As a 1st generation American, with no grandparents who were born here, I realized I just can't process anti-immigrant sentiment at all, legal or not.

Ditto. Different country of course, but we have pretty much the same sentiment going on here. (Latest reprehensible move, the govt has announced a freeze on processing any refugee applications from Afghanistan or Sri Lanka for at least three months. I don't know how that's even legal under international law. Anyway, I trace my heritage here back to the 1850s. Not quite the First Fleet, but long enough in Australian terms. I do not for the life of me understand people with such little faith in their country and culture that they think it's threatened by current levels of immigration.

Both Australia and the US are relatively high-immigration countries. Something like 24% of all people in Australia were born overseas; in the US the figure is about half that. They are also two of only about ten or so countries that offer a permanent residency status to non-citizens. A country does have the right to manage its immigration; I just don't understand those who treat it as a threat. Australia and the US are also extremely stable - more stable, IMO, than most places with lower immigration or less welcoming policies. I especially don't understand those who demonise illegals. I don't see how a country can manage its immigration intake sensibly in such an environment.

Isn't "Namaste, motherfucker" a Samuel L. Jackson movie quote?

We have a pantry. LOVE LOVE LOVE. Although I need to clean it out and organize it. I also need to go through the shitton of mismatched tupperware D's ex left. Dude. That's a lot of plastic.

Isn't "Namaste, motherfucker" a Samuel L. Jackson movie quote?

Yeah. "Namaste" was one of the snakes on the plane.

OK, I made that up.

Dude, you get so much random Othering.

I swear I didn't use to. I blame Obama.

Quick question: if I thaw out several fillets of fish today but only cook half of them, how long can they stay in the fridge before they kill me?

I mean the uncooked half. This is not a brain teaser.

Linguistically, no language is set; it's constantly evolving and morphing to reflect the culture. Look at how the Normans affected the English language; look at how Crusaders brought Arabic language and culture back with them. Language isn't sacred; it's a constantly changing tool that reflects the needs of the population.

::hearts the hell out of Erin's spicy brains::

if I thaw out several fillets of fish today but only cook half of them, how long can they stay in the fridge before they kill me?

Wait, they're in a fridge? Is the fridge on a train? How fast is the train moving?

tommy, you will appreciate my edit.

Word to Strega, Erin, megan, Plei, etc.

Word on English as an evolving language, as all living languages. Word on the xenophobia of the French. Word on "othering," on the massive benefits immigrants bring to a community. Word, word, word.

Sara, I have the exact same wire shelf in a box to be put up in the kitchen! I just have to figure out how to configure everything with the shelf there.

We have a pantry. LOVE LOVE LOVE.

Jealous!