socsa

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[–] socsa@piefed.social 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So like Vegas, but with less booze and weed?

[–] socsa@piefed.social 18 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Cruises. It's literally people who are so terrified of international travel, they bring their home culture with them on a boat. Even if the mechanics of cruises are generally nice, they are filled with, and cater to this demographic. Personally when I am traveling, too many other Americans or Germans kind of ruins the vibe, so a whole boat of them is like purgatory.

[–] socsa@piefed.social 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yes, you have pretty much perfectly described why most Tom Clancy books have pretty niche appeal. The literary value is all in the well researched military nerd stuff, and weirdly plausible hypothetical geopolitics

[–] socsa@piefed.social 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

That's kind of why I don't think the RFK stuff is actually going to happen. Trump can sell the economic populism stuff but he lost in 2020 because of anger over public health. Letting RFK be crazy is just going to cause headaches.

[–] socsa@piefed.social 2 points 3 days ago

Chesapeake just means "people who know that crabs are meant to be steamed, not boiled."

In my experience this is a surprisingly sharp cultural divide among places where eating crabs is common.

[–] socsa@piefed.social 1 points 3 days ago

They have always charged more for exit rows is what I'm saying. Premium economy is just a new tier.

[–] socsa@piefed.social 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Seat upgrades have been an uncharged for as long as I can remember. At least 30 years. I find it hard to believe they ever gave them away for free.

[–] socsa@piefed.social 19 points 3 days ago

Honey, why is there a leopard at the door?

[–] socsa@piefed.social 3 points 3 days ago

Second only to the ones who have them upside down on their hat. You could just leave them in the car but then we wouldn't get to see your $80 big boy flex.

[–] socsa@piefed.social 4 points 3 days ago (5 children)

These days I almost always buy that upgrade. I'm not tall or anything but for $50-100 extra it makes the flight so much more tolerable. That's easy money on top of a $3000 vacation in my book.

[–] socsa@piefed.social 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Marxist Leninist.

[–] socsa@piefed.social 12 points 4 days ago

Yes on both accounts. It is frozen whipped topping. It had enough air to hold its shape when it melts.

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