So I was reading (actually listening to the audiobook lol - real NST-heads know) "Appointment in Samarra" by John O'Hara and here is how the author describes the main character drinking a cup of coffee:
"Mary brought in the coffee and when she had gone he inhaled the steam of it. It was as good as drinking it. He drank some of it black, without sugar first. He put one lump of sugar in it, and drank some more. He put some cream in it, and lit a cigarette."
I thought this was an interesting progression clearly spelling out that black means no sugar. The book was published in 1934 so "black" has been understood to mean no sugar for a long time.
Y'know, you guys kinda went on and on about people being on their phones at movies and at concerts for most of the episode. It's not exactly unusual for neurodivergent folks to multi-task when doing things. And with the whole RFK speech thing, we kinda don't need you guys shitting on us right now, simply because you're a little inconvenienced by watching what other folks are doing at a movie. Just saying.
Old comment, but I feel a need to respond lol. I think you need it less than you maybe think you do. I have a friend with the most severe ADHD I've ever seen in another human being and even they have no problem being off their phone in a movie theater. If they're bored with the movie, they will leave the theater and do something else while they wait for the rest of us to be done. The problem with being in your phone in a setting like this is that it's disruptive to other people. If you absolutely can't manage without being on your phone, then you need to find ways to do it without disturbing others. Sit in the back row of the theater, have it on your lap (or better yet, in a bag on your lap) with the brightness turned all the way down, or just don't go out to see a movie and instead watch at home. Like listening to videos in public without headphones, this is about conscientiousness.
So I was reading (actually listening to the audiobook lol - real NST-heads know) "Appointment in Samarra" by John O'Hara and here is how the author describes the main character drinking a cup of coffee:
"Mary brought in the coffee and when she had gone he inhaled the steam of it. It was as good as drinking it. He drank some of it black, without sugar first. He put one lump of sugar in it, and drank some more. He put some cream in it, and lit a cigarette."
I thought this was an interesting progression clearly spelling out that black means no sugar. The book was published in 1934 so "black" has been understood to mean no sugar for a long time.
Wow, thank you Mark. Next case!
Me: what’s that word that’s like catapult but it’s like a fancier word? (I don’t even have time to say it starts with a T)
Husband: trebuchet?
Me: oh yeah thanks!
Husband: …. (No follow up questions)
incredible
Y'know, you guys kinda went on and on about people being on their phones at movies and at concerts for most of the episode. It's not exactly unusual for neurodivergent folks to multi-task when doing things. And with the whole RFK speech thing, we kinda don't need you guys shitting on us right now, simply because you're a little inconvenienced by watching what other folks are doing at a movie. Just saying.
Old comment, but I feel a need to respond lol. I think you need it less than you maybe think you do. I have a friend with the most severe ADHD I've ever seen in another human being and even they have no problem being off their phone in a movie theater. If they're bored with the movie, they will leave the theater and do something else while they wait for the rest of us to be done. The problem with being in your phone in a setting like this is that it's disruptive to other people. If you absolutely can't manage without being on your phone, then you need to find ways to do it without disturbing others. Sit in the back row of the theater, have it on your lap (or better yet, in a bag on your lap) with the brightness turned all the way down, or just don't go out to see a movie and instead watch at home. Like listening to videos in public without headphones, this is about conscientiousness.