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I just made a post with a "bad word" in it, and the editor changed the word to smiley faces. This is fine with me. I copied and pasted the post in without really noticing the word, but when I reviewed the post here, I saw the smileys. I started to edit the word, but then stopped, thinking...

Originally posted on my blog back in January: ***** Gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender folks — I’m fine with them all. I don’t really give any thought or care about a person’s sexual preference, orientation, or identity. I’ve known only a few openly gay folks in my life, and although one was kind...

Some politicians sound and act the same in every public presentation. Those who like that, say, "He's honestly being himself." Those who dislike that, say "He's boring and stale." Some politicians adapt their public presentation to their immediate audience. Those who like that, say, "He makes...

I posted this to my blog back in January: ***** I don’t consider myself a Republican. I don’t consider myself a Democrat. I don’t consider myself a conservative or a liberal. Nor do I claim to be a Libertarian. I am registered unaffiliated. This opening paragraph may be a big surprise for some...

It's not so much what's missing, as how he is portrayed. In the 80s and 90s when I was collecting and reading IM, he was more serious, less silly. He was smart but not witty -- the movie IM seems more like the comics Spider-Man in that regard. He would never wear band tshirts, would never poke...

Was Superman's death the first time a superhero's death was announced well in advance of the issue where it happened? I think it was, but I don't have the whole history of comics memorized. I bought (and still own) a copy of that issue and series. I'd say Captain America's death had similar...

The aspect of geek culture that I just don't get: The idea that one has to be all in, or you're not a "real" fan. Bullgrit

If you call a trip away, a "holiday", what do you call special days on a calendar (like Christmas, or Thanksgiving, or Fourth of July)? Bullgrit Hehehe :-) I know, I know.

I know most of us here in Misc are like 35+ years old. So our parents are old and probably retired. Do you know what your parents do all day? Would their lives drive you crazy if you were living them? What will you do 20+ years in the future when you are retired and the children are moved out...

No thread on Jurassic World already? I had no intention on seeing this movie. I liked the first/original film a lot. The sequels, meh. But after seeing that it was raking in approximately all of the money, (and therefor must be good), my wife wanted to go see this as a family. So we went last...

I'm not seeing this at all. Even though I'm the main one asking about the science, I don't see any "trust the experts" or "you must not understand science" in anyone's responses. Bullgrit

As the title says, is authenticity important to you when eating ethnic/regional food? If you liked a particular dish/meal, would your like of it diminish if you discovered it was cooked by some young white guy working after school? Are you fine with Americanized versions of such foods? For...

Yep, understood. But who is at fault for the misunderstanding? The person who asks the question or the person who assumes the question means something beyond the words? I mean, if you text someone, "Is it raining at home?" Are you inquiring about the weather, or are you hinting that they need to...

Yeah, in that the corporation headquarters are located in those countries. But the entire vehicle we drive in America is designed for American drivers, built with American parts, and assembled by Americans, in factories located in America. I don't think we think of them as "foreign" cars as much...

I know it sounds like a naive question, on the face of it. But I know some such products get changed so much to match their local market that I wondered if they had been somewhat adopted as multi-cultural or neutral-cultural. But then many people consider Toyota and Honda as Japanese? Bullgrit

For the record, I know McDonald's, Subway, Pizza Hut, etc. are ubiquitous throughout the world. With my question, I was thinking of places other than that. I wonder, though, do people consider McDonald's and Subway and Pizza Hut as "American"? Bullgrit

To be fair, sometimes people receive questions as challenging an idea's legitimacy rather than as merely requesting clarification on the idea. This is why I try very hard to explain that when I'm asking science questions here, I'm not poking holes and saying, "Aha! Explain that eggheads!" I...

Here in the US, we have all kinds of ethnic and national restaurants including British. I'm not even talking about the ones located and run within a local ethnic/national enclave, but eateries -- some are chain franchises -- in common areas. I never really thought about it before, but I really...

Wait, what? Coffee is in red eye gravy? I like red eye, I hate coffee -- and I never tasted anything coffee-ish about red eye gravy. Now I need to look this up. Bullgrit

Yeah, I went and looked them up on Google, too. But I was trying to stay in the spirit of the OP: "...probably could look up but never did, and feel like getting a quick explanation from your friends at EN World." Bullgrit