“The past isn’t dead, it isn’t even past” - Faulkner

Encasing Northern Europe in ice would lower emissions, I guess

General: I say old boy I believe I saw your wife being somewhat indiscreet last night Friend: You don’t say? Where? With whom? General: Well it was <schlawp> Friend: dammit

> “urinate on that”.

Done! Can’t go back to Walmart now but I’m in the pack!

I would like an advice wolf

At some point there was the first guy to figure out trade like this. Well by definition the first two guys. What a revelation that must have been

You head down to EnzymeVille, the squalid yet vibrant neighborhood in your dystopian mega-city where criminals, fugitives, and other desperados eat noodles in the rain and furtively sell body parts and secretions and buy bespoke DNA for purposes as varied as the human condition but which are never spoken aloud.

Oh did the poors somehow get hold of a little money? We'll just take care of that!

Ukraine is not under sanctions, and selling them this equipment is perfectly legal. The fact that it's being used to kill Russians is just icing on the cake.

Russia's a whiny bitch

Those folks that get to pre board early? You want to be in those. Automatic upgrades to first class are not uncommon at the 1k level on United. You get a separate phone number to call and almost never have to wait on hold. Free food in economy. Dedicated, much shorter lines at the ticket counter. Staff really do go out of their way to treat you better

The other thing you absolutely must do is get TSA Pre, or Global Entry if you fly internationally.

The above make flying tolerable and mitigate some of the worst frustrations and anxiety.

Status is the only thing that makes regular business flying tolerable