I say this as a millennial who drinks and actually did whisky tasting as my main hobby with reviews for 12 years; I get it. I worked with and in the alcohol industry. They have no clue. It’s all ego and razor thin margins and old ways of running a business. They are heavily resistant to change of any sort. They will not be able to handle this at all.

Add to that they are owned by rich people as vanity projects who want their ROI ASAP at levels that healthier margin/growth industries could barely achieve and we will start seeing them disappear. Which is too bad, because it’s centuries of tradition in some cases, and I find it tasty.

Yes. Source: Me. But I grew up in Montreal, so I’m biased.

Nailed it. She was notorious for that.

At one time, poor people would sell pencils on the street.

Had a VP who was forced to do this (but with commercial flights) 15ish years ago. It was hell and she quit after 4 months. Management was surprised due to their inability to understand people or reality.

I mean, it’s gotta be Final Fantasy I-VI Bundle (Pixel Remasters, because I’ve only played through VI and IV once every 5 years and I should get those numbers up.

I’m not saying there could be a grey market on Meta, but I’m also not not dismissing it’s existence.

So think of that group; they are all talented, they have fun, and are all smiles. Not them. Those are normal musically inclined people (probably, I don’t know them, I’m using them as an example).

Now take one of them, make them demand everyone they got to karaoke with sing, regardless of ability or comfort, pick songs for people who don’t get up, call people out via microphone onto stage, and then wonder why they don’t have friends. That’s hardcore karaoke people.

I went from going out to karaoke to buy rounds and cheer on friends to meeting three of these over enthusiastic malcontents and never wanting to go again.

I was once hit on by two 60+ men (i was in my 20s) who were very pushy at a karaoke bar and these karaoke people are still my worst memories of being at karaoke.

As someone who has been around “hardcore karaoke” people, I get it. If you’re bad at singing and know it, but people push you to do it, it can be frustrating.

The perfectly dash used to break out “demon” from demonstrating is impressive.

He wanted to play the disembodied smell of alcohol. It just was going to take too long to film properly. Would have been majestic though.

Did watch the new Deadpool, don’t remember this scene though.

So I have two Chromecasts, and this sucks, didn’t really want to replace them eith boxes (once they die). What viable replacements are there?

I went down a rabbit hole on turkey 15 years ago when I was determined to never eat dry turkey again. Was a fun time, make it to this day for Thanksgiving, learned all the tricks, and still working on my gravy. Would recommend, good way to practice cooking fundamentals.

To be fair, two young people thinking they’ll last forever isn’t as annoying as two people sitting on the same side of a table.

Speaking as a bit of an old fart (41), there are moments when you see younger people being romantic/optimistic in ways that remind you of your youth, and you “know” that it won’t last, because thats what happened to you.

So these two young people are planning their lives together, but they are young. They most likely will change as time goes on. Thus they will go through pain. I’m a totally diffent person then I was 20 years ago. There’s things I wish I could say to myself (change your major, don’t eat so much pizza, go get medication for anxiety).

But I can’t really do that to someone who is going through it. Best case they stop taking chances. Worst case, they tell you to fuck off and you can’t help them when they need it. So you let them be happy and think they’ll make it.

I mean, I’m still with my high school sweetheart, so maybe they will make it.

Oh God, did someone from five finger death punch do something racist?

Same, was revved up, ready to defend the new hosts.

They’ve made 1 billion back of the 6, and expectations are 50 billion over 10 years. So if they don’t see a growing amount, sure, skepticism is fine, but these things take time and there is already some amount in the first year, which most wouldn’t have expected. I’d say be cautiously optimistic that there are results.

That cow’s sick! Must be bird flu.