Yeah, I know that kind of book you mean. It’s not a popular opinion, but I felt similarly about Annihilation (though I only read the first book of the series, so maybe things would have improved later).

Well, possibly that, too.

Terry Pratchett apparently had a sword made from a meteorite.

Alec Steele made a video about trying to work meteorite metal.

You might enjoy a similar plotline in the excellent Bobiverse book series. (I don’t think it shows up until the second or maybe even third book, so don’t go in expecting that immediately.)

I used to drive a Ford Flex. I was frequently assured of its weirdness.

I like “growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional.”

Obviously that’s just restating your comment and I’m not trying to diminish your version in any way. This is just the way I heard it and I wanted to share.

Looks like Mojave does one comment above you.

I don’t know yet how to link to a user.

I was wondering something similar. Maybe this is an innovative approach to heart surgery.

I think this is the first time I’ve ever encountered an “I like my women” comment that wasn’t explicitly misogynistic (outside of the “my women” part).

Torn.

Thank you for the information!

Also, I infer from your response that you also remember that part of Red Dwarf, which is awesome.

Maybe.

I’m only familiar with the term “BSc” from Red Dwarf, wherein it’s eventually revealed to mean “bronze swimming certificate”; however, from the context of the joke in the novel (and I think the show, don’t remember for sure), I assume it has some more impressive meaning in other uses.

Given the origins of that series, I was guessing British, but that doesn’t limit it much. My cultural ignorance is preventing me from forming a meaningful theory.

edit: I’m sorry, I thought this was a response to another comment I made, making my response 100% irrelevant. Please feel free to disregard.

edit 2: Though I guess the last line of my unedited comment still applies.

I want to upvote this, but … Why did you have to shorten “relatives”?

They didn’t, they’re just in the Delaware/Maryland/Virginia area.

In my experience, kanban and agile might technically prevent an employee from doing nothing, but they also might very well facilitate someone doing nothing productive.

https://ludic.mataroa.blog/blog/i-will-fucking-haymaker-you-if-you-mention-agile-again/

I’m not suggesting he didn’t.

One time, when I was around thirty, my dad said to me “I was stabbed once.” I don’t remember how it came up or the exact words, as thirty was a while ago.

Anyway, according to him, “it was just a little stab.” Apparently, during the story in question, he was on an associate’s boat and the associate became jealous of Dad’s interactions with a woman, instructing him to leave. Dad objected, as the boat in question was not docked. The associate stabbed Dad in the shoulder (just a little), Dad jumped off the boat and swam back to shore and never went to get checked out.

Dad wasn’t generally the type to make up stories, so I believe it happened. I don’t know when, but I think it was well before even my eldest sibling was a sparkle in Dad’s eye and Dad has since passed; as such, I don’t know any details. However, I would have a. Been getting a tetanus shot after getting stabbed and b. DEFINITELY gotten checked out after having a fresh, open wound exposed to untreated water. Even if it was just a little one.

Batman being a masochist would make sense, not sure if that’s ever been canonically explored.

Him liking that genre of music seems less likely, though. I like your subtle change.

What, like some kind of toynbee tiles?

I’m the same way, except instead of making you feel bad about yourself, I will feel bad about myself for feeling so angry at you.

Then if I’m upset enough, I will become moderately less polite or, in even more extreme cases, drop any joviality from my voice and speak to you only in monotone.