The Gods Are Bastards makes the same call-out!

“I’d be careful with that kind of joke, Professor,” Toby warned. “Sisters of Avei consider the use of love potions a form of rape. So does Imperial law, for that matter, but Imperial law doesn’t get quite as…worked up on the subject as they do."

Only Villains Do That, by the same author, has a similar reference - the protagonist receives a “starter bundle” of spells, one of which is Enamour. He’s pretty skeeved that one of his few starter spells is a rape spell.

They can meet them. But the profit margin is slimmer than if they use the giant frame.

Someone posted here a while ago - if you use the URL https://www.google.com/search?q=%25s&udm=14 it doesn’t include the AI search. I’ve updated my Google search links to use that instead of the base Google URL.

Believing doesn’t make a thing real.

But you can get a hell of a lot done because you believe in something.

Choose what you believe in carefully, but you really should choose.

As long as they stop siphoning money from us, I’m fine with that

…were the kids white, out of curiosity?

The flying cat must be rendered accurately!

I rarely have sound in my dreams. I hear fine (when awake), just… don’t bother rendering that part when I’m asleep!

I talk with people in dreams, sure; but there’s no dialogue - I just kind of know what’s been said.

That’s what’s fun about the whole establishment coming out swinging against him - he just won the primary. He’s not even elected yet, and they are losing their shit.

(also, didn’t notice until after posting that you’d posted 2 days ago - sorry for the necro post!)

Iirc, the beams need to have smoke machines or foggers or something running in the arena to be visible. The machines where you went might have just been off.

Ooh, which one? I remember some of the older foes in particular could be flakey like that

…I think I’d still rather have AOC kick my ass than have to touch Trump.

Women candidates have struggled in the past, but it’s looking like Harris at least lost because of voter machine rigging.

No, it responds to the question. Waiting for a perfect hero before calling out problems is an excellent way to enable all kinds of atrocities.

Whataboutism doesn’t answer the question.

there should be a distinction between offensive and defensive wars.

…that difference is entirely which side of the battle line you’re on…

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

We catch and release most of the bugs that get into our house, if we can. One of my kids was horrified when a friend’s mom squished a bug while he was visiting, because that’s not what we do!

Mosquitos are the exception

The canal’s above sea level, isn’t it? Wouldn’t that just make it a river that goes over the continental divide?

They include any depictions of nudity. Calvin, as a six year old, ends up running around nude a number of times.

To be clear, these should not be banned, but I think that’s the reasoning excuse.