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Add in "But harvesting it angered the psychic primordial shark that we worship as a god." And you've got the rough plot for the water planet from Kotor 1.

Tesla's have the absolute worst resale value compared to ICE, PHEV or Hybrids. Batteries degrade over time and with increased usage, so by the time you try to sell a Tesla that's a few years old, a lot of the advertised maximum capacity has escaped from that battery and the cost of a replacement likely exceeds the value of the entire used car.

Two of my coworkers got fantastic deals on used Tesla's because they go for so cheap on the secondary market and California is awash in them so there's always someone somewhere trying to get rid of theirs and usually for less that what it would normally blue book for.

Right next to the cast iron pan! 😌

The only time I would ever wash a chicken is if I'm going to brine it in something. Otherwise it cooks just fine.

On 4chan, if you reply to a post it puts the > in for you. He just deleted what was there and typed in something else.

At least I think that's how it works. I could be wrong, since I haven't set foot in 4chan in like a decade.

My best guess? Probably another primate. Bonobos and Chimpanzees seem like the ideal candidate to take over the husk of Human civilization the quickest. Another species might have a shot, but then it's a question of how many millions of years it's going to take for them to evolve and if they can survive the cataclysmic events that will no doubt hit Earth in the meantime.

If not primates, I would bet on one of the following species:

Corvidae - Extremely intelligent, highly adaptable, tool-users, social, pass down their knowledge to offspring.

Canis Familiaris - Highly social, apex predators, genetically diverse, spread throughout every corner of the world.

Loxodonta - Extremely intelligent, highly social, adaptable, builders and tool-users, long lifespans.

I was just talking about this with a friend the other day, but it's really not worth it to go to these fast food places anymore even if you do like the food. I remember when, speaking to my friend, we would go to BK in high school and get a couple of "buck doubles", because Burger King used to run a promotion where you could get two double cheeseburgers for two dollars. It was honestly a great deal. Then the shrinkflation kicked in and over time the size of the food became smaller and smaller. Then, the actual currency inflation hit, and fast food companies used the increased price of beef, chicken and other such ingredients as an excuse to gouge the hell out of their prices. Now, if I were to go to BK and get my usual fare, I would be lucky to leave paying less than $16. For like, $4 extra (not including tip) I could go to the Chili's across the street and get an actual restaurant quality burger, and a side, and a beverage and be more than satisfied.

These fast food places are completely off their rocker if they think these prices are reasonable. Inflation is going down, so we as consumers need to stop buying their shit so they can't justify keeping prices so insanely high. McDonalds and other fast food places are the biggest bulk purchaser of raw ingredients, so you bet that they have an insane amount of negotiating power to convince farmers and ranchers to supply the stuff they need for below market rate in bulk quantities.

If you are really craving that unique fast food flavor that you can only get at your favorite chain, let me tell you, there are YouTube channels with copycat recipes that can be made quicker and cheaper than the time it takes to drive to the nearest chain location, order, pay, get your food, leave, and come back to your house to eat it. And they taste almost the same or better in most cases because you make it yourself so you can add as much of the flavorful stuff as you want.

I'll settle for a few billionaires, I guess...

It's incredible that this guy has signaled that he's not going to punish Trump at all - no fine, no jail time, not even a slap on the wrist. AND STILL Trump is railing on the guy. Is he really that stupid to tempt fate?

You have a point about it being expensive. It used to be really affordable, which made it a convenient option for a quick lunch or something, especially if you didn't have any lunch prepared on a workday.

As far as the taste, I think this varies from location to location around the country. I don't think the food is gourmet or anything, but it's not inedible and the taste of junk food really does set off all the feel-good chemicals in my brain.

I find that Burger King's biggest flaw is that there's zero consistency across their franchise locations. This in in stark contrast to McDonald's franchises that are really well standardized. I can go to one BK location and the food will be shit, and the next will taste pretty good. Even the same location can vary depending on the day of the week and whose shift it is. It sucks, because I am in the minority group of people that think people are sleeping on BK's french fries - they are leagues better than the competition when made correctly, but I get such inconsistent results whenever I go that I honestly can't recommend that anybody try them over an alternative with a more consistent quality. When they are made right, they are golden, crispy, fluffy, and somewhat salty. But sometimes they are undercooked so they aren't golden brown and crispy on the outside, or they are overcooked so they aren't fluffy on the inside, or they don't have any seasoning so they taste bland.

Anyway, I used to go there regularly, but I'm cutting down on calorie-loaded foods and so I will only get to go to get fast food once in a while, and I sure as hell don't waste it on a trip to BK unless I really have a craving for it or someone else I'm hanging out with wants to go there specifically. The cost just doesn't justify the quality you get, even when it does turn out really good.

Angel hair is probably my most disliked. It just tastes terrible and gets overcooked so easily. I also dislike ditalini but not nearly as much since that usually only goes in like minestrone soup and it might just be that I'm not a fan of minestrone.

For the best pasta shapes, look no further than Buccatini (the objectively better spaghetti), cellentani (idk it's just fun), and gemelli (perfect texture for lightly sauced dishes).

I used to hate farfalle, but I'm okay with that one now. We've made our peace. It's another example of a pasta shape that I only had in one particular dish that I didn't care for and I formed a negative association as a result.

The one thing keeping me going is that one day I'll get to wake up to his obituary. I think I might try and find a newspaper print of that and frame it. I missed my chance with Ronald Reagan.