In the US it’s down from 45% of the population, to 15%, and then it used to be that 60% of those smokers smoked a pack or more a day, now 68% smoke less than a pack a day, with only 1% smoking more than a single pack (smoking exactly an entire pack in 1 day remains around 30% of smokers)

we got rid of smoking and arguably that was sexy and cool

Jacob Collier ahh piano

Moses himself commands an army to genocide before and after Mt Sinai

I mean it’s true here.

I dont know if I agree with the work life balance.

Shower, groom, dress and commute starting at 6.30am, work 8.30–5.30 and commute to 6.30/7

or work 8.45-5.15ish and maybe spend an extra hour or two coupla times a week?

Huge difference.

As an actor who once spent an entire 14 hour day saying only “¡Vamos!”, it’s not always a sign that you’re bad if you have to do a lot of takes.

it’s more interesting to me you think Britney Spears wasn’t marketed towards men.

honestly, I preferred reddit. But I’m here out of principle.

interestingly, according to one study im half-remembering, people from countries with an ethnic majority see the Simpsons as part of their ethnicity. ie Asian people perceive The Simpsons as Asian.

Sarajevo in BiH. Fascinating history, great weather and food. Met some lovely people.

a hippy dippy one:

“whatever time it happened was the right time, whoever was there were the right people, whatever happened was the only thing that could have happened. It is always your time to do it, and same for everyone else.”

Agree to disagree - to me the Uk office was a Gervais vehicle with the Tim/Dawn romance Christmas special episode as a nice bonus and Gareth as an occasional funny victim of his own hubris. Keith and Finchy having a couple of good scenes. Neil, Donna, Rachel, Jennifer, Jamie, Ralph… all very forgettable.

In the US office, as mentioned, I think its a well rounded ensemble comedy where you can feel it’s a collab of a writers room and a complicit cast. Everyone has their favorite moments from pretty much any character…

In the early 2000s I probably would’ve liked the UK office more because I was an edgy teen. 25 years later and after an 8 year run, 200 episodes vs 14 - I feel like I’d much rather turn on the US one if I wanted a laugh.

heres a controversial opinion: The American Office vs the UK Office.

While I respect the original, Gervais’ external antics and the much meaner, darker humor just don’t create as good a comedy vehicle that enables the viewer to laugh and have fun and enjoy themselves watching the show

I’ve taught Sex Ed in high school

I’ve been a topless waiter (I’m a dude, sorry)

And a stilt walker, and magician, and balloon twister

And I was paid to stilt walk in a library singing The One Pound Fish song as part of an art installation

Does that count?

the former is known as “audience left/right”

but allow me to use a more dated theatrical terminology:

prompt side and bastard prompt.

Wow, this success is truly something to be proud of. I extend the most unreserved compliments to the whole group involved. Nintendo’s most well known title is thoroughly deconstructed now. I, for one, find myself delighted by the outcome.

as someone who joined the war on drugs on the side of drugs: test no one.

when I heard people were buying without inspections during the property rush I was agog and I hadn’t bought a house.

I just bought a house and the inspection was very useful as a first time buyer.

Some electrics needed upgrading, the attic insulation had worn thin, there was evidence of old squirrel nests up there too, the crawlspace needed a vapor barrier, some tree branches were close to a power line… nothing major but all stuff that needed fixing.

We came to a compromise with the sellers that we’d split the cost of everything that came back in the report 50/50.

It certainly gives peace of mind to know there’s no sword of damocles waiting to fall

pee pee poo poo media