It’s the feature in The Onion where they take real news and have satirical “everyday person” responses to it. You won’t find the humor in the headline, but in their “responses.”
Last I heard water had flooded the first floor entirely. Their power went out about six hours ago. They’re in their 80s and stubborn as hell. Hopefully I’ll get an update from them tomorrow. Parents. sigh
My parents in the middle of hurricane Helene.
Thank you for posting this, it was an excellent read and helped put words to some vague notions I was feeling.
No, no, no…Death is…not. Death isn't. You take my meaning. Death is the ultimate negative. Not being. You can't not-be on a boat.
(Apropos user name!)
I’m an extrovert. That’s not the problem. This is social bullying. Please don’t frame this as “extrovert” behavior. This is reprehensible social interaction. As an extrovert I would NEVER talk about personal experiences at work. I would NEVER ask anyone to participate in my conversations unless they clearly wanted to. Stop conflating extroversion with bullying.
Disgusting.
I have a Saudi client who was renting a property in London, I think it was £100,000 a week. They booked it out for three months. They brought 60 of their staff from Saudi Arabia all the way over to the property. It was a family of three, and they only went for three days.
Expose yourself to art.
If frozen embryos are children, I can claim them as dependents on my taxes, right?
Not having kids.
My 5gHz is “Hot Signals in Your Area.” My 2.4gHz is “Mediocre Signals in Your Area.”
I think the first paragraph is Dr. Seuss.