That’s not an exaggeration in any way. New York and Chicago. There are other cities with some public transit, but anywhere with a) jobs, b) decent schools, and c) reliable public transit will also be prohibitively expensive.

Except it’s not merely a cult, it is the entire history of the development of our nation. Our infrastructure is built on the idea that space is plentiful, and everyone has their own car. The very concept of suburban America is predicated on at least one car in every home. Communities were built without walking access or public transit. Commerce was congealed into vast campuses consisting entirely of parking lots and three-story office buildings. School districts consolidated into massive centralized buildings where thousands of students arrive via hundreds of big yellow busses, some traveling for hours each way.

Even if you wanted to break free from the “cult,” there’s like two cities in the entire USA where you could live, work, and raise a family in a decent school district without a car, and they would be some of the highest cost of living areas in the entire world.

My favorite story from the cast is when Jason Alexander was talking with Larry David about a particularly unlikely scenario, saying he was having trouble relating as a character to something that would never happen to anyone. David said “What are you talking about? This happened to me.” It was then that Alexander realized that George is Larry, and he stopped doing George as Woody Allen.

Quite literally, at times.

George is whimsical?

That was basically the premise of Seinfeld.

I have a big head, so every pair of headphones I’ve used will eventually break there. At least these can be repaired.

“Is that right? I had heard an alternate theory…”

You’re definitely wrong, and I know more about this than you do.

Nah, the hairs don’t cooperate. If I cut away all the curly strands that stick out, I have no beard.

That’s also true. Also, Leonidas from 300 was the reason I grew it out, but it’s all curly and hoboish.

Perfection

This is me, except replace the second photo with Robin Williams in Jumanji after he comes out of the game.

I read the book, and there were so many not-so-subtle hints early in the book that it seemed like it wasn’t supposed to be a surprise. I think the show made it more of a reveal, but if you know literally anything about Odin or norse mythology (even the Marvel version) the clues were substantial.

I can’t let go of dangling plot threads, so either I’m meta-gaming the twist like “Well, there’s only three recognizable actors, and one is the obvious decoy, so it’s either A or B so let’s review every choice they made so far and see if it benefits the villain.”

And then I’m either right and the end is spoiled, or I’m wrong and they are just going to leave that plot thread unresolved like a broken toenail in your sock that doesn’t come out in the wash.

I swear to god, I wasn’t lying when I said I would do it. I wanted to do it. I still want to do it. It will not take that much time to get it done. I had every intention of doing it. I know it’s not done, and I know how that looks, and I’m sorry. It is not at all a reflection of my respect for you. No, I haven’t started yet.

Are you talking about the cartoon or the live action remake with Will Smith?

Except for the Sultan, Jafar, Iago, the Genie, the Cave of Wonders… which are almost all of the named characters. Gazeem and the peddler at the beginning are the only characters I can think of that had noticeable accent that wasn’t British or American.

That’s one way to look at it. On the other hand, these gravy seals are armed to the teeth and itching to fulfill a lifelong dream to “justifiably” murder somebody. If they can’t manage to arrest someone without their pants falling down, they’re just going to start blasting.

For years, I had my own headcanon for the Labyrinth movie. In the scene, the young Sarah correctly solves the riddle, passes through the correct door, says “This is a piece of cake!” and then she immediately falls down a pit of doom. This confused me, because she got the answer right. So I reasoned that the guards were both liars, and because they both participated in explaining the rules, they were lying about the rules.

It was only a few years ago that I read in an interview that the Labyrinth (or Jareth) dropped her down the hole because she said it was a piece of cake. It was her arrogance that set her back, not that she got the riddle wrong.

But now it still bothers me that the liar, whichever one he is, helps explain the rules of the scenario. If he always lies, then she can’t trust that either of them ever tells the truth. The rules have to be described separately, like on a sign or by a disinterested third party. Or you could phrase it differently, like “One of us will answer your question truthfully, and one of us will answer your question dishonestly.” That way you avoid saying that they always lie, and specify that the lie will only be in response to the one question.

Fuck, I’ve had too much coffee. How the fuck did I get up on this soapbox? Why are you still reading? Go do something productive.

I will say: It is.