Bookie had 2 seasons though

I’m just reminding you that no amount of maple leaves will cover for rude and obnoxious behaviour.

You did it with generalized statements that showed a bias based on nationality. It’s always fun to see comments like yours because it’s classic confirmation bias.

Those types of American tourists stand out for their behavior and you come to expect it and look for it, you don’t see the ones that make an effort, that try to follow local customs and norms and be polite guests.

To be fair, I can’t really blame you. I don’t like American “tourists” in my state. I often find myself checking plates while driving and grumbling about tourists screwing up the local traffic.

Peel it, slice it into thin medallions, then pan fry them with butter until they’re crispy golden brown on both sides but still creamy soft in the middle. Seasoned with just a sprinkle of garlic salt and a dash of Korean chili powder.

It’s a movie made for entertainment. People are suppose to enjoy it.

As for the subject matter, it’s written and directed by a guy named Ray Mendoza and is based on his own experiences during the war when he served as a SEAL.

I don’t begrudge anybody who chooses to partake. I, personally, managed to accomplish my lifetime’s allotment of drinking before my 33rd birthday and had the unfortunate experience of “finding out”.

Alcohol

From a purely political perspective both Republicans and Democrats are why we’re in the situation we’re in today.

Sure the Republican Party is objectively worse but it’s like having one pile of shit the size of a house and one the size of a car. Just because one is a bigger pile doesn’t change the fact that they’re both shit.

Not my state. Here you’re entitled to return of the deposit plus damages up to the amount of the deposit (so double, basically).

Reiterating what others have said about talking to an attorney. Most will consult with you for free and you’ll know if you have a case.

Anecdote: my brother is an attorney and I got really sick, spent a month hospitalized and when I got out had to move back to my parents house because I needed help day to day while I got better.

My brother broke my lease on my apartment using ADA rules (I’m in the US) but they tried to keep my deposit for normal wear and tear items.

All it took was a letter to the corporate office on his firm’s legal letterhead, with the relevant statutes that said they couldn’t keep my deposit for the items they listed, and a reminder that if we sued and won they’d owe me double in damages plus all costs and his fee.

Bahahahahahaha!

Not the fun ones!

I like you. Very well put.

Those two are easy. Thrift stores and farmers markets.

If your nation’s day planner is filled with one embarrassing moment after the next, do they really mean anything anymore on an individual level?

I’m an ‘84 baby like you and recently I’ve been trying to remember when the last time I actually felt national pride.

I keep thinking maybe in the general upswell of national pride post 9/11 but that was probably mostly mob mentality and juvenile ignorance.

I am proud to be a Minnesotan though! When I’m abroad in the country the other Americans I meet seem generally decent but it just doesn’t feel like home if I’m outside of my state.

I don’t want to toss a bunch of EV’s (even bad ones) in a landfill prematurely just because the CEO is a fascist.

This is a fair point but I would say specifically for the Cybertrucks that it might be best to salvage the batteries and electronics and scrap the rest. They’re built so poorly when I come across one while driving at speed on the road I either hurry up to pass it or slow down and let it get well ahead.

If Nader was going to write a sequel it would be about the Cybertruck.

Corn chip puppy smell!

Bingo. This was my take before I met my wife and early in our relationship. When it came time to talk about the future and we discussed marriage I asked what she wanted. For my part, I told her that I didn’t need a piece of paper from the government or a magic ceremony to commit myself to her fully.

She wanted a wedding and marriage and I wanted to give that to her. It was immediate family only, at home, with a retired judge performing a ceremony we wrote.

From a legal perspective it can be immensely more complicated long term and will almost certainly be financially more disadvantageous within the US system if you’re American to not be married.

Any kind of forced or mandated treatment for drug/alcohol users by law is wrong and punishing people for refusing treatment is also wrong.