It’s wild, because when I was a kid, there was this huge conservative talking point about how trading freedom for security was bad.

Can confirm, I once heard a song about how there must be 50 ways to leave your lover

Insufflation /ĭn″sə-flā′shən/ noun

• A ritual act of breathing on baptismal water or on the one being baptized.

Did CPR on an overdose until somebody showed up with Narcan. Dude lived.

What a marvelous bird, the pelican
His mouth can hold more than his belly can!
He can hold in his beak,
Enough fish for a week,
But damned if I know how the hell he can

I used to do care for developmentally disabled people, and one of the clients my agency worked with was in a surviving mental institute in the late 90s. In some aspects, it was better than some of the stories might suggest. They got her on the right meds at the right dose, which let her regain independence with minimal support.

However, they did pull all her teeth upon admission because it was cheaper than fixing them. They issued her one pair of dentures, and failed to replace them when another patient broke them. One of the first things she did after getting out was to get new dentures, and she cried when she finally had teeth again and didn’t need to be on a blended food diet any more.

The grocery store seems to have forgotten you gotta pay people to care about doing a good job. I’m just acting my wage here.

I hate to tell you this, but today is Sunday

Zardoz speaks to you, his chosen ones

The US handles it in an incredibly stupid way. Bonuses typically get a larger amount withheld as tax and the government pays you back when you calculate your total income at the end of the year.

Hey, SA can also stand for Sexual Assault

It’s not shoplifting, its an employee discount.

Ian Noe is also great

Is beating up a guy baddery?

Probably pulled focus as the dickhole was getting ready to spray, did a burst shot, and picked the best out of the group

In a factory, downtown?

That’s good. Some of the “reusable” bags I see for sale are practically disposable. It’s ridiculous.

In a (sadly) hilarious twist of fate, the vast majority of the cloth shopping bags still use petroleum products like polyester or nylon.

Needs a sprinkle of “if you prefer unbroken kneecaps” for flavor

Depends on how you do it, really. Most of the candy color dyes these days are semi-permanent or temporary colors, so they don’t have the same harsh chemicals that permanent dye used to have. The most dangerous chemical in the process is the peroxide bleach, and you can get really gentle formulations of that now for bleaching your mustache.