this salad as I’m eating the take-out, refusing to have any but feeling like it is mocking me.
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Take-out salad is crappy, that’s why. Reason she needs the salad, I’m guessing, is that take-out is usually calorie-dense and nutrition light, so she’s trying to fill up a bit on something good.
Emily Q: explaining wives since 2007.
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I have to agree with Emily on this one. Take-out salad is garbage, and a good salad is easy to make and takes very little prep time. Far less time than cooking, anyway.
Also, explaining to your wife (or just about anyone else, for that matter) why you think they’re wrong and you’re right about something is not an activity with a high success percentage, no matter how rational you think your arguments are. I would go so far as to say that the activity is itself a highly irrational thing to do.
Case in point, here I am trying to explain to you why I think I’m right and you’re wrong about something, but then I never claimed to always do things because they made sense. I’m sure you’re the same way.
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This is a myth! LOL
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It’s like trying to forward roll out of falling off a 100ft cliff.
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Salads in general kinda piss me off. Even if they have some romaine and arugula in them, they still lack quite a bit. If it has to rely on the dressing, it sucks.
I’m gonna grow some basil and oregano this year and start throwing a few hands full of those in. That’ll show that boring lettuce what’s up.
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This needs it’s own thread - Ask Emily
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One prefers that over simply accepting the SPLAT.
The end result is still a splat, just a more comic version of a splat.
See, IMO, if you’re using lettuce, you’re doing salad wrong. Here’s one of my typical lunch salads I do at work: spinach, bell pepper, cherry tomatoes, broccoli, cucumber, mushrooms, carrots, radishes, onion, olives, 1 tbsp of olive oil, 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper. Occasionally I’ll go with a half spinach/half spring mix combo for the base, but that’s a small fraction of the whole.
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That is a respectable salad.
That’s still a salad that would just make me angry.
Needs something with fat and/or protein eg: avocado, egg, diced ham, feta, sunflower seeds, etc otherwise it just takes up space in my stomach without sating me.
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Well, the olive oil and the olives give me some fat, and I also eat a can of tuna or 1-2 cans of sardines with hot sauce for protein, but I don’t mix it with the salad.
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