Prehistoric bananas were also vicious predators.

Easy. They are orange cats.

They don’t think, so they don’t believe they are. That is up to their worshippers.

I did say stealth sequel, so be wary.

Same author, great story, very different book. I’m sure you will still enjoy the read though.

It is a wonderful stealth sequel to Snow Crash as well. Good callout!

I used to wait at the bus stop in the winter at 6am when it was still pitch black out.

It would be light before the bus got there and dark again within two hours of getting home.

This was in Minneapolis, but I lived in the south side while going to a specialized program at North High, the other side of the city, so it wasn’t typical.

That means they aren’t very valuable even in recycling. Starbucks would not ignore a potentially reliable revenue stream.

I’d also like a pony, while I’m dreaming.

Calvin & Hobbes reference appreciated.

I looked it up out of curiosity, and in 2024, New York City provided 1.35 trillion of the state’s 2.3 trillion dollar GDP.

There was an elephant too?!

Holy shit that is every comment from you.

The literal fun police!

And the ‘Proud’ Boys.

How many other Banksy’s have been removed?

It seems to me he has been celebrated for most of his ‘career’.

I mean we all know why this one was scrubbed, but I’m kinda curious.

Because we are going through a growth spurt at the same time.

Woo-cough-hoo!

“On this occasion, Johannesen had also attempted to hide a mobile phone behind a wardrobe which was discovered when it started ringing during the search.”

This guy was clearly not all that bright. But he is hilarious, unintentionally.

Hah, Kevin Spacey is on the list after all.

People would probably accept deportations, sadly, but thought the warnings about concentration camps were overblown.

And in the Everglades, of all places. Barbaric, but also really fucking dumb.

Even if it isn’t an outright cure for HIV, the progression to AIDS was linked to a compromised immune system, so this could possibly prevent the leap from ever happening.

Ah, the Obstructionist Party.