Did he actually do anything with India/Pakistan?

Mitsubishi too

It’s worse. There are no innocent bystanders in Hell.

So you’re saying it is possible then? That was my only hangup. I don’t have a position on whether we have free will (leaning towards not) for the exact reason we can’t prove it.

How would perceived irrationality be counter to a deterministic universe? It just maybe seems irrational without all of the information, but is still perfectly part of the causal chain.

I get essentially the same, although not being familiar with the references makes some parts unclear.

I’m assuming Michaelmas is a name, but maybe it’s a celebration (like Christmas) and the word term here is implying the author’s feelings about it.

Same with the Chancellor part. What does sitting in the hall mean? It’s an Inn, so not in official capacity then? Is it a metaphor or common turn of phrase?

Is Holbern hill steep? Or is it a famously gentle hill? The use of “wonderful” here tripped me up at first too since it’s so different from how we’d use it now.

What are chimney-pots? Are they just chimneys or something else?

Interesting. So the potato thing is technically against their rules, but they just do it anyways I guess?

Weren’t the Nazis meticulous about their records? The new crop know better than to leave a paper trail

Lukewarm take: if the person being pranked doesn’t laugh during or immediately following the prank then it’s not a prank anymore, it’s just being mean to someone. Basically all the things “ruined” as pranks by the current situation fall under this, so it’s not really ruined at all.

Let’s see what they look like after baking?

There’s an e-waste recycling fee tacked onto some electronics (TVs mostly I think) in Canada. Maybe it needs to be expanded to other things?

“Living next to you is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, if I can call it that, one is affected by every twitch and grunt.”

Imagine criticizing the person forced into bed with the elephant for speaking up when the elephant behaves poorly.

Steam does suck though? It’s hard to use, and most things are better boiled/blanched or fried.

Sounds like you’re describing something like the Monowalker

There are some people who have done DIY hiking trailers by chopping up youth bikes too so maybe look into that as well.

Given that a four wheel design spreads the weight to four wheels instead of just two, four wheels can obviously move more weight more easily than two.

Gonna have to disagree just on this point. Unless you’re worried about sinking into soft ground or something, two wheels can take the weight just as well as four. Fewer wheels is often more maneuverable and there’s less friction. I mean, you specifically mention wheelbarrows which show this trade off; stability for easier rolling/maneuverability.

Maybe a stretch as it’s not parodying a song but parodies Star Wars kinda sorta? Seagulls! (Stop it Now)

Lonely Island has a few (Jack Sparrow) comes to mind but again not a direct parody of a specific song.

Richard Cheese does straight up covers but they are so stylistically different that it’s basically a parody. Chop Suey

Then there’s the classic comedy music duos: Garfunkel & Oates (Loophole), Flight of the Conchords (Business Time)

Bo Burnham’s whole Inside special is fantastic too.

Looks like I’m mostly listing comedy music and not necessarily parodies, but oh well.

Was it a both sides thing? I read it more as since the Democrats are throwing very little opposition (holding up tiny little signs like Wile E Coyote before gravity kicks in? That’s it??) it’s game over.

Expanded polystyrene

I believe they call it “flooding the zone (with shit)” when it’s this particular orange flavour

This seems like a bad idea… Anyone currently supporting Musk/Trump just believes the lies and has no issue with their behavior. It’s essentially impossible for the interview to go so poorly that they’ll actually see it that way. It’s just giving Musk more attention and yet another platform.