The specific type of bird represented in the picture is different, in that it does have live birth, so the joke works.

But it would still work regardless, because a joke doesn’t have to be scientifically accurate - it can play off the human tendency to anthropomorphize, so a “big bird with little birds inside it” can still be a mother instead of the logical explanation that it’s a predator, and this unexpected shift in view point (ruthless predator who just ate a bunch of babies, to the loving aspect of motherhood) is what makes it funny.

We’re overanalyzing this…

Yes.

It was for the best. Neither man nor beast should ever see the things poor Raggot saw…

This reminds me of one of the OG memes.

“In retrospect, lighting the match was my big mistake. But I was only trying to retrieve the gerbil,” Tomaszewski told bemused doctors in the Severe Burns Unit of Salt Lake City Hospital.

Tomaszewski, and his homosexual partner Andrew “Kiki” Farnum, had been admitted for emergency treatment after a felching session had gone seriously wrong. “I pushed a cardboard tube up his rectum and slipped Raggot, our gerbil, in,” he explained. “As usual, Kiki shouted out ‘Armageddon,’ my cue that he’d had enough. I tried to retrieve Raggot but he wouldn’t come out again, so I peered into the tube and struck a match, thinking the light might attract him.”

At a hushed press conference, a hospital spokesman described what happened next. “The match ignited a pocket of intestinal gas and a flame shot out the tube, igniting Mr. Tomaszewski’s hair and severely burning his face. It also set fire to the gerbil’s fur and whiskers which in turn ignited a larger pocket of gas further up the intestine, propelling the rodent out like a cannonball.”

Tomaszewski suffered second degree burns and a broken nose from the impact of the gerbil, while Farnum suffered first and second degree burns to his anus and lower intestinal tract

Valid points, and I agree that the “packaging” of vices into this format of “7 deadly sins” is traceable to early Christian origins.

You’ve also conceded that this format is clearly rooted on the earlier Hellenistic vice/virtue framework, so I’ll call the 7 deadly sins a “dark age one pager”, meant for monks and other people of simpler minds.

Excellent site for backing up my claim, thanks you.

Consumer spending, as measured by Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis], accounts for 68% of the GDP.

Top 3 items:

1. Housing (33.4% of budget): rent, mortgage interests, property taxes, water, electricity, internet, appliances, furniture.

2. Transportation (17.0%), heavily influenced by commuting habits: cars, fuel.

3. Food (12.9% of budget), includes groceries and food away from home (restaurants)

4. Insurance, Pensions, & Healthcare (20.4% combined)

5. “Discretionary”, everything else: clothing, entertainment, education (!), …

That’s a rather interesting breakdown, and a few items surprised me a lot. In any case, and more to the point I was replying, the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey gives this breakdown:

• The Top 20% (Highest Income Quintile): Accounts for roughly 35% to 38% of total consumption.

• The Middle 60% (Middle Class): Accounts for roughly 53% of spendingg

• The Bottom 20% (Lowest Income Quintile): Accounts for roughly 9% of spending.

It seems like this survey, since it’s based on questionnaires, tends to underreport luxury goods, so in reality it might be skewed more towards the top 20% than what’s presented there.

Even if that’s the case, surely it’s nowhere near the point of “not being profitable to sell to normal people”, as was said.

They can be. The cabin crew will communicate to the flight crew when the interior is ready, they won’t takeoff without it, and someone refusing to sit down or buckle up definitely counts as not ready.

If a passenger gets up and causes a disturbance later, that would also get communicated to the flight crew and, shot of the plane having started its takeoff roll, there’s a good chance everyone is going back to the gate to remove this person.

That’s just ridiculous, unless you’re including stuff like stock, real estate or other investments as “purchases”.

There’s only so much bread and milk and books and sofas and cars that a wealthy household needs to purchase, and sure they will outspent other households in terms of cost per item, but not nearly enough to offset the sheer difference in volume.

Tldr, bullshit.

Hahaha.

“Remote regions of the world that don’t have fibre. Like most of America.”

This. If you wake up feeling unrested after a full 9/10h of sleep, do a sleep study.

Chances are that something is preventing your body from resting properly.

I think that the #1 advice I’ve seen is to use a reference image, and that even professionals sometimes struggle with perspective - we’re so good at recognising faces that even the sliiiightest little bit off will get instantly noticed.

I love going to the boo! Usually so peaceful and relaxing, highly recommended.

Google was found to have paid manufacturers and telecoms to have Google search and Chrome pre-installed, and further enforced this by blocking access to its Play Store if they didn’t comply. Finally, it prohibited manufacturers from offering other versions of Android, again by threatening to ban access to its apps.

The only reason Apple isn’t also fined here is that they build and sell their own hardware, so they don’t have to force anyone to play by their rules - because they’re the only ones on the field…

Apple has been fined several times for abuse of dominant position though, and will surely be fined again since they continue to do it and profit massively from it.

The answer is always “more lube”.

Do your kids ever fight about who’s getting more food?

Not any more!

Here kids, meet Buddy! A huge help on the farm and in the kitchen!

Note: horse enema syringe sold separately. Minor changes to food flavour may be experienced, this is normal and not a cause for concern. Avoid dispensing of spicy foods as it might cause explosive discharge and/or being kicked.

If you’re able to form healthy habits before you eventually break them, you’re not doing too bad, I’d take that as a great sign!

For me, medication helps me be more focused and keep up with things for longer.

That sounds a lot like walking a tightrope there buddy. You need someone who’ll catch you if you fall.

I was only ever addicted to nicotine, haven’t smoked in 10 years, but I know it in my gut that if I pick up a single cigarette I’ll be right back to 1 pack a day in less than a week.

Everyone’s different and some people can walk that fine line without crossing it, but the safest is to just stop, my friend.

Officer I have no idea, I was stopped waiting for the green light and the next thing I know this guy was ramming into me again and again

I’m scared to ask, but uh, “issues from overuse”?

That’s one of the main reasons their efficiency is lower.

A split unit, especially with an inverter motor, can be 50% more efficient, much less noisy and cool more evenly.

That said, portable units do work. For people who are unable to get a proper split unit, then don’t rule out a portable unit.