I was just about to comment this. I keep fish, and I bake all the leaves and twigs I put into my tanks in case they have something dangerous in them.

Roanoke: I think we'll call it 'your grave!'

You know, believe it or not, Skyrim was one of the games that radicalized me. Realizing, "Wait a minute... why are there only two choices when both of them suck! This is a lose-lose situation! The only ones who win are the Thalmor!"

That was when it hit me; why are they fighting each other and not the Thalmor?

Actually, a bottle of Sparkling Ice and a bit of Everclear is pretty much perfect. It's got no caffeine, and it's 0 sugar, so even the most stringent Word of Wisdom interpretation passes inspection. If the alcohol washes out the color, you can try mixing food dye with the vodka until it matches the color of the sparkler.

It is such a breath of fresh air to run into another exmo in the wild. It's like seeing an endangered species repopulating in the wild. It gives me hope that the damage society did can be undone.

If you're PIMO, a White Russian in a reusable Starbuck's thermos is scandalous enough (but still safe enough) that you'll only be perceived as performing a minor breach instead of a major one. You can say it's an iced coffee for the drive home, or because you were up late last night. White Russians don't smell much like alcohol, and they look exactly like iced coffee, because they (mostly) are.

This is a trick doesn't work if they're extra zealous, because you might get chewed out by your family for breaking the word of wisdom. If they're just a little bit Jack-Mormon, they'll probably scold you a little and then leave you alone. If you have a General Authority as an uncle or a cousin, then you might have to brace for some public humiliation at a pulpit as he openly bemoans the decline of morality and the struggle of being true to the faith in his own family for the priesthood points.

Personally, I skipped bringing alcohol because it is hard to hide. However, edibles last longer, and no one will question the bag of gummy bears in your pocket. ;)

Edit: Didn't see the rest of the post. Looks like you're POMO, which is awesome. Good on you for escaping! Word of advice from my uncle who helped show me the ropes: "The most important violation is challenging their assumptions and routines. Showing the ones who aren't completely brainwashed that there is a happy, normal life outside of the cult is more important than winning the argument. What you wear, how you speak, and how you laugh and love wins the war."

Keep being yourself, and maybe your younger siblings and cousins will approach you because they'll know you're a safe person. You might be the one who helps them escape, just by being living proof that it is possible.

Also, VSauce put out an Assassin's Teapot version of a water bottle that would be perfect for this exact function.

This is going to sound like a callous comparison. But I think that an elf would think of it in the same way that we think about our most beloved pet.

Your cat will die. You know that, right? Your lifespan exceeds your cat's by a factor of 5. What's the point of loving a cat if you're just going to mourn them for decades after they die?

The point of love is that it has no point. It's our most basic instinct, our deepest need. Everyone needs to feel love. And death doesn't stop us from loving those who matter to us.

Apply the same idea to falling in love with someone who has a terminal illness. You will outlive that person. That is a guarantee. But love has no time limit. And the time you spend with that person will be something you hold close to you for the rest of your life, the same way that they'll hold it for the rest of theirs.

Let elves fall in love. The world is lonely enough as it is.

Hi. Trans person here.

This is how The Big Questions start. Good luck.

I'm sorry, serious or kidding, I can't get behind this. If and when they're conscious enough to understand hatred and cruelty, they'll realize they've been oppressed and exploited too. Is this how we're teaching a nascent sapiency how to be human? If it is, we suck at it.

Command and Conquer?

If we play Red Alert, I call Great Britain!

5 6 7 8 Amerikkka is a fascist state

Oh. My god.

SHE LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE FRUIT BAT!!! <3 <3 <3

Please, God, if you're listening, do something really really funny with this.