Sphinx: You there, knight. I am the guardian of this place and cannot allow you to pass without a battle.
Me: My name is Ender, Sir Ender to you. And I'm a bit weary from my long journey here, would you accept a pun battle?
Sphinx: Aye, Sir Ender.
Me: Thank you, please move aside
For me, they manage to trigger the "SNAKE!" and "SPIDER!" panic responses simultaneously. The rational part of my brain likes them, the instinctual part tells me to smash it with a rock
Sad to see down votes for the truth. The feds print the money so they don't absolutely NEED to collect it first. But if money going out is more than the money coming in through taxes, it increases the supply and decreases the value of each dollar.
The EEA shows up in the list of places it does not apply. They worded it strangely, first calling out the US as a place where it does apply. Then they change it up and say it also applies to anywhere not on this specific list of places
This doesn't seem like an unreasonable requirement for work attire. In a customer-facing role, they are representing the company and so the company is very concerned about it's image.
For non-customer facing roles, it's more about keeping the office productive and with minimal conflict. Someone walking in with a "Grab them by the pussy" shirt with a big picture of Trump's face is going to stir up some shit that the company would rather avoid.
The national guard is part of the military, so funded and supported by the feds. Unlike normal army units though, each state or territory has its own national guard unit under the command of the governor. The intention is to give each state the power to quickly respond to emergency situations without needing federal approval. They're the successors to the old state militias, but have much stronger federal ties now.
I mean, realistically they are in quarantine leading up to the launch. Don't want to scrub the launch because your astronaut is sick or injured.
Big Strong City, on their homeworld Pakled Planet
This feels overly pedantic. "Practicing edible recipes without the weed" is more specific than just baking. They are saying what they are baking and why. This is like someone saying "I'm frying some fish for dinner" and getting the response "so...cooking".
It also seems to imply that it's not baking anymore if you add the weed.
Not sure where this was taken, but I know a lot of the old buildings in the Netherlands were built with a slight intentional lean toward the street. It's possible the buildings are actually leaning
Not even close. Any spot on the Maine coast should be within an 8 hour drive. The populated areas should only be a couple hours. Florida is like 30 hours of straight driving from Vermont
To make the setup work, aye