As someone who has also spoken French their entire life; I disagree. Is French orthography messy? Sure, but it’s a consistent mess. Like the other commenter said, once you know “eau” is pronounced “o”, you know. Un beau bateau sur l’eau.

Contrast with English, where rough & thorough thought is required throughout tough sentences such as this one just to figure out what the Fuck sound “gh” will make.

I really came to appreciate the difference in English and French when I used to work in pharmacies; my first job was in a French place, and I intuitively knew how to pronounce drug names at first encounter.

I later worked in a place with only Anglophones and I never got the prononciation on the first try. It was a guessing game.

On the off-chance this was a genuine question, boyshorts are a type of panties.

(if you’re in dark mode, boyshorts are in the middle row, right-side column)

You sound like a hoot, what a great resignation!

How often are you fixing your dishwasher??

I guess you just have to sit with that shame, shame which I’m assuming from your post you already feel because of these thoughts, and figure out what it means for you. I hope for the animals’ sake that you stay vegan, but for your sake I hope you do whatever you need to have your peace.

I’ve definitely struggled with these exact thoughts a lot in the past.

As the longer I’ve been vegan, and as I’ve gotten older too, my perspective on veganism (and other decisions I’ve made for the environment, such as being car-free) has shifted.

I used to be really motivated to try and save the world. Surely, by leading by example, and sharing the facts and science, I could inspire the people around me to make more eco-friendly decisions. While a couple people I know have slightly reduced their meat intake, or now opt for a bicycle instead of a car for the occasional commute; most people only offer excuses and refuse to put their money where their mouth is, values-wise.

My perspective is now somewhat egoist; I’m vegan (and car-free, and other things) for myself. It makes me feel better to not participate in systems which actively harm society, our planet, or any living beings. So I do it. I’ve accepted the futility of trying to keep our planet livable for our species in the face of capitalism, but it still feels better for me to be vegan.

Do you think you’d feel better if you started eating meat again?

That’s a health hazard; you’d be stirring up the black mold. Wear a mask!

But I’m from New Brunswick! I’ve been told that if we don’t let the Irvings refine oil and clear-cut our forests, our economy will collapse!

It’s apparently attested since at least the 2nd century BCE; Roman playwright Plautus is usually credited with coining the term.

Hey, just because I’m a degenerate doesn’t mean I don’t care about maintaining healthy relationships with my friends!

If you’re non-binary you have to compile your gender from source.

Woah, I was obsessed with Master of Disguise as a kid and no one seems to have even heard of it, wild seeing it referenced casually here.

That’s crazy! So crazy, it just might get an upvote.

The comic addresses people that are making flimsy excuses about not wanting to reduce their meat consumption despite their environmentalist ideals. From your comment, you don’t sound like that describes you. Why do you feel shamed? It’s not directed at you.

I used to see this guy bike past my apartment all the time. He had a speaker blasting country music and he’d scream-sing the lyrics. Not my type of music at all but his passion made me fuck with his vibe.

Pretty sure that’s heronsy.

I honestly feel that’s less of a diss on the Neo and more of a statement on how overpowered phones are now, especially considering the limitations placed on mobile OSes.

Apparently, buck used to be a slur in the US for a black or Native American man.

A suggested etymology for buck naked is that it refers to the the nude state of black men when they were sold at slave auctions. AFAIK it’s not attested anywhere, just a hypothesis.

Fluent Reader was my stopping point when looking for a good desktop RSS reader. I’d rather a non-Electron-based app, but hey, non-programmers beggars can’t be choosers.

Both butt-naked and buck naked are used.

Comparing them with Google Ngram does show that buck naked predates and is slightly more frequently used than butt-naked, but I’d say butt-naked has been widely accepted into the lexicon. Bonus, it doesn’t have (possibly) racist origins like buck naked has.