Happy Princess Tickybox day even though it can't be she's 21?
Get up...get up, you stupid piece of... What did you do that for? What's wrong with you? Didn't you hear a word he said? All of you! You think there's someone just going to drop money on you?! Money they could use?! Well, there ain't people like that. There's just people like me.
Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
askye - Apr 13, 2026 4:53:32 pm PDT #12298 of 13149
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askye - Apr 13, 2026 5:31:52 pm PDT #12299 of 13149
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I keep seeing people on social media talking about how there will be massive food shortages /food prices getting out of control and everyone should stock up on things now/plant gardens etc. And I'm trying to figure out what is realistic and what isn't.
DavidS - Apr 13, 2026 5:52:37 pm PDT #12300 of 13149
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
And I'm trying to figure out what is realistic and what isn't.
I don't think that scenario is going to happen. Some prices will go up but Trump's not going to win a war of attrition with Iran. He's going to quit and then say we won and accomplished great things.
TACO 4evah.
Calli - Apr 13, 2026 6:01:23 pm PDT #12301 of 13149
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Some prices will go up but Trump's not going to win a war of attrition with Iran. He's going to quit and then say we won and accomplished great things.
Yeah, but timing is an issue. We get a big chunk of our fertilizer through the Straits of Hormuz, and crops need it sooner than later. I expect the US will get hit with higher food prices, but people in resource limited countries may see some food problems.
DavidS - Apr 13, 2026 6:17:35 pm PDT #12302 of 13149
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Yeah, but timing is an issue. We get a big chunk of our fertilizer through the Straits of Hormuz, and crops need it sooner than later. I expect the US will get hit with higher food prices, but people in resource limited countries may see some food problems.
That's true, but we're not in a resource limited country. It will continue to make things more costly but there shouldn't be any need for panic hoarding. Having lived poor I can vouch that you can get by on beans and rice for a pretty long time.
askye - Apr 14, 2026 8:07:41 am PDT #12303 of 13149
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My coworker who had a miscarriage after a surprise pregnancy last year is pregnant again. This time it was planned. She just showed me ultrasound pictures and I asked her if they had a nickname yet and told her how Princess Tickybox got her nickname
sj - Apr 14, 2026 8:43:25 am PDT #12304 of 13149
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
How is Tickybox 21?! Wow. Time is weird.
-t - Apr 14, 2026 9:43:25 am PDT #12305 of 13149
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I’m at the dentist. I think I cracked a tooth a while ago - noticed it felt different like a gap where there didn’t used to be a gap and more sharpness than felt familiar to my tongue but it didn’t, like, hurt so I just ignored it. Well, now it hurts and there’s some swelling, so, dentist. My appointment was for ten minutes ago and I got here half an hour early to fill out paperwork (is it still paperwork when it is on an iPad? I think it is) so I may run out of ability to entertain myself…
-t - Apr 14, 2026 10:02:45 am PDT #12306 of 13149
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Half hour past my appointment time…
askye - Apr 14, 2026 10:14:53 am PDT #12307 of 13149
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-t I hope someone gets you back soon. I hate having to wait for a doctor or a dentist.