@Horace said in The list of lists: Similar to professional wrestling and all the talking they do about each other. Can't have a face without a good heel to fight against.

We trained for that sort of thing, a lot. I remember one time in particular, I was taking a final prep lesson with our chief instructor before going for my CFI check ride. We had been flying for a couple hours, reviewing everything. We were making one final takeoff before heading home. The instructor shutdown the engine right about in the same spot as that P-51. He was kind enough to say "you just lost your engine". I landed straight ahead with just enough runway to stop, there were a few moments of excitement. Before takeoff I would usually ask a student what they will do if they lose the engine on takeoff. I wanted to make sure they planned ahead for it, if you lose an engine at a very low altitude there isn't much planning time. The correct answer is, land straight ahead. The wrong answer is turn around and land on the runway.

One of the most feared rotations as an intern was the month you spent in the medical ICU. If you were unfortunate enough to have drawn that rotation in July, 2 days after getting "MD" behind your name, it was 31 days of anxiety, panic, fear and humiliation. If you were lucky, you knew what you didn't know. If you were really lucky, and behaved yourself, the nurses liked you and would help you out of a jam by "suggesting" things that might be helpful. I was lucky in three ways. I had already done 6 months of my anesthesia residency (remember, I graduated early). Sudden events didn't scare me. My ICU rotation was in February - so I already had a fair amount of experience with non-surgical stuff. I was engaged to one of the nurses. We didn't tell anyone until my last day of the rotation. If the nurses didn't like you, it was a god-awful time. They would call you at 2 AM, about 15 minutes after you finally fell asleep to let you know that Mrs. Edwards' blood sugar was 105. Normal. Make friend with the staff - they were there before you, and they'll be there after you. You're the visitor.

"More people came into Britain during Tony Blair's tenure than between the Battle of Hastings and 1950."

I’d have to see more of them to judge. Srsly.

@jon-nyc said in What to do?: @Mik said in What to do?: Black*> Cream > half and half > milk > creamer *Like my trans women. FIFY.

https://x.com/MSharifpourMD/status/1771344799028990145?s=20

Dunno why I keep getting round numbers.

No, it takes a person to mail in a village...

@Tom-K

Never underestimate Barry's ability to fuck things up ...

I hope they’re exempt. Time share owners get screwed enough as it is.

@LuFins-Dad said in Meatless Friday: I read up on it a bit. The dog food used in the comparison was a top line Vegan brand (Vegan dog food? WTF is wrong with people? They are carnivores! Predators! If you want a pet that doesn’t eat meat, go buy a rabbit ffs), and most of the similar ingredients were things like Vitamin K and such. David Sedaris told a funny story where somebody confidently informed him their dog was a vegetarian - his response 'Just like you - what a coincidence!'

He'll have trouble reaching a tenth. He should stick to football and discard his piano dreams.

Hoping...

People in USA ranked second to the least violent. Yeah, diversity is our strength.

Didn't Tucker already explain all this?