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I also said Lefarge and now I'm wondering if I thought L instead of D because of Geordie even though I got the Farge part right.

"Fresh" bread daily. I remember seeing this at a store and thinking "you are perhaps not sending the message you think you are sending. Worse, maybe you are."

The trope about every hotel room in Paris has a view of the Eiffel Tower? Lies! All lies!

I liked Aaron Stempel best. I've been offline and out of the country for a week and had no idea Angela Lansbury had died until about 15 minutes ago. I loved her in all the things everyone has already mentioned but especially as Mame, Mrs. Lovett, and Mrs. Iselin from the Manchurian Candidate. If you only know her from Murder, She Wrote or Beauty and the Beast, you have to see the Manchurian Candidate. If you can, check out Ghosts (UK) series 3 where Fanny's love of MSW is integral to the plot of an episode.

❤️ the Arrogant Worms

France questions for the assembled: If you've been to Mont St. Michel, what is the least bad place to eat? I would welcome suggestions for food in Paris. It's so overwhelming. I'm likely to go to a market and get picnicky food so if you know a good market, especially one open on Wednesday and Friday, I'd appreciate hearing about it. If you used public transport--what pass am I supposed to get?! I'm hoping to use buses so I can see the city instead of riding under it.

The use of only as in "one of the only people who..." drives me crazy but is inescapable. It's few "one of the few people who..." Only doesn't make sense.

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There really is no American pizza because it differs by region.I live in New Haven CT and the best thing about New England other than gorgeous fall foliage is that thin crust pizza is the default. A sizable proportion of the CT population is Italian American, mostly from the Naples area. Only chain restaurants have thick crust. I've lived in the midwest and Great Lakes area and always had to special request thin crust and often couldn't get it. I thought Sicilian referred to the way the crust was cut, not the thickness of the dough? I love pineapple on pizza, no ham or other meat, just the crust, sauce, cheese, and pineapple. I will die on this hill. The thought of deep dish/Chicago style pizza makes me gag. To quote...can't remember...that's a casserole, not a pizza.

Dark Matter.

I also thought LeCarre and then realized F=Fleming, Ian Fleming. James Bond was an author; Fleming named the character after him because he liked the name. Thanks to the ridiculously campy and ahistoric Borgias, in which Jeremy Irons left no scenery unchewed, I knew Alexander VI's family name.

Uruguay and Paraguay were the only countries I could think of that end in the same four letters...but I didn't think I was right.

The first time I heard Garibaldis referred to as a cookie was on Babylon 5, where on of the characters was named Garibaldi..after the man not the cookie. Or so they said. The second time was on the wonderful Life on Mars. When the camera closed in on Carole crying, I was mad at Noel & Matt not doing what Mel & Sue would've done to get the cameras off the poor woman.

THAT'S who she was reminding me of! Thanks, @ombre.

Sponge candy Turtles Chocolate covered oreos M&Ms Milky way

Buffalo Games has good jigsaws and they come in boxes that fit on shelves. At the height...or depth...of my lockdown jigsaw mania, those were the brand I bought the most of.

George & Lennie via Loony Toons It repeats at least once but you only need to watch it once. I say this to my cat but don't squeeze so hard.

Maintenance Phase all about why Shallow Hal is a piece of shit with some discussion of fat suits. It says unlocked so you might not need to have a Patreon account. Whether or not you're on not on Patreon but are interested in issues of fatness and representation, junk diet science, or just enjoy hearing shoddy research debunked, you might enjoy Maintenance Phase. It's an eye- and mind- opener.

I find it difficult to feel outrage over people swooning over Loki or other physically attractive (or even unattractive), intellectually nimble, verbally acute bad guys because they are fictional characters perpetrating fictional evil deeds against other fictional characters.

I prefer to binge or at least watch several episodes in a row so Netflix's new policy will have some impact, but not much because I typically unsub and then resub when an entire series is available. I'll just wait a little longer.

BBC live news not being on YT. I can watch the website on my laptop but Roku TV doesn't have it among streaming channels (unless I missed it) and it doesn't show up on YT. Sky News live does, though.

Cilantro is awful but at least it's small and easy to pick off or disappears in other flavors. Arugula, on the other hand, tastes like car exhaust and often takes up half the salad.

Get off! He's mine!

It annoys me that the characters who are witty, sarcastic, and smart are almost always the villains. Why can't good guys be smart and funny? Maybe this is why I like Leverage--sometimes bad guys make the best good guys.

That whole family was deadlier than the Gatling gun.